A funny thing happened on the way to early retirement: I got fat. Grab some Oreos, have a read and you decide: Cautionary tale or a roadmap to contentment?
How to Be Fat
It’s Official: Gen X is Middle Aged, So Own It
Gen X is officially in midlife. That doesn’t necessarily mean ear hair and road cycling in pornagraphically-tight lycra. Here’s how to grow old tastefully
Fuck Feelings: How to Feel Better by Feeling Less
Generation X: Fuck Feelings After 18 months intensive self improvement, and having devoured 50-odd self help books and written over 50,000 words on the subject, this Gen Xer reckons he's pretty much the same person. Sure, I had some sweet-ass wins on anger issues, am 3.6% happier, a slightly less shit parent and are set... Continue Reading →
Finally, I Understand My Teens! 3 Surprising Facts From Inside Your Teen’s Brain
Teens have a bad rep for being lazy, dopey and dramatic. Surprising new studies are showing why our teens act this way. And what we can do to help.
Are You Making These Boomer Parenting Mistakes?
Baby Boomers steered the parenting ship into some titanic-sized icebergs. See if you can uncringe from these Boomer parenting mistakes...
What’s with Generation X and Pets?
The world is home to 1.5 billion cats and dogs. And each year we spend $60 billion on our furry friends. So how did we become so pet crazy?
Is Self Help Doing You More Harm Than Good?
Is Self Help Doing Generation X More Harm Than Good? This Gen Xer read 31 Self Help books this year to find out. The surprising results are in...
Beyond their years…
When tragedy hit our local high school, through the helplessness and loss, we saw a generation mature beyond its years. And perhaps our last great hope…
5 Tips to Fire-Up for Fitness
Having trouble getting out of bed to exercise? Here’s my 5 top tips to help motivate Generation X to fire up for fitness and unleash the beast.
How to Get a Teen Room Tidy
Generation X has no more loathsome task than getting a teen room tidy. Gen Z is smart, cunning and has no intention of cleaning their room.
Is Generation X Happy?
We know the secret to happiness. So why are we still crying into our keyboards rummaging through the 3 billion webpages on happiness?
Is Boredom the New Key to Happiness?
Boredom is on the rise. Generation X feels boredom more than Boomers. Generation Z, more than Millennials. But researchers are finding some surprising benefits to boredom.
Generation X Parenting: How Much Therapy Will Your Kids Need?
Generation X Parenting, with all its helicoptering, participation awards and parenting-by-negotiation, is falling out of favour. Did we get it wrong?
Try Our 6-Point Self-Help Checklist: Is Your Life on Track?
Congratulations Generation X, you’re halfway through life. Might be time to pull the hood and do a midlife service. Try our 6-Point Self-Help Checklist to see if your life is on track.
How to Make Peace When Gen X and Gen Z go to War
How two unsuspecting Generation X parents found themselves at war with their two Generation Z kids, and the surprising approach they took to bring peace...
How to Make Peace When Generational Warfare Breaks Out
How two unsuspecting Generation X parents found themselves at war with their two Generation Z kids, and the surprising approach they took to bring peace...
The Four New Secrets to Happiness*
You tried self help and your life still looks like it always has? Traditional self help is useless in the Brave-emoji New World we live in. We need self help tailored for the #moreblessedthanyou modern era. Fortunately, the new secrets to happiness are right in front of us.
Crush Fear the Skydiver Way
Skydivers know they don’t have time to think when they’re spinning under a malfunctioning parachute, soiling themselves and crying for their mums. So they don’t even try. Here’s how they beat fear and find their inner action hero.
How to Have an Epiphany
Ever had an epiphany? A moment when something you heard or saw or thought changed your life? These Hall of Fame moments are as rare as finding true love (after those other ‘true’ loves tanked), overcoming adversity and finding a park in front of the post office. But what if you could induce epiphanies?
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