During the final pages of his 2005 NYT Best Selling novel, Looking for Alaska, John Green poses a question philosophers and religions have wrestled with for millennia. Why do we suffer? And, somewhat more importantly,…
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Do, or Do Not: Which Do You Choose?
Do, or do not. There is no try. This could be the third most well-known line from Star Wars. But there are a hundred different meanings you can take from this line. For the most…
Kick Ass Games That Should Have Been Remastered on Xbox One and PS4
11 Kick Ass Games That Should Have Been Remastered on Xbox One and PS4 This article had started with some long winded intro about how fucking disappointed I’ve been with the current console cycle. But…
My Father Was Darth Vader
I was seven or eight the first time I watched Empire Strikes Back. And for twenty plus years, one scene has impacted my psyche more than any other — a scene that sent chills up my…
Why You (May) Have Fat Loss Frustrations
Mario, Fat Loss Frustrations, & the Scale “I am going to lie on the couch tonight, watch terrible television shows that rot my brain, and drink beer.” These were the first words spoken as my…
The Most Important Front in Your Battle for Fat Loss (or Gaming)
Battlefront: Fat Loss Star Wars: Battlefront is officially out today! via GIPHY As a rabid fan of the original Battlefront games, I dreamed for years that someone would make a new iteration of this franchise….
Game Like a Pro: Wrist Curls for Optimal Gaming Performance
Get Back In the Game During a multi-hour gaming marathon, every gamer has experienced that moment when their wrist and hands seize up thanks to our Darth Vader like grip around our controller. If you…
What a Video Game Taught Me About Leadership
For decades all around the world, however, video games have been used as teaching tools, educating kids on a plethora of subjects like history, pattern recognition, critical thinking, and more since the early 1990s. (Think Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, Tetris, SimCity, Starcraft, etc.)
If games can teach us how to recognize patterns, develop plans of action, think critically, manage resources, problem solve and more, could a game you play online help you develop leadership skills that you can apply in RL? (that’s real life for those who don’t speak gamer)
What is the Most Accurate Way to Measure Body Fat?
Most people gauge their weight loss success with the bathroom scale. Step up, stand still, and boom instant feedback. However, your common household scale is about as reliable as a drunk plastic surgeon at Mardi Gras.
Scale weight can fluctuate throughout the day depending on numerous variables and they also do not provide any measurement of how much body fat you actually have.
There are a few ways to measure body fat specifically for those who are trying to reach a certain level of “leanness.”
We Can Be Heroes (The Fascinating Reason Why Heroes Matter)
Heroes connect us with the humane powers inside ourselves, guiding us to through the trials of perseverance and leaving us with the understanding that anything is possible; so long as you decide to commit to one-hundred percent self-responsibility in this moment in time
We are all looking for a power, a power to overcome our greatest obstacles, that will provide us the strength to live a better life.