My Holiday Heart Attack! A SURPRISE that Shouldn’t Have Happened
I thought I could “out-lifestyle” my genetics … I was wrong! My Lifestyle I never eat fast food and rarely eat any ultra-processed food I intermittent fast 20 hours a…
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The Great Irony of Dieting and Weight Loss
Forget “food” restriction. To lose weight we need to FEED our bodies, NOT starve them! I always thought I could tell if someone was obese just by looking at them.…
How I Ended Periodic Back Pain for Good!
I accepted lower back pain as a natural consequence of aging. I was wrong! The first “wrong” assumption I made was that since I do 30 plough-pose stretches nearly…
Never Make a Critical Decision “Based” on Intuition
Intuition can be a valuable tool … but only if used in the right order. During my presentation on Decision Making, I often ask: “Who here would consider yourself…
How to Stop Toxic People from Infecting Your Life
You Can’t Escape Them, But You CAN Disarm Their Effect From bosses and fellow employees to random people crossing our path, we’ll never escape incivility — but we can choose how we’ll…
How “You” Can Tell if You’ll “Age” Well!
No one can see into the future, but you can predict a few things with uncanny accuracy, and one of those predictions is how you’ll age based on your current…
Your “Certainty” is the Greatest Obstacle to Making “Good” Decisions
Illusions occur because we unconsciously believe our assumptions, biases and intuitions are accurate. When this belief is left unchecked (and usually is), it leads to endless errors in thinking, reasoning,…
4 Steps to Look and Feel Years Younger in Just a Few Weeks
Nothing Will Make You Look and Feel Young (or Old) Like Your Posture Do you know what I’m doing right now … from a physiological perspective? My forward head…
Are You Living Under the Hypnotic Spell of Big Media?
As a society, we’ve made a Faustian deal with big media, and it’s becoming critical that we understand it or end it. Big Media is enjoying unprecedented profits because, like…
I Finally Found Peace When I Accepted Atheism
Faith: By definition, it can’t be proved, but it can make life’s journey so much easier … and perhaps yours as well. I was raised in a Christian fundamentalist…
The Incredible Outcome of My 5-Day Water Fast
For 5 Days I consumed zero calories. There was no promised cognitive clarity, enlightenment, or surges of new-found energy. It was a F%$#@% grind, but you know what? … I’m…
Our Ability to “Think” is What Defines the Human Experience. So Why Don’t We Do it More Often?
“How much time do you schedule each week just for thinking?” Whenever I ask someone that question, I’ll invariably receive a hard look and a furrowed brow followed by a…
Why We Make Bad Health Choices and HOW to Overcome Them
A slight shift in perspective will result in a lifetime of “effortless” self-control. We humans are masters at rationalizing. Day after day, we pretend that what we do today…
BELIEFS: What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?
Waking me up on a Saturday morning is one thing, but waking me up for this … Admittedly, it was after nine, but if you were going to wake…
How Quickly Should I Respond to Email? (15/15)
If you’re constantly monitoring email, you’re not only stressed, but unproductive. Image Credit-Midjourney We’ve been conditioned—by ourselves and others—to think that emails must be tended to immediately, but if you’ve…
D’oh! I Can’t Believe I Sent That Email! (14/15)
Never forget: An email sent is an email that can live forever in infamy. Image Credit-Midjourney Any thoughtless, offensive, or careless message can be passed around, posted, or brought up…
The Bits and Pieces of Effective Email (13/15)
Think of Email as a Letter You Would Mail Image Credit-Midjourney Email is Not a Conversation Tool A single email is a stand-alone package of information; in this regard, it’s…
Writing the Message: The Body of Your Email (12/15)
Writing the “Hook” and the Body of Your Email Image Credit-Midjourney What happens if your message is too beefy to fit into the subject line? No problem. Your email already…
Living the Life of an Email Minimalist (11/15)
It all begins with the subject Image Credit-Midjourney The first thing seen in an email is the subject. Since emails are often seen in bunches, your subject line is as…
How to Become an Email Minimalist (10/15)
What You Send is What You Receive Image Credit-Midjourney We harp endlessly about email. Our gripes are many, varied, and often justifiable: There’s no subject. I’m cc’d on an email…