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Negative people make us fat, your posture can make you depressed, I hate the biggest loser

March 1, 2012

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The Happiness Advantage is a simple thesis: We typically believe the path to happiness involves working hard, doing the right things, becoming successful, then we will be happy. The argument is achieving our goals causes our happiness. Shawn Achor (author) argues this is backwards. People who are already happy are the ones most likely to work hard, do […]

How salads and phone numbers can make us gain weight

February 13, 2012

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The Dieter’s Paradox: How dieting makes us fat is a book by Alexander Chernev detailing how conventional diet wisdom can actually cause us to gain weight. Below are various quotes from the book along with my commentary. “America surpasses all countries in number of diet products, weight-loss books, and radio and television shows. Yet, it […]

How your environment makes you overeat, how men and women are different with food, and how to get your bartender to give you more alcohol

January 30, 2012

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-Update 10/1/2018: The author of Mindless Eating has engaged in some terrible research practices. Please read this. I recently read Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think and thought I would post my notes. I highlighted various quotes and added commentary. I’ve posted an interview with Brian Wansink (the author) before: “How external cues make us […]

“How external cues make us overeat”

September 4, 2011

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This is an interview I found discussing how your environment plays a HUGE factor in how much you eat. It is absolutely fascinating and something anyone who is trying to lose weight should read. I decided to repost the interview below; I bolded what stood out to me the most and added (->) some of […]

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