Simon Sinek
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I'll give you a perfect example of this. A friend of mine is going through serious depression. He's going through, I mean, it's bad, bad, bad. Suicidal ideations, the whole thing, right? And he did this exercise where he kept a diary for 28 days and he only answered three questions every night. What gave you energy? What sapped your energy? And what did you learn?
I'll give you a perfect example of this. A friend of mine is going through serious depression. He's going through, I mean, it's bad, bad, bad. Suicidal ideations, the whole thing, right? And he did this exercise where he kept a diary for 28 days and he only answered three questions every night. What gave you energy? What sapped your energy? And what did you learn?
And you're not allowed to read the entries until after 28 days. So for 28 days, he did this. And his career is up and down. And he thinks that it's this career stress that's causing his depression. And so he went through this exercise. And after 28 days, he went back and he read all the entries. And what he discovered was career stress really accounted for like two days of sapping his energy.
And you're not allowed to read the entries until after 28 days. So for 28 days, he did this. And his career is up and down. And he thinks that it's this career stress that's causing his depression. And so he went through this exercise. And after 28 days, he went back and he read all the entries. And what he discovered was career stress really accounted for like two days of sapping his energy.
And you're not allowed to read the entries until after 28 days. So for 28 days, he did this. And his career is up and down. And he thinks that it's this career stress that's causing his depression. And so he went through this exercise. And after 28 days, he went back and he read all the entries. And what he discovered was career stress really accounted for like two days of sapping his energy.
It really was a non-factor. Lack of sleep, poor diet, excessive cell phone.
It really was a non-factor. Lack of sleep, poor diet, excessive cell phone.
It really was a non-factor. Lack of sleep, poor diet, excessive cell phone.
Right.
Right.
Right.
Isn't that a weird thing that that's a discovery that the brain is actually a part of the body?
Isn't that a weird thing that that's a discovery that the brain is actually a part of the body?
Isn't that a weird thing that that's a discovery that the brain is actually a part of the body?
So do you have evidence, do you have data to show that in our modern world with excessive packaged goods and processed foods and unhealthy microbiomes, and unhealthy gut and all the junk and excess sugar.
So do you have evidence, do you have data to show that in our modern world with excessive packaged goods and processed foods and unhealthy microbiomes, and unhealthy gut and all the junk and excess sugar.
So do you have evidence, do you have data to show that in our modern world with excessive packaged goods and processed foods and unhealthy microbiomes, and unhealthy gut and all the junk and excess sugar.
Can you show from data that the increased amount of shit that we're putting in our body in this modern day is directly contributing to the mental fitness challenges that so many people are struggling with?
Can you show from data that the increased amount of shit that we're putting in our body in this modern day is directly contributing to the mental fitness challenges that so many people are struggling with?
Can you show from data that the increased amount of shit that we're putting in our body in this modern day is directly contributing to the mental fitness challenges that so many people are struggling with?