I think it's important to understand both sides of an argument, so I frequently try and understand plant-based diet rationale. I was listening to a plant-based diet advocate this week, and his argument was that since fruits and vegetables pass through the digestive system quickly it's evidence that we should be eating mostly / only plant-based foods. 

 

I truly cannot understand this perspective. These foods pass through the alimentary canal quickly because they can't be absorbed or used. It is waste. However, as you may have experienced, if you only eat meat there's not a lot of waste. It's absorbed extremely efficiently.

 

While I'd argue the extreme efficiency that meat is absorbed in the small intestines is evidence for a meat-based diet, it's just one piece of an overwhelming amount, such as:

Most omnivorous animals specialize in eating animals or plants (~70%+ of one or the other), and the evidence is overwhelming that humans are omnivores specialized for eating meat (could even be classified as facultative carnivores). (r)

 

But what about our teeth?!
They look like "herbivore teeth" so we must be plant-based eaters, right?

 

Humans are primates and our evolutionary biology is derived from this heritage. Therefore we have teeth similar to other apes in terms of size, shape and number. Yet we have developed more ridged molars like wolves instead of flat ones like sheep. Yes, we do have small canine teeth and relatively smaller jaws. But this is because humans started using tools millions of years ago and fire hundreds of thousands of years ago to kill, cut, and cook the meat. Less mastication forces were needed. Additionally, since canines were predominately defense and intimidation mechanisms, the smaller canine represents a shift in social structure and mating behavior that results from cooperation, communication, and a reduction in male-to-male conflict.

 

For similar reasons, we have nails instead of claws – because we are primates. Primates don’t have claws. In no way does this suggest we are designed for a plant-based diet. 

 

 

After Dr. Keith Sigel had a kid (and subsequent loss of sleep) he turned his research efforts to discovering how he could get more shut-eye. 

 

Sifting through massive amounts of data, he found that humans feel most peaceful when in an environment that emulates the womb: a warm, dark environment with a rhythmic heart beat, steady breathing, and the slow churn of a body deep at rest.

 

Luckily, Sigel is a musician, so he began to shape this data into sound, which gave birth to Slowave, a musical landscape (Spotify playlist) to re-create this peaceful environment sonically, and put your right to sleep.

 

Don't listen while driving.

 

Finding the right words to explain your ideas and creations is almost as important as the idea/creation itself. These words are the bridge to the discovery of your work. Here's how to find language-market fit.

Don't get fancy. Use clear, functional messaging so people understand. "Just Do it" comes after you just do it. 

 

1. The Brain by David Eagleman
2. The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.

1. I'm genuinely looking forward to tuning in
2. I admire when people "step out of their lane" for which they are known, especially if it's not popular with their audience.

 

 

 

 

There's a lot of FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) in the markets. Is the FED going to tighten? Inflation (up to 6.8%)? Deflation? Evergrande? Debt ceiling?

 

While I'm not sure about the outcomes of the current market FUD (I can speculate that the FED can't really tighten due to historic debt load and low interest rates, the debt ceiling will be raised, and currency debasement seems a foregone conclusion, while deflationary forces should continue their trajectory with tech and demographics), but if you have any bitcoin FUD, here's your answers.

 

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