My take after writing The Comfort Crisis: -food today isn’t “poisoned” … it’s just more calorie dense, available, and irresistible. -we move less (at work and in daily life) -we deal will stress differently (eg, more stress eating)

Narrator: “it was all the same people …”

checkout this clip where Michael Easter goes into more detail on the scarcity loop youtu.be/NnmwqfcyMqA

So sad to hear of the passing of Steve Silberman, one of the great science writers and Deadheads of our time. His writing on neurodivergence broke ground. His scene comparing a Grateful Dead concert to a mandala wheel in Scorsese's Long Strange Trip documentary stole the

I did this exercise to prep for a 33-day expedition in the Arctic, where I carried an 80-lb pack across steep terrain. I've added it back into my routine to prep for an upcoming backcountry hunt. I call it the best d*mn leg exercise on Earth twopct.com/p/the-best-dmn…

“I’ll take bullshit stats for $400, Alex.”

My writing and editing process as it relates to sound is: Writing: Silence. Editing: Silence. Flowing in edits/rewrite passages: Music. Currently doing the latter with this classic album: music.apple.com/us/album/car-w…

Also, you have to select the right album. The written word and music must work together in tandem. It's about vibe and energy. This selection is critical. The wrong album can f*ck everything up.

Pat Basil Pickleball. You'll like this. Here's the IG caption I added: A terrifying statistic. Just 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy (“Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2016” j Metabolic Syndrome and