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From the February 26, 2020 issue of Further We’ve seen a lot of pithy endurance slogans in our time: No pain, no gain. Get out of your comfort zone. Keep calm and carry on. Sure we were pegged as slackers when we were young, but the truth is we’re no strangers to hard work. We …
From the February 11, 2020 issue of Further Ours is a sandwich generation in more ways than one. When it comes to communication, our parents were brought up on the idea that “children should be seen, not heard.” And so, we raised our kids to “use your words.” What’s missing in that equation is listening, …
From the February 5, 2020 issue of Further For all of us, the tragic loss of Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter and seven others, is unthinkable. And yet, at the top of our collective consciousness is the rise of Kobe’s legacy. Beyond his accomplishments (legendary 20-year NBA career, Olympic medals, best-selling books, and Oscar-winning …
From the January 29, 2020 issue of Further Growing up, my mom had a fridge magnet that said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” From a kid’s perspective, life is unimaginable without play. As grown-ups, we have a terrible habit of thinking that making space to …
From the January 22, 2020 issue of Further In more meh news from the slippery slope of midlife dissatisfaction, there’s now an exact age where people worldwide hit bottom in their 40s, and it’s 47.2. This isn’t exactly ground-breaking; the research comes from Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower, who has been investigating the correlation between …
Full disclosure: I haven’t slept much in the last week since Ada Calhoun’s new book on women’s midlife crisis, Why We Can’t Sleep, dropped, and one of the most on-point voices of our generation, Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel, went silent. Truthfully, I haven’t slept all that much in the last couple of decades, but …
From the January 8, 2020 issue of Further Great news for Gen X women: new research shows we’re driving the “wellness travel trend,” heading off to far-flung places to decompress and destress. (And you thought that was just the plot of Girls Trip 2.) Better news for those of us who don’t have the time …
From the December 17, 2019 issue of Further Dining with friends can be a minefield nowadays. He’s keto; she’s vegan; they’re all gluten-free. And everyone wants the early bird special, not because we’re scoring a senior discount (yet), but because of intermittent fasting. There’s no question that what and when you eat impacts your health …
From the December 10, 2019 issue of Further Like most Gen Xers, nostalgia is like catnip to me. Amid the Tom Hanks-driven Mr. Rogers renaissance, this nugget from a Vulture article caught my eye: If Generation X is, as many memes suggest, a generation with a knack for sitting back and rolling with the punches, …
From the December 3, 2019 issue of Further Keeping up in our 24/7/365 world is daunting. Change isn’t just the only constant; it’s also the in-your-face reality of our digital times. While we Gen Xers are as tech-savvy as younger generations, we do have one disadvantage in responding to new challenges: we’ve spent roughly a …
“Who do you want to become?” is a question we ask a lot here on Further. It’s the ultimate midlife query, the flipside of asking kids what they want to be when they grow up. So imagine waking up one day in your 50s only to discover that the thing you’re truly meant to do …
From the November 20, 2019 issue of Further Nowadays, when you read about “self-care,” right up there with CBD and sound baths are good old-fashioned boundaries. When drawn effectively, they’re like the ultimate Jedi mind trick, shielding you from violation and harm. Without appropriate boundaries, you risk burnout, resentment, and frustration — among other issues. …