Did you know that polar bear fur isn’t white?
Polar bears actually have transparent fur with black skin underneath. Their transparent hairs are also hollow, meaning that light passes through the outside and scatters inside to create the white appearance. This is the same reason that clouds and snow appear white! Think of polar bears as large carnivorous snowballs.
Speaking of carnivorous, did you know that polar bears are the largest land carnivore?Read More
Working out carries huge upside and virtually no downside. And yet, a large number of people don’t do it consistently. The specific reasons vary, but they’re rooted in the same general reason—poor strategy.
I’ve had successes and failures in workout out over the last 15 years, and this is my conclusion about the process for consistently exercising.Read More
The word “widget” makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit, but widgets can be very useful!
I’ve failed to use productivity apps successfully for an embarrassing reason. The act of opening up an app is apparently too challenging for me. But I recently placed interactive widgets on my phone’s first screen, and I’ve been infinitely more compelled to live each day a little bit better.
“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
~ Someone Smart
Remember that one time you decided that you were going to do something awesome and you did it? Great! You owe that success to planning.
Put simply, planning means you’re 300000% more likely to live intentionally, and living intentionally is how you live the life you want to live instead of the lame default life that the world will give you. Planning can be a life-changing ordeal, but most people only do one type of it.Read More
Obstacles are easier to manage when you’ve already decided where you’re going.
One of the most effective ways to overcome resistance is to stop making it a decision.
Deciding whether or not to do something implies that it depends on something subjective like how you feel or what the weather is like. That might work for deciding when you go to the park, but for something like your commitment to exercise, meditation, reading, writing, or cleaning your home, even considering it a decision will only hurt your ability to be consistent with it.
When it comes to beneficial activities, we often find ourselves wanting to do them, but not feeling like doing them. This can turn into a draining internal battle of opposing forces. But what if you made the executive decision that it wasn’t even a decision in the first place?Read More