Insightful Ponderings 5

If you consider yourself a contemplative individual, our new Insightful Ponderings newsletter is for you! We will be sharing the best insights and thought-provoking points from our favorite podcasts, books, newsletters, and authors for your brain to ponder. These posts are usually for paid subscribers only, but we've decided to occasionally make them available to everyone. Enjoy!

Things to ponder...

• You can believe you’re not worthy of a thing and still attain it. Don't let imposter syndrome prevent you from chasing your goals.
  • Remember, if you meet all of the qualification requirements listed on a job posting, you're overqualified.
  • Don't pursue roles or projects that won't teach you anything new. What's the point of that?
  • "Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for “realistic” goals, paradoxically making them the most time and energy consuming. If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” — Tim Ferriss
• "Unlucky people tend to be creatures of routine. They tend to take the same route to and from work, interact with the same social circles, and talk to the same types of people at parties. In contrast, lucky people tend to introduce lots of variety into their lives. Relatedly, as Ada Yeo writes, “collect as many lottery tickets as you can.” — Rob Henderson
  • This speaks to living a life of variety, meeting different people, exploring new fields, and reading about different topics. You never know what one of these ventures will turn into. You might just strike gold.
• The most important scripts in your body are never run.
  • For example, your body has programs for dealing with starvation, running away from apex predators, and surviving life-threatening dehydration all ingrained in your DNA. These are essential scripts inherited through your genes over generations, and you'll likely never run any of them.
• A very close friend of mine is a high school teacher, and he was recently asked to share the following image with his class...

• In response, another close friend of mine commented that we've gone from a "zero nuance" pyramid to a "you should start leaning vegetarian" pyramid. He wagered that a general, open forum discussion about dieting options and new effective concepts would be more engaging and have more take-home value to high school students. I agreed, and so did the teacher. Meaningful discussion is better than dogma.
• Nutrition science is a mess, people are too different, and dieting has become more cult-like than science-based. Every single government created nutrition regimen of the past (including the original food pyramid) has been completely delegitimized, and for good reason. Why do we keep going back to these overly simplistic approaches with open, trusting arms?

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