Back when I used to sit around in college, watching TV with my face two inches from the monitor, hammering my temple really hard with a hammer, and drinking whiskey straight from the bottle for hours upon hours straight, my friends used to tell me: stop, you'll destroy all your … [Read more...]

It's a triumphant moment when a writer finally gets to say it: "I am a writer." But in this day and age of bloggers, freelance writers, technical writers, copywriters, journalists, novelists, etc., what does the title "writer" even mean anymore? Do all writers share similar … [Read more...]

Raise your hand if you've ever felt stressed before. Now, raise your hand if you didn't actually raise your hand, because it's actually pretty weird to raise your hand upon the request of an online article -- that, by the way, has no means of verifying whether you actually raised … [Read more...]

The simplest definition of "nootropic" involves any substance or practice that enhances cognition. Brain bio-hacking is the cool-guy's term for nootropics. For a stickler like me, nootropics are any safe, side-effect-free substances that enhance cognition. But even so, the common … [Read more...]

Nootropics may optimize brain chemical status, promote brainwave frequencies, enhance cerebral circulation, reduce free radical damage, improve nerve growth factor levels, and more -- but what does this all mean in terms of nootropic benefits? How do nootropic bio-activities … [Read more...]