The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war. - Norman Mailer I’m not one to get bored, ever … but a number of readers have written in with the question: What do I do if I’m bored out of my s...

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” - Lily Tomlin Last week when I wrote about things to do at work when you’re bored out of your skull, a number of readers wrote about having the opposite problem: they’re too busy to be bored. Some of them seemed a bit overwhelmed by...

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson How often are you driving while talking on a cell phone, or thinking about work problems, or the errands you have to do? How often do you eat without thinking about the food you’re ea...

“Nothing’s better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you.” - Aaron Douglas Trimble While getting in shape has been a start-and-stop-and-start-again affair for me over the last couple years, over the long run, I’ve become fitter than ev...

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” - John Lennon How many times have we told ourselves in complete earnestness, “I’m going to be more organized and productive from now on.”? Or that the diet starts tomorrow? Or that we’re going to make a real effort to exercise now? Ph...

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.” - Gandhi Whether you’re Christian or not, there’s something in the teachings of Jesus that is worth...

“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre I’m nearly 35 years old, and I’ve made my share of mistakes in my life. I’m not a big believer in regrets … and I have learned tremendously from every single mistake … and my life is pretty great. Photo...

“If I’d known I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” - Leon Eldred As I mentioned recently, I was a junk-food addict in my not-too-distant past, and ballooning alarmingly around the waistline. I was addicted to burgers and sodas and fries and pizza...

“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” - Woody Allen We had the Parent Hacks earlier this week, and I was thinking it would be fun to do the same with finances — ways to trick yourself, to get around obstacles, to boost your accounts, without it hurting...

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb It’s inevitable: sometimes, life just doesn’t go your way. Photo courtesy of Saudi... Your schedule gets all messed up. You fail to follow your exercise plan. Someone is mean to you. You feel like quitting something. You w...

Walking down the wedding aisle and exchanging the wedding vow, meant for a lifetime, is the most meaningful moment for anyone who is deeply in love.

The act of committing suicide becomes a transient act of ending one’s misery, harboring on a glimmer of hope to “be awaken” in an unknown place that worth risking one’s life for.

It’s easy to find a well written article. It’s not always easy to find a well written article with genuine value.

The text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.

Over the years, women have had many experiences in trying to understand men. In your quest to understand men, you will discover that they usually have vague ideas on what they really want or need from a woman. They would say one thing and do another. They send mixed messages a...

GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons has written an interesting list of the sixteen rules that he tries to live by.

Until now, men have considered the idea of wearing something other than pants or long shorts in public to be nothing less than a sacrilege against humanity. Although, throughout history, the concept of men wearing skirted garments was all too common. After all, pants were not...

It is extremely important that people have a good first impression of you. Either you make a good impression or you will suffer for it! It is going to affect how your contact views you for the rest of that conversation.

The 90/10 secret is incredible! Very few know and apply this secret. The result? Millions of people are suffering undeserved stress, trials, problems, and heartache. They never seem to be a success in life.

It is important to set goals in life. To accomplish those goals, you need a healthy supply of energy. Even the best car cannot run without fuel, so how can your body work without energy? The more energy you have, the further you can "ride" in this life.

"No sooner Nasruddin had finished his speech, some joker from among listeners told: why, instead to develop spiritual theories do not you show us something practical? Poor Nasruddin became confused. - But what kind of practical thing it should be, what do you want me to show y...

Your personal image: It's the most important YOU asset you own.Your personal image, the perception that people have about you, affects your success in every aspect of life - your life on the job, your social life, even your love life!That is true because, no matter who you are...

Gift giving is at its absolute finest during the Christmas season. Putting smiles on children's faces, making an elderly person feel appreciated, rewarding a hardworking employee - the reasons for gift giving at Christmas are endless. Christmas is the most popular time for gif...

I love institutions: I loved being at school and going to university. I love having worked at one retail store for three years. It’s the structure, the security of things not changing, or changing gradually enough to be non-threatening. Having this kind of immutable presence i...

In more than one pingback/trackback to articles posted here, I noticed that people’s reaction to the term “lifehack” was one of confusion. My aim with this posting is to try to define it as I understand it. The term “lifehack” is derived (if a term still in its infancy needs d...

People want to make more money, they want success in everything aspect of their existence.

We all have moments in our lives when we feel as though we are in a rut, where nothing seems to go to plan and we feel like not doing anything at all. Most often it's just due to the fact that we have gotten ourselves in the rut but haven't yet figured out how we are going to...

Women have been taught to believe that taking time out just to nurture them selves is an act of selfishness. The truth is that everyone benefits when a woman cares enough to dedicate a few minutes to look after her self physically, spiritually and emotionally.

What to do in phone time, car time or workout time to multitask effectively?