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It doesn't need to be scientifically rigorous. In fact, getting away from the obsession with precision is kinda the whole point. It ought to be easy for someon

by lhorie 8y ago

It doesn't need to be scientifically rigorous. In fact, getting away from the obsession with precision is kinda the whole point. It ought to be easy for someone to realize they are having too many sodas, or playing too much video games if they think in terms of e.g. what diet/activity restrictions they might impose on hypothetical kids. Those kinds of realizations are way more actionable and way more likely to make an impact than some dubious diet "hack" It may seem borderline corny to ask people to eat their brussel sprouts and limit their gaming/tv time, but alas many don't even do that.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> It ought to be easy for someone to realize they are having too many sodas, or playing too much video games if they think in terms of e.g. what diet/activity restrictions they might impose on hypothetical kids. People often impose poorly chosen parameters on their actual children, so I'm not at all convinced that merely considering what one would impose on abstract hypothetical children will magically get people to correct answers.
- lhorie 8y ago
  I didn't say actual kids, I said _hypothetical_ kids. Even parents whose actual diets consist of pizza, burgers and KFC every week would probably acknowledge that their life choices are made out of convenience, time or budget concerns, not because they believe those to be the pinnacle of health. Besides, as I mentioned, armchair parenting is just one "trick" to help one brainstorm towards a variety/moderation mindset. Chinese cooking culture - particularly from older generations - is another way to build variety and moderation into a diet. Some people motivate themselves with martial arts (where health, pressure to maintain frequency and balance between aerobic/anaerobic exercise are somewhat secondary compared to the desire to improve technical skill) > get people to correct answers. I don't believe there are "correct" answers. Even mundane things like climbing stairs to the bedroom have been shown to improve health. As TFA expands on, it's a question of how one can incorporate more healthy habits into their life. This won't accomplished with repeatedly reaching for the "one weird trick"; there are millions of ways to become more active/healthy... if only people toned down on addictive sedentary activities like social media and the conveniences of pre-made food.

by lhorie 8y ago

dragonwriter 8y ago

> It ought to be easy for someone to realize they are having too many sodas, or playing too much video games if they think in terms of e.g. what diet/activity restrictions they might impose on hypothetical kids. People often impose poorly chosen parameters on their actual children, so I'm not at all convinced that merely considering what one would impose on abstract hypothetical children will magically get people to correct answers.

lhorie 8y ago
I didn't say actual kids, I said _hypothetical_ kids. Even parents whose actual diets consist of pizza, burgers and KFC every week would probably acknowledge that their life choices are made out of convenience, time or budget concerns, not because they believe those to be the pinnacle of health. Besides, as I mentioned, armchair parenting is just one "trick" to help one brainstorm towards a variety/moderation mindset. Chinese cooking culture - particularly from older generations - is another way to build variety and moderation into a diet. Some people motivate themselves with martial arts (where health, pressure to maintain frequency and balance between aerobic/anaerobic exercise are somewhat secondary compared to the desire to improve technical skill) > get people to correct answers. I don't believe there are "correct" answers. Even mundane things like climbing stairs to the bedroom have been shown to improve health. As TFA expands on, it's a question of how one can incorporate more healthy habits into their life. This won't accomplished with repeatedly reaching for the "one weird trick"; there are millions of ways to become more active/healthy... if only people toned down on addictive sedentary activities like social media and the conveniences of pre-made food.