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further: feature Working too hard is not good for us, and we know it. Ramifications ranging from burnout to dangerous levels of life-shortening stress are well known, and yet we often toil away at our desks regardless. And then research provides the bitter irony – the longer hours you work, the lower your productivity. Anything …
further: feature It’s often hard to accept that our limitations are largely in our own heads. Personally, every leap forward in my adult life has been the simple result of a change in the way I think. A growth mindset is not usually characterized by unlimited forward progress, but more like an irregular staircase of …
further: feature Have you heard of the Yale Study of Goals? Here are the essentials of the research, as recited by author Oliver Burkeman: In 1953, students graduating from Yale University were asked by researchers whether or not they had formulated specific, written-down goals for the rest of their lives. Only 3% of them said …
further: feature Remember life as a kid? You could play with a cardboard box or a pile of dirt and have a grand time. You didn’t need a reason. Research shows that the main thing that motivates us as adults is extrinsic motivation, which is a fancy way of saying we pursue activities that we …
further: feature We’re amazed and inspired to see people transcend the limits of human endurance and athletic achievement. Beyond physical conditioning (which evens out pretty quickly at elite levels), the true battle that allows physical limits to fall happens within the mind. Matt Fitzgerald lives and breathes endurance sports. His forthcoming book is called How …
further: feature What comes to mind when you hear the word courage? It might be someone racing into a burning building to rescue a child, or someone else committing an act of civil disobedience to protest injustice. Courage is indispensable to living your best life. It allows you to overcome obstacles, act in accordance with …
further: feature What’s the most important thing you’re trying to accomplish right now? Your number one priority for going further? That’s not a rhetorical opening. If you can’t answer that question right away, what hope do you have of accomplishing it? And is it really that important?
further: feature You could always count on ol’ Henry Ford for a few things, notably black horseless carraiges and pithy quotes. The citation above is one of his most famous and ubiquitous motivational sayings. And, it turns out, he was exactly right. Extensive studies into human psychology show that what we believe about our ability …
further: feature So, I’m driving down Broadway in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Ahead of me are two Subarus, pacing each other like they’re in love … so no passing is happening. Even better, they’re both going at least 10 miles-an-hour under the speed limit. This is an all too common scenario in Boulder, and …
further: feature It’s been amazing to see the “secular selling” of meditation over the last few years. While many purists object to what they deem McMindfulness, there’s no doubt that the emphasis on performance benefits is a smart way to increase awareness and the level of mainstream participation. Modern proponents of mindfulness tout the results …
It’s a uniquely disconcerting experience to spot someone on the street talking to himself. First you try to spot the Bluetooth headset (without looking like you’re looking). Nope, nothing there … that dude is just talking to himself. Of course, we all talk to ourselves — just usually inside our heads. Interestingly, studies show that …
further: feature The thing we come back to time and again with Further is that life satisfaction is not in any particular achievement, but in the drive to keep going forward. In other words, happiness is a way of travel, not a destination. And yet, we’ve got to enjoy the journey itself. Appreciating where you’re …