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Move naturally. The world’s longest-lived people do not pump iron, run marathons, or join gyms. Instead, they live in environments that constantly nudge them into moving without thinking about it. They grow gardens and do not have mechanical conveniences for house and yard work.
Blue Zones: Lessons From the World’s Longest Lived
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chesterton’s fence: The idea that reforms should not be made to a system until the reasoning behind its current state is understood. Originally described by G. K. Chesterton in 1929.
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein
A whole family of self-flattering words serves as benedictions for the vision of the anointed. “Progress” and “progressive” are prominent examples. But everyone is for “progress,” by definition. They differ only on specifics, though these differences may be extreme and even violent. Words like “progress” or “progressive” preempt these specific issues by arbitrarily assuming the differential desirability of one’s own preferred changes, without having to debate substance—or even acknowledge its relevance.
The Vision of the Anointed
Thomas Sowell
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