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From the July 19, 2023 issue of Further Having healthy boundaries is self-care 101. It’s about setting limits and rules for how interpersonal relationships work best for you and sticking to them. While that’s easy enough in some situations, it can get tricky when dealing with challenging family members — as we midlife folk often must …
We human beings love to categorize things. And not just because we’re petty or tribalistic (although, admittedly, we often are), but because our brains are hard-wired to put things in buckets to make sense of the world. This is one of the mind’s most important capabilities; it’s incredibly valuable to be able to tell at …
From the July 12, 2023 issue of Further “Summer vacation” when you were a kid was music to your ears. “Summer vacation” as an adult can sound more like a cruel oxymoron — especially when weather and travel are unpredictable, your travel companions are demanding, and inflation makes even a staycation costly. Still, we’re in the …
If you read the headlines, you might believe our generation is doomed to a grim future. Just Google “Gen X,” and let the barrage begin with articles like: Dude, Gen X is totally unprepared for retirement, survey finds, Broke Generation: 64% of Gen Xers have stopped saving for retirement, and Gen X Feeling the Retirement …
Times are changing, fast. We’ve talked a lot here at Further about how AI is upending our lives, potentially taking our jobs precisely when we need them most. But there’s one place where experts say AI can’t replace us, and that’s in the creativity department. As writer J. Thorn says in his book on AI-powered …
From the June 21, 2023 issue of Further In Gretchen Rubin’s classic book, The Happiness Project, first published when my daughter was seven, she wrote a line that always got me: The days are long, but the years are short. Cut to today, when I’m headed to my daughter’s college graduation, and I realize those …
Since the spring, Dr. Peter Attia’s book, Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity, has been a bestseller. It’s all about rethinking medicine to live better longer — a natural topic for Further. Confession time: I’ve long lumped Attia into the “biohacking for bros” category. To me, expensive, extensive tracking of every single vital so you …
When I was a kid, my mom took me to see Joan Rivers perform. I’ll never forget watching a sea of adults giggling uncontrollably at her most offensive lines (and their own discomfort) and Rivers scolding them, saying: Oh, grow up! Today, I’ve adopted Rivers’ catchphrase as my clapback when my inner critic pipes up. …
From the June 14, 2023 issue of Further Over the past few years, the world has become particularly cruel (and not to be kind) thanks to the global pandemic, societal turmoil, and political divisiveness, among other nastiness. It’s no coincidence, then, that popular TV shows like Ted Lasso suggest it’s time to bring human kindness …
What’s your definition of nirvana? (Well, besides the obvious.) Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor first experienced nirvana in 1996 when she was 37, working as a neuroscientist at Harvard University. But it wasn’t anything she conjured in a lab — she had a massive stroke. While most of us would be terrified, Taylor found the experience …
From the June 7, 2023 issue of Further Recently I chatted with a friend who had coffee with his ex. A year earlier, she blindsided him when she broke off their long-term relationship. Today he says he’s found “closure.” As I listened, I realized it was a classic case of the lips saying one thing …
Last week, the MTV generation and the whole world lost one of our brightest musical lights: Tina Turner. For Further readers, Turner wasn’t just a rock ’n roll star — she embodied midlife transformation. After leaving her abusive husband with just 37 cents in her pocket, Turner embarked on a humbling path of cleaning houses, low-paying …