Tag: Peak

Annual global population growth has slowed and begun to decline. Given the best current projections, the “exponential growth” feared forty years ago has crossed the kink, making it an “S-curve” stabilizing in the middle of this century and beginning a slow decline. On the glo...

I load my surfboard into an old van, ready to leave the hustle of Auckland, New Zealand. I’m twenty-nine years old, gutted by the death of my dog, and still processing the loss of my brother. My mission is to teach in New Zealand, something I’ve always wanted to do but would never have p...

There over 7 million Google and 13,000 Giphy search results for “hate meetings”. There are almost as many for “love meetings” but that is just irony. Beyond that there are countless posts on time and money wasted in meetings — ”This Company Spent 300,000 Hours ...

Just as a skilled tango dancer weaves their body with the rhythm of the music, you can waltz with the tempo of your productivity. And the secret lies in unlocking the riddle of your chronotype. A chronotype, in the simplest terms, is your body’s unique melody. It’s a biological...

The Peak. The place that has the best view of buildings and the best night view in the world — or so I was told since I was a child. I had always known it as a tourist trap — they’ve got a Madame Tussaud Wax Museum there; it seems pretty obvious. Although I have lived in ...

Some moments are inked in memory and never die. Sunrise and sunsets are such magical moments that remind us of the passing of time — of the precious instants in life that are to be treasured. Hong Kong’s Lantau island is famous for the beautiful sunsets in the seat of clouds; the “...

Two weeks after essentially christening my Washington residency, I attempted my boldest feat yet: Summiting the Mailbox Peak Trail. According to AllTrails, it’s a 10.3 mile out-and-back hike with a 4,032 foot gain. Though rated “hard,” I assumed it would be easier than what...

At Winnats Pass, hikers were silhouetted on the top of craggy peaks against the brightness of the sky. Hundreds of them. They’re called walkers in this area. Anyone with suitable footwear can “walk “ to the top of these “hills”. Even guys with babies on their back! ...

This year’s peak season is expected to be particularly intense, thanks to the ongoing global economic shifts and the ever-increasing expectations of consumers for fast and reliable delivery services. These dynamics are pushing logistics companies to rethink and redesign their operational strat...

Chronotypes are genetic, linked to your PER3 gene. Your chronotype is connected to your internal body clock and circadian rhythms. Night owls have shorter PER3 genes, while early birds have longer ones. In addition to influencing the times you wake or go to sleep, the length of your PER3 gene also d...