Starbucks, Naked Nutrition, & Things I Can't Stand
It is pretty crazy around here with the semester ending and the launch of Your Naked Nutrition Guide coming closer everyday. Here are some random thoughts for today. Be prepared for some rambling as I'm not sure where this post is going.
Vente Coffee at Starbucks - I was very tired this morning and passed a Starbucks on my way to drop off some exams at the University Grading Center. On my way back I stopped in. Upon walking in the door you truly realized that this place is not about coffee but atmosphere. It made me think about gyms. Have you ever trained at a really great gym? I'm not talking about a place with great equipment but great atmosphere. Great gyms, like Starbucks, are not about the weights or equipment. They are about the atmosphere. Back to the coffee. I ordered a vente (why don't they just call it a large) of whatever the blend of the day was, no cream or sugar. Whoa! Those things are huge! Carrying around that massive coffee for the next hour or so made me feel like I was broadcasting to the world that I was over tired and trying to overcome it by self medicating with caffeine. Five hours later I'm still rev'd up.
Naked Nutrition - My inbox has been flooded over the past week with people asking about when YOUR NAKED NUTRITION GUIDE is going to be released. Very Soon. I'm going away this weekend to a scientific conference and when I get back things should be finalized with the webpage and various other tasks that are slowing the release. I appreciate your patience.
Things I can't stand - It is amazing that in one day I had two interactions with two separate people regarding the number one thing I can't stand. I can't exactly get into the details of my interactions as these people may stumble upon my blog but here's the theme.
It drives me nuts when people are so set in their ways about a topic or idea that they refuse to even entertain the idea that they are wrong or an alternate approach would work.
Mike Boyle has a great quote regarding this: "People don't want to hear new ideas, they only want to hear shit that validates the stupid they are already doing."
I work very hard to be open to all kinds of nutritional ideas and approaches but my number one turn-off it people who have "figured it out" and are not interested in any other opinions or approaches.
1 comment:
A very dear and wise friend of mine once called people who would not entertain a new idea or even a new possibility "small thinking". That's it in a nutshell. Use the quote it fits.
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