Category: Lifestyle Blog

  • Priority Levels for Tasks: A Scale That Forces a Choice

    Priority levels for tasks only work when each level has an entry test, a cap and a real cost. Here is a four-level scale, and how to hold it in a loud week.

  • September Slowdown

    It’s mid-August, and your calendar is packed. Friday: your summer work barbecue. Saturday: a flight to your in-laws’ across the country, kids in tow. Wednesday: another flight back home, just when you’ve started to kick your jet lag. Thursday: summer camp drop-offs and back to work after a night of tossing and turning in the…

  • 8 Clean Foundations That Give You Coverage Without Looking Like Foundation

    Some of the links in this story are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you choose to purchase helping us continue to share mindful, inspiring content. Foundation has gotten a lot better at not looking like foundation. Today’s best formulas sit somewhere between skincare and makeup, using serum like textures and…

  • Parental Burnout Symptoms: 4 Signs It Isn’t Just Tiredness

    Parental burnout symptoms go past exhaustion. See the four measured signs, how they differ from work burnout and depression, and what to check this week.

  • Are We Doing Too Much to Our Faces? Dr. Karam on What Works and What’s Hype

    There have never been more ways to “do something” about aging. Botox starts earlier, collagen banking is everywhere, at home devices promise professional level results, and the line between prevention and simply doing too much can get blurry fast. So we went back to Dr. Amir Karam, one of the most recognized names in facial…

  • How to Focus and Concentrate Better: The 4-Check Method

    Most focus advice is an unranked list of 14 tips. Run four checks, find the one constraint that is actually binding you, then test the fix for two weeks.

  • Social Battery Drained?

    Not all exhaustion comes from work, parenting, or lack of sleep. Sometimes, it comes from people. Even enjoyable conversations, packed calendars, and positive social events can quietly drain your mental and emotional reserves.  As September arrives with its return to routines, school schedules, obligations, and social catchups, many people notice their patience shortening and their…

  • DedCool’s New Mocha Magic Is the Cozy Gourmand We’re Wearing Into Colder Weather

    Some of the links in this story are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you choose to purchase helping us continue to share mindful, inspiring content. We have had DedCool Mochi Milk in heavy rotation since it launched, so when we got a sneak peek of the brand’s newest fragrance, Mocha Magic,…

  • TCM Book Club: 5 Things We Learned From Eat Your Ice Cream

    Do we really need another supplement, morning routine, wearable, or longevity hack? In Eat Your Ice Cream, physician Ezekiel J. Emanuel makes a pretty convincing case that we may be overcomplicating wellness. Wellness can start to feel like a full time job. There is always something new to track, stop eating, start taking, wake up…

  • Roots and Research

    Interest in traditional medicine has grown significantly over the past decade. Now, around 80 percent of the world’s population is estimated to turn to nature as their first remedy when feeling under the weather. But as natural medicine becomes more mainstream, what does the science really show? Historic wisdom, cutting-edge science Ancient Egypt’s Ebers Papyrus is one…