Addressing Overconsumption

We've been in this overconsumptive world, not just over consuming food, but over consuming information and news and in ways that aren't volitional. Like our news feed and our social media feed aren't really our will. They're being fed to us by algorithms that are trying to manipulate us in real ways that are highly documented. It's not just a conspiracy theory. I mean, just watch the social dilemma or watch the Great Hack and you'll see what I'm talking about. And so, you know, as you're talking, I'm really inspired that you've written about this. I'm really inspired that you're talking about these issues because so many of us need to reset and to reboot and to rewire ourselves. And food, I think, is the easiest doorway to retrain your brain, to retrain your biology, to reawaken to the things that really matter in life and to the beauty and just to drop in. Uh, and I think, I think this is really a gift in a way, in a weird way of this moment. It's all causing us to reevaluate our lives and to see what matters, what's important, what do we care about? And how do we, how do we break this cycle and, and re-human ourselves? There's a word that most of us use on a daily basis, and it's a word I've been fasting from, for the past 15 years. And the word is need. When you need something, it means if you don't get it, you'll die. But when you tell yourself, I need to go to the store. No, you could have had the groceries delivered. You could have fasted or you could have asked a friend. But you didn't think of those things because you told your amygdala that you needed it. And so many of us have gotten to the point where I need to check my email. I need to do this. I need to do blah, blah, I need to watch the news. I need blah, blah. None of those needs are real.