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From the November 28, 2018 issue of Further We’ve all heard the annoying examples. If you would have just bought $10,000 of Microsoft stock in 1984, by 2014 you’d be sitting on $5,526,749. The problem with that is everyone focuses on finding the “next Microsoft.” Next thing you know, you’re investing in something you don’t …
From the November 28, 2018 issue of Further Over the last several years, I’ve been convinced that losing body fat was a simple equation — burn more calories than you take in. Eat less, move more. And for me, it’s largely worked that way. I ate more bread during our three months in France than …
From the November 14, 2018 issue of Further Patience has never been one of my virtues. If you’re like me, trying to become more patient through sheer willpower is an exercise in futility. Fortunately, it’s possible to become more patient through other means. Just like with anything else, you need to replace the jaw-clenching response …
From the November 14, 2018 issue of Further Seems everywhere you turn, you hear that you’ll have to be more entrepreneurial to even have a job in the near future. And if you want to get ahead right now, it’s the same story. Which leads to some smart ass like me saying, well … if …
From the November 14, 2018 issue of Further When I decided to start running a while back, I took the Couch to 5K approach. Basically you spend about 20 minutes alternating between walking and short bouts of running. The idea is that you’ll increase the duration of the runs until you can go for about …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further What’s wrong with trying to be perfect? After all, a recent study shows that today’s college students report higher levels of perfectionism than college students did during the 1990s or early 2000s. We were, after all, slackers (or so the story goes). It’s not so much a …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further It’s not exactly a shocker that having a healthy amount of cash flow makes life much more enjoyable. When there’s enough space between what comes in and what goes out, you worry less about contingencies and coupon cutting. And while it’s nice not to think about cash …
From the November 8, 2018 issue of Further Leave it to Silicon Valley to reposition a massive industry that’s hit the wall in terms of growth to grab more of your cash. This time it’s the diet industry, which was worth $66 billion in 2017 even though the number of dieters is shrinking. Dieting has …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further Remember how we used to study in school? Read the materials, underline, highlight, reread … repeat. Research show that’s not only time consuming, it also doesn’t really result in solid learning. Even worse, you’re left thinking you know the material when you really don’t. Sure, you get …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further There are approximately 55 million freelancers in the United States — that’s 36% of the working population. By 2027, it’s projected that more people will be freelancing than traditionally employed. The economic motivation for going freelance seems sound, given that nearly 2 in 3 freelancers earn more …
From the October 31, 2018 issue of Further Falling asleep shouldn’t be that hard. And yet, it’s been a struggle for me my entire adult life. Seems I’m not alone: The American Sleep Association (ASA) says that 50 million to 70 million U.S. adults have a sleep disorder. Among that group, insomnia is the most …
From the October 24, 2018 issue of Further You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six. ~ Yogi Berra The most infuriating part of trying to eat well is the flip-flopping on what that means. Eggs are bad; no they’re good. Low-fat; sorry, we meant low-carb. Plant-based, …