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It’s 2018, and you know what that means … a whole lot of resolutions to once and for all change certain things in our lives. It may be to start exercising, or to get better organized for higher productivity, or to read more books. Maybe it’s to quit smoking, or to eat fewer processed foods. …
Here it is, the last issue of Further for 2017. And also, it’s this esteemed publication’s third birthday … has it really been that long? Hopefully 2017 has been full of success for the projects and goals you took on. Most people, though, will have at least one pursuit that didn’t work out the way …
The whole point of Further is to provide you with the science-backed resources to help you become your best self. This week’s selections, however, provide a definitive theme that encourages you to seriously strive for a better version of you. Both modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom tell us that our sense of self is an …
Hey there … what’s happening with you? Here’s what’s happening with this week’s Further: The multitude of benefits from walking more A smarter sleep strategy How to deal with annoying people A system for getting motivated when you’re not feeling it Ways to get “into the zone” more often That plus our “headline” content for …
Wait … top twelve? Don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s me. Usually, I clip a ton of stuff to Evernote each week and then pare it down to the ten best (in my always humble opinion, of course). This week, I got down to twelve, and couldn’t decide what else to cut. So instead of …
Wait … top twelve? Don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s me. Usually, I clip a ton of stuff to Evernote each week and then pare it down to the ten best (in my always humble opinion, of course). This week, I got down to twelve, and couldn’t decide what else to cut. So instead of …
Pride gets a bad rap sometimes. Pride is not, in and of itself, bad. In fact, it can be a powerful motivator for personal growth. In fact, as Jessica Tracy argues right there the in the subtitle of her book Take Pride, “The deadliest sin holds the secret to human success.” How can this be?
Last week, we looked at pride as the powerful psychological boost that helps us keep going when it comes to making and breaking habits. And while pride is often seen as an undesirable trait, personal pride is a positive thing for incremental change. But, let’s face it … pursuing personal growth could cause us to …
It’s commonly deemed to be one of the seven deadly sins. But personal pride is not the same as hubris or vanity. It’s really about how we feel about ourselves, without regard for the opinions of others or external rewards. Despite the voluminous amount that has been written about making and breaking habits, the pride …
I have a confession to make. For as long as I can remember, I’ve chewed my fingernails. It started as a nervous habit when I was young, and then morphed into an undesirable grooming ritual. In other words, I became so skilled at chewing my nails that I could trim them with my teeth and …
Peter Drucker once said: I have been saying for many years that we are using the word ‘guru’ only because ‘charlatan’ is too long to fit into a headline. That’s hilarious, but it was too long to fit on the graphic, so I made a modified shorter version. 🙂 I think it was the whole …
This World Series is killing me. I’m not even a huge baseball fan, but I did grow up in Houston with the Astros. The other aspect of these games is that they’re amazing. The commitment to excellence on display by both teams is impressive, to say the least. What about we mere mortals? Is excellence …