The Long Game 129: Embodied Exercise, Why is Modern Dating so Hard, Setting the Pace, Fermenting Great Ideas
The Long Game 129: Embodied Exercise, Why is Modern Dating so Hard, Setting the Pace, Fermenting Great Ideas🛠 Recovery Tools, The New Hypebeasts, Relationships, Class Divide, Peak Clickability, Evan Spiegel, and Much More!Hi there, it’s Mehdi Yacoubi, co-founder at Vital, and this is The Long Game Newsletter. To receive it in your inbox each week, subscribe here: In this episode, we explore:
Let’s dive in! 🥑 Health✨ Discovering Joy Through Embodied ExerciseI see a lot of discussions about what is “the optimal” exercise routine or what’s the “minimal effective dose” of this or that… These conversations surely have their places, but what about the greater discussion about finding joy and happiness through exercising? Wouldn’t that better that instead of “having to exercise,” you were excited every day to get to exercise? In my opinion, many conversations around finding the “optimal” miss that aspect, and finding what a person likes is often the most powerful factor in ensuring long-term consistency. So maybe, just maybe, the ‘80% optimal’ that you love ends up being ‘THE optimal for you’™️. Sam Sager recently wrote a great piece about that:
The practice of “embodied exercise” could be an antidote to that feeling:
This has the power to unlock motivation and joy on top of all the health benefits of consistent exercise.
🌱 Wellness🤔 Why is modern dating so hard?First, I strongly believe dating fully deserves its place in the wellness category. I’m lucky not to be dating anymore, but I see around me that it’s a big challenge for anyone dating at the moment. Over the last months, I went on a deep rabbit hole of dating, SMV, blue pill, red pill, black pill, etc., but I’ll leave that for another time and maybe summarize my learnings here at some point. Today I wanted to share an excellent piece trying to answer the one and only question: why is modern dating so hard?
In no particular order, some of the elements that I think are worth thinking about:
Pair with: The Truth About Online Dating & Mate. 🧠 Better Thinking🍷 Fermenting Great IdeasI liked this piece on the art of fermenting great ideas.
This stresses once again the importance of a good information diet. The interesting point that Nat makes is that it’s not only about consuming great content; it’s also about constantly thinking about what you’re trying to resolve.
Personally, I apply this idea to build a great product at Vital. Most of my time awake is spent thinking or doing things that will help us improve Vital. ⚡️ Startup Stuff🏎 Setting the PaceA simple reminder for this week: as an early-stage startup (or any size, really), speed is your most sustainable competitive advantage. Clock speed is one of the biggest factors you can optimize as a company. The speed at which you ship, get feedback, iterate, and ship again is your most sustainable competitive advantage. On that topic, I also liked this piece titled Setting the Pace.
📚 What I Read🤫 Here's Why Wellness Bros Are Sleeping With Their Mouths Taped ShutOn the trendy practice of taping your mouth while sleeping:
Pair with: People With Sleep Apnea Fight Death Every Night ➗ Class Divides and Political RealignmentsThis an interesting article examining the roots of the culture war.
✉️ 23-Year-Old Evan Spiegel's Leaked EmailI’m a huge fan & believer in Snap. This is an impressive email by CEO Evan Spiegel:
🖱 Has the Internet Reached Peak Clickability?Chasing clicks is now a losing strategy—the rising stars on the web are creating a higher level of engagement.
🍭 Brain Food💊 Wastewater Analysis and Drugs — a European Multi-City StudyThis fascinating interactive map lets you explore drug consumption in Europe thanks to wastewater analysis. For cocaine: Cocaine consumption is rising in Europe: +180% from 2015 to 2021 (in a group of 8 selected cities.)
Pair with: 🎥 What I’m Watching👟 The Scary NEW Fashion Hypebeasts…👫 My complicated relationship with women.I don’t agree with everything Nathaniel says, but it’s a well-done video. Pair with: 🔧 The Tool of the Week🛠 Recovery ToolsI’ve been going down the recovery rabbit hole (again) over the past few days. Here are some of the things I’m considering getting/or already got:
I’ll devote more time to recovery to ensure I reach my strength goals injury free. 🪐 Quote I’m PonderingMonthly reminder:
— Marc Andreessen 👋 EndNoteThanks for reading! If you like The Long Game, please share it on social media or forward this email to someone who might enjoy it. You can also “like” this newsletter by clicking the ❤️ just below, which helps me get visibility on Substack. Until next week, Mehdi Yacoubi If you liked this post from The Long Game by Mehdi Yacoubi, why not share it? |
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