Brian Clark

While the journey of life may meander at times, the path forward is always right there. We’re going further on our way to be the best we can be — our optimal selves. If you’re familiar with Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, you know that we’re striving for what he called self actualization after our …

Hey there, Furtherites. Yes, you’re right … this issue is a day late, thanks to the long Memorial Day weekend in the States. And for once, I actually took the whole weekend off, so there you have it. We’ve touched on the accelerating science of longevity several times lately, along with the vast sums of …

Did you know that slot machines make more money in the United States than baseball, movies, and theme parks combined? According to NYU professor Natasha Dow Shull, those one-armed bandits also lead to addictive gambling behavior at 3-4 times the rate of other games of chance. That’s because they’re designed that way — specifically to …

Did you know that slot machines make more money in the United States than baseball, movies, and theme parks combined? According to NYU professor Natasha Dow Shull, those one-armed bandits also lead to addictive gambling behavior at 3-4 times the rate of other games of chance. That’s because they’re designed that way — specifically to …

For the last several years, you haven’t been able to escape hearing about grit. That’s the theory that hard work, determination, and perseverance are what truly counts, more so than talent or intelligence. It started with a 2007 academic paper lead-authored by Angela Duckworth. The topic took off with Duckworth’s 2013 Ted Talk, which led …

It seems everyone where you look, there’s a new company trying to cash in on the end of aging. Naturally, this is the ultimate market in terms of human desire — so billions in venture capital are chasing the next viable technology. Over the last year, Elysium Health has gotten a steady stream of media …

A couple of months ago, we talked about the work HRL Laboratories is doing to use transcranial direct current stimulation to prompt direct-to-brain learning. In that case, the brain activity of commercial and military pilots was sent into the heads of novice pilots, which taught them how to fly a flight simulator. Now, people ranging …

Eating healthy is awesome. It’s not only great for you, in makes you feel great once you get into the routine. Even then, we occasionally slip. Or more likely, allow ourselves a “cheat” day or meal in order to treat ourselves or stay sane, as the case may be. That’s perfectly normal. For some people, …

I picked up a copy of Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days while wandering through a bookstore. I usually buy Kindle ebooks these days, but there’s something cool about the random discovery of a physical book on a shelf. Although I was initially leery of the “Hack” metaphor, at …

I’ve recently re-committed to one thing I know benefits me immensely — getting up early. The earlier I get up, the more I get done, the better my day goes. The difference this time is that I don’t immediately grab a cup of coffee and head to my desk to work. Instead, I’ve implemented a …