When it comes to our weight, or disappointment in that regard, it is common to blame a slow metabolism. In fact, this could easily be in the top 5 of excuses (lies) we tell ourselves to avoid accepting reality and taking accountability for our current situation. The common thought is that our metabolism slows down as we age, and thus we tend to gain weight the older we get as a consequence.
Wall-E syndrome (not a real thing) describes the fear of a future dystopia inhabited by oblivious people who are totally reliant on technology to perform even the simplest of tasks. The idea here is that AI-powered machines will attend our every need to such a degree that we become more like cows being herded than humans living freely.
Poor sleep hygiene can be far worse than any nightmare. Well, except for those unfortunate teens living on Elm Street in 1984. Luckily for us, we aren’t in a fictitious slasher film. Although the consequences may be just as dire if we don’t take this seriously.
All forms of stress in your life contribute to or accumulate in the same bucket. For simplicity, this is referenced as the stress bucket.
75 Hard is a program developed by Andy Frisella. Andy is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and supplement company owner. He believes that ‘mental toughness’ is the way for all of us to live a better, more productive life. Andy prefaces that it is NOT a fitness program, but rather a transformative mental toughness program. It has been publicly available since March 2019 and has had a recent resurgence in 2021. Estimates have it amassing 200+ million views on social media via hashtag references. Its popularity is undeniable, but the challenge is based on very little scientific research and rather upon Andy’s anecdotal viewpoint from his own journey.
