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What I’m Thinking
I.
One of my favorite authors released a new productivity book last week.
Instead of procrastinating by buying and reading yet another productivity book, I’m just going to do the things I’ve been procrastinating on:
Writing this newsletter, posting better content on Instagram, and spending less time mindlessly scrolling social media.
I already know what to do.
I need to avoid getting distracted.
II.
A subtle change to my training I’m liking:
My harder days at work become my easier training days.
My easier days at work become my harder training days.
And my hardest day at work is my day off from training.
Less randomness.
More progress.
What I’m Reading
📖 Effect of exercise on depression:
“Exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense. Yoga and strength training were well tolerated compared with other treatments. Exercise appeared equally effective for people with and without comorbidities and with different baseline levels of depression.
📖 Bodyweight and pain intensity:
“Subjects with obesity and excess weight, but not overweight, reported greater pain intensities than individuals with normal weight. This finding encourages treatment of obesity as a component of pain management.”
“Highly processed foods (HPFs) can meet the criteria to be labeled as addictive substances using the standards set for tobacco products. The addictive potential of HPFs may be a key factor contributing to the high public health costs associated with a food environment dominated by cheap, accessible and heavily marketed HPFs.”
What I’m Liking
Lengthy but worth reading:
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