Tech entrepreneurs are the quintessential early adopters, so I turn to them when it comes to discovering new and worthwhile apps for business and personal use. Of course I include my company’s app, Power 20, but I feel fine about
Startups are hiring, but landing a job can be tricky. This post is written with non-technical liberal arts graduates in mind. While startups are one of the few sectors of our economy that are hiring, landing a startup job requires
By the end of the 2012-2013 academic year, the Colby College basketball team was facing a tough situation. They had won only seven games that year, players were skipping workout sessions, and some considered dropping off the team. Everyone was
About me: I build Power 20, a suite of mobile exercise apps. I’ve been using a standing desk since 2011 and so far so good. Not only does my standing desk setup work great, but it also looks great. Once you’ve
Stress is a choice. We all face stress, but how or whether we deal with it is a matter of personal choice. Whatever the source of stress – illness, financial woes, crime, losing loved ones – our ability to cope with
Airplane turbulence has always terrified me, but a recent bout of turbulence I felt while flying over the Atlantic Ocean was so sudden and so violent that I wanted to evacuate my own body. My fear was a gushing geyser
I’ve dedicated an increasing amount of time to meditating over the past six month, starting with just 1 minute at a time. I’m now up to 10 minutes each day. My goal is 20 minutes twice a day. Even with
We forget almost everything we read. Yes, by reading a book we’ll develop an overarching understanding of its concepts, and we may remember the gist of what we’ve read, but the most of valuable facts and important nuances will disappear
The single best way I know to get ahead in life is by helping other people. While I’d love to say that I help get people off the streets or improve access to education, in fact the kind of help
No. Americans don’t exercise enough, but even if we did, we’d still face the current obesity epidemic. We have been exercising for years, and we love creating new ways to exercise. We invented gyms, popularized marathons, created the at-home exercise