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You struggle with being productive. So you decide you need to establish a routine for yourself. You get real gung-ho about this routine — this is going to be the thing that changes everything! But then you fail to stick to it....

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help our newer readers discover some of the best, evergreen gems from the past. This article was originally published in...

Skills are abilities we can learn and get better at. We tend to think of them in terms of concrete, physical pursuits, which often involve the use of tools or instruments. Shooting a gun. Fixing a car. Playing the piano. We...

When I was growing up, my family road tripped to our vacation destinations. That usually meant getting in the Aerostar and driving west on I-40 to Albuquerque. I didn’t fly on a plane until I was nineteen years old.  I married...

The squat is one of the most basic human movements, and calls upon some of the largest muscles in the body. If you want to be as strong as possible, you want to work as many of these large muscles as possible. Enter the low-bar...

When talking about Mexican spirits, most people will immediately think of Tequila or Mezcal. Ancho Reyes is a fabulous alternative to spice up your home bar and favorite cocktails. In this review, you will discover Menjurje de...

According to Parkinson’s Law, “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” A homemaker or employee will linger and dawdle over their chores and responsibilities because they can, in order to fill the day...

I have a confession to make: I don’t make my bed. I never saw the point in it; I’m just going to mess up the covers again that night. I don’t spend much time in my bedroom, and my guests don’t spend any, so it’s not as if anyone...

Our family has been taking more road trips these past few years. In the last six months, we’ve driven to New Mexico twice and Colorado once. We’ll be driving to Wyoming later this summer. When you’re on a road trip, food is a...

You’re going round and round on a decision. You’re trying to figure out whether or not you need to make some change in your life. And you feel like you’re just one more reddit-trawl, advice-soliciting text, or journaling session...

Much has been made of the increasing number of Americans living alone (in 1960, single-person households constituted 13% of all households; today, they represent 28% of them). But such a period is not without historical...