Most scientists look at consciousness too clinically.

It's not just that molecules get reorganized and we experience consciousness. Or maybe it is — but that’s not the point.
Life is leading. It's more sacred than you think.

What is consciousness? It’s your body explaining how it works — until you understand it’s two sides of the same coin.

Since the brain works differently than we think — it’s a relationship device, you can just ask your brain — the answer isn’t in neuroscience.


I don’t think numbers are a good way to describe reality.

Numbers don’t really exist. You can see numeric patterns in things, but there are no numbers flying around in my room. A number is more like a tag you attach to certain objects.

The problem with numbers is that, while they are useful, too much valuable information gets lost. For instance, nothing in this universe is perfectly round. And there are no two identical “1s.” That means if I transfer a 1 from one equation to another, all the important context gets lost. Which 1 are you talking about — the one we used previously, or the one we just used now? If we solve 1 + 1 today and do it again tomorrow, it’s important to know which 1s we used. Otherwise, we might get lost.


The Problem with Caloric Deficit

It's not that it doesn't work for losing weight — it does.

The problem is this:

  1. You're going to be off every single day of the year. Let's say your calorie intake target is 3000. There are no days when you need exactly 3000. One day you’ll need 2500, and another day 3500. So, you’ll be wrong every day.

  2. It's more dangerous to be wrong on the low end than on the high end. If you work out a lot, you’ll never get really fat from slightly overeating. But you can undereat — and that’s much more dangerous.