Pat and Dan John (author of 40 Years with a Whistle) discuss a number of topics, including the mental side of losing weight, generalism, skill development, and the five types of people they’d bring to a desert island.
On The Mental Side of Losing Weight
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Patrick, er Pat. I keep hearing experts mention the three things Dan John mentioned that you should eat at every meal—water, veggies, and protein. Let’s put it this way, you can’t go wrong dining on those three every time you have a meal. Make the vegetables green and you’re doing even better.
Pat and Dan, I have a question I hope you guys can answer. I like how Dan brought up the mental aspect of losing weight and how people usually can’t do it alone. Not sure if my question is right on point but I want to ask it while it’s fresh in my head. I read an interview recently with WWE Superstar John Cena and he discussed how much your life is affected by the 5 people you associate with the most. Do you think this is a valid point and if so, is there room for people who are toxic or just a pain in the neck?
College students who aren’t proactive? You must be joking Pat. Sadly, my undergrad experience confirmed what you said and it was frightening. As a non-traditional student who returned after 40, I was shocked by the complete lack of enthusiasm or even a basic wish to learn enough to pass. Enjoyed Dan’s “Hamlet” analogy. It just shows you the lack of what you (and I) call foundational knowledge by many students. It just amazes me how little is taught to high school students. Jump back to the 50’s and even 60’s and it was common for students to get classical languages such as Greek and Latin. That’s just English literature. Factor in science and history and you have an ignorant population with no foundational knowledge and no critical thinking skills. That’s scary.