🔧 What I underestimated -
- My anti-lock brakes (ABS) broke so I went to the mechanic. While I'm sitting in the waiting area, a Burger King commercial comes on promoting their Impossible Whopper (fake meat burger). The mechanic asks me if I've tried one. I say, "No, have you?" And this big, gruff-looking man, says "Yeah I had one last week. Hear it's healthier." That's when it really hit me. This fake meat is here. And marketing is winning over science and common sense. And if we're not
careful, these canola oil smoothies could turn into the trans fat of the next decades.
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🚗 What I'd gladly trade -
- Besides my ABS that isn't working, neither is my car's AC - which is a death sentence in the St.Louis summer. Disheartened from my experience with the fake-meat-eating-mechanic and the quotes to repair it (~$200), I decided to fix the car's AC myself. I fired up YouTube and after watching 10 minutes of "how-to" videos, I had ice-cold-AC blowing in no time. I bring
this up because I've been talking about my personal financial philosophy. About how I spend heavily on things that are important to me and I cut costs everywhere else. Yes, I probably need to buy a new car, but I'd much rather have clean water and all the meat I can eat.
And I'd gladly trade a big house and fancy car for the time and freedom to live it up in this short life.
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😴 What waking up looks like -
- Speaking of living it up. I read a great article about Trevor who found himself living the life he was "supposed to" live. One that was chosen for him by family, culture, and society. But he woke up. He decided to design his own life. He discarded the belief system that was unconsciously adopted from childhood, and formed his own. Maybe he read "Yourdrum" :)
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🎬 What movie I'm watching -
- "Waking up" has been on my mind. If you're asleep and loving the dream - great. But it seems most people are in a nightmare. I added "Pleasantville" to my movie watchlist if I start dozing off and need a slap in the face reminder.
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🧠 What quote I've been thinking about -
"To me, peace is happiness at rest and happiness is peace in motion.
You can convert peace to happiness anytime you want."
-Naval
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💯 What I'm listening to -
- The above quote is from Naval during his chat on the Joe Rogan podcast. It's 100% worth a listen. Naval is one of my favorite people to study and learn from. He's known for his tech investments, but his views on everything from wealth to happiness are profound. I recommend listening but if you just want the cliff notes these are better than nothing.
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📺 What 20k people gathered to watch -
- One thing I love about sports is how they can bring a whole city together. The Blues played Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals in Boston, but nearly 20k people packed in the St. Louis arena to watch the away-game on our home-ice together. The Blues then donated the profits to a St. Louis charity. Pretty cool. Also pretty cool we took a 3-2 series lead.
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It's a pleasure and an honor getting to spend some time with you,
hope you have a great weekend!
Kevin
P.S.
What's coming -
I'm working on turning research into readable articles.
A couple posts are coming soon:
- Carnivore Diet and Cholesterol - should you worry?
- Brain Food Series (continued) - nutrition's role in brain/mental health
A Saturday morning roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life by Kevin Stock.
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