All living organisms, including the human race, are creatures of habit. That is to say, we train ourselves, again and again, in order to better ourselves. If not, the skills we have come to rely on will whither away. We ...

About a year ago I found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. So I decided to cheat on sleep. An internet meme knocked on my door called 'polyphasic sleep' and rumour has it that by switching ...

I read a few years ago somewhere that a hallmark of a genius is being able to hold opposites together and transcend them. This stuck with me and over time I tried to make sense of it, because at first ...

A few months ago, while living in Australia, I was given an assignment by my boss I was not at all thrilled about: drive 5 hours into the country, meet with a client for 2 hours, and drive back that ...

Over the past few hundred years the power of organized religion has steeply declined in the west. State & church and science & religion are separated and free inquiry is now more encouraged than ever. The loss of God as ...

Imagine a world where you have an endless number of ways to feel alive... ...trillions of reasons to never be bored... ...an infinity of beautiful things you can create... ...already so many beautiful things to behold... ...and 7 billion crazy characters to play along ...

“Riches, mediocrity and poverty begin in the mind.” - Remez SassonHow do you talk to yourself? Do you find fault with most aspects of your life? Do you talk to others like that? Would let anyone talk to you like that? ...

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it. - Richard Whately  Getting up early every day to start the day off right has a huge effect on the rest of our day. Unfortunately we can ...

1) Wanting to be something you're not is far too normal A fascinating part about traveling is the ability to observe 'normal behavior' from an unbiased perspective. By that I mean societal norms that you wouldn't think twice about if you're ...

We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off. -Fight Club The total self-improvement industry ...