10 traps of the 'comfort culture' holding you back from your potential:
1. Participation Trophies
What prepares our children better for real life:
Participation trophies or performance-based rewards?
Entitled children become entitled parents who raise entitled children.
It’s a disease that we can stop.
What prepares our children better for real life:
Participation trophies or performance-based rewards?
Entitled children become entitled parents who raise entitled children.
It’s a disease that we can stop.
2. Sitting All Day
Our ancestors used to hunt mammoths.
Now we sit at desks for 8 hours every day.
Then we watch TV for another 3 hours (on average).
Humans aren’t built for this.
Get a standing desk, go for walks, and move your body daily.
Our ancestors used to hunt mammoths.
Now we sit at desks for 8 hours every day.
Then we watch TV for another 3 hours (on average).
Humans aren’t built for this.
Get a standing desk, go for walks, and move your body daily.
3. Treating Symptoms Instead of Root Causes
Xanax, Adderall, weight loss pills...
I’m not talking about people who are prescribed these.
I’m talking about the people abusing them instead of treating root causes.
Get addicted to exercising, eating clean, and sleeping 7.5+ hrs.
Xanax, Adderall, weight loss pills...
I’m not talking about people who are prescribed these.
I’m talking about the people abusing them instead of treating root causes.
Get addicted to exercising, eating clean, and sleeping 7.5+ hrs.
4. Pornography
The most dangerous drug is instant gratification.
The comfort culture (like pornography) gets people addicted to it.
You lose time, energy, and your edge.
But you already know this.
Avoid it.
The most dangerous drug is instant gratification.
The comfort culture (like pornography) gets people addicted to it.
You lose time, energy, and your edge.
But you already know this.
Avoid it.
5. Netflix
You could be living your dreams, but instead, you decide to live someone else’s.
TV is passive; reading is active.
TV shuts off your brain; reading turns on your imagination.
Your mind deserves better than Netflix.
You could be living your dreams, but instead, you decide to live someone else’s.
TV is passive; reading is active.
TV shuts off your brain; reading turns on your imagination.
Your mind deserves better than Netflix.
6. Processed Foods
Uncomfortable fact:
More people die in the U.S. of overfeeding than underfeeding.
Uncomfortable fact:
More people die in the U.S. of overfeeding than underfeeding.
Today food companies optimize for “Bliss-Point”
They engineer the exact combination of salt, sugar, and fat for tastiness.
Soda, chips, candy bars, etc. are all “bliss-point” optimized.
It’s a trap that’s killing millions.
Choose unprocessed, whole foods.
They engineer the exact combination of salt, sugar, and fat for tastiness.
Soda, chips, candy bars, etc. are all “bliss-point” optimized.
It’s a trap that’s killing millions.
Choose unprocessed, whole foods.
7. Careless College Degrees
Average US college debt: $36,510
Too many people get expensive diplomas without being strategic about the skills they'll acquire.
Learning aimlessly is a form of procrastination.
Companies care about skills
So should you (if you want an ROI).
Average US college debt: $36,510
Too many people get expensive diplomas without being strategic about the skills they'll acquire.
Learning aimlessly is a form of procrastination.
Companies care about skills
So should you (if you want an ROI).
8. Swiping Endlessly on Dating Apps
The comfort culture avoids face-to-face interaction.
Even voice messages are seen as a personal assault these days.
Being courageous in real life is more attractive than anything you could ever say in a dating app.
The comfort culture avoids face-to-face interaction.
Even voice messages are seen as a personal assault these days.
Being courageous in real life is more attractive than anything you could ever say in a dating app.
9. Phone Addiction
You’re unhappy because your dopamine receptors are fried.
Checking your phone 100+ times per day is NOT only destroying your happiness
But your ability to get shit done.
The best productivity app on your phone is called airplane mode (use it).
You’re unhappy because your dopamine receptors are fried.
Checking your phone 100+ times per day is NOT only destroying your happiness
But your ability to get shit done.
The best productivity app on your phone is called airplane mode (use it).
10. False Kindness
Today our society walks on eggshells.
It takes the form of participation trophies and avoiding tough conversations.
People aren’t getting the critical feedback they need to grow.
Create an inner circle that will give you honest feedback.
Today our society walks on eggshells.
It takes the form of participation trophies and avoiding tough conversations.
People aren’t getting the critical feedback they need to grow.
Create an inner circle that will give you honest feedback.
Tl;DR for Comfort Culture Traps
1. Participation Trophies
2. Sitting All Day
3. Treating Symptoms Instead of Root Causes
4. Pornography
5. Netflix
6. Processed Foods
7. Careless College Degrees
8. Swiping Endlessly on Dating Apps
9. Phone Addiction
10. False Kindness
1. Participation Trophies
2. Sitting All Day
3. Treating Symptoms Instead of Root Causes
4. Pornography
5. Netflix
6. Processed Foods
7. Careless College Degrees
8. Swiping Endlessly on Dating Apps
9. Phone Addiction
10. False Kindness
Those were 10 dangerous traps of the comfort culture. It’s time to take back control.
If you’re also sick of the comfort culture, RT the first tweet.
Follow me @SystemSunday for more threads on smart living.
All systems go,
Ben
If you’re also sick of the comfort culture, RT the first tweet.
Follow me @SystemSunday for more threads on smart living.
All systems go,
Ben
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