Dogs live 2.5 years longer at healthy weight
Research cited in the Farmer's Dog ad shows dogs who maintain a healthy weight can live up to 2.5 years longer than overweight dogs.
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LA's Decline: Hollywood the Sequel and the Detroit Comparison
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Joe Rogan catalogues his own recent LA experience: landing to find a warehouse ablaze with 85 million tons of chemicals, a car fire on the 405, and the general sensation of being evicted by nature and bad decisions. Dillon argues LA's core problem is structural: it arrogantly assumed the film industry would stay forever, overtaxed and overregulated it, and watched production flee to other states and countries. He quotes Santino's line that what remains is 'Hollywood the sequel' — not the real thing, just a second version of it. The Detroit comparison lands hardest: the only thing that might save LA is the weather, because the industry is gone.
Hollywood Is Dead — LA Is Living the Sequel
At one time 80–90% of major films were shot in Los Angeles. That number is now 25–30%. Tim Dillon argues the industry didn't leave — it was driven out by arrogant governance, and what remains is a museum of a place that used to be cool.
Film production in LA dropped from 80-90% to 25-30%
Hollywood production that once accounted for 80–90% of major film shoots now represents only 25–30%, as overtaxation and overregulation drove studios to other states and countries.
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500 self-help techniques → 12 levers
Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson analyzed almost 500 self-improvement techniques and found they all reduce to just 12 underlying psychological drivers.
Cold exposure: weak long-term evidence
Cold exposure has good short-term alertness benefits but the evidence base for long-term health benefits is much weaker than popularly believed.
20 habit techniques tested; almost none worked
In a randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques run on hundreds of people, almost none of the techniques produced statistically meaningful results.
Tiny habit users stick to the FULL habit more
People given a tiny-habit fallback option (e.g. 10 squats instead of gym) were actually MORE successful at completing the full habit, not less.
Habit reflection = standout technique
The most effective habit-formation technique was 'habit reflection' — recalling a past successful habit, writing down what helped, then applying those lessons to a new habit.
Behavioral activation rivals CBT for depression
A study found that simply scheduling enjoyable activities was as effective as standard cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, leading to its own therapy called behavioral activation.
Worry time: batch all worries to 5 PM
The 'worry time' technique — deferring all worries to a designated time of day — helps people realize they have more control over worry than they thought and reveals it is less useful than it feels.
Sleeping faster by trying to stay awake
A study found that participants told to try to stay awake while in bed fell asleep faster than participants told to try to sleep — illustrating the paradox of direct effort.
Social anxiety eliminated in ~6 months
Spencer Greenberg reduced his severe social anxiety dramatically in roughly 6 months through a structured exposure therapy hierarchy, culminating in asking strangers for hugs.
