In the United States, we use the phrase "couch potato" to describe someone who spends a significant amount of time sitting around, consuming content via a screen, and otherwise doing…

You are not for everyone. Nor should you be. The common adage goes: "When you try to please everyone, you please none." While this may be true, I prefer this…

Professional golfer Akshay Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open last month by beating Denny McCarthy on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. And he did it playing hurt. Despite…

A recent study examined why some people seem to have an innate sense of direction while others do not. The study found that people tend to fall into three groups:…

Peter Parker’s iconic tray catch scene from 2002’s Spider-Man took 156 takes, but it was done without CGI. The old-fashioned way. It's odd how twenty years ago, you'd think, "Of…

I was speaking to a young person about the importance of making stuff. She's an artist who one day hopes to make her living making art, but she's plagued with…

According to a recent Cash App Taxes survey, a whopping 25% of Gen Z taxpayers said they’d need a therapist to deal with the stress of tax-filing season. Additionally, 54% said…

Every now and then, my school's cafeteria serves "Nachos Grande." When I announce this meal option to my students, I add that "Nachos Grande" might be an excellent nickname for…

The National Bureau of Economic Research has made a shocking discovery. Polling data routinely indicates that about 22 percent of Americans report attending religious services on a weekly basis. However,…

I was teaching a storytelling workshop last month when one of the participants lamented that his parents had "only given $250 in pocket money" per month while he was attending…