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I Train to Look Good and so do You!

April 27, 2010
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In my last post, I asked, ‘Why are you training anyway?‘. Turns out a lot of people have a flawed answer. Just pop by a commercial gym, and you’d see many people hammering away at their activities. You’d probably come across the sight of the young adolescent male doing his 5th set of bicep curls, [...]

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Talk to a 90-Year-Old

April 17, 2010
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Talk to a 90-Year-Old. Not just any 90-Year-Old, but a happy and fulfilled 90-Year-Old who still has that youthful sparkle in their eyes. Ask them about what they thought about life, and I’d guarantee that you’d learn a fair bit. Most of all, ask them what they did in the past that they are happy [...]

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You Manage What You Measure

April 8, 2010

We as humans respond to numbers, mainly because they play such a large role in our lives. Geeks would remember the recent keynote given by Steve Jobs. In that keynote, he addressed the claim that the iPad should cost less than $1000. He flashed up a figure of $999 on the screen. Then, in a [...]

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I don’t care what you think!

April 6, 2010
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That’s what the body screams at the brain every day. The brain needs to tell itself stories. It wants to live in a certain way, to eat certain foods, to partake in certain activities, etc. Unfortunately, the body doesn’t care what the brain thinks, besides, it’s proven to be wrong many a time (like when [...]

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You Lucky Fool

April 6, 2010
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Some people got lucky. They were born with great blood sugar control, with robust joints, with never-greying hair, with full muscle bellies, and an easy time burning fat. Some people got unlucky. They were born to a drug-addicted mother and an alcoholic father, suffering genetic dysfunctions and living under an environment which never allowed their [...]

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Sticking to the Plan by Restricting Your Options

April 3, 2010
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I’d wager everyone has goals, in whatever field of pursuit. If you have goals, you hopefully have a good plan to accomplish those goals. This is an article about adherence to the plan, whatever that may be, to whatever goal is being pursued. While the aphorism, “No plan survives the real world”, holds a great [...]

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Re: Irresistible Urges – Our Relationship with Food

March 27, 2010
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In the previous post about irresistible urges, the message was sent out terse and unforgiving. In this post, I think I’d ought to elaborate on the justification for that. The first assumption that I am going to make is that we as human beings do not relate to our food rationally on a energy requirement [...]

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Irresistible Urges

March 24, 2010
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This sums up the entire post. While I strive for the ideal scenario described elegantly by the quote, “I don’t want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me.”, it isn’t practical; every single negative impact of the environment has to be consciously fought and suppressed. [...]

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The Power of Anecdote

March 9, 2010
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As much as I like to based all my decisions on rational, quantifiable parameters, life is never like that. In fact, one of the key characteristics of being a good scientist is to recognise and acknowledge the failings of your knowledge. I’m no scientist, but I can surely say that in the realm of health [...]

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Being Obsessive vs Being Thorough

February 27, 2010
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I don’t believe one can plan too much. When I say that, I’m saying that it is always possible to be more thorough in your approach. However, it is possible to be too obsessive in your approach. There is a distinct difference: Being obsessive means that doing what you’re doing degrades the long-term quality of [...]

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