275: when convenience actually hurts: a health crisis of modern comforts

2024-04-22

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Have you ever stopped to wonder if the conveniences of modern life actually serve us well? In a world where we sit more than we stand, where groceries can be delivered to our doorstep, and where lawns are mowed while seated, we’ve become a society that has to remind ourselves to move. This week I talk about desk jobs, Amish pedometers, and those waistlines of the 1950s. I also ask some uncomfortable questions, which I’m not sure we’re completely ready to answer as a society. By the end of this episode, you might question the true cost of convenience and whether the time we’ve “saved” has genuinely e...

Have you ever stopped to wonder if the conveniences of modern life actually serve us well?

In a world where we sit more than we stand, where groceries can be delivered to our doorstep, and where lawns are mowed while seated, we’ve become a society that has to remind ourselves to move. This week I talk about desk jobs, Amish pedometers, and those waistlines of the 1950s. I also ask some uncomfortable questions, which I’m not sure we’re completely ready to answer as a society.

By the end of this episode, you might question the true cost of convenience and whether the time we’ve “saved” has genuinely enriched our lives. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I hope this episode can ignite a conversation that’s worth having.

They say that the grass is always greener on the other side. Maybe it’s just greener where you actually have to push the mower.

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— Amy Dingmann, 4-22-24

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