Saturday 7

Published: Sat, 04/03/21

Hey, good morning!

Here is your Saturday 7 weekly roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life.

👂 What was nice to hear:

Last week I sent out the Meat Health Masterclass on "The 2 Diet Mistakes You Have to Avoid to Achieve Health AND Fitness" and received more positive feedback than perhaps anything else I've ever published. Thank you for the kind words and thank you for taking the time to check it out!

This week I did a podcast with Vanessa Spina, aka @ketogenicgirl, where we discuss meat-based diets and fat loss in depth, I'll be sure to link it here when it is ready.

📚 What's on my reading list:

I added Dr. Ben Bikman's new book, Why We Get Sick, to my reading list. I've been a fan of his work for some time (he's a big protein guy! :) and am looking forward to diving into this one. In the meantime, I enjoyed this detailed summary of the book, giving the cliff notes on how insulin resistance is destroying our health.

😨 How to make a "risky" decision "practical":

The most practical thing you can do is take the leap. I tried explaining this a couple years ago by explaining how I use "practicality" to make the seeming "risky" decisions.

Trying to fulfill one’s potential may seem like in a pie-in-the-sky, utopian concept, but it’s become increasingly clear to me that it’s the most sensical thing to do once you frame it in the proper light.

📆 What is "Marching" on:

At the end of February, I announced my March goal was to have more FUN. I'd been head-down for over a year building Meat Health Academy, which was finally releasing at the end of the month. During this time I often forgot to look up. Forget to enjoy the roses along the path. And I can say without a doubt, starting my day with a commitment to post on Twitter to "have some FUN" (as silly as that sounds) made a noticeable difference.

This experiment was a nice reminder that you can choose your attitude and choose to feel good. That you don't have to let any circumstance or chance of "waking up on the wrong side of the bed" dictate your day.

Let's keep having some fun!

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

"Fantasy is easy, and effort is punishing. Here's what I know: If someone is much better than you at something, they probably try much harder. You probably underestimate how much harder they try. So much of getting good at anything is just the pure labor of honing your craft. Craft requires such a sustained tenacity. A lot of people want to be, but they don't want to do. They want to have written a book, but they don't want to write the book. They want to be fit, but they don't want the tedium of working out. People make the best things when they love the process, when they willingly shoulder the inherent uncertainty and pain that comes with it. It's almost like a form of prayer: You offer up what you can even though the reward is uncertain. You do it out of love."

– Ava, on Effort

🌉 Who is bridging the past to the future:

Lyn Alden has become my favorite financial analyst. She is a bridge from the traditional to the modern (I think she is like 34). For example, her piece on A Century of Fiscal and Monetary Policy looks to the research of one of the greats, Ray Dalio (71). And while she respects the history, she is not stuck in it, able to objectively look forward. It seems like she has the rare ability to "listen to her elders" but also be freed from being stuck in time.

💯 What's my favorite listicle of the week

100 tips for a better life.

As always, it's an absolute pleasure and an honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!

Kevin

About the Saturday 7

A Saturday morning roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life by Kevin Stock.

Dr. Kevin Stock

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