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Atomic Habits: Mind & Behavior Food

No doubt: good habits are hard to make, bad habits are hard to break.

But, what if you had help that really worked?

A good friend, Jay, recently recommended Atomic Habits, “An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones”, by James Clear, which I just finished reading – and highly recommend to you for its clarity, directness and practical application.

I’ll paraphrase the most book’s most potent line: “Habits are caused by the predictions that precede them.” For a Bruce-specific example, if I always put my wallet and keys on the same table near my door, I will always predict where they will be when I need them.

The four keys to developing good habits: 1. Make them obvious, 2. Make them easy, 3. Make them attractive, 4. Make them satisfying.

How and why to do that? You’ve gotta’ read the book! I did, and it has made a significant difference in my daily life – but more about that later – as long as I stick to my freshly renewed habit of writing daily and posting twice weekly.

The Magic of the Unexpected Abounds



Way too long since I said I’d laid down part 3 to the Cycling Unexpected Magic series I started in September. And here it is, Halloween, an evening that abounds with magic.

But magic abounds everywhere. You bet, I felt it when I hopped on a rocket cool packed dirt trail from Concord to Bedford that my road bike and I managed more than just fine – and with a big smile. No doubt my biggest smile was seeing families, kids with moms and dads, riding the trail.

And then there’s magic of a totally different kind but just as – or even more – powerful, and that has to do with the second picture in the title banner above.

I don’t belong to or promote any traditional faith or religion. I believe in a collective consciousness and making the most of  living in the present. But not too long ago, I think because of my membership as an elected representative to our town’s Westborough Diversity and Inclusion Committee, I was asked to check out an interfaith organization that was just getting off the ground. That group became the Central Massachusetts Connections in Faith (CMACIF) committee, a terrifically energetic collection of diverse people of diverse faiths and opinions focused, entirely positively, on building bridges & friendships across cultures.

To do that, we facilitate events featuring individual faith groups and what and how they practice their faith followed by round table discussions with all those who attend. Our next event is an afternoon/evening with a movie, “Free Trip to Egypt”, that airs at 4 PM this Saturday, Nov. 2, to be followed by a discussion and dinner all at the Worcester Islamic Center in Worcester, MA, as shown below.

If you’re local to Worcester, CMACIF and I most heartedly invite you to attend. If you’re not local to Worcester and Central Massachusetts, think of the magic an event like the one we’ll have this Saturday could have where you live – and I’m glad to lend a hand (bruce@gotta-eat.com/508-446-7790).

 

 

 

Truth About Cell Phone and Wireless Radiation Video

There are more than 5 billion cell phones and well over 7.2 billion mobile devices in world. The number of those devices collectively has shot from zero to more than the number of people on Earth in just 30 years.

I came to the cell party a bit late ten years ago, and I’ve since been a big fan. I can talk with people just about anywhere on the planet – instantly. I can look up facts with incredible speed. My phone’s my go-to device to learn foreign languages – everyday – and there’s much more.

But what about the health risks associated with these devices? After all, mobile device technology is an offshoot of radar and microwave technology, and we know that direct exposure to electromagnetic energy is not what the surgeon general recommends.

I’ve search just a bit for mobile device health related information online – I just did that again now – and have found nothing more than “research continues with no conclusive proof”.

Sound familiar?

Then, last night I watched a much more conclusive video delivered by renowned Phd. epidemiologist, Dr. Devra Davis, who was one of the key drivers pushing for the smoking ban on airlines. To me, Dr. Davis’s 2015 video, “The Truth About Mobile Phone and Wireless Radiation”, comes with the same wake up punch as UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig’s eye opening 2009 “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” video about the severely negative health effects of sugar.

That video significantly changed my life.

The most significant consideration to bear in mind regarding mobile devices is that their energy does not treat all ages and sexes equally. Kids are most vulnerable, and men women are affected differently.

I already barely use my cell phone directly with my head. I use wired ear buds instead or talk on speaker phone. Beyond that, I’ll now make sure to keep my phone out of my pocket whenever I can.

Please give the video a look and then make up your own mind about how you plan to interact with your mobile devices.

All the best,

 

 

Mind Food: Higgs Boson, Reality, and Life

Sean Carroll: The Particle at the End of the Universe

Got nailed by the flu the other day (despite getting a flu shot this fall) and was so out of it yesterday I didn’t even want to think of food to write about or eat. Instead, I did what my son did when he was flu-zonked himself this weekend; I fed my mind – while I was awake – and watched an hourlong YouTube video: Sean Carroll – The Particle at the End of the Universe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwdY7Eqyguo).  Read more »

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