Running Out of Water

Inflation isn’t the only thing causing the price of food and energy to increase.

The western United States is experiencing its most severe drought in a millennium, and millions of Americans are feeling the devastating effects. The Colorado River supplies water to about 12 percent of America’s people, and it is drying up fast. The levels in Lake Mead—a 250-square-mile reservoir fed by the Colorado River—have dropped to a quarter of its total capacity. So, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is demanding seven states in the Colorado River drainage basin to find ways to reduce their water consumption by as much as 40 percent.

Read more at “The Western U.S. Is Running Out of Water”

Sustained Focus

Don’t let the world keep pulling you up to the surface.

In our world of touch screens and endless scroll, the inability to focus is epidemic. We touch our phones an average of 2,617 times every 24 hours. And sadly, human beings who are interrupted from their task—as studies show that office workers are on average every three minutes—take an average of 23 minutes to return to deep focus. Which means that deep focus simply isn’t happening.

When you are robbed of your focus, it impoverishes your quality of life and so much more.

Read more at “Why You Need Sustained Focus”