Looking for a Sense of Purpose? Volunteer.
...The key is to focus on areas where personal impact is possible, rather than being discouraged by the scale of global challenges...
How to Arrange Your Room for the Best Sleep
...These tips and tricks will help your dreams stay sweet...
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - Recommended Book
...In general, TV makes us worry about the wrong things. Your brain is better at filtering out media hype when it is reading. Words have less emotional salience than images. So it’s much healthier to read the news than watch it...
50 Years of Travel Tips
...I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot...
Blueberry Cobbler
...Sweet and slightly acidic, each berry is a bright pop of juicy flavor—especially when cooked into baked goods...
10 Sources of Emergency Cash, Ranked From Best to Worst
...If unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency fund, here’s a look at where to go next...
Eight Questions No One Thinks to Ask Before Buying a House
...Before making one of the biggest financial commitments of your life, dig a little deeper...
If you want to live a quiet life, live a quiet life.
...Seven things my father taught me, by example...
The Ikea metaphors
...All instructions could be better, and all design benefits from empathy...
The Algebra of Happiness (updated) - Recommended Book
...The rewards and recognition that stem from being great at something will make you passionate about whatever that something is...
Principles
...A cursed fact of the world is that the most important life lessons you learn are the hardest to communicate to others...
Lemon Drop Martini
...for those who love the idea of a martini but need more than a spritz of lemon zest (or spoonful of olive juice) to tame their booze...
Thinking Your Way Out of Problems Doesn’t Work
...This is the problem of deep thinkers: people who are conscientious, thoughtful, and considerate. But you’re not being thoughtful at all...
Know Thyself
...It’s much easier said than done, but as self-awareness expands, our ability to make change increases as well...
Against Optimization
...Resilience is a smarter, sturdier goal...
New Year's resolution ideas: 25 fun and practical goals to reach for in 2025
...Can't decide on a New Year's resolution for 2025? We've got ideas!...
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook - Recommended Book
...From wrestling an alligator to evading drones to landing an airplane if the pilot passes out, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help with expert, illustrated, step-by-step instructions for the best ways to tackle life's sudden turns for the worse...
The two-minute warning
...The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago...
Chicken Carbonara
...I recognize the specific contribution carbonara makes to Italian cuisine, but here in America, we can mix and mingle a little. It’s fun, isn’t it?...
Do no harm, take no sh.t
...Sometimes I would like to fast forward to Spring and bypass all the awkwardness for the holidays that are prompting us to feel everyone and see no one...
