Why do you eat? “Because I’m hungry” is an insufficient response. Think deeper and truly grasp the meaning of hunger.
Why do you eat what you eat? My answer to this question was always: “That’s what I grew up eating.” This response sounds eerily similar to the dangerous phrase: “We’ve always done it this way.”
Ask questions.
Challenge the status quo.
Maybe there’s a better way.
I made the worst meal tonight. I ate it anyway.
My taste buds got over it.
I went on a crocodile tour on the Adelaide river in Australia a few years ago.
Our guide was a true local. Judging by the calluses on his feet, he never wore a pair of shoes in his life.
He had a few interesting insights:
Humans are really fuel inefficient
We’ll consume substantial calories in preparation for a 10K race, and then eat again immediately afterwards to replenish what we burned off.
Meanwhile a 1-ton croc could survive on a few chickens for 6-8 weeks.
Only the strong survive
He explained how the crocs we see before us are the result of millions of years of evolution weeding out the weak. The crocs before us were the true 1% of their species. A single male croc every few kilometers of riverbank. Only the very top of the pyramid survives.
Care to feel weak? Put yourself one meter away from a crocodile with only a thin metal grate in between.
Alright, I just finished my workout. Time for a protein shake.
I put a cake in the oven last week and immediately decided to put the oven mitts away. No big deal, except that instead of opening the drawer next to the stove where they belong, I opened the oven instead and tried to put them there.
Fortunately, the cake finished baking without issue and it came time to turn the stove timer off.
For this task I decided to open the microwave.
What was I thinking?
A few years I started a vegetable garden. I started with a single small pot first – a trial run since I wasn’t quite convinced I could keep plants alive. I passed that test, and this past growing season was quite rewarding. You should try it sometime. Here’s why:
Plant a seed and watch it grow. You’ll grow as well.
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