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From the August 6, 2020 issue of Further I have a confession to make: even though I’m studying to be a meditation teacher, sometimes I find yoga to be a pain in the asana. Pre-pandemic especially, it often felt like a pricey, time-consuming commitment, even though post-class I always felt better. But now that at-home …
From the July 29, 2020 issue of Further “Self-care” is one of those buzzwords that sounds like an oxymoron or a trendy marketing term aimed at selling spa gift boxes. In reality, it’s much more than that — and has been for centuries. The ancient Greeks saw self-care as instrumental for people to be honest …
From the July 22, 2020 issue of Further Here’s a stat that might blow your mind: in the last few years, LSD use has risen by 223% for people ages 35 to 49, and 45% for 50+. Neuropsychopharmacologist David Nutt speculates in Scientific American that the surge is due primarily to the popularity of microdosing. …
From the July 16, 2020 issue of Further Remember summer vacation? You may still have an out-of-town trip on the books and are considering how to proceed — not an easy decision in the time of coronavirus. I feel you, with a lesson in assessing risk vs. reward courtesy of my daughter, who planned months …
From the July 9, 2020 issue of Further If your pandemic entertainment strategy involves online poker or introducing Texas hold’em to family game nights, you’re right on the money. Come for the fun, stay for the lessons in unbundling control from chance. Life delivers both. The trick to acing uncertainty is focusing on how you …
From the July 2, 2020 issue of Further Lately, there’s been much ado about pandemic-induced productivity. Companies are hopping on the work-from-home bandwagon, delighted to discover that overlording isn’t necessary to get results. In an internal survey by online learning company Chegg, for example, 86% of employees said their productivity was on par with or …
From the June 25, 2020 issue of Further If you’re feeling vulnerable lately, you’re certainly not alone. A flip through the headlines is like walking through a minefield of information bombs, any one of which may derail you, your family, your community, and the planet as a whole. As the personal and collective stress, trauma, …
From the June 10, 2020 issue of Further Eighteen years ago, my family moved to a college town known for its progressive population. This illusion quickly fell apart when my kindergartener’s first school event was scheduled on a Jewish High Holiday. After trying the usual channels (teacher, the PTA) with no response, I contacted the …
From the June 2, 2020 issue of Further When I was a teen, I used to wear a jean jacket covered in buttons with a centerpiece pin that asked, “Why be normal?” At the time, it was a rallying cry for authority-questioning people like me. It reflected a time of life when possibilities seemed endless …
From the May 29, 2020 issue of Further If COVID-19 is the enemy, then I’d say it’s scored major points by manipulating our emotions around fear. Pretty much everyone is in some form of fight, flight, or freeze. From protesters filling state capitols to adrenalin-filled grocery shopping missions, regardless of what scares you most, the …
From the May 15, 2020 issue of Further If you want to know what stage you’re at in the pandemic, check the complaint meter. In my house, everyone has been copacetic until now, but this past week the grumbling kicked in. For example, after I said no to my teen daughter’s latest social distancing scheme …
From the May 6, 2020 issue of Further For most of us, the pandemic is a source of additional financial stress. I say “additional” because Gen X is used to being known as savings slackers, maybe due to our unique position of supporting both growing children and aging parents. That means worries about our family’s …