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Lower The Bar: 20+ Big Picture Lessons From The Road To Weight-Loss And Gaining Back Lost Muscle

Filed Under: Thinking Out Loud

Lower The Bar: 20+ Big Picture Lessons From The Road To Weight-Loss And Gaining Back Lost Muscle
weight loss routine man with squat barbell gym


What’s Really Holding Back Your Results?:
Every once in awhile I get asked how to achieve weight-loss results.

Unfortunately, I get the feeling that many people are held up by something almost invisible.

Whether it’s bad habits, a lack of experience, or even just good-ole’ fear of the unknown.

When I get a chance to talk to them, I share whatever I can. (sometimes it feels like a bit too much)

But one of the ideas I keep coming back to parallels the whole range of Q&A.

Because I’m usually reminded of some part or another of my own journey.

So: Once upon a time, I got a little too chubby…

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The Benefits Of Stress: Whittling It Down To The Right Type And Amount Might Be Good For Your Brain

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

The Benefits Of Stress: Whittling It Down To The Right Type And Amount Might Be Good For Your Brain
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Stress Benefits For Your Brain. Nietzsche’s Freakonomics Of Small-Dose Poisons:
Most of the time, it’s important to stay on the straight & narrow path.

Balance is an idea that’s been curated for millennia for good reason.

But when anyone really starts exploring something, it involves new territory that’s bizarre and weird before it gets figured-out.

It’s always Freakonomics before it becomes economics.

Just like the animal venoms that can kill a person in full-doses, but are helpful at ones several orders-of-magnitude smaller.

And freakily-enough a UGA team found out that one of the things poisoning many of us today can be helpful, in much smaller doses…

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Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience [Video]


[Keanu voice] Whoooaa…I Know Kung-Fu!:
At one time in our lives, we’ve all wanted or needed to learn something new.

Whether it was a requirement or just the pursuit of a great hobby, sometimes it can seem to go a bit too slow as our brains readjust.

And though geniuses like Carol Dweck and Elizabeth Gould would tell you that is the time you are actually re-making your brain & getting smarter,

We all need a little shortcut to get to the fun part sooner.

And so in this video, ASAP does their part to add something to mega-lists like the one by OEDB…

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Travel For Self-Discovery: Getting Lost To Find Yourself + Heal Your Soul. The Best Vacation Ever

Filed Under: Favorites, Highlights, Mind/Brain, Video

Travel For Self-Discovery: Getting Lost To Find Yourself + Heal Your Soul. The Best Vacation Ever


Travel For Self-Discovery. Zen & The Art Of Metaphysical Maintenance:
So we’ve talked before about the actual, real health benefits of Happiness.

Recently, it’s been shown that people who take regular vacations actually live longer, happier, and healthier lives.

And in one post, we mentioned some of the specific ways you improve the “effectiveness” of a vacation.

But here, The School Of Life raises the surprising, yet philosophical idea of specific types of vacations as a kind-of symbolic “food”,

Or better yet: Nutrition For The Soul…

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Maximize Vacation Time: 5+ Ways To Become More Healthy And Happy On Your Time-Off, Without Trying To Keep Up With The Joneses [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Maximize Vacation Time: 5+ Ways To Become More Healthy And Happy On Your Time-Off, Without Trying To Keep Up With The Joneses [Video]


Maximize Vacations To Make Your Mind & Body Happy:
So we’ve been told at least once or twice, that Happiness equals Healthiness.

And in much the same way that our bodies need good Sleep for good health,

There is new work that shows we need a type of rest you just don’t get on the Weekends.

Believe it or not, our bodies actually do need Vacations.

And on that note, The Science Of Us pulled a lot together to help us with our Summers, so we can get maximum enjoyment as we also recharge for better health…

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Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy

Filed Under: Aging, Disease, Mind/Brain

Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy
happy asian girl with red hair by white building daytime sun


One Quest Meets Another:
Over time, mankind has set itself many challenges to find purpose & meaning in life.

And one of those big goals is counterintuitive. One that doesn’t necessarily involve outward achievements.

-But Inward ones. All of which lead to it: Happiness.

And once you’re actually surviving, perhaps it’s The Only Goal.

Strangely enough, researchers are finding out some of our dearest desires have significant, yet unexpected side-benefits.

Including, among other things, actually keeping you alive longer…

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Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life. [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life. [Video]


The 3rd School Of Meditation We All Needed:
So over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Meditation.

From ancient shamans and their wild claims, all the way to present-day experts like Eckhart Tolle.

And all the while, the discipline has preached a serene, near-wordless detachment in its suggested-state.

It hasn’t been until now that a more purpose-built school for the trials of modern life has taken Meditation into the realm of something practical & liberating.

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” school of thought…

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Having A Bad Day Or Week? 10+ Mental Breaks To Get Through It + BONUS 4! With Dr. Mike Evans. You Can Do It! [Video]

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Having A Bad Day Or Week? 10+ Mental Breaks To Get Through It + BONUS 4! With Dr. Mike Evans. You Can Do It! [Video]


10+ Tips To Help Yourself Get Through Tough Times:
So in this video, Dr. Mike asks, “What if You’re Having A Tough Day, Or Week?”

You might be sad, anxious, regretful, overworked, temporarily-flummoxed, etc.

And there are many real Sources to consider, like: Depression/Anxiety, & also many involved-Solutions like: Problem-Solving, Stress-Management, Mindfulness Meditation, or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

BUT! Sometimes people want the most easy & simple “get through the day/week”-type advice, just to simply make it through.

So here’s what he says are his best “Easy-Version” tips…

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