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I came across the simple concept of MEDS in Brooke McAlary's book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World (Summary | Amazon). It's a wonderfully simple acronym for remembering a few of the most important elements of your health: Meditation, …
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The new ikigai eBook is live! It covers everything I've learned about ikigai over the last five years — Ikigai 2.0: A Step-by-Step Guidebook to Finding Life Purpose & Making Money Meaningfully (+ Bonus Workbook) This post is a book summary of …
Naps are making a comeback. I'm seeing the health benefits of napping everywhere lately. Even naps at work are becoming socially acceptable. WebMD says, "America, It's Time for Your Nap." There's even an ongoing debate about whether we should get …
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"The Island Where People Forget to Die" That's the title of a New York Times article I came across during my existential crisis in 2015. I was searching through some emails recently and came across an email I sent to my dad around that time. …
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In high school cross country, Tuesdays and Thursdays were reserved for interval training, speed work, and repeats. Fridays were easy runs in preparation for Saturday race days; followed by a short run (or usually nothing at all) on Sundays. And, …
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Spoiler alert: There's no bathing involved. However, clothing is optional. Happy Earth Day! I figured today of all days it would be fun to focus on something natural. I recently wrote about the benefits of the astronaut overview effect from …
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