“I had a great teacher in India who said to me, ‘If you think you’re spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.’” — Elizabeth Gilbert For the holidays, or any gathering, everyone desires the picture-perfect family, sitting in social media-ready positions around the fire, having the best time with one another. But the […]
Category: Wellbeing
Altruism Improves Happiness
“Altruism is innate, but it’s not instinctual. Everybody’s wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.” — David Rakoff The benefits of giving aren’t just campy sayings on the Hallmark channel. Doing good turns out to be really positive for you. Even though we recommend giving back regularly, it’s even more applicable during […]
The Joy of Fire
“A house with no fireplace is a house without a heart.” — Gladys Taber Winter isn’t coming, winter is here. For us at ETS, the weather has become pretty cold. Admittedly, winter isn’t our preferred time of year. Since its arrival is inevitable, we have been working to improve our attitude towards it. One of […]
Is It Still Special to Gorge During the Holidays?
“Then the Whos, young and old, will sit down to a feast and they’ll feast, and they’ll feast. And they’ll feast, feast, feast, feast.” — The Grinch Holidays are the season to spend time with friends and family. Celebrating the year entering our rear-view mirror, while looking at the year which is to come. Usually, […]
Talk Through Negative Emotions
“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.” — Brené Brown There is no escaping negative emotions. Each day puts you on a roller coaster of highs and lows. Depending on what is going on in your life, there could be more time spent in those […]
Snooze to Better Sleep
“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald We at ETS have to confess that we are terrible sleepers. It seems a strange thing to say, but it’s the truth. With how important sleep is to recovery, longevity, and overall mental health, it is worth getting […]
Live Like a Vampire: Longevity Myths and Things to Be Wary Of (Part 2)
“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.” — William Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra” Welcome back, fellow future vampires. Last week we talked about the things you should be doing to increase your longevity. As usual, we cited science-backed sources which support the approaches. Though there is also the other […]
Live Like a Vampire: Tricks to Living Healthier, Longer (Part 1)
“Each life makes its own imitation of immortality.” — Stephen King Longevity is all the rage. Living as long as you possibly can while remaining as young as you possibly can. Basically, trying to be a vampire. Vampires are so alluring because they are immortal, coupled with eternal youth. No one wants to live to […]
Your Time is Valuable – Uninstall Games from Your Phone
“I don’t need to get a life, I am a gamer, I have lots of lives.” — Unknown “Do you?” — Another Unknown Phones are sneaky. They push updates and no longer ask for your permission to do so. This isn’t inherently bad, but we have noticed more and more apps being auto-installed. Games we […]
Write Your Way to Better Mental Health
“You can make anything by writing.” — C.S. Lewis As much fun as it is being punched in the face by social media platitudes, people showing off how good looking they are, and watching ads, it often isn’t particularly useful. The internets seem to contain a never-ending sea of random and disorganized thoughts. Luckily, there […]