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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and How Not to Die from It

People die in all sorts of ways. In this article, we’ll focus on one of the top ten causes of death. That’s because the majority of deaths in the world (>50%) are attributed to the top ten causes. By understanding the top ten causes of death and how to avoid them, you can stack the odds in your favor for living a longer than average life.

Heads up: This article was commissioned as a part of the Adam Rush Project. It was an experiment I did a few years ago to see if having books written by g...

Top Ways to Save Money

Getting rich and staying that way consists of two parts:  Increasing cashflow in, and reducing cashflow out.  This post is about the top methods people use to reduce cashflow out.

Cut down on entertainment

You should cut entertainment costs first.  Entertainment are the luxuries you pay for when you have more time and money than you know what to do with.  Give up premium cable channels or better yet, cut cable television all together. Watching less television also saves electricity and...

Sleep Disorders

Heads up: This article was commissioned as a part of the Adam Rush Project. It was an experiment I did a few years ago to see if having books written by ghostwriters would be commercially viable. It wasn't. That said, the following article was written by someone else and not yet edited to my standards. I hope to find time to rewrite it myself in the future, but for now, read with caution.

Disclaimer: I wish I could tell you that I’m a doctor, but I can’t. I’m just an inquisitive author with...

30 Ways to Teach Your Kids about Money

Parents should not let their children gear their lives to money-making schemes to the extent that they endanger their own lives. Former US president Barack Obama once said that “Money is not everything, but it makes a big difference.” Let your children know that life is sacred and money is temporary so they shouldn’t prioritize acquiring money ahead of living a full life. In the end, it doesn’t matter the amount of money that one makes; what matters is how you spend and manage the money in y...

Actions for Mindset

Mindset Quiz

It’s hard to find success when your head is a mess. You might be your own worst enemy. But once you’re at peace with your mind, everything will fall into place. Why? Because your mental state is what drives all your actions. And your life can only improve through action.

The questions in this quiz are subjective. Spend some time thinking about each one. Be honest with yourself.

Question 1: Do you know your purpose in life?

Your answer:

○ No. Struggling through lif...

Ideas for Blog Topics

A hook is the broad idea of your blog. It is like an elevator pitch. It is what you tell someone when they ask, “So, what’s your blog about?”

One blog I built finally gained a fair number of readers. It was because it had an interesting hook: baseball card collecting. The hook was, “I have hundreds of unopened baseball card packs from the past 25 years. I’ll open one pack a day.” The audience was tiny, but for the first time, I had regular readers. Finding your blog’s hook might be the mo...

Bitcoin Wallets

A bitcoin wallet is an app that stores your bitcoins and keeps them safe. You also use them to carry out transactions on the bitcoin network. People use bitcoin wallets to make purchases anywhere in the world. The purpose of these wallets is to protect your bitcoins from thieves or hackers. They also simplify the transaction process so that even novices can use bitcoin.

Heads up: This article was commissioned as a part of the Adam Rush Project. It was an experiment I did a few years ago to...

Diarrheal Diseases, and How Not to Die from Them

People die in all sorts of ways. In this article, we’ll focus on one of the top ten causes of death. That’s because the majority of deaths in the world (>50%) are attributed to the top ten causes. By understanding the top ten causes of death and how to avoid them, you can stack the odds in your favor for living a longer than average life.

Heads up: This article was commissioned as a part of the Adam Rush Project. It was an experiment I did a few years ago to see if having books written by ...

The Deadliest Events Since 1900

When we think about deadly events in human history, we tend to think about wars, terrorist attacks, and mass killings. But when you look at the events in history that have caused the biggest losses of life, they are generally accidents or natural disasters. While we can’t stop accidents and natural disasters from happening, we can use knowledge of past events to mitigate the damage caused by them.

I’ve compiled a list of the deadliest events since 1900. In the coming months and years, I h...

How Children Sleep

Sleep is something we share in common with most other living creatures in the world. Every single person spends a third of their lives sleeping. This time of reduced reaction to external stimuli and altered state of mind is necessary to the body. During sleeping hours, the human body goes through a significant number of tasks. It resets and restores immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems. The memory indexes and archives new information. Without sleep, the body crashes and shuts down...