When we set out to build the collectible coins that would eventually become IRLA, we had high hopes for the impact they would have. After all, this was an idea that we’d been playing with for years. Still, since our...
When was the last time Wikipedia insulted you? For me, it was reading a little article about participation trophies. “A participation trophy is a trophy given to children (usually) who participate in a sporting event but do not finish in...
Outside of actually lifting weights, one of the hardest parts of strength training is weightlifting nutrition -- getting the right balance of calories from the right foods. That balance, which includes an emphasis on protein for weightlifters in their strength...
Ever wonder what Anna Karenina has to do with your motivation to show up and work toward your goals? (Besides the serious amount of motivation you need to tackle 800 pages of Russian literature, of course.) It’s right there in...
If you're looking for the fidget toy that sparked the global fidget phenomenon, check out the original Fidget Cube, invented right here by us. BUY NOW Do fidget toys help you focus? As the team behind the Fidget Cube™ Kickstarter...
Keeping up with the amount of new media that comes out every day, month, and year is an impossible task. We talked before about the 30,000 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every hour. There’s also by one measure over...
When we were kids, our imaginations ran wild. “What if you were a T-rex and I were a Triceratops and this dodgeball was the asteroid, and, and, and…” There were no limits. Anything was possible. And we lived that way,...
As we get older, it’s tempting to blame our mounting problems on the external world. “This apartment is too small!” “My friends never call!” “It’s the subway’s fault I’m late” (Whether or not these are hypothetical situations or a typical...
For something as simple as drinking water, we’re not very good at it. The National Academy of Medicine recommends about a gallon of water per day for men and about 90 ounces per day for women. Instead, a good percentage...
Is there anything as satisfying as hitting a goal we set for ourselves? Whether it’s crossing a marathon’s real finish line or one we’ve made up (did you read 52 books last year like you promised yourself?), the accomplishment usually...
In a cruel twist of fate, yet another year is ending. In many ways, 2022 may look a lot like 2021. A year ago, we were going from 2nd waves to 3rd waves of COVID with hushed whispers about new...
With all of the fun and festivities of the holidays comes certain seasonal stresses that are hard to ignore. Traveling to be with family involves, well, travel. And though air travel is close to the levels it was at in...
