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If only we had more willpower, we’d be living our best lives. A tad more self-control over our immediate urges, and all our goals would be achieved. That second statement may be more true than the first. Columbia University professor Carl Erik Fisher argues that willpower doesn’t really exist. Well, at least not in the …
From the January 30, 2019 issue of Further One of the primary reasons people say they can’t get fit is they don’t have time, usually due to work. On the other hand, the prevailing advice on how to start getting more fit is to simply start walking. Okay, so what if your job required you …
If you’re thinking of starting your own business and watch a lot of Shark Tank, first of all, stop that. And then maybe forget the notion that you have to ask for money at all. I know that’s not the popular conception of what entrepreneurism is these days. But as a serial entrepreneur who’s started …
From the January 23, 2019 issue of Further New research reveals that six in ten Americans are vowing to get fit this year. Sadly, most of them won’t succeed for the usual litany of reasons — not having enough time, too much work to do, and a lack of energy. One other common excuse caught …
Back in the early 2000s, it became a running joke among those who followed tech that every new year was deemed the “Year of Mobile.” And despite gradual change in the form of flip phones and Blackberries, it never seemed to happen. And then, bam … the iPhone is introduced in 2007, and everything suddenly …
From the January 16, 2019 issue of Further Since we talk about longevity and healthy aging quite a bit in Further, you might think the goal is to live as long as possible. But no — it’s about a life worth living, whether that be for five more years or 50. So what makes life …
From the January 16, 2019 issue of Further Ever go on one of those vacations where your schedule is so jam-packed you end up exhausted? One where you feel like you need a vacation to recover from your vacation? No? Good. Because that’s not what a vacation is. The word literally means “freedom from obligations.” …
From the January 9, 2019 issue of Further I tend to be a worrier. To a certain degree, it’s my job as a CEO, parent, and responsible adult impersonator to anticipate problems by thinking about them, and take action accordingly. It’s when I worry about things that are beyond my control that there’s a problem. …
From the January 9, 2019 issue of Further With the flurry of (possibly) still active New Year’s resolutions, odds are someone you know is yapping about the “detox” they’re on. From juice cleanses, to brown rice diets, to elaborate colonic procedures, people think they can remove unhealthy toxins from the body as a way to …
This may not be a news flash, but we live in a success-oriented culture. No, really. And while there are different forms of motivation that drive our need to succeed, we ultimately think we’ll be happier once we get that success, right? Except the happiness doesn’t seem to last. So off we go, looking for …
From the January 3, 2019 issue of Further It’s a new year, so you’re going to be bombarded with advice about how to finally achieve what you really want during this spin around the sun. A lot of that advice will invariably be focused at defeating the procrastination that keeps you from taking the action …
From the January 3, 2019 issue of Further When I began my current fitness quest a year ago, I started small with activities I enjoyed. That meant walking, then easy hiking, then harder hikes, then a bit of running. I chose those activities because I told myself I hated stationary gym equipment. Now that I’m …