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From the June 26, 2019 issue of Further Overly optimistic people can be annoying. These shiny happy people seem out of place in a world that is definitely not all unicorns and rainbows. On the other hand, without optimism, how would we even keep going? Why would we seek to improve ourselves? The key is …
From the June 19, 2019 issue of Further The summer of my 18th year, I had older friends but no fake ID. I remember trying to talk my way into a bar, telling the bouncer, “Age is just a number, and numbers don’t mean anything.” That clearly didn’t work. Thirty-five years later, though, I feel …
From the June 19, 2019 issue of Further Being out in nature makes us happy. The research is pretty clear about that. On average, study participants are significantly and substantially happier outdoors in all green or natural habitat types than they are in urban environments. Maybe that’s why camping has become the hot new trend …
From the June 12, 2019 issue of Further We’ve been around long enough to know that failure isn’t the end of the world. Perfection is just an ideal. And growth is what happens in between. So why are we so afraid of sucking at things? Nowadays, productivity is prioritized over play, starting (unfortunately) in childhood. …
From the June 12, 2019 issue of Further Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, and David Cush, former CEO of Virgin America, both get up around 4 am each morning. So do Jennifer Aniston, Kris Jenner, and Michelle Obama. What’s up with that? It seems to reason that these people are not getting eight hours of …
From the June 5, 2019 issue of Further Here’s a fun Gen eXercise: imagine Molly Ringwald’s character Andie in Pretty in Pink, today. She’s 51, married to Duckie (what, you thought Blane would last?) and has a couple of teens. She still lives with her dad, Jack — although technically, he lives with her. Easy …
From the June 5, 2019 issue of Further How can passion be a bad thing? Once you realize that passion is something you find more than follow, you should be in a good (even great) place. If it’s what’s known as harmonious passion, it is great: This kind of passion, the harmonious kind, is associated …
From the May 29, 2019 issue of Further If we each find our individual reason to live long and prosper, medical science may allow us to live significantly longer. That said, we’re understandably concerned about how to keep going with vitality and panache. But life is busy, and who has time to pursue the kind …
From the May 29, 2019 issue of Further Everywhere you turn there are books, articles, and podcasts about becoming happy. And that would lead one to believe that happiness is what we want (or there wouldn’t be so much chatter about it). But according to cognitive psychologist Daniel Kahneman, many of us are aiming higher …
From the May 15, 2019 issue of Further At a recent dinner party, meditative practices were the hot topic. I chatted with a Reiki hobbyist, a QiGong enthusiast, and a friend who insisted I try a “Chakra Lullaby” class at her drop-in meditation studio. Of course it’s not news that an ancient practice dominates today’s …
From the May 15, 2019 issue of Further It was mid-morning yesterday when I allowed myself to take a peek at Twitter, only to see that Gen X was trending. Almost instantaneously, the emails and texts from Further readers started to roll in. Apparently I’m the “Gen X guy” now. And damn pleased about it, …
From the May 8, 2019 issue of Further We live in a culture that has glorified busyness as a virtue. And yet, it’s no longer the status indicator is never should have been in the first place. Instead, we now know all too well that the negative impact of this mindset is real, and instances …