To change your body, you must first change your mind. -- Anonymous Ironically, weight loss and weight maintenance are two of people’s most commonly held goals, yet nearly one third of all U.S. …
How to (Scientifically) Lead a Meaningful Life: Part 2
When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. -- Viktor Frankl Last week, we talked about what it means (scientifically) to lead a meaningful life. And …
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Jake Takes a Two-Week Break
One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. -- Henry Miller Currently, I, my brother, and my dad are doing a roadtrip across Ireland and Scotland (right now, I'm typing this …
Science Non-Fiction
You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. -- Andrew Murphy In a previous post, I dispelled the belief that we only use 10% of our brains, a kind of depressing realization for some when …
It Gets Better (and Worse)
Luck is believing you're lucky. -- Tennessee Williams Do you ever have that moment where you say something only to immediately think: “I should not have said that thing.” Yeah… So, some …
What Do You Think of Marketers?
Our jobs as marketers are to understand how the customer wants to buy and help them do so. – Bryan Eisenberg When talking to a fellow graduate student recently, I asked her if she was at all …