Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy the following conditions”

Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by naasking on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @05:26PM (#13871619)

> For example, if you want to lose weight but keep eating fast food despite that---what is the healthy need manifesting through that, and how do you address it in some other, good way?

If it's not a nutritional deficiency, then perhaps it's a snacking habit, so maybe switch to nuts, sunflower seeds or fruit. The habit starts losing its power when you're no longer flooding yourself with high doses of sugar and/or salt, which is where the habit's positive reinforcement comes from.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th... by komali2 on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @05:48PM (#13871767)

Another extremely difficult aspect of that "battle" or self-improvement mindset: our mental state depends a great deal on body chemistry. Sure it's hard to start lifting, but if you've been lifting for a year and have a lot of fun dopamine floating around as a result and have had time to associate lifting with those dopamine rushes, it's actually harder to not lift. It's almost unfair, really, that our mental state is kind of "out of our control." If you're 2 days without food, being a "good person" and maintaining your values becomes extremely difficult. After 5, forget about it, your humanity will have almost completely slipped away, and there's almost nothing you can do about it.

[ Parent | on HN ]