Senses working overtime #380

1 Lagom

The Swedish philosophy of 'just enough'. I checked with our staff member who is Swedish and she confirms this as a thing.

2 Steve Martin can't retire

3 Habit stacking

 

4 The new science of metabolism

Losing weight is tough but keeping it off is tougher. Here's why.

5 Why we laugh

Overtime: 

Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss and Alzheimer’s

Senses working overtime #290

 1 Barack's interview about his new book

The whole world loves Barack Obama (give or take 70 million Trump supporters). 

2 Questions to ask yourself (from James Clear)

Some questions to consider before you speak:

Does this need to be said?

Does this need to be said by me?

Does this need to be said by me right now?

3 Seventeen articles that (almost) redeemed 2020

4 Trains Planes and Automobiles

The John Hughes movie reappraised (it centres or centers around Thanksgiving - that uniquely American holiday celebration)

5 Resilience

Emine Saner (great name) investigates for The Guardian.

Overtime: Sugar is evil

I've cut out a lot of sugar from my diet (no between meal sugary snacks, no alcohol and so on) and this is the good stuff that is happening to my body.