For a range of reasons, the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a lot of people to think more deeply about their line of work. For many it has been forced out of pure necessity as industries like travel, hospitality and brick and mortar retail have been hit hard, with widespread closures…

One of the reasons I created Man Body Spirit was because I noticed — and experienced first-hand — that the World is changing at such an incredible speed that it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep up. We are in a golden age for science & technology, with new discoveries…

I have a love-hate relationship with the modern obsession with productivity. …

Like the majority of Power Up readers, here in the Netherlands we’re now into our fourth month of ‘hard’ lockdown — with no end in sight. This, I don’t need to tell you, is after more than a year now of on-off lockdowns and general heavy restrictions on life as…

It has become common to equate the concept of ‘optimising your life’ with a kind of achievement-driven pursuit of more. “Eliminate distractions, increase productivity, crush your goals, find your dream job, get the body, feel amazing at all times,” kind of thing. Maybe that is the optimum life for some…

What if there was a wonder drug that helped improve the performance of your brain, immune function, learning and supported weight loss? That reduced your risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer? And what if it was clinically proven, legal, free, and available to every body in…

This week, as we witnessed Spring-like weather inject a more positive energy, sense of optimism and the return of smiling faces amongst neighbours and colleagues, it seems appropriate to explore the concept of happiness. What is Happiness? Is what gives us happiness what we think it is? And if not…

One of the many consequences of the pandemic is that most of us have become far better acquainted with our own minds — for better or for worse. Cut off from social interactions, deprived in too many cases of the daily occupation of work — and the sense of purpose…

Whether Valentines day is something you celebrate or not the past year has been an interesting time for relationships. If you live with your partner you’ve probably grown to know them more deeply than ever before — for better or for worse. Maybe you live apart and you’ve had to…