Health

How can fancy monkeys optimize all aspect of well-being: physical, mental,emotional, relational and existential, while having fun and enjoying life?

corgi on a Peloton bike

Beat Your Indoor Cycling PR, Without Beating Yourself Up

Want to beat your Peloton personal record (PR)?

Cortisol Gives You Poop Goggles

Cortisol Gives You Poop Goggles

This past Saturday morning, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw this very clearly: everything was poop.

Making exercise a habit

Reflections on a Decade of Exercising

Ten years ago last month, I began working out and managed to build a lasting habit. I wish I could say

Food Won’t Make You Happy Part 2: Mood

Food Won’t Make You Happy Part 2: Mood

The one about how Chonk gives you super-short-sighted advice For the past decade, Snickers has run a cute series of ads with the...

Food Won’t Make You Happy Part 1: Pleasure

Food Won’t Make You Happy Part 1: Pleasure

The one about the difference between pleasure and happiness

Effortlessness of Overeating

The Effortlessness of Overeating Part 2: Food is Everywhere

A few years ago, I realized I was overeating the smorgasbord of foods you find at the office: birthday cake, retirement party treats, kitchen bagels, m...

Tweaking your food environment

The Effortlessness of Overeating Part 1: Extreme Yumminess

The one about tweaking your food environment to make eating healthy easier We fancy monkeys looooove convenience. The easier...

Dog in Your Head Asking for Snacks

There’s a Dog in Your Head Asking for Snacks: Part 2

You have experienced Chonky Corgi talking to you thousands, maybe millions, of times. We’re so accustomed to his chatter...

Partially human

There’s a Dog in Your Head Asking for Snacks: Part 1

How often do you think about food? One study shows that Americans think about food for an average of 40 minutes per day. Within that...