I’m in the opposite of a rut these days.
All that means is the novelty in my life right now and on the near horizon is pretty high. It’s positive, and it’s also pushing me out of my normal comfort zone — which is how personal growth happens.
Sometimes I crave going back to a routine, if just for awhile, to chill a bit. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that — it feels healthy.
It’s only when our routine becomes a rut that we stop growing. And sometimes you end up there without really realizing it.
That brings us to this week’s guest article by Jennifer Gueringer. How do you identify when you’ve hit the rut stage? And what do you do about it?
11 Signs You’re in a Rut (And How to Get Unstuck)
Keep going-
Brian Clark
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Plant Foundations
I’ve mentioned before that I think the attempt to rebrand “vegan” as “plant-based” is a little misguided, since the latter term puts plants at the foundation of the diet, not the only part of the diet. This piece takes a more sensible approach.
Here’s How to Eat a Healthy Plant-Based Diet (Even if You’re a Carnivore)
Inpastable
Wait, what? I can’t subsist solely on pasta, chocolate, and red wine to stay thin? Just another indication to be skeptical of the latest misconstrued research findings about food.
Pasta Just Became the Latest Weight Loss Cure, But We Have Bad News For You
Smooth Vegetable
Speaking of plants, some of them are so good for me that I can’t eat them (you know, like kale and chard). Well, I can if I grind them up and mix them with something else. But smoothies where you can’t taste them at all are pretty much the best.
31 Smoothies That Pack in the Veggies (Not That You Can Tell)
Brain Gain
A new study suggests that older adults’ brains can churn out just as many new cells as younger brains do. Researchers found that healthy older adults had the same capacity to create new cells in the brain’s hippocampus region as young adults did.
Older Brains Replenish Cells Just Like Young Brains: Study
Happy Work
One happiness researcher believes we’re all capable of becoming happier in our jobs. It just takes a little bit of deliberate practice.
The Science Of Happiness, In Four Simple Work Habits
Mental Debt
The emotional toll of money is often missing from the conversation regarding debt. And yet money and mental health are inextricably linked, a notion that is backed by both common sense and modern psychological science, too.
How to Cope When Debt Damages Your Mental Health
What You Need
We love to obsess over tactics and strategies that make the last 10% of difference. And yet these are things we actually waste time on instead of doing the 90% that comes first.
What is Actually Required for Success?
Embarrassing a New Song
I experience embarrassment over the littlest things, which might mean that I’m more self conscious than average. But I also tend to find a way to get over it fairly quickly. This article got me thinking a little more strategically about how to best make that happen.
Embarrassed? Here’s How to Get Over It Quickly
Your Reason
If you can manage to find work at the intersection of what you love, what the world needs, what you can be paid for, and what you’re good at, you’ve got it good. The Japanese call this “ikigai,” or the meaning that is your reason for living.
What Does It Mean to Have Passion and Purpose?
I Can Help
“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
The Secret to Happiness Is Helping Others
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