The Smarter Brain: Work From Home Forever, Science of Building Habits, Lose Weight by Walking

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“An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.”

— Madeleine L'Engle, Writer

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The Case for Letting People Work from Home Forever

“Many employers that perhaps may never have considered offering a remote work option adapted to the necessity.” Now that they have been forced to do so, we’ve seen just how beneficial it can be for both employees and companies.

Working from home, employees “have fewer sick days, and take less time off.” They are able to balance their individuality with home demands, making them “happier and more productive.”

Remote work saves time, decreases social anxiety, and “by default, has less interruptions, more time to focus, and a quieter work environment.”

Big idea: Working from home is a win for both employees and businesses.

Source: Jaclyn Greenberg, Wired (​6 min read​) ​​ ​2

The Science Behind Forming New Habits

Habit formation is the process of training your brain to behave in an automated way.

Forming new habits involves “learned associations between an event and a behavioral response.” What happens is “the brain tries to free up processing space by saving an automatic stimulus-response association that can be triggered with almost no thinking.”

Big idea: Habits are formed by associating an action with a reward. When the benefit is experienced, the behavior is reinforced. “With training and repetition, this behavior becomes automatic.”

Source: BrainPost, Medium (​7 min read​) ​ ​3

Can You Lose Significant Weight By Just Walking?

In a group experiment, fitness journalist Graham Isador discovered that a participant lost 43 pounds, with a combination of walking 10,000 steps a day plus tracking food intake.

Most people miss out on the fitness benefits of walking. “Most people want to believe that working out and fat loss needs to be hard.”

Nutrition coach Jeremy Fernandes suggests that “walking is probably the single most underutilized tool in health and wellness.”

Big idea: Walking consistently, combined with eating well, can be effective for weight loss.

Source: Graham Isador, GQ (​4 min read​)

What I'm Thinking About: The outcome is the process whereby the process becomes the outcome.

Today I Learned: The word “orchestra” comes from the ancient Greek “orkheisthai,” which means “to dance.” (​Source​)

Hope you have a productive week ahead,

Mayo, Founding Editor

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