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Health - Wealth - Wisdom
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau What does it mean to be wise? We certainly have popular conceptions of wisdom. And it’s usually of some all-around well-adjusted sage. But it’s likely more compartmentalized than that. We’re all a bit wise in some context (well, all …
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ~ Charles Spurgeon Ah, the tropics are something magical. As long as you protect against the sun and bugs, that is. 🙂 I’m still in Costa Rica, and about to take my son for a surfing lesson. So please forgive …
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ~ Charles Spurgeon Ah, the tropics are something magical. As long as you protect against the sun and bugs, that is. 🙂 I’m still in Costa Rica, and about to take my son for a surfing lesson. So please forgive …
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. ~ Michael Pollan Greetings from Costa Rica! I’m hanging out in Ojochal, an ex-pat community on the Costa Ballena (Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast). Even though it’s a tiny village, Ojochal is known primarily for one thing — amazing food thanks to relocated restaurateurs from around the world. …
Let’s cut to the chase — the answer to the question posed by the headline for many people will be yes. It’s an inevitable next step in the relentless march of techno-capitalism combined with an insatiable desire for personal improvement. That said, it seems like an unlikely time to trumpet the next big thing in …
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. ~ Albert Camus It’s been a bit since we focused primarily on health in Further. And given that we’re wrapping up the first month of 2018 today, the topic of weight loss seems appropriate given the amount of New Year’s …
What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. ~ Viktor Frankl First off, let me say thanks to all who wrote me in response to last week’s issue of Further. The idea of seeking self-improvement for the right reasons (and conversely avoiding …
While we generally regard striving to better ourselves as a good thing, there’s always the flip side. In this case, that comes from an article in this month’s New Yorker called “Improving Ourselves to Death.” As you might guess, the piece is fairly cynical, with a healthy heaping of hipster snark. Still, valid points are …
Howdy, and welcome to this week’s Further! Here’s a sampling of what’s to follow: A killer body weight workout The health benefits of hot sauce 15 counter-intuitive productivity tips How to alleviate work stress Cultivating true self-awareness Plus five more resources for leveling up your life. Oh, and to amuse myself, all the subheads in …
It’s 2018, and you know what that means … a whole lot of resolutions to once and for all change certain things in our lives. It may be to start exercising, or to get better organized for higher productivity, or to read more books. Maybe it’s to quit smoking, or to eat fewer processed foods. …
Here it is, the last issue of Further for 2017. And also, it’s this esteemed publication’s third birthday … has it really been that long? Hopefully 2017 has been full of success for the projects and goals you took on. Most people, though, will have at least one pursuit that didn’t work out the way …
The whole point of Further is to provide you with the science-backed resources to help you become your best self. This week’s selections, however, provide a definitive theme that encourages you to seriously strive for a better version of you. Both modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom tell us that our sense of self is an …