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Tom Bilyeu

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The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

I did it. I laughed out loud. I was so annoyed. She read it to me, which was courageous. And I said to myself, you told her to read you this letter. So even though it's really annoying that she's reading this letter when you're annoyed. It's your own medicine. Do it. Yeah. And so I laughed out loud and I was like, oh, my God. Literally in like seven seconds. It's absurd how.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

I did it. I laughed out loud. I was so annoyed. She read it to me, which was courageous. And I said to myself, you told her to read you this letter. So even though it's really annoying that she's reading this letter when you're annoyed. It's your own medicine. Do it. Yeah. And so I laughed out loud and I was like, oh, my God. Literally in like seven seconds. It's absurd how.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

Right. Like if people really hear what you just said, uh, Because then you know that it can go either way. So if you can't get yourself there with reason and logic, jump in an ice bath, laugh out loud, watch a comedy, go for a run, lift weights. Like there is this feedback loop that you get into with your thoughts and your body and your body and your thoughts.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

Right. Like if people really hear what you just said, uh, Because then you know that it can go either way. So if you can't get yourself there with reason and logic, jump in an ice bath, laugh out loud, watch a comedy, go for a run, lift weights. Like there is this feedback loop that you get into with your thoughts and your body and your body and your thoughts.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

Right. Like if people really hear what you just said, uh, Because then you know that it can go either way. So if you can't get yourself there with reason and logic, jump in an ice bath, laugh out loud, watch a comedy, go for a run, lift weights. Like there is this feedback loop that you get into with your thoughts and your body and your body and your thoughts.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So the vagal nerve, of course, you're going to know this, but The vagal nerve is something like 80% telling the body, telling the brain what's going on versus the brain just instructing the body what to do. Like as a kid, you think, oh, the brain tells the body breathe, digest, blah, blah, blah. But in reality, it's like the brain is getting more input from the body. And I am so grateful.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So the vagal nerve, of course, you're going to know this, but The vagal nerve is something like 80% telling the body, telling the brain what's going on versus the brain just instructing the body what to do. Like as a kid, you think, oh, the brain tells the body breathe, digest, blah, blah, blah. But in reality, it's like the brain is getting more input from the body. And I am so grateful.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So the vagal nerve, of course, you're going to know this, but The vagal nerve is something like 80% telling the body, telling the brain what's going on versus the brain just instructing the body what to do. Like as a kid, you think, oh, the brain tells the body breathe, digest, blah, blah, blah. But in reality, it's like the brain is getting more input from the body. And I am so grateful.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

that there's this reciprocal feedback loop. So I know when I'm in a negative place that all I need to do is smile. Like literally I can even think smile without actually smiling and it makes me feel different. It is so weird. So that's super useful. Music can shift your state, channeling aggression, which is something I do to like do hard things. Like there are all these feedback loops.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

that there's this reciprocal feedback loop. So I know when I'm in a negative place that all I need to do is smile. Like literally I can even think smile without actually smiling and it makes me feel different. It is so weird. So that's super useful. Music can shift your state, channeling aggression, which is something I do to like do hard things. Like there are all these feedback loops.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

that there's this reciprocal feedback loop. So I know when I'm in a negative place that all I need to do is smile. Like literally I can even think smile without actually smiling and it makes me feel different. It is so weird. So that's super useful. Music can shift your state, channeling aggression, which is something I do to like do hard things. Like there are all these feedback loops.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So I try to get people to understand that. But the most important thing, the thing I always lead with is humans are the ultimate adaptation machine. So we are the ultimate apex predator for one simple reason. We adapt to change better than any other animal. And I'll say that at a physiological level, like the ability to turn white adipose tissue into brown fat where it's more thermogenic.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So I try to get people to understand that. But the most important thing, the thing I always lead with is humans are the ultimate adaptation machine. So we are the ultimate apex predator for one simple reason. We adapt to change better than any other animal. And I'll say that at a physiological level, like the ability to turn white adipose tissue into brown fat where it's more thermogenic.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So I try to get people to understand that. But the most important thing, the thing I always lead with is humans are the ultimate adaptation machine. So we are the ultimate apex predator for one simple reason. We adapt to change better than any other animal. And I'll say that at a physiological level, like the ability to turn white adipose tissue into brown fat where it's more thermogenic.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

There was a woman who swam the Bering Strait. So think about that. The Bering Strait is the space between Russia and Alaska. That shit is cold, man. So the fact that somebody can swim that, it's bananas. So she slept with the window open in Alaska for a year, which you can imagine how cold that would be. She took only cold showers.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

There was a woman who swam the Bering Strait. So think about that. The Bering Strait is the space between Russia and Alaska. That shit is cold, man. So the fact that somebody can swim that, it's bananas. So she slept with the window open in Alaska for a year, which you can imagine how cold that would be. She took only cold showers.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

There was a woman who swam the Bering Strait. So think about that. The Bering Strait is the space between Russia and Alaska. That shit is cold, man. So the fact that somebody can swim that, it's bananas. So she slept with the window open in Alaska for a year, which you can imagine how cold that would be. She took only cold showers.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So basically all of her fat cells became more thermogenic and she could insulate herself. So we're adaptable on that level. She had a wetsuit, yeah. So you have that level of adaptation, which is like sort of purely biological, but then you also have the ability to learn. So there's a reason, like a horse is born, it's walking that day. It is not that way for humans.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So basically all of her fat cells became more thermogenic and she could insulate herself. So we're adaptable on that level. She had a wetsuit, yeah. So you have that level of adaptation, which is like sort of purely biological, but then you also have the ability to learn. So there's a reason, like a horse is born, it's walking that day. It is not that way for humans.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Why You Know What to Do, But Still Don’t Do It

So basically all of her fat cells became more thermogenic and she could insulate herself. So we're adaptable on that level. She had a wetsuit, yeah. So you have that level of adaptation, which is like sort of purely biological, but then you also have the ability to learn. So there's a reason, like a horse is born, it's walking that day. It is not that way for humans.