The Long Game 98: Strength Training, Teens & Social Media, How People Think
The Long Game 98: Strength Training, Teens & Social Media, How People Think🌾 Food Supplies, The Russian Aviation Industry, Hard to Work With, Prestige, System, 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🏋️♀️ Strength Training ResourcesWhen it comes to health and longevity, it’s hard to think of a tool more effective than exercise. For someone not exercising, any type of exercise will be better than nothing (granted it doesn’t lead to injuries!) But if you’re already exercising and wondering what would be best for your health and longevity, it can probably be summarized into three categories:
Ideally, one would practice all of these categories every week. I have noticed that, at least around me, people tend to focus much more on cardio than strength training. I don’t know why that is (this could be an explanation!) Still, weight training is absolutely essential to age well and maintain enough muscle mass. The inverse of compounding interest is your body losing 1-3% of muscle mass per year after you’re 30
That's 20-80% after 20 years!
If you don't want become a fat spider with thin legs/arms in old age, lifting anything becomes necessary (kettlebells, dumbbells, barbells, people) As I’ve been focused on strength training lately, I thought I’d gather some good resources for those who want to get started or improve their strength training routine.
🌱 Wellness📱 Teens and Social MediaThere is a narrative that social media is very unhealthy for teens and detrimental to their mental health, particularly girls. This narrative is becoming stronger and stronger, especially after the Facebook reporting this year. Still, it’s almost impossible for parents to enforce no social media on their kids. I found this interview on this topic very interesting, and it can help parents navigate the good and the bad of social media. Here’s the TL;DR on what parents can do:
I think it’s a pretty good article, but I don’t agree with it entirely, especially in the case of TikTok. We should never forget that the CCP controls what tech companies do in China, and letting this app become where most kids spend their time is a terrible idea. Let’s also notice that China regulates its national version of TikTok because they know how bad it is for their teens’ mental health. On top of that, educational & scientific content is promoted in China, not dance videos nor eating disorders promotion.
🧠 Better Thinking💭 How People ThinkThis article gathers some great reminders about common thinking patterns. I find it helpful to frequently read content about thinking mistakes because even if you learn some of them, it’s still very easy to repeat them. Spaced repetition is beneficial here. Here are some of the aspects of how people think I find most interesting:
⚡️ Startup Stuff🤝 Hard to Work WithI enjoyed reading this article about a common management mistake that arises when individuals have higher standards for those around them than their organization supports.
Here’s how these situations usually evolve:
As always, the root of the problem is people’s aversion to doing the hard but necessary thing:
📚 What I Read🥇 Persuasion and the Prestige ParadoxAre high-status people more likely to lie?
⚠️ Beware The Idle KantianIf everyone did as I think, would it be moral?
🌾 How Could the War in Ukraine Impact Global Food Supplies?Both Ukraine and Russia are some of the world’s largest food exporters. How could global food be impacted?
🎙 Podcast Episodes of the WeekThis week in podcasts:
🍭 Brain Food🧪 More Research Leading to Slower ProgressI’m very interested in progress and all the measures, policies, and efforts we could make to accelerate scientific and technological progress. I was very surprised at reading the title of this paper, and after reading it, my concerns were confirmed.
Here’s the abstract:
🎥 What I’m Watching✈️ The Sanction-Fueled Destruction of the Russian Aviation IndustryA deep dive into what comes next for Russian aviation. ↩️ Principles for Dealing with the Changing World OrderI watched this video as an introduction to Dalio’s last book. It’s good. For more and a slightly different take, read this thread: Dalio's video is good. Worth watching.
But he doesn't model the effects of tech. Yes, China is rising & US state capacity is in decline. Yet US corporations still wield phenomenal digital power, and BTC/web3 are rising, as is India. So it's more complex.
🔧 The Tool of the Week🕸 System — How Anything in the World is Related to Everything ElseThis is a fascinating map to explore how ideas are fields are interrelated. 🪐 Quote I’m Pondering
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