Source: http://www.runningonrealfood.com/vegan-tofu-and-cashew-fried-rice/

I love cashew fried rice for a quick weeknight dinner, especially if you cook the rice ahead of time! It’s as easy as can be, tastes great and with the addition of tofu, this version has 18 grams of plant-based protein per serving. If you’re active and eat a vegetarian or vegan diet, rice is…

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Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/neil-gaiman-commencement-speech/

I present to you, the most important video on the internet:

Neil Gaiman’s 2012 Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts.

Click here to view the embedded video.

For at least a year now, I’ve been putting off writing a post called, “Neil Gaiman teaches you everything you’ll ever need to know about business and life in just 20 minutes.”

Because he does.

My post would be a detailed breakdown minute by minute of the earth shattering knowledge he keeps dispensing.

There is so much wisdom here that it’s scary.

In the FIRST minute, he casually outlines the idea of experience–PRACTICE–being more important than formal education.

In the second minute, he talks about how he didn’t have a career plan, but rather a list of things he wanted to accomplish.

In the third minute, he talks about the value of inexperience with regard to innovation.

It JUST. KEEPS. GOING.

So, until I get around to writing a full post, watch this video.

Watch it today.

Watch it tomorrow.

Watch it at least once a day, every day.

And then watch it again.

Go forth, and to quote Neil, do what only you can do: make good art.

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Source: http://zenhabits.net/rightnow/

By Leo Babauta

Something I forget a lot, and have to remind myself about a lot: I’m not on my way somewhere.

This moment isn’t just a stepping stone to get to another place. It’s the destination. I’m already here.

I’m not on my way to a more important moment. This current moment is the most important moment.

This might be obvious to some of you, but I forget a lot. It’s not usually obvious until I remind myself. And even then, it takes some convincing, because I have a tendency to discount this moment and think the important ones are coming up soon.

Let’s quickly look at a few examples:

You’re in traffic, quite literally on your way to another destination. You’re in a rush to get somewhere else. But this moment, sitting in traffic, frustrated, is not less than any other moment in your life. It’s full of sounds, sights, textures, emotions, other people, the ability to be present and appreciate life, the ability to learn patience and how to deal with struggle, the opportunity to practice coming back to the present. These, and many other things present in the current moment, are incredibly important.
You’re walking to a meeting. You’re almost at somewhere important! But right now, this walk down a hallway, is just as important. If you don’t pay attention, you’ll miss it. It’s an opportunity to practice, to appreciate, to find gratitude, to breathe, to giv…

Source: http://www.theminimalists.com/hope/

By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Happy birthday to Ryan Nicodemus! It’s gift-giving time—no decorative wrapping paper required…

It is our core belief that giving is living. Accordingly, 2015 has been a year of contribution for The Minimalists and our readers. Thus far, with your loving help, we’ve built a new elementary school in Laos with our friends at Jhai Coffee; we’ve provided clean water to several communities in Malawi with our friends at Charity:Water; and we’ve funded several projects at Kasengejje Primary School in Uganda (photo) with our friends at Misfit, Inc., where we are building new classrooms, establishing a school lunch program, and creating programs to help financially challenged parents pay for their children’s education.

Now we’d like to finish the year with one final gift of giving. For Ryan’s 34th birthday (October 23, 2015), we want to build a family-style orphanage in Honduras. We’ve teamed up with our friends at The Hope Effect to make this hope a reality.

To celebrate Ryan’s birthday, The Minimalists have donated $5,000 of our own money to this project. If you’d like to contribute to Ryan’s birthday campaign, we&#82…

Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2015/12/food-navigator-usa-special-edition-time-for-tea/

I like the way FoodNavigator-USA collects its recent articles on single topics in one place.  This particular FoodNavigator-USA Special Edition explored the specialty tea business: green tea, innovative formats (e.g., tablets, pods, ready to drink, premium bags), and marketing strategies.

Given the new tea shops appearing one after the other in my neighborhood, the tea business must be booming.

New flavors, delivery platforms keep consumers engaged with tea: Hoping to build on the momentum driving up sales of tea in the US, manufacturers are offering new flavors and delivery platforms that keep consumers engaged. At Expo East, companies showcased innovated tea bags, ready-to-drink options and even a tea consumers eat instead of drink… Display
Matcha green tea market on fire, says report: ‘This is not a passing fad, but a major trend’: Retail sales of Matcha green tea powder surged 54.9%* in 2014, while sales of ready-to-drink products leaped up $253.1% (albeit from a small base), reveals a new report arguing that the bright green, nutrient-packed tea is “not a passing fad, but a major trend with long term viability”… Read
TEA TIME! Highlights from the World Tea Expo 2015, from coffee leaf tea to ‘teablets’: From teablets (tablets of compressed tea leaves you drop in your mug, minus the bag) to tea made from coffee leaves, the tea market is a hotbed of innovation. FoodNavigator-USA headed to the World Tea Ex…

Source: http://tonygentilcore.com/2015/11/tony-is-critical-of-crossfit-but-should-he-be/

Relax. My ego hasn’t ballooned to the point where I now refer to myself (and my posts) in the third person. Although I do kinda like the sound of it:

Tony is critical of washing the dishes and putting them away, but should he be?

Tony thinks Audi should sponsor this website, preferably by giving him a car.
Tony’s birthday is today, and he’s going to deadlift and eat bacon. He feels November 30th should permanently be referred to as National Deadlift and Bacon Day.7

As it happens today’s post is a guest post by personal trainer, Travis Pollen, who used me as his subject matter (hence the title).

Brilliant if you ask me.

Travis has written for this site before, on innovative ways to include bands in your training, and he’s back today with a look into CrossFit and how it’s helped influence the way we program.

FYI: Travis recently released a new e-book, 50 Fit Tips (available for free HERE), in which he advocates for a unique blend of powerlifting, bodybuilding, kettlebells, and CrossFit to help readers look, feel, and move better.

Tony is Critical of CrossFit, But Should He Be?

The short answer to the question posed in the title of this post is yes. Of course Tony should be critical of CrossFit. Exercises like rebounding box jumps, GHD sit-ups, and overhe…

Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/rep-schemes-strength-training/

“I just need to get stronger…ya know what I mean?” Jake, a college kid that I train, recently told me.

I took a slow sip of my Americano, anxiously waiting for the caffeine buzz to constrict my blood vessels and supercharge my brain.

“I hear you man. When I was your age, I made strength a priority. Your strength isn’t just dictated by your size, it comes down to planning and loading. ”

Jake looked up quizzically. “I’m not sure I follow. What rep schemes will help me build strength?”

You see, there’s a reason beyond just genetics that the willpower of some lifters is stronger than that of others, and that is the rep schemes and loading parameters that they use while lifting.

Yes, effort is important, but it’s imperative that your workouts are pointed towards maximizing your strength if you want to reach the top of the strength totem pole.

As it pertains to maximum strength, you need to have specific training methods combined with the willpower to go all-out in order to get as strong as possible.

“Why bro? I just want to have abs, arms, and pick up hot chicks…who cares if I’m actually strong?”

For starters, a base of strength improves your ability to train for all other qualities, from athletic performance to getting absolutely jacked.

Sure, you don’t need to be a powerlifter, but a periodic block of strength work increases your work capacity and ma…

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“When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Lately, I have been reflecting a lot on what I was like when I was kid.

Back then, what I didn’t know seemed magical. It gave me room to imagine, to fill in the blanks with my own creative inspiration, and to live with a sense of wonder and awe.

I loved fantasizing and daydreaming and imagining what magical situation might be brewing in my life.

As children, curiosity was a natural and automatic part of us, and what we didn’t know didn’t scare us. If anything, it made us into warrior explorers who took adventures into the unknown, unafraid to change direction if something wasn’t working, unattached to the outcome, and perfectly content on the journey.

As a child, I was open and available to the possibility of the kind of world I wanted to live in. I loved learning about people and their life situations.

What I didn’t know inspired me to ask questions. And I asked a lot of questions. I was unscripted and unedited. It took people by surprise, but I shook things up everywhere I went and saw nothing wrong with that.

I was unapologetic about who I was.

I believed in the good, the magical, and the powerful, and I bel…

Source: http://www.theminimalists.com/clutter/

By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Digital clutter is different from physical clutter. Yes, it is important to remember that digital clutter actually isn’t as troublesome as physical clutter.

For example: Have you tried to carry a thousand books up a flight of stairs? How about a dozen photo albums? Or maybe a library of DVDs? If you have, then you know it’s much easier to move those possessions when they’re digital: thousands of books fit easily onto an e-reader, photo albums display beautifully in digital frames, and nearly every movie ever made streams effortlessly from the cloud.

That said, digital clutter can still be problematic: unlike the physical world, you’ll never eliminate digital clutter completely, so it’s best to organize our digital world to make it easier to navigate.

Take the Internet as an example: the World Wide Web is infinite, and thus impossible to “declutter.” It is, however, organized with precision through the use of URLs, IP addresses, etc. We can do something similar with our personal computers, smartphones, and other devices.

Here’s a tip: once a month, organize the folders on your computer, delete excess photos on your phones, clear un…

Source: http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-273/

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week sugar falls while obesity climbs, “natural” may soon be defined, and a surprising benefit of strong legs.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

Want to see all my favorite links? (There’s lots more). Be sure to follow me on Delicious. I also share links on Twitter @summertomato and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you.

Links of the week

Carbohydrate, Sugar, and Obesity in America <<Remember this whenever you’re tempted to oversimplify health and nutrition down to macronutrients. We have plenty of evidence that excessive sugar is dangerous, but there’s also a lot more going on here. (Whole Health Source)
The Limits of ‘Intuitive’ Eating <<Eating mindfully is a good start, but there’s more to healthy eating than listening to your body. (NY Times)
FDA seeks comments on use of the term ‘natural’ on food labels <<This is a big deal. Please share your thoughts with the FDA. (Food Na…