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HOW TO FAIL:
1. Go on a diet.
2. Vow to give up certain foods.
3. Don't eat.
Not eating requires willpower and willpower requires eating. Willpower is fueled by glucose from the foods we eat. Low glucose means low willpower in addition to an increase in cravings for sugary foods. A scenar...
I was listening to a podcast this morning and was reminded of how important it is for us to focus on the process of how we live, not the desired outcomes that may or may not happen.
If we don't get our desired outcome, we're not happy. If we tie happiness to external events or achievements we're b...
To promote exercise and the 2014 Olympics, Olympic Changes installed a very unique ticket machine at the Moscow subway station. It doesn't accept money - it gives a ticket in exchange for 30 squats. I love how much fun everyone is having using the kiosk and kudos to the guy doing them 1-legged!
[one_fourth]Instead of running so hard in search of happiness, perhaps what we need to do is slow down so it can catch up to us.
Slow down today, look around, and see where it finds you.
OUR BRAINS RESPOND TO EXERCISE SIMILAR TO THE WAY OUR MUSCLES DO: THEY BET BIGGER AND STRONGER.
In today's competitive business environment we need all the advantages we can get...like really gigantic brains. Exercise spurs neuron regrowth (neurogenesis) particularly in the hippocampus, a par...