Further
Health - Wealth - Wisdom
When you read a newsletter called Further, you might expect to be exposed to topics like healthy aging and life extension. But have you noticed that those topics are everywhere these days? Biotechnology has been touted as the “next big thing” for at least the last 20 years. But now it seems the hype period …
The whole idea of working your whole life just to do what you want when you’re over 65 has always seemed odd to me. Especially if you don’t enjoy doing all that work for all those years. Retirement as we now think of it is a fairly recent invention. In fact, the entire concept, along …
Welcome to this week’s Further — your guide to living a long, happy life. Here are some of the highlights of this issue: How belief impacts your health and longevity Is meaning more important than happiness? Why working out literally keeps you young How to tame your wandering mind Misconceptions about meditation
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. ~ Marcus Aurelius The ancient wisdom is true: Happiness is not something you seek, but something you become. In fact, chasing happiness is most likely going to make you unhappy. And contrary to popular belief, success …
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. ~ Marcus Aurelius The ancient wisdom is true: Happiness is not something you seek, but something you become. In fact, chasing happiness is most likely going to make you unhappy. And contrary to popular belief, success …
Every next level of life will demand a different you. ~ Leonardo DiCaprio It’s no accident that the mythical symbol of the phoenix punctuates the Further logo. If we’re continuing to grow as people, we do experience something akin to rebirth from the ashes of our former selves in order to meets the demands of …
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau What does it mean to be wise? We certainly have popular conceptions of wisdom. And it’s usually of some all-around well-adjusted sage. But it’s likely more compartmentalized than that. We’re all a bit wise in some context (well, all …
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ~ Charles Spurgeon Ah, the tropics are something magical. As long as you protect against the sun and bugs, that is. 🙂 I’m still in Costa Rica, and about to take my son for a surfing lesson. So please forgive …
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ~ Charles Spurgeon Ah, the tropics are something magical. As long as you protect against the sun and bugs, that is. 🙂 I’m still in Costa Rica, and about to take my son for a surfing lesson. So please forgive …
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. ~ Michael Pollan Greetings from Costa Rica! I’m hanging out in Ojochal, an ex-pat community on the Costa Ballena (Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast). Even though it’s a tiny village, Ojochal is known primarily for one thing — amazing food thanks to relocated restaurateurs from around the world. …
Let’s cut to the chase — the answer to the question posed by the headline for many people will be yes. It’s an inevitable next step in the relentless march of techno-capitalism combined with an insatiable desire for personal improvement. That said, it seems like an unlikely time to trumpet the next big thing in …