"Music is what feelings sound like" - a blind pianist

Men's Journal: A meticulous study of 73,000+ Americans shows that going veg will add about 10 years to your life. http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/health/go-vegetarian-live-longer-20140717

WSJ: US cow’s milk consumption has dwindled for decades. You know about fat content & animal abuse, most don’t know it contains blood & pus. http://online.wsj.com/articles/americas-move-to-soy-hobbles-dairy-1405729869

When someone is nice enough to put a cup of water out for stray cats don't drop your cigarette butt in it! >:0

Don't just impact "it" -- be part of "it"

Do we seek out experiences because we want them or because we want to have them in order to commodify them?

There are more mobile phones than toilets in the world.

People who write fiction have to be good. People who write non-fiction have to be good and correct.

When I see a Ferrari drive by in Singapore I think: "Thank you for paying four times the price of what that costs in Italy and keeping my tax bill low."

Small beneficial changes turn into big improvements over time

Peter Dinklage: Face your Food

Women aged 55 and above are the fastest growing group on Facebook -- 900% growth per year.

Unleash Your Inner Wolverine

Fresh from seeing the latest installment of the X-Men movie franchise, you may think this article is about how to become so muscular and veiny that your skin resembles a leaf.  It's not.  This article is about maximizing your physical experience to enrich your overall life.

What makes Wolverine so appealing isn't his claws, it's his healing factor.  With a healing factor like his, you could rapidly become an expert in any physical pursuit.  You could throw yourself into intense training and your muscles could recover immediately.  You would be able to build muscle memory and progress to more advanced levels quickly.

I've been practicing Taekwondo consistently for 14 years.  A few days ago I was attending a regular training session with the Singapore National Taekwondo Squad, the team I’ve been training with after moving to Singapore.  During sparring rounds, my ankle connected with my opponent's elbow as he was blocking his kidney.  After that round the pain in my ankle grew to such a level that I had to sit out the rest of the practice.  I couldn't train the next day.  With Wolverine's healing factor, I wouldn't have been hampered at all.  I could fight and train at 100 percent intensity at all times.  Imagine the progression of an athlete who never had to slow down because of any strain or injury!

Top athletes train on the verge of injury and often push that boundary in order to maximize improvements.  Although normal humans don’t have Wolverine’s healing factor, our bodies do heal well.  It encourages me not to worry about injury and to throw myself fully into my sport.  Whatever happens, I can bounce back reasonably quickly.

I'm not saying be reckless.  Only the real Wolverine and a few others could face Magneto head on.  You could end up in hospital or worse.  I'm also not saying be reckless while being careful, because that's contradictory.  My advice is that, along the continuum of carefulness and recklessness, to push yourself towards intensity.

Engaging intensely in physical pursuits will help with work-life balance and life satisfaction.  While your hobby hours will likely never top work hours until retirement, the little time you have for hobbies can be more impactful and rewarding if you engage more intensely.  If you are doing physical training, you will get the results you want faster, you will release more endorphins, and you will improve in skill faster.  The gain in effectiveness will increase your satisfaction and sense of mastery, which is great for self-esteem.  Tough training helps you destress and can help sharpen your focus and efficiency in your work hours.  Finally, working out intensely is not just good for your body and mind.  I find that when my muscles scream at me, it’s like a purifying acid bath for the soul.

Maybe over time this Wolverine approach will make you more superhero-like in your bravery, too!

People are seldom resistant to their own ideas.

Two million Americans suffer from antibiotic-resistant infections each year causing 23,000 deaths directly and many more from complications

If you’re tired of Amazon ads prodding you to buy items you’ve searched for but not purchased, just search for things you already own.

I've seen more public displays of affection in one day in Buenos Aires than in nine months of living in Singapore.

To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing.
- Bruce Lee

It takes 109 gallons of water to make a stick of butter and 90 gallons of water to make a cup of Greek yogurt

Meat Makes the Planet Thirsty