Exercise

Fourteen Ways to Stay Off the Streets

As I write this piece, the United States still in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown. Trying to use the time we now have on our hands in a way that keeps us healthy can be a challenge. Here are fourteen life hacks you can try.

Routine can be your friend. Too often, when we are left with unstructured time, we become overwhelmed by the number of choices we might make. Taking away some of those choices by maintaining a regular routine each day keeps you more satisfied with your day-to-day life.

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Five by Five

Here’s an exercise that will help spur creativity, may give you confidence to move forward on projects, and has the added benefit of pestering some of your close friends . . .

Ask five of your closest friends to e-mail or text you a list of what they consider to be your five most positive personality traits. As tempting as it might be for some of your impish friends to poke fun at this exercise (“dude, you can down 3 beers an hour and still stand up”), ask them to treat this seriously, and to concentrate on positive, uplifting things only. Because most people will rapidly forget a buried e-mail or text, request that you receive these lists within 24 hours. [Read more…]

Try a digital fast

We live in a 24/7 connected, always-on world. Our ubiquitous smart phone whistles, burps, farts, or chimes, seeking to secure our attention. Just as we were getting used to the fast pace of e-mail, along came texts, to which we are expected to reply within seconds. And if this intrusion into our personal lives isn’t bad enough, far too often we are electronically tethered to our employer or business, either of which constantly craves us. [Read more…]

Why Your Brain Needs Exercise

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Train Your Brain

“The brain needs regular exercise just like the body does. When a child is young and everything is new and novel, the brain is at its peak of absorbing new inputs and modeling the child’s world. Not only is the child absorbing the most information, the brain is in its healthiest and functionally best state.

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Get in the Zone

Top athletes recognize the value of sleep, exercise, diet, meditation and other calming practices and mind-body fitness for peak performance. “Getting in the zone” is proven by a number of studies. [Read more…]

Do you exercise your brain?

You have one minute to relax! :-)

In today’s mega-stress society, it’s difficult to take a 30 minute break during your workday to meditate, take a walk in nature, or engage in other meaningful activities that experts tell us are de-stressors. Here’s a suggestion you can do multiple times throughout your day. [Read more…]

Here is a fun brain teaser to test your reasoning skills

George asks Billy how old he is. Billy replies that two days ago he was 22, but next year, he’ll be 25 years old. How can this be? [Read more…]

When is a distraction good?

If you are trying to get some work done, a distraction is generally perceived as something getting in the way. Whether an interruption from a coworker, an e-mail arriving in your inbox marked “urgent”, or a ringing phone, distractions and interruptions typically make us less productive. [Read more…]

Answer these four questions to fatten your bottom line

You created the business of your dreams. There is only one thing missing: profits! Here is a four step analysis that will help you get on track to determine why your bottom line is so skinny. [Read more…]

Prosper on Purpose!