Consider this: One writer produces 40,000 words per year, another writer produces 400,000 words per year. Who do you think is going to be the better writer? I’d bet my life on the latter. How can I be so sure? Because I’ve been both of those writers.

For anyone arguing that quantity doesn’t equal quality, then let me tell you this: When you practice something, you make mistakes, a lot of mistakes, that is how you learn what works and what doesn’t. Therefore, it takes the writer who produces 40,000 words per year 10 years to learn from the same…

“People can come to believe things that never really happened.”

— Elizabeth Loftus, Cognitive Psychologist

Pain shoots through my wrist as my partner grabs my hand and pulls me onto the dance floor. “What a tune,” he shouts over the music. I stand there glowering at him. I sound like a right killjoy, don’t I?

The truth was, I was in agony. I’d injured my wrist a few weeks prior and it hadn’t healed. My partner knew this yet had clearly forgotten in his eagerness to dance with me to his favorite song.

A few days later my doctor confirmed…

Mindset

Work-related stress and 70-hour workweeks are a thing of the past for me, because of learning and applying the techniques behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

A 2020 study by the American Psychological Association revealed that 70% of Americans reported a significant increase in work-related stress during the pandemic. Personally, my stress levels increased as a result of having to work from home.

Communication breakdown with colleagues and not having clear boundaries between work and home life, among other things, meant that my 35-hour workweek soon escalated to an overwhelming 70 hours per week. …

What Is Classic Literature?

Ask three different people what classic literature is and you’ll probably receive three different answers. While there is no one true definition of a classic, there are, however, some commonalities between those that are classed as such.

First and foremost the writing is of a high-quality. This could be what was considered so at the time of its publication, or at a later date when re-appraised by a different generation. Determining the quality of prose can be highly subjective though so it is also important to look at other factors.

Longevity then is perhaps a more objective way to define…

You’re not alone if you’ve ever asked yourself these questions: Am I having enough sex? Does size really matter? Should I be orgasming more?

Google results for these questions are unfortunately questionable. From unsupported facts to idol gossip — It’s no wonder we haven’t found the answers we’ve been looking for.

I’ve tracked down qualitative and quantitative data from professional sources that provide reliable answers and finally provide closure on these long-debated questions.

Am I Having Enough Sex?

The General Social Survey (GSS) has collected data since the 1970s on American’s thoughts and habits on a wide range of topics including their sexual behaviors. It’s…

At the time of writing, it’s just 3 days away from what is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year — Blue Monday. It falls on the third Monday in January, which makes it the 18th this year. There’s even a scientific formula for it.

[W+(D-d)]xTQ/MxNA

Or better explained as:

[(W)weather+(D)debt-(d)monthly salary] x (T)time since Christmas (Q)time since failure of attempt to give something up/(M)low motivational level x (NA) the need to take action

If you’re anything like me though then you don’t like formulas telling you how you should feel — this is probably why I…

SATIRE

I wake up every day so stoked to be a man. It’s hard not to have a constant smile on your face when there are so many opportunities afforded to you just because you’re the stronger sex. I want to share with you just 5 of the many reasons why I love being a guy.

1. Men get to hold doors open for everyone

One of many free workouts men get every day. While women are throwing money away on expensive gym memberships, men get to work on their biceps and triceps just from all the doors we hold open.

If we’re lucky they’re heavy doors and we get…

I love meat yet in May 2020, I began a transition period to go from meat-eater to vegetarian. Within a few months, I was fully vegetarian with no cravings for meat at all.

If you’ve eaten meat your whole life as I have, then you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s really hard to give up. You don’t just wake up one day and cut something out of your diet that you love, because that takes an inordinate amount of willpower. …