Have you tried to surf without any waves before? It probably isn’t much fun. Catching the right waves can make a big difference. I’ve been thinking about how self-improvement often works the same way. With the right wave, you can make huge improvements with relative ease. One of those waves is moving day. That is, […]
Eat Like a Statistician
How healthy is the food you put into your body? This question is a bit like asking people if they are good drivers; 80% of people claim they are above the median, even though this is statistically impossible. You may like to think you’re healthy, but do you actually know? The solution is to run […]
9 Tips for Restarting a Habit After Falling Off the Wagon
Recently, one of my friends commented that he was a regular gym-goer. Except he hadn’t been to the gym in three months. Before that point, he had been exercising regularly. A few days off turns into a few weeks and soon enough, it’s been three months. Once you’ve fallen off the wagon, it isn’t always […]
Walk Your Talk… One Step at a Time
Do you claim health is important to you–then skip the gym for 6 weeks? Do you believe being productive is important, but work only on the night before a deadline? Do you believe relationships are important, but let your social life stagnate? How do you close that gap between what you value and how you […]
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