Scary Movies, The Unexpected, Life Advice, & Body Recomposition
Article Round-Up: 5.22.22
Enjoy this week’s round-up of articles, podcasts, and more from the web.
“The Movie That Screwed Me Up As A Kid”
Takeaway: It’s counterintuitive. You don’t do less of something by doing less of it. You do less of something by doing more of something else.
If you’re trying to battle negative thoughts or bad habits, look for ways to add more positive thoughts and behaviors into your day. Keeping a journal, getting regular exercise, and even just engaging in an activity that brings you joy are all great ways to add a little something good into your life.
Work to add enough good until there’s no more room left for the bad.
“10 - Minute Mindset Lessons, Volume IV: Imitation, Pain, Freedom, & Changing Your Mind”
Takeaway: A compilation of mindset lessons from Mindset Monday pre-Substack. There are some great nuggets in here that can get you thinking. Remember the purpose of these mindset lessons—to shift your perspective about the problems you face and you’re ability to overcome them.
“How To Deal With The Unexpected”
Takeaway: From author Jim Rohn, “When things change, we must change. We must struggle to our feet again and reset the sail to steer us toward the destination of our own deliberate choosing…”
“…The set of the sail—how we think and how we respond—has a far greater capacity to alter our lives than any challenges we face. How quickly and responsibly we react to adversity is far more important than the adversity itself. Once we discipline ourselves to understand this, we will finally and willingly conclude that the great challenge of life is to control the process of our thinking.”
“103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known”
Takeaway: Some of my favorite wisdom from this list:
Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
Life lessons will be presented to you in the order they are needed. Everything you need to master the lesson is within you. Once you have truly learned a lesson, you will be presented with the next one. If you are alive, that means you still have lessons to learn.
Don’t wait for the storm to pass; dance in the rain.
Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don’t focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.
Our descendants will achieve things that will amaze us, yet a portion of what they will create could have been made with today’s materials and tools if we had had the imagination. Think bigger.
“Can You Build Muscle In A Calorie Deficit?”
Takeaway: Based on the research, there are *some* circumstances in which one could expect to simultaneously lose body fat and gain muscle. These include individuals who are new to strength training, very overweight, or returning from a long hiatus from the gym.
Outside of those categories, you’re better off committing to one or the other, fat loss (calorie deficit) or muscle gain (calorie surplus), for the best results.