A couple of years ago, I heard a psychologist say that fiction has been shown to improve social interaction. At first, I felt justified. This meant there was function to all those hours I’d sunk into stories. Next, I felt curious… how did fiction help [...]
Whatever our personality, psychological maturity requires a balanced, varied skillset, and that means working to develop your areas of weakness. From a personality perspective, that means developing the parts of us that are against the grain of our typical personality... Hence this personality-based self-development series. [...]
Succeeding as an introvert might mean developing your extroverted side and capitalizing on the strengths your introversion brings you. I’ve struggled with appreciating the fact that I'm introverted. It just feels like so much of life and relationships are an uphill battle since outgoingness [...]
Before starting my Masters, I was interviewing folks in different fields to determine which jobs would fit me well. One friend, himself a psychotherapist for a few years, told me that school taught him very little relative to his practical experience. He gave a pretty [...]
The first few times I heard “self-care” it was in reference to things like bubble baths and red wine. Yeah... not really my thing. The popular talk around self-care often feels effeminate, even though most of us would agree in theory that self-care is good [...]
COVID brought with it a workout-from-home-revolution. Here’s how you can get started. Lack of time is the #1 reason people don't exercise. It’s also why people gain weight when they get married, have kids, or work their way up the corporate ladder… time becomes harder [...]
Some people want to look big; others want to look toned. Many people want both, and in fact, the pathways to muscle definition and muscle size intersect and overlap often. In order to build muscle, you need to increase a bodily function called muscle protein [...]
Using a scale might not be the best way to track your fitness goals. Back in high school, a friend and I ganged up on a buddy over “why” someone should workout: “That’s so shallow man.” “Yeah, at least the two of us workout for [...]
Most think that cardio is your best friend for weight loss and muscle definition. In reality, there's no one way to lose weight or look more toned. In fact, if there is a way to improve muscle definition, it probably involves less of the traditional [...]
I currently work as a fitness coach, and I’d say 95% of new clients entering our gym want to lose weight in some way. The rest usually want to add muscle mass. Notice the interesting dichotomy: you're either adding weight or losing it, albeit in different [...]
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