Well, That Explains a LOT...Ideas from "The Hacking of the American Mind" & "Ultra-Processed People"

Описание: If only I saved all the times I cut out me saying "you know" and stuck them onto the end, this video would probably be 20 minutes longer 😆

Books: The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of our Bodies and Brains, by Robert Lustig
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food that Isn't Food, by Chris van Tulleken

0:00 hello! buckle up for a long one
0:14 Four Sea Interludes, Britten, one of this week's pieces
0:19 also I was influenced by YOU again
1:32 consuming this material strengthens my resolve
2:02 the "4 C's" of the Hacking of the American Mind
2:52 adding some exercise is never going to be bad
3:52 Ultraprocessed People enters the chat
5:26 consumerism in society
6:22 Lustig says the solutions are all active
7:55 checking in with MY 4 C's
8:38 maybe need to work on "coping"
10:49 pleasure is not happiness
11:30 I wouldn't buy these books to keep, personally
12:11 healthcare is actually "sick-care"
12:25 there is no money in preventing disease
13:08 the story of Coca Cola and addictive substances
14:44 society enables an addiction to sugar
15:22 who is benefiting from cultivating addiction
16:28 neurons adjust to respond less to stimulus
18:45 rewards put anxiety at bay
19:22 disadvantaged groups fall into addiction
19:53 what happened to me moving as a teenager
20:40 it helps to have names for my past behavior cycle
21:13 THE BIGGEST MESSAGE FROM THESE BOOKS
22:31 if kids need no sugar or screen time...
23:48 Lustig adding to my reading list
24:29 turning to Ultra-Processed People
24:46 author's note on changing the habit
26:42 not just hedonic overdrive
27:26 the internet shows normalized overconsumption
28:39 marketing manipulates in ways we don't understand
30:43 maybe "conscious consumerism" isn't the answer
31:08 a place where we don't "shop" when we don't "need"
34:57 we buy different stuff, the environment dictates
36:10 pause to read clarification
36:39 it "hacks" our brains
36:50 an addictive substance is a regulatory failure
38:24 pause if you think I think we have no personal responsibility
39:24 fast fashion is like ultraprocessed food
40:27 these things are designed to be overconsumed
41:04 companies DESIGN for overconsuming
41:30 companies solving problems they created with products
43:59 influencers say they care but it's still a conflict
45:34 I might get cancelled for this but you're probably not still watching
46:14 what to do if you want to stop
49:00 I have more tools and info now!

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