Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates
Krista Scott-Dixon returns to share details about her new book — Applied Nutrition Coaching and Counseling: Theory to Practice — and her expertise about:
In our modern world, can we trust our hunger signals
Why Krista believes “hunger is a skill”
What happens physiologically and psychologically with hunger when we’re in a calorie deficit and losing weight
Why changing your behavior is hard
Does behaviour shape identity or does identity shape behaviour
Can action itself be a threat to a fixed identity
What is the alter ego effect and why is it so powerful for action
What does “people pick their discomfort” mean
What are meta skills and how do they help with lifestyle change
And much more
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CHAPTERS
02:00 Sciencey Protocols Are a Grift
05:00 Basics Over Optimization
09:00 Intentional Magical Thinking
11:00 Social Connection vs Protocols
13:00 Who Should You Take Advice From
14:00 The Resilient Human Hypothesis
17:00 Performance Psychology Intro
18:00 Where People Actually Fall Apart
20:00 Everyday Performance Psychology
24:00 The Everyone Else Problem
26:00 Social Media vs Real Life
27:00 Performative Vulnerability
29:00 Getting Back to Play
31:00 Imagination and Play
32:00 When Optimization Kills Joy
35:00 Playfulness Under Pressure
36:00 Inserting Play Into Everyday Life
40:00 Physical Play as Fitness Goal
41:00 “My Job Is To Make You A Worse Person”
47:00 Self-Abandonment and Childhood Neglect
51:00 Productivity Without the Grind
54:00 Zone Two of Life
59:00 Defining Success on Your Own Terms
01:01:00 Productivity Toward What
01:03:00 The Gap vs The Gain
01:04:00 Longevity Industry and Death Avoidance
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