This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Work Hours Per Week

This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Work Hours Per Week

The traditional 9–5 workday is poorly structured for high productivity. Perhaps when most work was physical labor, but not in the knowledge working world we now live in. Although this may be obvious based on people’s mediocre performance, addiction to stimulants, lack...
How Happy Are You?

How Happy Are You?

Sometime before I was happy, on Fourth of July weekend in 2011, I moved out of my home and first marriage, and then my laptop quit. This is a problem for a writer.  I’d spent most of the holiday scrubbing the cabinets of a rental home, fixing a crack in the...
The Importance of Having a Sense of Purpose

The Importance of Having a Sense of Purpose

In this day and age, we work hard. Really hard. We all hustle in order to make a living. But research has shown stopping to smell the roses—by focusing on our side passions, practicing self-care, and spending time with loved ones—is a crucial element of living a long...