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Greetings from Queenstown, New Zealand! As many of you know, I’ve been on a trip round the world with my family for the last six months. And in all that time, I’ve never missed a scheduled issue of Further. Until last week, that is. Blame it on Melbourne. Turns out, Melbourne is a fantastic city. …
If only we had more willpower, we’d be living our best lives. A tad more self-control over our immediate urges, and all our goals would be achieved. That second statement may be more true than the first. Columbia University professor Carl Erik Fisher argues that willpower doesn’t really exist. Well, at least not in the …
If you’re thinking of starting your own business and watch a lot of Shark Tank, first of all, stop that. And then maybe forget the notion that you have to ask for money at all. I know that’s not the popular conception of what entrepreneurism is these days. But as a serial entrepreneur who’s started …
Back in the early 2000s, it became a running joke among those who followed tech that every new year was deemed the “Year of Mobile.” And despite gradual change in the form of flip phones and Blackberries, it never seemed to happen. And then, bam … the iPhone is introduced in 2007, and everything suddenly …
This may not be a news flash, but we live in a success-oriented culture. No, really. And while there are different forms of motivation that drive our need to succeed, we ultimately think we’ll be happier once we get that success, right? Except the happiness doesn’t seem to last. So off we go, looking for …
Howdy … how’s 2019 treating you so far? To kick off the new year, it may seem strange to ask a downer question about retirement. Yay motivation! Yes, it’s true that our age group generally hasn’t set aside enough for retirement yet. There are valid reasons, though — like raising kids and caring for aging …
Hard to believe we’re already here … the end of the year, and the last issue of Further for 2018. We’ll pick back up on Thursday, January 3, 2019 (just to make sure you’ve fully recovered). To close out this year, I’ve got some things for you to check out. First, I’ve been tinkering with …
You know the old saying: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. First of all, we’re nowhere near “old” yet. Secondly, yes you can. I’ll also add that we’re not dogs (in case that part wasn’t clear). We know now that adult brains contain stem cells, which allow us to generate new brain cells. …
When we were younger, we thought there would be a point when we’d feel like a grown-up — maybe 30 (ha!) and certainly by 40. And following that line of thinking, we’d reach a point where we started to feel old, like 50. I’m 51, and I don’t feel old. Hell, I don’t even feel …
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. My family and I packed up and left France after three months, and took a long flight to Tokyo. The jet lag was brutal, even with the shorter trip from Europe. Tokyo is a fascinating place, but the lack of sleep combined with the culture shock made for …
Last week we talked about why people our age may live quite a bit longer. If that didn’t exactly get you fired up, you may be in the middle-age slump. The worst part about it is you can’t really figure out what’s wrong. You might even be enjoying the greatest success of your life so …
Right now, hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into longevity research and a variety of medical treatments to eliminate aging-related diseases, and is expected to become a $200 billion industry. Separately, billions are aimed at defeating cancer, and we seem on the verge of a solution. This flurry of effort and optimism has …