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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Economists and technologists have ignored the qualitative metrics that influence our psychological motivations involved in transportation
  • “These reductionist metrics effectively treat humans as though they were freight, they turned transport into a logistics problem which free of psychology” – Rory Sutherland
  • Google maps only provide route options for speed and price, why not ease and beauty?
  • We are hitting the law of diminishing returns in the correlation between punctuality and passenger happiness
• Reasoning can be wrong even when it leads to the correct conclusion
  • People commonly obey without knowing why they obey
• People don’t revert back from technology once they are persuaded to accept it
  • “There is a certain category of technology which isn’t self-explanatory but is self-revelatory” – Rory Sutherland
• “One reason political polarization tends to be confined to the young and(/or) stupid is this: anyone over 35 possessed of any observational nous has noticed that there is no correlation between political allegiance and basic decency as a human being”– Rory Sutherlandrecent tweet

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In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover eight ways to successfully avoid packing on fat over the holidays.

• Eight Holiday Objective Strategies to Prevent Fat Gain. (3:12)
• #1 – You bring a healthy dish. (4:05)
• #2 – Organize family physical activity. (6:28)
• #3 – Fast before the holiday meal and after. (11:37)
• #4 – Prioritize essential macronutrients. (16:07)
• #5 – Be present. (21:53)
• #6 – Wait 15 minutes before you get seconds. (27:22)
• #7 – Invite your family for a nice walk after dinner. (29:29)
• #8 – Politely decline unnecessary leftovers. (32:08)
• Bonus: Manage your alcohol consumption. (35:30)

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