Jacob Schnee

20 years into the practice, pausing to posit why exactly meditation is so refreshing for the mind, body and spirit.

It's January. Time to say "yes" to new things, right? But what if instead, now were the perfect time to embrace the merciful beauty of "no"?

Anyone who's seen the legendary film Glengarry Glen Ross recognizes it instantly as a symbol for the most hardcore of Type A,...

Seth said it. The Pinging he calls it. As if it were a Stephen King! So much meaning in so few words. "Dang, that guy's brilliant," I...

Do you carry tension in your neck and shoulders? I do. Chronically. It's a thing. I know about it intellectually, I work on it all the...

Are "resolutions" doomed from the start? We are so familiar with the stalwarts, we can bring them to mind in our sleep: To lose 20 lbs...

Philosophers, psychologists, physicists, zen masters, HGTV stars, valedictorians, presidents - what do they all have in common? They all...

If there is a self-improvement junkie, I am he. I don’t feel great about admitting it, but there it is. Self-awareness, like courage, is...

Read books. Study ideas. Plan ahead. These are all good ways to get smarter. But they all miss a critical aspect of brain health. Don't...

The first thing I learned when I began weightlifting back in high school was this: Form is everything. It doesn't matter how goofy or...