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Hi friend,

I’m in Honduras.

The island of Roatan specifically.

At an independent network state called Prospera which is basically not a part of any country. Think Mad Max with mojitos.

Will report back soon.

I’ve been thinking about perspective this week.

Things are not what they are, they are what we think they are.

For instance, doing a hard workout gives you a signature feeling.

You’re laid on the floor, panting, heart rate at 180, sweating from everywhere with the taste of metal in your mouth.

This is oddly enjoyable.

But if this exact same sensation was to spontaneously occur in your car while sat in traffic, you’d call the ambulance for fear you’re having a heart attack.

Framing is everything.

It’s significantly easier to find a way to reframe your experiences while you improve them, rather than waiting for them to be “done” before you give yourself license to be happy.

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MODERN WISDOM

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This week’s upcoming episodes:

Monday.
Dr Joe Dispenza - some of the most experimental, adventurous research in the world of life transformation and change.

Thursday.
Gurwinder Bhogal - one of my favourite guests back on to talk mental models, human psychology, crowd behaviour and more. Don’t miss.

Saturday.
Hannah Ritchie - why does everyone believe the world is doomed? What does Our World In Data have to say about it?

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THINGS I'VE LEARNED

1.
​America is getting heavier.

The average American woman now weighs as much as a 1960s man.

In 1960, the average U.S. woman was 5 foot 3, 140 pounds; the average man was 5 foot 8, 166 pounds.

Today, the average U.S. woman is 5 foot 4, 171 pounds; the average man is 5 foot 9, 198 pounds. — h/t Rob Henderson

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2.
​Where the word nonce comes from.

For the Americans in the room, nonce is a British word for pedophile.

I found out that NONCE is an acronym that stands for “Not On Normal Courtyard Exercise”.

Ie a prisoner who can’t be let out with others because they’ll be in physical danger because of the crime they committed.

h/t - someone in the comments section. I love how smart this audience is.

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3.
​Birthrate decline might be clearing the world out of its crappy ideologies.

A friend told me…

“My controversial thesis is that the dating crisis is good actually.

In overall cultural evolutionary terms.

Many are called to propagate their genes beyond the demographic pinch point. But few are chosen.

Whoever manages to propagate their family in the face of a structurally anti-natalist anti-culture will manage to do so by virtue of having developed strong enough immune responses to toxic messages.”

Basically, the only cultures who have kids in the modern era are the ones who manage to push back against bad ideas.

“A celibate clergy is good because it screens a propensity for fanaticism out of the gene pool” — Carl Sagan

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Big love,
Chris x

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