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11 Ways Writers Can Keep Fit

September 18, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

10 ways writers can keep fit

Your body and mind are intertwined. But, as writers, our craft demands that we spend alarmingly large portions of our life being sedentary. I love pounding out stories but I don’t like making sacrifices in order to do it. Sciatica, psychosis, and stiffness (not the good kind) are common companions when you spend too much […]

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10 Easy Ways To Be More Grateful

August 16, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Being grateful is hard, damn it. Don’t we deserve everything we get and more? Aren’t we entitled to clean water, iPhones, medicine, ten thousand TV channels, Tinder, Netflix, automobiles, internet, and the support of people around us? I’ve been actively practicing gratitude for almost a decade and sometimes it can be difficult to remain grateful […]

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How To Quit Caffeine With No Withdrawal (30-Day Method)

July 30, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

how to quit caffeine with no withdrawal

Caffeine withdrawals SUCK. Sure, they’re no match for smack withdrawals with the projectile missiles coming out of both ends. And they’re not as bad as alcohol withdrawals where you’re in constant danger of a stroke. But they do suck. Caffeine is a drug. A socially acceptable drug but a drug nonetheless.    When you abuse […]

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How To Stop Complaining & Start Loving Your Life

July 30, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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You don’t complain enough. Why didn’t you curse out that driver? He just cut you off. Money’s tight at the moment. Why aren’t you bitching about it? You know who said those words? No one.  No one that has their head screwed on right. I can be insanely positive and optimistic even at the bleakest […]

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Nineteen 30-Day Challenges That Will (Maybe) Change Your Life

July 26, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

Nineteen 30-Day Challenges That Will (Maybe) Change Your Life

Life is basically like a video game. Except there are consequences to your actions. And debt. Boredom. Depression. Disease. Crime. Okay, maybe life isn’t totally like a video game. But you certainly can “level-up” and make things more interesting by taking a 30-day challenge. 30-day challenges are a great way to break out of a […]

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How Writers Can Improve Their Writing With The Wim Hof Method (Review)

July 23, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

how to write 10,000 words a day with the wim hof method

People think I’m crazy when I say a breathing and cold water therapy course is my secret to insane writing productivity and creativity.   You can call me crazy. But I am 10 times more productive than I ever was. And all it took was a couple of months of the Wim Hof Method. Writers measure […]

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10 Ways To Hustle Up Some Extra Cash Online

July 19, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Are you in the early stages of your start-up? Maybe you’re just starting out as a writer and you need some extra cash for covers, editing, marketing, and all that stuff. Or maybe you’re a full-time student and just need some super simple ways to make money so you can buy beer and books. I got […]

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12 Habits That Might Just Save Your Life

July 13, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Although statistically we live in the safest time in human history, this one fact still remains: the world is a dangerous place. Accidents are the number four leading cause of death in the U.S. What causes accidents?  Carelessness. Complacency. Human error.  The difference between death and survival is often a tiny little habit. One small […]

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Here’s how to stop a cold in one day

June 25, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

how to stop a cold in one day

I’m gonna teach you how to stop a cold in one day. This is the technique I literally used 2 days ago. I did the things I’m about to talk about and when I woke up the next day… BAM! My cold was gone. I haven’t seen this “technique” anywhere else. This is just a combination of stuff […]

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Wim Hof Method Review (2020)

June 25, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

Wim Hof Method

This Wim Hof Method review will take you ~4 minutes to read if you’re a fast reader. Thanks to the Wim Hof Method, I can hold my breath at the beginning of this article and not need to breathe until I reach the end. Can you? I was burned out. Too many stimulants, pain pills, and sleepless […]

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