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From the April 25, 2024 issue of Further Recently, an entrepreneur friend sheepishly told me she can only get work done between 5:00 p.m. and midnight. She’s always been a night owl, but thanks to hormonal changes, it’s more pronounced than ever. First, a reality check. Much like weekends and retirement, the constructs of when …

From the April 18, 2024 issue of Further Do you know who’s ageist? (Besides most employers, consumer products companies, marketers, and media outlets, among countless others.) Your brain. Left on autopilot, it keeps you “safe” by buying into society’s version of older age as an unattractive, lonely stretch of growing irrelevance on the downhill slope …

From the April 10, 2024 issue of Further Here’s a trippy stat: adventure travel is trending for older people. Research reveals that Further readers are even a bit young for things like transcontinental bike trips or days-long hikes (i.e., the Appalachian Trail). Post-pandemic, several adventure travel companies report that the average customer age has crept …

From the April 3, 2024 issue of Further As we’ve often discussed, our generation isn’t buying into the retirement myth. And why should we? We’re infinitely adaptable and high achievers to boot — ”slacker” is the ultimate oxymoron. That said, there’s bad news about how hard we grind: new research shows it’s taking a toll …

From the March 27, 2024 issue of Further It shouldn’t surprise you that, much like retirement, the 40-hour workweek is an outdated construct. So, while there’s yet another governmental push to rethink that, do we really have to wait to see how that goes? After all, rigid expectations around work hours and productivity isn’t just …

From the March 21, 2024 issue of Further You’ve been around enough to know smart habits always beat ambitious goals. As a Further reader, you’re also likely dedicated to ongoing self-improvement, which entails turning short-term challenges into long-term habits — like getting in shape, quitting addictions, or training your brain to make better choices. In other …

From the March 13, 2024 issue of Further Sleep is perhaps the most essential of the three core longevity pillars, and for a reported one-third of adults, it’s also the most elusive. Not getting enough rest impacts everything in your life: productivity, moods, mental health, and physical health. And it only gets more critical as …

From the March 6, 2024 issue of Further If you’re like me, you’re firmly in your 50s now. So, how’s it going on the upside of the “U-shaped happiness curve”? You know, the other side of that seemingly interminable dip in life satisfaction that The Happiness Curve author Jonathan Rauch says you likely experienced from …

From the February 28, 2024 issue of Further Many of us could stand to lose some weight. But what we’re really trying to do is lose fat, not muscle. Unfortunately, the two are often inextricably intertwined. In a recent article for The Atlantic, author Daniel Engber wonders about prescribing Ozempic and its sibling GLP-1 agonist …

From the February 21, 2024 issue of Further I’m having a meta experience: as I’m writing about how we’re more connected with our grown children than previous generations, I’m also fielding texts from my adult kids. One shared Noah Kahan’s newest song, and the other just landed safely in Phoenix for the PGA’s Waste Management …

From the February 7, 2024 issue of Further Q: What’s the secret to a happy marriage? A: Find a partner who can cook and clean. Someone who’s an animal in bed. An individual with lots of money. And then make sure these three never meet. Nope, this isn’t an intro to a piece about the …

From the January 31, 2024 issue of Further Did you know that by the time you’re middle-aged, you’re supposedly near or at peak self-esteem (60, according to research)? Recently, after blowing a pitch to an old colleague who’s now a ghostwriting agent, I had to remind myself of that stat. In five short minutes, I …