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Wheel of Death
Should We Talk About How You’re Going to Die?

So I’ve done the research and it seems fairly conclusive: every single one of us is going to die. Sure — we’re living longer than ever (the number of centenarians is supposedly going to grow eightfold by 2050) — but let’s be clear: even if you’re one of the lucky ones who gets to blow...

6 Ways to Stay (Relatively) Sane + Serene Over the Holidays
6 Ways to Stay (Relatively) Sane + Serene Over the Holidays

Let's face it: the f-word that first comes to mind when you think of the holiday season might not be festive, is it? Between visiting relatives you may or may not wish you were related to, shopping for everyone but yourself, trying to take time off work when work won't seem to end, trying not to...

Who Do You Want to Be?
Who Do You Want to Be? So Many Possible Selves.

Imagine for a moment You, but Better — you know, that ideal version of yourself? Or versions, plural? You might be that person already (good for you! Although I’m immediately suspicious of you for all sorts of reasons), but chances are you’re striving to become a New and Improved You in at least one facet...

The Reluctant Gifts of Grief
The Reluctant Gifts of Grief

Let’s be clear about this together, right up front: grief sucks. I’m going to eventually say nice things about it, and lest I look like I’m trying to put a pretty bow on something so enormously vile, I want to agree with you that it does indeed suck. Other sucky things about grief: Grief is...

Parkinson's Law Calendar
How to Stop Parkinson’s Law from Wrecking Your Life

Parkinson’s Law refers to how we uncannily drag the time it takes to complete a task out to fit the amount of time we have available to do the dragging. Like if you have three weeks before a presentation at work, it’s going to take you three solid weeks to put together? But if you...

11 Lessons Learned from Sabbatical
11 Lessons Learned After a Work Sabbatical

Like most of you worker bees, I have been accused of “living to work” instead of “working to live” — and even though I really like eight-and-three-quarters out of every 10 hours I work, I said, “F this!” and decided to join The Husband for a hefty part of his eight-week sabbatical. Here are 11 of...

The Day of the Dead
Celebrating Your Life on The Day of the Dead

Ghoulish newsflash: it’s the two-day affair known as the Day of the Dead — the Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their dead relatives for one hell of a “welcome back, but not really” party. (This is my second favorite holiday of the year, next to National Fudge Day on June 16th.)...

43 Ways to Live Forever, Almost
43 Ways to Live Forever, Almost

Who isn’t angling for a few more years above ground? Anatole France wisely said, “The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever” — and I dare you to tell me that’s not at least 76% true for you. Today we’re diving into “how...

A Collection of Unexpectedly Inspiring Quotes About Death
A Collection of Unexpectedly Inspiring Quotes About Death

You know how some quotes can paradoxically stop you in your tracks yet also jolt you into action? Still your beating heart in one moment, yet also quicken your pulse in an "I'M SO ALIVE" kind of way? Take your breath away yet simultaneously breathe oxygenated life into you? (I really hope you know what I mean.)...

Today is the Day You’ve Been Waiting For
Today is the Day You’ve Been Waiting For

There has never been a day like today, nor will there ever be another day like this one — and I’m not just saying that in a motivational speaker-y kind of way. Monday, September 20th 2021 has come, and if you let it, it will go like any other unremarkable second-last-day of summer, like any...

When Work Is Killing You
When Work is Killing You

When work sucks, life sucks. Even the best compartmentalizers can’t box their work woes up tight enough to keep them from tarnishing the untarnished parts of their lives. One-off moments of frustration in an otherwise life-enhancing job can feel lousy, but we’re not here together on the auspicious occasion of Labor Day to talk about...

Nature Prescription
Want a Quick Happy Fix? Get Outside.

Tell the truth: you underestimate the well-being impact of the great outdoors, right? You might think being outside is nice, but not necessary, like appetizers — we all love them, but the entrée is usually enough. (The entrée plus dessert is enough, to be clear.) You’re not alone; research shows that we systematically underestimate the...

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