June 24, 2025

Most Adults Stop Trying New Things Too Early

We're never too old to pick up a new hobby. I've actually done quite a few new things in middle-age which has made middle-age a surprisingly fresh time for being alive! My picking up new hobbies have been mostly unexpected and part of a growing sense of giving things a try and not putting up as much of a fight when my wife tells me I should go do it! One of my newest and most enjoyable hobbies has been a curiosity of mine for a very long time. If you would have asked me if I'd be learning how to play piano in middle-age, I would have told you "You're crazy! That ship sailed decades ago." But in reality, my ship never left dream harbor. I had just been too chicken, too contemplative, too busy, too fearful, too focused on money, too...too...to do anything about it. Until I just went and did it. It's time to sail away from dream harbor and wash away the fear of trying.

January 25, 2025

Caffeine: Productivity Tool or Slow Burn Problem?

Is there anyone untouched by the power and influence caffeine has in society today? While caffeine is only found naturally in the fruit, leaves, and beans of a few plants, it is artificially added to a plethora of other consumable products. Caffeine is truly a chemical we hate to love, as enjoyment can quickly become reliance. In moderation, it is a tool in our productivity toolbox. In excess, it's a toxic poison. Let's dig into where it comes from, how it works, and what we can leverage it to do.

January 25, 2025

Hidden Habits Destroying Your Energy

Feeling tired? Feeling meh? You're not alone. Roughly 20% of the world's population reports feeling tired for at least 6 months and from personal experience, most people are NOT morning people. Safe to say, we are all in pursuit of feeling more energy. Feeling more alive. Feeling more productive, ambitious, motivated, interested, and engaged. But where does that leave us? Most of the time it leaves us...disappointed. It leaves us exhausted. It leaves us wondering what we're doing wrong. The Energy category on my website will be dedicated to exploring the intricacies of energy. The reasons why it's such a struggle to feel energized. I'll be digging into energy supplements, chemicals, nutrition, sleep habits, daily decisions, and much more. Kicking off today's deep dive into growing our energy intelligence quotient (Energy IQ), let's take a look at a few basics.

November 23, 2024

Why Smart People Still Fall for Advertising

A love-hate relationship at the core, advertising is an age old phenomenon living between data-backed science and abstract dreams. From massive sport event commercials to the pesky interrupting ads on YouTube, ads affect just about all of us. Is there a winner or are we all losing the game for our hard-earned dollars on both sides of the advertisement spectrum?

November 15, 2024

How to Build Friendships That Actually Last

Despite the ever growing connectedness of our world, loneliness continues to spread like wildfire. Ask anyone how many real friends they have, and the number can typically be counted on one hand. Double-down even further to ask how many long-term friendships they have and the number is typically one or none. Cultivating friendships are a distinct human need yet it does not come naturally to many of us. Why is that? Why do so few friendships stand the test of time? Here are seven keys to a friendship that lasts and the immediate steps you can take to begin cultivating deep, meaningful relationships.