Here’s what to do about it. — When the options are all or nothing, the answer is usually nothing (unless, of course, the question is how many cinnamon rolls. Then the answer is a resounding ALL). This was the mindset I lived by most of my life. And I bet you can guess what that meant for…

Wellness influencers are (unintentionally) setting a trap and consumers are falling for it — 527. That’s the number of people you’d have to convince to buy an Athletic Greens AG1 subscription to make $100,000 a year. How? Through their affiliate program, where they offer a 20% lifetime commission on products sold. When promoting a $79-per-month subscription, that’s a good chunk of change ($15.80-per-month, …

The key to breaking your phone addiction has been hiding in plain sight all along. — Let’s be honest here: breaking your phone addiction is hard. The constant dopamine rush just feels too dang good. But the more time you spend on your phone, the less you enjoy real life. So how do you break the addiction? For me, the answer was hiding in my phone’s…

How to get out of a funk and keep your bad mood from turning into a bad day. — I woke up to every dog owner’s nightmare: I giant pile of literal sh*t on the kitchen floor. I genuinely considered leaving it there to deal with later. I can’t smell it when I’m not in the kitchen. And it’s 6AM. …

Can you really make money scanning grocery store receipts? — I’m well aware that pinching pennies isn’t going to make me rich. I’m also well aware that after using all my savings to pay for a coding bootcamp and a shuttle bus (which will soon become a tiny home on wheels), every penny counts. So I’m gonna do it anyway. …

17 ways to move your body that are actually awesome. — Remember exercising as a kid? Yeah, that’s because it wasn’t a thing. When we were kids, movement was built right in to our lives. We climbed around on the playground, played hide-and-go-seek-freeze-tag, and rode our Razor scooters around the block. “Exercise” wasn’t in our vocabularies. What we did was play. …

How minimalism makes you a better writer. — School teaches you writing all wrong. Minimum word counts create the habit of adding fluff just to fill a page. If you want to be a better writer, cut things out ruthlessly. When I finish a draft, I eliminate at least 25% of its length, no matter what. A 25%…

You’re not a failure, you’re just doing it wrong. — I’ve seen the videos. “That girl” (whoever she is) gets up at 5 am. She drinks a gallon of water. Works out. Takes a cold shower. Meditates. Cut to aesthetic footage of her making coffee while blending up a mixture of kale, spinach, and self-loathing. Meanwhile, if the temperature in…

Success has less to do with luck than you think. Here’s why. — 12 million dollars. That’s the estimated net worth of Emma Chamberlain. And at only 20 years old, I should add. Her YouTube videos have been viewed over a billion times. Yes, that's BILLION, with a ‘b’. …