It they see themselves just as healthy as obese, why would they want not to be obese?
Sounds like enabling obesity to me.
Telling them to eat better or exercise doesn't work because it's a pain in the ass to be in a caloric deficit. They have statistically low dopamine levels (among other markers being out of wack) so they just don't have the mental fuel to deal with doing what's hard. That's what lead them to be obese in the first place, seeking comfort in food, sitting on their butt and avoiding the harshness of their reality.
Another key component are high cortisol levels (ie chronic stress due to past traumas causing depression and other mental illnesses), hindering the parasympathetic brain to switch on digestive metabolism.
You don't solve all these underling issues by saying "hey fat isn't that bad, you can still be healthy being heavy".
Like you wouldn't say to a drug addict "hey drugs aren't that bad for you" to make them feel less shitty about their situation.
Do you realize that you contradict yourself? You claim to be a communist yet you expect to be free enough to express yourself and choose what to build? Discuss politics and being free to disagree in a communist state?? You either weren't thaught XXth century history at school or you are very confused. Saying you are communist is like saying you are a nazist, it makes no sense. IMO you are confused.
The less 02 you breath in, the more the CO2 build-up and, per the Bohr effect, the more efficiently you'll absorb the 02. Just don't mouth breath and you'll be fine. Actually, you'll be healthier because of it.
You can socialize without alcohol and you should, like people do literally all the time. Imagine being able to talk to others only when you are "socially lubricated"... a slippery slope for alcoholism.
Struggling with socializing is a matter of being inexperienced at it, like you would struggle to play guitar or to swim if you've never done it long enough to be at least proficient at them. Luckily socializing is one of the few things we've been doing since we were born so we got a degree of experience there.
If the struggle comes from having underlying issues that undermine your ability to socialize, say, lack of self esteem, depression or any other mental health issues, those need to be addressed as well and drinking is not going to solve them.
Actually those conditions will most likely improve by socializing without alcohol. Alcohol is just a false friend.
As a moderate outgoing and sober person, alcohol actually makes me shy, it numbs me down and takes away the edge I've been sharpening all my life. In other words it prevents me from actually be myself.
I almost died choking on a chunk of meat once. It was quite interesting how my mind went blank as soon as I realized I had to do something or I was dead. No thoughts, no fear. Just absolute focus and the will to do anything. I'm not sure if it was me sticking a fork down my throat or a guy who was there who started to hit me on the back to do the trick. But after 20 or so seconds I was once again able to breathe. I was red, sweaty and in tears due to the stress and I couldn't speak but I was ok. I realize anything can happen at all times and I'm trying to be always alert and ready (chewing my food like a mofo and warning others to do the same - and to call themselves lucky I'm now trained to respond and keep them alive in case they pass out). So far, so good.
What I'm afraid of as far as base jumping is concerned is that you can't react to what's happening or you have just a few seconds. What if the chute doesn't open properly? What if the wind slams you on the rocks?
You are gambling with your fate. True that we all gamble with it when we eat, walk down the stairs, drive around etc. But at least in those daily circumstances we can take proper countermeasures and deal with whats' happening as it happens.
I would understand though if you know the risk of doing something and you still do it because it matters so much to you. If you could choose to die while doing what makes you happy wouldn't you?
I remember the first time I was on a plane. I was in such a joy that I thought "if I die now, I wouldn't care. I'm so happy I'd die happy."
We are all going to die. I believe it's better to die while doing what means the most to us, than not living fully and safe, ending up not appreciating our life cause we give it for granted.
If they can't measure their ROI, big or small the players, it's their fault, not Facebook. It's not that hard to deploy direct marketing campaigns and monitor conversions. It's actually the ABC of online marketing.
Cheer the upside: as you deal with past stress still stored in your body (that you didn't overcome growing up leaving you stuck in a defense, weak mode deeming you to be perceived as a "beta") and essentially get rid of it, you'll come out much more able to deal with future stress, resulting in greater sexual attractiveness.
This was my experience at least.
As mammals we are hardwired to respond to (perceived) life threatening situations by triggering our own the sympathetic brain and entering fight or flight or freeze mode.
Once the situation goes back to normal, the parasympathetic brain is supposed to kick in to "rest and digest" the stress and move on, stronger and more resilient to future stressful situations.
The natural tendency to ohmostasis of the human body at work.
An interesting question could be: why do humans often seem so affected by unresolved stress, causing anxieties, depression, stress related health issues etc...?
In case you want an effective tool to tap into your natural ability to "destress" yourself, start practicing the Trauma Release Exercises, developed by David Berceli.
They are inexpensive to learn, self-administrated and among the most effective techniques I've found to transform what crippled me into my greatest asset.
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--> Startups are very counter-intuitive – if you trust and never question your intuition you will make mistakes
--> LIST OF COUNTERINTUIVE STUFF TO REMEMBER WHEN BUILDING A STARTUP:
--> Startups are so weird that you will make mistakes if you follow your instincts. That’s why at YC partners give advices to founders, to warn them about these counter-intuitive mistakes.
--> Trust your instincts about people. A mistake founders often make is not trusting their instincts about people. In business pick people like you would pick friends.
--> You don’t need expertise in startups to succeed in startups. What you need is expertise in your users.
Zuckemberg wasn’t an expert on startups but he knew his users and what they wanted.
--> Another mistake founders is not making something people want first but “playing house”: they come up with a plausible idea, raise money, rent an nice office in SOMA and hire their friends to later figure they have no product. Why? Cause they have been trained to believe this is how you do it. They measure success by how much money they have raised.
--> They are always looking for a trick: What’s the trick to raise capital? Start a startup that’s growing fast and let investors know about it What’s the trick to grow? Make something people want.
--> Tricks and gaming the system doesn’t work in startups. There are no bosses to trick, only users to build good software for and make happy.
--> Startups are time consuming: they will take over your life time in a way you can’t imagine now. If it’s successful it will take over your life time for several years. There is a cost opportunity here. It’s like having kids, it will change your life (kids are awesome – pg)
--> What you really need to learn are your users’ needs. University can’t teach that.
--> You can’t start a startup in college. If you do, you won’t be a student for long.
--> DON’T START A STARTUP IN COLLEGE. There are things you can only do when you are 20, like backpacking around Thailand that people like Zuckemberg won’t ever be able to do. So wait.
--> While you are in college, come up with an idea and meet your future founders, friends you love to spend time and work with.
--> The way to get startup ideas is not to think about having good startups ideas: you’ll get bad and plausible ideas that will end up wasting your time.
--> To have a good idea, take a step back and don’t even try.
--> You can have them unconsciously if:
- You learn a lot of things that matter
- Work on problems that interest you with people you respect
--> Be on the edge of some technology, live in the future: you will be able to spot good ideas where other won’t. They won’t look like startup ideas but they will look good, like a search engine for example.
--> If you want to start a startup later in life, learn important things and be genuinely interested in them. You need domain expertise.
--> Bottom line: IN COLLEGE JUST LEARN.
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