The Nickelodeon actor is nearly 14 years sober! — Josh Peck on Addiction Josh Peck — former star of Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh — got sober when he was in his early twenties. Nearly 14 years later, at 35, he’s still going strong. Earlier this year, Peck published a memoir titled Happy People Are Annoying. In it, he talked about growing up in…

A recent paper links drinking alone to alcohol abuse. — A Misconception About Drinking One of the common misconceptions about alcoholism is that it’s all about the amount you drink. The truth is that alcohol abuse revolves around much more than sheer quantity. If you look at the DSM-5 criteria for alcohol abuse disorder, you’ll see that many of the questions are interested in…

The singer-songwriter is in his sixth year without alcohol. — What does it take to reach 100% of your potential? Singer-songwriter John Mayer has been world famous ever since releasing his debut solo album back in 2001. However, despite his undeniable success, he still felt that something was holding him back: Alcohol. In 2016, Mayer decided to quit drinking. In…

This well-meaning payment system has done more harm than good. — The Medium Partner Program Medium’s been around for over a decade, but the Medium Partner Program has only existed since 2017. The idea behind the program is seemingly simple: Writers on Medium can choose to put their posts behind a site-wide paywall. …

These are five techniques they use to mislead readers. — Last month, I wrote an article called Writers Are Lying To You About Their Earnings. It’s about all of the hoops that writers jump through to give a misleading representation of how much they’re earning — from hiding behind claims of “satire” to outright lying. That article did unexpectedly well…

How to do your best on any test, from the SAT to the GRE to the LSAT. — I know this might sound a little strange or even braggy, but I’m an expert on standardized tests. I’ve scored in the 99th percentile on every standardized test I’ve ever taken, including the SAT and the LSAT. …

And I don’t regret it. — I have a confession: When I was a drinker, I used to look down on sober people. I thought of sobriety as practically a sign of weakness; as if it proved that they weren’t strong enough to just get their drinking under control. The people I looked down on the…

My journey back to running. — 5 kilometers (about 3.1 miles) is the perfect distance for beginner runners. It’s long enough to feel like a challenge, but short enough that most new runners can work up to the distance within a few months. …