Stephen Curry has had quite a season.

Curry led the Warriors to an NBA record 73 regular-season wins, bringing them back to the Finals, while winning his second-straight MVP — unanimously!

Equally as impressive, Curry continued to cement himself as perhaps the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen. He shattered his own three-point record this season, canning 402 triples while shooting 45% from downtown.

Curry's rise to becoming the best shooter in the NBA comes from a pattern of hard work and intense preparation that has paid off immensely.

Here's some of how he did it.

His father, Dell, played 16 seasons in the NBA and shot 40% from three for his career.

So maybe some of of Steph's skill comes from genetics. His father, Dell, was widely considered one of the best shooters in the NBA when he played.

Curry was apparently a great shooter from the beginning. ESPN's Tom Friend wrote a great profile in 2015 detailing Steph and Dell's relationship (along with Klay Thompson and his father, Mychal, who played in the NBA). Dell told Friend that when he played for the Bucks, he and 11-year-old Steph would regularly compete against other NBA players in H-O-R-S-E competitions during practice and the two would consistently win.

He's hard-working and fiercely competitive.

It takes an exceptionally competitive and determined person to become, perhaps literally, the best at any one skill. This is also comes with a sort of killer instinct.

According to Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins, Curry was torching people on the court before he was even in high school. Dell told Jenkins that he once left one of Curry's eighth grade games early because he was beating the other team so badly. "I had to get out of there," Dell said. "I felt bad for the other team. I couldn’t watch what he was doing to those kids."

Steve Kerr said this year, "What goes unnoticed is Steph is a killer. He is an unbelievable competitor. Maybe people are fooled because of the way he looks, or his demeanor. Everything seems to be so easy for him. But he is an absolute killer competitor."

He taught himself a new shooting form in high school to adapt to bigger, better players.

Though Curry is now 6'3", he was a late-bloomer and before he grew he reportedly used to shoot a sort of flick shot that he released from his chest. As his competition got bigger and better, Dell helped Curry change his shooting form so that his release point was above his head. He had to re-learn how to shoot the ball.

Curry told SI's Chris Ballard it was "the most frustrating summer," saying:

"I really couldn't shoot outside the paint for like the first three weeks. All summer when I was at camps people were like, 'Who are you, why are you playing basketball?' I was really that bad for a month and a half [before] I finally figured it out."

I've long been curious about what exactly it means to be vegan. 

I grasp the appeal of not eating meat (ie vegetarianism), but veganism is a whole different ballgame. It's not just about following a restrictive diet — it's a lifestyle.

According to The Vegan Society, veganism entails excluding all forms of exploitation of and cruelty to animals. Some vegans choose to solely avoid animal products in their diet; others go more hard core, refusing to wear clothes or use any substances (including cosmetics) that include animal products.

I decided to give dietary veganism a try for five days to understand what impact the lifestyle has on a person's day-to-day life. I had no idea just how hard it would end up being to find foods and beverages I could actually consume — or how much I'd miss cheese and eggs.

My journey into going vegan began with a whole bunch of Googling. I learned that most foods I typically consume contain, at the very least, eggs or milk protein. So that meant my normal diet had to go.

On my first morning as a vegan, I grabbed my usual cheap cup of coffee from my local deli. But they didn't have any soy or almond milk — just whole milk — so I couldn't add anything to my cup of joe. That's how I learned the coffee I consume all the time actually tastes really bad.

I needed protein after my morning workout, but I couldn't eat anything with eggs or meat — which is how I normally get my boost. So instead, I got a vegan smoothie with extra protein to try to compensate.

The NBA Finals start tonight, and with it comes the promise of an epic battle between basketball titans Steph Curry and LeBron James.

But Steph Curry has already won a victory against a formidable foe.

Curry's new emoji app, StephMoji, has bested Kim Kardashian's emoji app, Kimoji, and currently sits at the top of the paid US App Store.

Kimoji surged up the App Store charts in late May, and looked like it was going to regain the top spot until it was stopped dead in its tracks by the release of StephMoji on June 1. The two apps have sat in first and second place on charts since Wednesday, according to app-tracking firm App Annie.

StephMoji gives you a custom keyboard of Steph Curry emojis, featuring themes like Chef Curry and his daughter Riley. The app costs $1.99.

Here's what it's like to use:

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First you have to buy the app for $1.99.

StephMoji gives you access to a wide variety of Stephs you can use to react in video or image form.

Here's him dancing.

The Lonely Island is a music-slash-comedy group best known for songs like "D**k in a Box" and "I'm on a Boat," but they actually created short, funny videos online that pre-dated YouTube, essentially pioneering the internet as we know it today.

Comedians Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone met growing up in Berkeley, California, and later formed The Lonely Island, which has produced an endless stream of hit songs and millions of views on YouTube.

The trio can jump from R&B to hip hop to ska and get everyone from Justin Timberlake to Michael Bolton to join in on the fun. They're responsible for YouTube's first big hit ("Lazy Sunday"), and you can thank them for some of the best "Saturday Night Live" sketches of the last 10 years.

While they no longer work for "SNL," The Lonely Island lives on. Their new movie, "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," a mockumentary about the rise and fall of a singer named Conner4Real (Samberg), will be out in theaters on June 3.

To celebrate the release of "Popstar," we decided to look back at their very best songs:

13. "Jack Sparrow"

This may be one of the band's most surreal songs, and Michael Bolton collaborated on it with them. It could feel like a giant ad for the movie if the sight of Bolton dressed as Jack Sparrow wasn't so funny.

Watch it here.

12. "Ras Trent"

One of the band's most overlooked songs is about a Rastafarian wannabe. There's something deeply relatable about it, because who hasn't known "that guy" who got a little too into Bob Marley?

Watch it here.

11. "Iran so Far"

The Lonely Island has a penchant for the absurd, and "Iran so Far" is absurdity at its best. In the song, Samberg serenades former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Fred Armisen) with a love song, and gets some help from Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.

Watch it here.

A Jaguar E-Type used in the 2015 Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street" will be sold at a Bonhams collector car auction on June 5 at the Greenwich Concours de'Elegance.

In the film, the car is the first big purchase made by Leonardo DiCaprio's character, the notorious real-life Wall Street trader Jordan Belfort, after he finds some early success as a stockbroker.

The sports car, to this day considered one of the most beautiful automobiles ever designed, is in the film the reason that Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill) approaches Belfort and asks him for a job.

Belfort would eventually replace the Jaguar with a white Ferrari Testarossa and then an ill-fated Lamborghini Countach.

The real life car is a 1962 Series I XKE — only the second year of the E-Type — with the original 3.8-liter inline six-cylinder engine still under the long hood.

Originally finished with a light tan interior and sand exterior with a black top, the car was restored by its current owner of 17 years. They also replaced the speed transmission and fitted new brakes and cooling systems.

The car is estimated to sell for $150,000 to $175,000.

This is the second car with a "Wolf of Wall Street" connection to come up for sale this year; the real life Jordan Belfort's 1991 Ferrari Testarossa was sold in Monaco back in February.

SEE ALSO: This exclusive Manhattan club is the perfect place for die-hard car enthusiasts

Once the fastest road-going automobile in the world, rival carmaker Enzo Ferrari famously called the Jaguar E-Type "the most beautiful car ever made."

This early Series I model includes the original, 3.8-liter inline-six engine.

The current owner restored the car, replacing the original light tan interior with a red one and fitting upgraded brakes and cooling systems and a newer transmission ...

This weekend is the annual Governors Ball music festival on Randall's Island in New York City.

Throughout the three-day festival, over 60 musicians will perform, with headliners like Kanye West, The Strokes, The Killers, and Beck leading the weekend. 

While those names might be recognizable to any casual music fan, we decided to pick out some lesser-known acts performing that are worth checking out.

Years & Years

For a lot of attendees, festivals are a time to dance your heart out. There's probably no better act on the Governors Ball bill to provide that soundtrack than dance-pop trio Years & Years, whose anthemic music locates the sweet spot that Passion Pit has been riding for nearly a decade.

If you're looking for a reason to skip out on work early on Friday, Years & Years is it.

Friday June 3 - Honda Stage - 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

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Jamie XX

Jamie XX burst out of the shadow of his popular indie outfit The XX last year with the catchy and emotional dance/electronic album "In Colour."

Between that excellent collection of songs and his frequently updated Spotify playlist of music played during his concerts, it's clear the DJ/producer knows how to put on a killer set. 

Friday June 3 - Bacardi House Stage - 8:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

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Jon Bellion

Jon Bellion is multitalented. The musician writes, produces, and sings all of his own music, which brings a hip-hop swagger to a unique blend of R&B and indie-pop.

He cites influences as disparate as Kanye West, John Mayer, and Andre 3000. Amazingly, the mix works. 

Saturday June 4 - Big Apple Stage - 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

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Along with a new fitness smartwatch called the Gear Fit 2, Samsung on Thursday announced a pair of truly wireless earbuds called the Gear IconX.

That's right, there's no wires to be found on the IconX earbuds, even to connect the earbuds to each other. 

Like the Gear Fit 2, it's designed for casual exercisers rather than fitness junkies, but it still can still track the most important metrics for general fitness.

These earbuds are so logical and obvious once you see how they work.

SEE ALSO: The $1.5 billion startup that's called the 'Apple of gaming' recently opened up its first store in the US — take a look inside

Here are Samsung's Gear IconX wireless earbuds, and yes, they are truly wireless. They connect to your smartphone over Bluetooth, and they can also track your distance, speed, and hear-rate.

Here's how they can play music without being connected to each other: Each bud has its own 4GB of storage for music. You can also just use them to stream music from your smartphone. Each bud plays music independently from the other and they stay in sync with each other with their own Bluetooth connection. I spent a few minutes listening to these headphones and they sounded pretty good.

You'll need the charging pod to use them for longer than a regular workout. The battery life is short at one and a half hours with fitness tracking and Bluetooth music streaming, or three hours when playing music stored in the buds and fitness tracking.

Samsung on Tuesday announced its new fitness wearable, called the Gear Fit 2.

It's the successor of the good-but-flawed Gear Fit, and it comes with a great new map feature that shows your route and helps direct you in the right direction.

At the same time, it's lacking an important feature that we believe would have made the Gear Fit 2 an undisputed winner as a fitness device. 

Check it out.

SEE ALSO: The $1.5 billion startup that's called the 'Apple of gaming' recently opened up its first store in the US — take a look inside

This is the Gear Fit 2, a fitness device designed for fitness enthusiasts.

It has a bigger, wider display than the original Fit. Also unlike the original Fit, it's compatible with all smartphones running Android 4.4 and up.

The original Gear Fit is on the left, the Gear Fit 2 is on the right.

It has a typical battery life of about three to four days.

Any new grad wants to be a success.

When it comes to financial success, tackling student debt might take priority. But then there's securing a job, earning an income, and setting up a plan to make good choices with the money you have today and tomorrow.

To keep you on track and inspired, Business Insider worked with Amazon to put together the 15 best-sellers for new college graduates on becoming financially successful.

SEE ALSO: 7 companies that help employees pay off student loan debt

'Get a Financial Life,' by Beth Kobliner

In this book, Beth Kobliner offers advice for people who don't know where to start on everything from paying off credit cards, to taking advantage of tax rules, to finding smart investments. 

BUY IT HERE » 

'StrengthsFinder 2.0,' by Tom Rath

Uncover your skills and talents through the "StrengthsFinder 2.0" assessment introduced by author Tom Rath. 

This read uses an assessment to help you discover your top five talents and offers tips and strategies to apply those strengths – perfect for new grads who need some guidance finding a career or job. 

BUY IT HERE »

'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks

This collection of New Yorker articles is a 1969 finance classic that Bill Gates calls his favorite business book. 

With stories such as the market crash in 1962, the rapid growth of a company known as Xerox, the failure of the Ford Edsel, which was supposed to be the car of 1958, new graduates can gain a better understanding of and preparation for the business world.

BUY IT HERE »

Cass Robert Sunstein is a Harvard professor, legal scholar, and author of "The World According to Star Wars." Here, he offers a rejoinder to"Trekonomics" author Manu Saadia's previous "'Star Trek' is better than 'Star Wars'" op-Ed.

1. "Star Wars" is visually awesome. "Star Trek" (umm) isn't.

2. "I am your father" is a lot better than "Beam me up, Scotty" (and Kirk never even says that, anyway).

3. Princess Leia is the leader of the resistance, and she kills her captor with the very chain by which he bound her.

Janice Rand walks around in a short skirt, begging Kirk to notice her.

Summer is finally here, which means it's a great time to take that long vacation you've been looking forward to all winter.

If you can't decide where to go, here's a great place to start: Lonely Planet just released their annual Best in Europe list.

The list was curated by LP's European travel editors and writers, who chose their must-see destinations. Those were then rated by a panel of judges based on criteria such as wow factor, topicality, and timeliness.

Keep scrolling to see this year's hot spots. Happy traveling!

10. A Mediterranean gem that's not overly touristy, Northern Dalmatia is Croatia at its finest. There are three national parks in the region, bright blue waters for sailing, and the cultural hub of Zadar.

9. Located off the coast of North Holland, Texel is the largest of the Wadden Islands. Texel is known for its wool, so you'll see a fair amount of sheep, but there's also tons of local dairies producing cheese, white sand beaches, and a picturesque red lighthouse.

8. Tenerife is the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, and its east coast is still relatively undiscovered. Here, you'll find colorful villages and stretches of surfable beach.

Marriage comes with its fair share of life lessons, and money is among the most prominent of these.

Here's what I've learned about money while being married— for better and worse.

SEE ALSO: 5 essential money conversations to have before proposing to your partner

1. Credit scores and debt should be laid bare while you're still dating

Money is a taboo subject, in general, and couples — especially new ones who are still navigating the muddy waters of a blossoming relationship — don't like to talk about the financial predicaments they may be in. But these conversations are necessary.

My husband and I were sort of forced into the conversation as we bought our first home before we got married, but even if that's not on the horizon for you and your partner, it's still good to assess the credit score and debt situation so you both know what you're dealing with. That's not to say that you should dump somebody because their financial standing isn't as great as you might have hoped it would be, but it's certainly a factor to consider as you plan your life together.

2. Discuss future financial and investment goals before saying 'I do'

Before I got married I had plans for my future, but those plans changed (at least a little) when I decided to get hitched. I adapted my strategy to accommodate my husband — but I didn't derail it altogether, and I don't recommend that you do either. It's about compromise — it's beneficial to discuss your specific plans and goals ahead of your nuptials. Your partner may not want to open that new business, or carry the potential financial burden that comes along with it. On the other hand, your spouse may be totally on board with how you've mapped out your financial future and/or investments, and vice-versa. But you won't know until you discuss it.

Lay it all out on the table before getting anywhere near the altar so you each have a clear idea of where your relationship is headed financially (in theory, at least) once you're joined in holy — and legally binding — matrimony.

3. Schedule uninterrupted time to discuss your finances in depth

The only way my husband and I stay on the same page about our finances — and, specifically, the money that's coming in and going out on a constant basis — is to schedule time to discuss where we're at financially. We usually have a dinner date once a month where at least part of the conversation is about our budget, expenses, debt, and increases or decreases in expected income.

We also have an annual meeting at the end of the year to discuss what we anticipate the next year's expenses to be, and how we plan to meet them. While it's not easy integrating another person into the mix financially — and it can sometimes be stressful for you if you've overspent or missed a bill and you don't want it to result in an argument — it's needed so that you can both stay on track and repair snags together.

In case you haven't heard, you only live once.

Your young-adult years will slip through your fingers before you know it.

It shouldn't depress you — it should empower you to take charge of your life and pursue your dreams.

To help you get started, we checked out a bunch of Quorathreads and found some potentially life-changing experiences that you can put on your 20s bucket list. 

Read on and start checking things off.

SEE ALSO: 10 things you'll regret doing in your 20s

1. Living in a big city

Quora user Dylin Redling says he moved to Manhattan when he was 24 and then to San Francisco when he was 26. "They were the two best moves I ever made," he says. "I highly recommend living in a city with a lot of diversity where you can meet people from all over the world."

If you've never made a move like that before, we've got you covered with these roundups of everything you need to know before moving to New York City and San Francisco.

2. Challenging yourself physically

"While you're young, train for and complete a marathon, a Tough Mudder, a triathlon, or something similar,"Redling says. "It'll help you physically and mentally to push through boundaries and go for goals."

As Bernie Michalik writes on 99U, training for a marathon teaches you some key life lessons, like the importance of tracking your efforts and results as you’re working toward a goal.

These skills will help pave the way for your personal and professional success down the line.

3. Learning to meditate

Redling recommends starting a meditation practice as a way to manage stress. He writes:

"You're going to experience A LOT of stress over your lifetime, so it's best to learn how to effectively deal with it as soon as possible. One of, if not, the best ways is through meditation. Take a class, read a book, or do some research on the basics, and make it part of your life."

You might want to explore mindfulness meditation, which involves focusing on the intake and outtake of breath.

If you find that this type of meditation helps you stay calm and focused, it’s a practice you can use whenever and wherever.

College may be laden with papers, exams, and long nights in the library, but for many, it's also chock-full of raging parties, intense school spirit, and unforgettable memories with friends. 

To determine which schools have nailed the formula for fun, we looked at 12 categories from The Princeton Review's 2016 college rankings, including lists like "Party Schools" and "Lots of Beer." Since alcohol isn't the only way to have fun, we also included schools that placed on lists like "Happiest Students" and "Best Quality of Life." We then combined these rankings to determine which schools are the most fun overall. You can read the full methodology here.

Based on our results, the typical "fun" school is a large public university with a strong Greek system and competitive athletics. However, several smaller schools with close-knit communities earned spots on the list as well.

Read on to see which 30 schools across the US know how to have the most fun. 

SEE ALSO: The 50 colleges where students work the hardest

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30. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

Loyola Marymount's Los Angeles location puts students at the forefront of LA culture — not to mention prime access to the beach as well. The warm climate makes hiking, tanning, and enjoying the sun possible year-round.

The school also has strong showings in both Greek life and community-service organizations, with students eager to get involved in their community. 

29. Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

Despite a rainy climate, Gonzaga students find plenty of ways to have fun, both indoors and out. During the winter, skiing and snowboarding become popular pastimes, either nearby at Mount Spokane or further away in Montana or Canada.

Nothing's bigger than basketball season, however. Students race across campus and camp out for days to secure tickets, packing the McCarthey Center during every home game. 

28. Wabash College

Crawfordsville, Indiana

Sports are a huge part of life at Wabash College— more than half of the student body plays on one of the school's Division III athletic teams. In return, the all-male campus exudes school spirit for both NCAA and intramural games. 

Season six of "Game of Thrones" is the best the show's been in years, bringing together long-diverging storylines in exciting, unexpected ways and finally answering questions about the histories of the Starks, the White Walkers and, of course, poor Hodor.

The show's certainly come a long way in its six-year run, but there have been some very memorable misses in its past.

Here are the biggest missteps in the show's history:

7. Gendry's escape from Dragonstone in season three hasn't been addressed in years and is one of the longest-running (-rowing?) memes on the show.

Gendry grew up in Flea Bottom, the poorest slum of King's Landing. He always thought of himself as a luckless nobody until Melisandre appeared and revealed that he's the only living heir to King Robert Baratheon.

That was the good news. The bad news was that she needed his royal blood for a magic ritual to kill her enemies. Tough break, kid. Davos, also born and raised in Flea Bottom, offered Gendry a row boat so he could escape the Isle of Dragonstone and return to King's Landing's port.

That was three years ago. Gendry's whereabouts have been referenced once and actor Joe Dempsie regularly tweets jokes about the completely unaddressed storyline. Following the deaths of Stannis and Shireen, ending the Baratheon line, will Gendry — the only living Baratheon we know of — return?

The show has also referenced the Brotherhood Without Banners recently. Will Gendry connect with them, as he did in the novels?

6. A prostitute from Winterfell, Ros was the embodiment of season one and two's tendency for "sexposition." Even the writers admit that she wasn't a fully fledged character.

The term "sexposition" was coined by writer Myles McNutt when discussing Ros' sex scene with another prostitute in season one. Essentially, she acted as tantalizing eye candy while Littlefinger provided the audience with background knowledge about Westeros.

For the next two seasons, Ros was either naked, having something explained to her, or both. Writer and producer Bryan Cogman specifically said that the character was created as an "exposition tool" for the audience. Once her purpose as a sexposition tool was served, she was killed off. She's revealed as a spy for Varys in season three, and Littlefinger gives her to Joffrey, who murders her with a crossbow.

It's unnecessary — we already knew that Joffrey was a monster and that Varys and Littlefinger are at opposite ends of a chessboard — so the graphic final shot of her corpse functioned as only shock value.

5. Before freeing the slaves in Meereen, Dany kept us all chained to a very long, very dull storyline in season two where her dragons were kidnapped by a warlock.

After the birth of her dragons in the season-one finale, Dany wanders the deserts known as the Red Waste, eventually coming to Qarth. As she petitions the city's nobles for ships to take the Dothraki army to Westeros, she meets a warlock from the House of the Undying.

While Dany eventually becomes a feared conqueror throughout Essos, in season two she did nothing but quarrel with the warlocks and get wrapped up in their coup against the Qartheen elite. They kidnap her dragons and then her before she escapes.

While Dany's season-one arc with the Dothraki and her liberation efforts from seasons three onward all have a major effect on what's happening now, there's little to no reference to her time in Qarth. It lasted one season, but didn't really seem to matter.

In the books, you can feel the echoes of Dany's time in Qarth through the visions she had at the House of the Undying. Season two, by contrast, is almost entirely self-contained. The enemies and allies she makes in Qarth are never referenced again.

One interesting exception is the masked sorceress, Quaithe of the Shadow. She was able to create some sort of protection for a soldier going to Valyria. It's not clear whether that was for greyscale, but maybe she could be a source of help for Jorah in seeking a cure to the disease.

The premiere of the upcoming Harry Potter play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", is just around the corner, and Pottermore has released a series of portraits revealing the stage characters.

The play picks up after the final scene of the film. All of the characters have aged 19 years and started their adult lives.

Harry and Ginny are married with three kids, including Albus Severus Potter, who the play centers around. Ron and Hermione are also married and have children of their own, including Rose Granger-Weasley who also has a role in the play.

And of course, Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy and his son Scorpius play a role in the newest happenings in the wizarding world as well. 

Now that new characters have been revealed, here's how they compare to the last time we saw them in the final film.

MOVIES: Harry Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe. For a decade, we watched Radcliffe grow up on-screen while playing everyone's favorite orphaned wizard.

PLAY: Harry will be played by actor Jaime Parker. J.K. Rowling told Pottermore that "there's a kind of relief in watching him, he gets it so right."

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MOVIES: Ginny Weasley was played by Bonnie Wright. At the end of the final film, she and Harry were married with three children.

The best buildings are functional and beautiful at the same time. Architecture and design website Architizer recently honored the top new buildings in the world at its annual A+ Awards. 

From thousands of entries, winners were selected by both a jury and popular-choice vote in each of 113 categories. A selection of the jury's winners is below — you can see the complete list here.

BEST MIXED USE SPACE: House of Vans, a creative venue in London for skateboarding enthusiasts.

By Tim Greatrex Architect

BEST APARTMENT: Pivot, a New York studio with transforming walls and a secret bedroom.

BEST HOTEL/RESORT: Manshausen Island Resort, a hotel in the Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Northern Norway.

By Stinessen Arkitektur AS

Most people might dread spending their entire lives on an airplane, but not Bruce Campbell. That's because his airplane, which stays on the ground, is his home.

The former electrical engineer turned a Boeing 727 he bought in 1999 into a home in Portland, Oregon. Reuters has photos of the space. After modifications, 65-year-old Campbell's aircraft dream home cost him $220,000. He spends six months out of the year living there, alternating between Portland and Japan.

In addition to his current home, Campbell is hoping to buy a bigger Boeing 747-400 to convert into his home in Miyazaki, Japan.

"I don't mean to offend, but wood is in my view a terrible building material,"Campbell wrote on his website. "But retired airliners can withstand 575 mph winds ... are highly fire-resistant, and provide superior security. They're among the finest structures that mankind has ever built."

Keep scrolling to see more pictures of Campbell's Boeing 727 home.

Meet Bruce Campbell, an electrical engineer who converted a Boeing 727 he bought in 1999 into a home for $220,000.

Source: AirplaneHome.com

The plane sits on 10 acres of land that Campbell paid $23,000 for in his early 20s. He says he's had relatively few problems with zoning and building codes.

Source: Reuters

In total, the cabin and cockpit provide about 1,066 square feet of living space. Campbell removed nearly all of the passenger seats for more space.

Source: AirplaneHome.com

Back in the earlier days of evolution, humans were prey to giant hyenas, cave bears, and predatory kangaroos.

We've been able to outlast those guys, but evolutionary psychologists will tell you that we're still on constant lookout for the thing that wants to eat us next.

The trouble is, the audience at your next presentation is not, in fact, a bunch of razor-toothed animals. They generally want to see you do well.

Since being plagued by anxiety is a sure way to sabotage your own success, we've put together a collection of research-backed tips for overcoming your chronic fears and daily stressors.

Kim Bhasin contributed research to this article.

SEE ALSO: 9 ways too much stress screws up your life

Breathe deeply because it lets your nervous system know that it can chill out.

You've probably heard that breathing is a good call if you're stressed out. But what's fascinating is the reason why it works so well.

"Deep diaphragmatic breathing is a powerful anxiety-reducing technique because it activates the body's relaxation response,"explains Psych Central editor Margarita Tartakovsky.

As psychologist Marla W. Deibler told Psych Central, "It helps the body go from the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system to the relaxed response of the parasympathetic nervous system."

Slowly expose yourself to the things you're afraid of, so they're no longer unfamiliar to you.

If you're trying to get comfortable with negotiating, speaking in public, or other scary activities, psychologists often recommend exposure therapy.

Rehab Institute of Chicago neuroscientist Katherina Hauner has found that it can dramatically improve the way people relate to their fears.

"It is usually done in a series of hierarchical steps, starting with a relatively low level of engagement with the feared situation, and increasing the level with each step," she told The Huffington Post.

"For exposure therapy with a dog phobia," she says, "we might start with just looking at a very small puppy from many feet away, and eventually work our way up to petting a very large dog."

Recognize when you're succumbing to "misplaced" anxiety and let it go.

As Wharton research scholar Jeremy Yip has found, fear about one thing in your life has a way of spilling over into other parts of your life.

If you have car trouble on your way to work, there's a good chance that feeling of anxiety will carry over into your workday. 

You might feel less confident about pitching your boss on a new project because when you ask yourself, "How do I feel about this?" your general feelings of anxiety make you more risk-averse.

To deal with that, try and recognize where the fear is coming from. If you're worried because you need to make improvements, listen to that. If you're worried because your exhaust is making funny noises, recognize that those worries don't have anything to do with the pitch.

Governor's Ball, Bonnaroo, and Coachella may seem like the be-all, end-all of music festivals. But they're certainly not cheap, and with sky-high demand it can be impossible to get a pass even if you're willing to shell out for them.

Luckily, there are tons of festivals that fly a bit further below the radar, and won't cost you an entire paycheck. 

We've rounded up 16 summer music festivals around the world that won't break the bank.

The 9th Annual Roots Picnic, US — $75

The 9th Annual Roots Picnic is a downtown Philadelphia institution. Held on June 4 on the waterfront at Penn's Landing, headliners include Future, Usher, and of course, The Roots.

Roots Picnic 
June 4, 2016
Festival Pier, Penn's Landing
Philadelphia, PA
rootspicnic.com/

Tickets: starting at $75

Festival Beauregard, France — $50 for a 1-day pass, $110 for a 3-day pass

This pop-rock/folk gathering in Herouville-St-Clair, France, has a lineup that includes PJ Harvey, Beck, and Beirut. Camping is a popular option that keeps costs down as well.

Festival Beauregard 
June 30 – July 3, 2016
Château de Beauregard
Route de Ouistreham 14200 Herouville Saint Clair
Normandy, France 
festivalbeauregard.com

Tickets: Starting at 45€ ($55)

OpenAir, Switzerland — $102 price for a 1-day pass

Given the star-studded lineup at OpenAir St. Gallen — Radiohead, Mumford & Sons, and Casper all headline — the $102 price for a day pass is worth it. The beautiful Alpine setting and a camping area in clear view of the stage are even more reason to go.

OpenAir St. Gallen 
June 30 – July 3, 2016
Adlerbergstrasse 15, 9000
St. Gallen, Switzerland
openairsg.ch

Tickets: Day passes starting at ~$102