We’re measuring the wrong thing. (Still.)

The other day, an ad on Instagram caught my eye. (Yes, I occasionally buy things from Instagram ads. Shut up.) It was for a new type of weight scale that does away with…numbers?!

As I dug into it, it turned out to be an…

How I plan to enter my 50s fit as a fiddle.

He’s 74 years old, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is still killing it. In a recent issue of his newsletter, the 74-year-old action star and Governator responded to a fan’s question about how he adapted his training to accommodate his age:

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Or, my weight is none of your business.

For some reason, we humans love to comment on other people’s weight.

Somehow, we got it into our heads that someone’s size bears some sort of relationship to their moral character. …

Keeping it is where the real work begins.

Several weeks ago, I was driving to the store when I got a text from one of my daughters. I took a quick glance at it. Then I pulled over to the side of the road.

“Hey dad?” it started. “I’m really…

Six figures, no degree. Is this the future? Yes and no.

I was the son of a single mom making minimum wage in a dirt-poor town in upstate New York. I never got a degree. In anything. …

You don’t have to be an Instagram model.

Open Instagram and you’ll see no shortage of America’s Next Top Models. Ultra-fit, muscled-up men and women with microscopic quantities of body fat.

But is that achievable for most of us? Is it even advisable? Or is there a better way for…

What you should do instead.

I’ve read a lot of posts about strategies for “going viral”. Some of these tips are solid advice for new writers. Some are unhelpful or even counterproductive.

But the sentiment itself is misguided. I’ve been writing online (profitably) for over two decades and I can…

All the ride, none of the downside.

I’ve been a fan of cycling since I was a pre-teen. As a kid trapped in a small town in upstate New York, cycling (I just called it “riding my bike” then) provided a measure of freedom.

As an adult, I still love…