Being able to cook -- or being willing to learn -- is a big advantage. People who eat fast food all the time are usually going to end up in a bad way. Dieting

Being able to cook -- or being willing to learn -- is a big advantage. People who eat fast food all the time are usually going to end up in a bad way. Dieting is usually bad because people have a goal (they want to weigh X pounds). The key thing is to change the system, not to have a goal. Scott Adams has written a whole book (which I haven't read) and some blog posts about this, but there's a potted summary: Why you should focus on habits and systems, not goals https://crew.co/backstage/blog/habits-and-systems-not-goals https://crew.co/backstage/blog/habits-and-systems-not-goals