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Last week we discussed the two foundational elements of achieving a performance-enhancing flow state — elimination of distraction and intense focus. This week, let’s talk about a new book from Cal Newport that helps you achieve those two vital conditions. Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World presents the case against shallow …
Whether you call it “getting in the zone” or flow, we’ve all been there. And we should all try to be there as much as possible. Being in a state of flow is when we do our best work and achieve peak performance. First discussed in scientific terms by psychologist Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi in his book …
“I’ve always felt bemused at being called the chameleon of rock. Doesn’t a chameleon exert tremendous energy to become indistinguishable from its environment?” ~ David Bowie “When in doubt, listen to David Bowie. In 1968, Bowie was a gay, ginger, bonk-eyed, snaggle-toothed freak walking around south London in a dress, being shouted at by thugs. …
Happy New Year, Further fans! Here’s to a fantastic 2016. My guess is that many of you have made some resolutions, and hopefully you’re still good with them so far. 🙂 Or, maybe you’ve been convinced by the mounds of evidence that says New Year’s resolutions don’t work. For example, resolving to lose weight often …
Note: This is the last issue of Further for the year. Details at the end. Back in 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreesen posited that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy.” Hard to argue …
Note: This is the last issue of Further for the year. Details at the end. Back in 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreesen posited that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy.” Hard to argue …
I distinctly remember how excited I was about the Internet back in 1994, as primitive as it was then. My fascination dated back to reading William Gibson novels in the 1980s, long before I ever owned a computer. Starting in 1998, I began the Internet lifestyle. Once I started publishing online, I effectively started living …
Seems everyone has their favorite detox method, from Beyonce to Dr. Oz. And in case you’re confused, this has nothing to do with attending celebrity rehab. From juice cleanses, to brown rice diets, to elaborate colonic procedures, people are aiming to remove unhealthy toxins from the body as a way to kickstart better health. It’s …
Thanksgiving is upon us in the U.S., and that means turkey, stuffing, football, and … oh yeah, gratitude. Funny how that seems to get lost a bit. We know gratitude is good for us. And if the quote above from Thomas Merton is to be believed, a lack of gratitude leads to complaining, which can …
I’ll admit, before I started Further I didn’t have much use for personal development stuff. Being in the online publishing business, I found the endless parade of platitudes and shallow advice to be fairly inconsequential. My attitude was probably a bit cynical. But people who think the latest mind hack, two-day seminar, or inspirational guru …
Isn’t it odd that some people seem to seek out anger and offense? It’s as if the lack of something to complain about is a vacuum that nature abhors. Maybe it’s people who think that Starbucks switching to a red cup is somehow killing Christmas. Or maybe it’s the reaction to people who think a …
Are you in an unhealthy relationship … with your phone? Researchers at Iowa State University are trying to quantify what they’ve coined “nomophobia” (or, no-mobile-phone-phobia): The feelings of anxiety or distress that some people experience when not having their phone, and The degree to which we depend on phones to complete basic tasks and to …