I’ve been doing the Atkins Diet for more than a year now and the result is consistent with that of the claims and the book. I follow the diet I shed the pounds, while having normal blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels.
from here:
Gary Taubes, “Good Calories, Bad Calories”
from Overcoming Bias by Stuart Buck
Gary Taubes, a [...]
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We are given brains and the larger the brain or the better formed the brain was the less energy it consumed in solving a problem and the better it was in processing information.
from here a scientific american article on intelligence and the brain:
Perfection from Practice
Whatever the neurological roots of genius, being brilliant only increases the [...]
Thanks to pk here:
To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at sea–”cruising”, it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world [...]
from here:
In other words, our choices depend upon what’s available, not what’s rational. This is true of even highly intelligent people.
And of course, your neighbourhood, your school influences what seems available to you. This is why peer effects matter. If you’re surrounded by people who carry knives, you’re more likely to carry one yourself, simply [...]
It seems that living long correlates well with living a worthwhile life.
This is very comforting,.
from ted here:
What can people do right now to help extend their lives? There is no pill, as of yet. Diet, exercise and purpose are the three sure ways.
yOU CAN FIND THIS IN THE HARVARD WEBSITE:
FAVORITE LINE IS:
When you consider what those of us here in this Yard have been given - in talent, privilege, and opportunity - there is almost no limit to what the world has a right to expect from us.
Why? because i expect nothing less from myself.
text of the [...]
from Seth Godin’s blog:
Do you know what most people want? They want you to care.
I’ve been wanting to rant lately with the the present
Lately this has been on my mind a lot. I’ve always been more aware than the next guy, add to this the fact that I am a self assessed half-assed know it [...]
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