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If you’ve ever had an adult tell you to stop tapping your pencil, stop fidgeting, or stop doodling… you may be a fidgeter. Now as an adult, though, we have some news for you: Once a fidgeter, always a fidgeter....

If you're looking for the fidget toy that sparked the global fidget phenomenon, check out the original Fidget Cube, invented right here by us.   BUY NOW Need a fun summer project to fill your kid’s afternoon? Are you a fidget...

You can just picture it now. Your beach vacation is coming. Your beach read is waiting to be read. You spread out your towel on the beach, lay down, flip open your book, then… Man, it’s sunny out!  Okay. We...

As spring turns to summer and the weather becomes positively delightful, there are more excuses than ever to spend time outside. It can be difficult to fully enjoy that time outside, though, if you’re attached at the hip to your...

Ever wonder what Anna Karenina has to do with your motivation to show up and work toward your goals? (Besides the serious amount of motivation you need to tackle 800 pages of Russian literature, of course.) It’s right there in...

The smart home revolution may not be quite as Disney’s Smart House predicted in 1999, but it is finally getting close. By 2023, nearly 54% of U.S. households will have some form of smart industry automation. For those with a...

If you're looking for the fidget toy that sparked the global fidget phenomenon, check out the original Fidget Cube, invented right here by us.   BUY NOW Do fidget toys help you focus? As the team behind the Fidget Cube™ Kickstarter...

Keeping up with the amount of new media that comes out every day, month, and year is an impossible task. We talked before about the 30,000 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every hour. There’s also by one measure over...

I didn’t realize it until after the fact, but I did something really trendy the other day. No, I didn’t upload my first TikTok. No, I didn’t wear socks with my Crocs. I joined nearly 70% of people in taking...

Starting a new book is an exciting moment. From the moment we get it into our hands, we’re filled with the hopes of discovery that this new book will bring us. Thrilling new stories? Bold new takes on history? Illuminating...

In a cruel twist of fate, yet another year is ending. In many ways, 2022 may look a lot like 2021.  A year ago, we were going from 2nd waves to 3rd waves of COVID with hushed whispers about new...

Have you ever gotten back from a vacation and immediately felt like you needed a vacation? Sadly, the holidays aren’t always as relaxing and restorative as we might like.  With many of using some (or even all!) of your vacation...