Mike Israetel
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frigging billions down the drain. That's fat abuse. It's fat shaming. How dare you? Are you serious? I work for a corporation. My output is what I type into this computer. How dare you tell me about anything else about me? The response is 360 degrees different from anything that would occur in Japan.
frigging billions down the drain. That's fat abuse. It's fat shaming. How dare you? Are you serious? I work for a corporation. My output is what I type into this computer. How dare you tell me about anything else about me? The response is 360 degrees different from anything that would occur in Japan.
frigging billions down the drain. That's fat abuse. It's fat shaming. How dare you? Are you serious? I work for a corporation. My output is what I type into this computer. How dare you tell me about anything else about me? The response is 360 degrees different from anything that would occur in Japan.
Whereas in Japan, if someone's like, Hey, like the corporation cares about you, they're like, Oh, okay. Okay. Just try not to disappoint the corporation. trying to do what I'm supposed to be. I'm a big team player here, and I got to rein in my stuff, and they're instantly cooperative nine times out of 10. We're Americans.
Whereas in Japan, if someone's like, Hey, like the corporation cares about you, they're like, Oh, okay. Okay. Just try not to disappoint the corporation. trying to do what I'm supposed to be. I'm a big team player here, and I got to rein in my stuff, and they're instantly cooperative nine times out of 10. We're Americans.
Whereas in Japan, if someone's like, Hey, like the corporation cares about you, they're like, Oh, okay. Okay. Just try not to disappoint the corporation. trying to do what I'm supposed to be. I'm a big team player here, and I got to rein in my stuff, and they're instantly cooperative nine times out of 10. We're Americans.
I mean, 50-50 may be an exaggeration for how much cooperation you're going to get. Because if you are a middle manager, and your boss told you, hey, we have this health initiative. Let's say you work for General Motors or something. And you go, yep, sure, boss, we do. That's okay. So you see Jameson and your staff are like, Jameson, he does great work. He does.
I mean, 50-50 may be an exaggeration for how much cooperation you're going to get. Because if you are a middle manager, and your boss told you, hey, we have this health initiative. Let's say you work for General Motors or something. And you go, yep, sure, boss, we do. That's okay. So you see Jameson and your staff are like, Jameson, he does great work. He does.
I mean, 50-50 may be an exaggeration for how much cooperation you're going to get. Because if you are a middle manager, and your boss told you, hey, we have this health initiative. Let's say you work for General Motors or something. And you go, yep, sure, boss, we do. That's okay. So you see Jameson and your staff are like, Jameson, he does great work. He does.
It's your job tomorrow to go talk to him about the fact that he's too over fat. You got to tell him about we have a gym in the workplace and about he's getting some food vouchers to get healthy food or whole foods. It's your job. Drew, are you looking forward to that conversation?
It's your job tomorrow to go talk to him about the fact that he's too over fat. You got to tell him about we have a gym in the workplace and about he's getting some food vouchers to get healthy food or whole foods. It's your job. Drew, are you looking forward to that conversation?
It's your job tomorrow to go talk to him about the fact that he's too over fat. You got to tell him about we have a gym in the workplace and about he's getting some food vouchers to get healthy food or whole foods. It's your job. Drew, are you looking forward to that conversation?
So when people say we need more education... They have a really good point, but then actually doing it and actually imposing these rules and ideas requires people's buy-in at a deep level. And before we get that, all the stuff about education is kind of like, is there anyone listening? Does anyone care? Is anyone actually going to do this?
So when people say we need more education... They have a really good point, but then actually doing it and actually imposing these rules and ideas requires people's buy-in at a deep level. And before we get that, all the stuff about education is kind of like, is there anyone listening? Does anyone care? Is anyone actually going to do this?
So when people say we need more education... They have a really good point, but then actually doing it and actually imposing these rules and ideas requires people's buy-in at a deep level. And before we get that, all the stuff about education is kind of like, is there anyone listening? Does anyone care? Is anyone actually going to do this?
And those are kind of the bigger questions I've been asking recently, not facetiously, but in the honest attempt to say, I think most people have a giving a shit problem. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Look, if I had to make a list of all the things you could do with your life that are better than just trying to eat lean and get skinnier or whatever, I think that's all of them.
And those are kind of the bigger questions I've been asking recently, not facetiously, but in the honest attempt to say, I think most people have a giving a shit problem. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Look, if I had to make a list of all the things you could do with your life that are better than just trying to eat lean and get skinnier or whatever, I think that's all of them.
And those are kind of the bigger questions I've been asking recently, not facetiously, but in the honest attempt to say, I think most people have a giving a shit problem. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Look, if I had to make a list of all the things you could do with your life that are better than just trying to eat lean and get skinnier or whatever, I think that's all of them.
Spending time with your children, walking your dogs, loving your grandmother more, dancing at the club all night. This is all the stuff of life. So I'm not saying that folks that just don't really care much about their health are bad people. They're awesome people. But then they have a certain health and you look because you don't really care.
Spending time with your children, walking your dogs, loving your grandmother more, dancing at the club all night. This is all the stuff of life. So I'm not saying that folks that just don't really care much about their health are bad people. They're awesome people. But then they have a certain health and you look because you don't really care.