Dhruv Khullar

There are so many things in life that we want a little of, maybe quite a bit of, but not too much of.

Aristotle obviously had this insight many centuries ago.

And I think what I wanted to point out in the talk is that our world is kind of designed for too much these days.

It's just inundated with content and food and desire and all sorts of things.

And a lot of the challenges that we have, whether it's around our mental health or our physical health, is trying to bring ourselves into greater harmony with our environment.

And for some people, that will require medications.

For some people, that'll require social supports.

For some people, that'll be therapy.

For some people, they'll be able to do that all by themselves.

But I think getting to this place where we recognize that moderation is important, but that the modern world is one that facilitates too much almost all the time is a really important kind of frame shift just to think about how we should be engaging with all the delights around us.

And I think, hopefully, not everyone has to be on these medications forever.

For some people, it can just be that break from the status quo that is needed to change your life.

I remember many years ago caring for a taxi driver who had a really severe heart condition that needed surgery.

But he was really high risk for surgery because of his weight and other medical problems.

And the recommendation from the surgeon was that he needs to lose some weight and come back and maybe they'll consider surgery at a later date.

And everyone kind of knew that that would not be possible for him.

And this was before GLP-1s were widely available.

And I still think back to that experience and wonder if he had GLP-1s available, would that have been something that could have kick-started his journey to weight loss and then getting the surgery that he needed?

Certainly, I think it would have given him a much better shot than he had at the time.

I'm sorry.