Partial reps – In the world of fitness, lifting with a partial range of motion is often considered blasphemy. There’s been an ongoing war waged between coaches, lifters, and fitness gurus about proper exercise technique. For many, anything short of a full range of motion is ineffective and off limits. But, as time and science […]
In a matter of months, ChatGPT and other AI-based software have gone from relatively unheard of to a potential part of our everyday lives. They’re causing both concern and elation across multiple industries, including HR departments. Job applicants are sometimes proudly, sometimes secretly, using ChatGPT to create cover letters, resumes and even entire applications, and […]
A robo-advisor offers affordable financial services that use computer algorithms to automate investing based on a person’s goals and risk tolerance. They help level the investing playing field and encourage individuals to invest and plan for their futures. With the start of robo-advisory services, investing became more accessible to the average consumer who didn’t have […]
Roger Ebert hadn’t spoken a word ahead of his final years, but America seemed to be listening to him more than ever. His movie reviews. His online journal. His autobiography, Life Itself. While other newspaper columnists from his generation might have been crotchety and bemused about tweets and video streaming, Ebert’s medical realities propelled him […]
In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. Then a Cadillac Escalade sideswiped me on my way home one evening. After an ambulance ride and an MRI, I was told […]
“When I hear the word reactive, I just think of an unconscious behavior, an unconscious thought and an unconscious action, which really is what I refer to as the ego,” says leadership coach Christie Garcia in this episode of Brilliant Thoughts. “Our ego is our unconscious brain that is usually motivated by old past beliefs, […]
By Leo Babauta The boy awoke one morning to a startling discovery — that everything he believed was not the truth. He realized that the way he’d been seeing things was only one way of seeing things. His view of things was not absolute but tentative. What he saw this morning is that everything was […]
What comes to mind when you see the words “spring break”? Perhaps it’s being enveloped by beachfront breezes, luxuriating in ocean views and feelings of stress melting away with each sip of your brightly colored drink. Rather than mitigating the stress of working parents, however, a week-long school holiday can potentially multiply it, adding to […]
Hey, brain researchers—yeah, you with the lab coats and electrodes. Where are all the studies on how walks benefit relationships? On why taking a stroll together is as great for romance, family ties and friendship as it is for muscles and Reebok sales? My web sleuthing has turned up no such studies. Well, no biggie. […]
Technology makes it possible to work and run a business from anywhere—and millions of U.S. workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. Although they bade a not-so-fond farewell to challenges such as commuting, meetings and rigid hours, the solo situation isn’t 100% rosy: It’s easy to fall into time-wasting […]