How to Get the Most Out of Your Exercise

4min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

Spencer: What is the minimal amount of exercise someone can do to get benefits? Manette: For most people I think three hours per week you can have very good results if you're efficient smart and efficient and smart about it. Spencer: How were you first introduced to the rationalist community or the EA community or some other adjacent community? It's a funny story actually so I run a meetup group in New York called AirGo where we put on social experiments but every event has to be a new format.

Read the full transcript here.

What is willpower, really? What are the differences among willpower, self-control, self-discipline, and other related concepts? What are the best ways to become more self-disciplined? What are the differences between enthusiasm and motivation? What are the most effective motivators? What are fixed, performance, and growth mindsets? It's possible to work too hard and thus degrade our productivity; but is it possible to be too productive? What does it really mean to "work"? Why are there so many competing kinds of diet advice? What are the best ways of dealing with cravings? Are there physical, non-psychological correlates for cravings? What are some of the most common or worst mistakes people make with diet and exercise?

Menno Henselmans is a former business consultant turned international public speaker, scientific researcher, and educator. His works have been published in over a dozen languages, and his website was ranked the #1 fitness website by The Huffington Post. He recently published the bestselling book The Science of Self-control: 53 tips to stick to your diet, be more productive and excel in life.

Staff