#53 Metabolical Part I - Book Summary

Hello, incredible Wise Words community!

We're thrilled to have you back for another enthralling edition of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In today's episode, we're spicing things up to usher in the New Year. Join us for a special twist as we reflect on the past year, unveiling our favourite books and sharing the transformative insights we gained from them.

We touch on many topics throughout this episode, including:

• Habits
• Propaganda
• Nutrition
• Fitness
• Corruption
• Totalitarianism 

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As a sneak peek into what's on the horizon, next week we will be starting our journey into communication with ‘The Art of Explanation’ by Ros Atkin, so remember to stay tuned for that.

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Seeing Like a State’ by the esteemed James C Scott, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• How societal transformations can take unexpected turns
• The 4 critical factors leading to catastrophic outcomes in state-led changes
• State projects of legibility and simplification
• The repercussions of applying measures to reality
• The metric revolution and its implications
• The fascinating story behind cadastral maps and their ramifications
• Uncovering the origins of the modern state

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Chapters:
Intro-00:00:00
Overview-00:00:16
Introduction (The Purpose of the Book)-00:00:48
How societal transformations go wrong:00:03:31
4 factors that lead to catastrophic outcomes in state-led societal changes:00:04:00
The pitfalls of order:00:08:10
Part 1 - State Projects of Legibility and Simplification:00:09:05
The Utilitarian language that underpins our modern times:00:14:13
Schematics of Social Order:00:20:47
Uniformity in Measurement Systems:00:21:39
The value in local measurements and why they aren’t of use to states:00:24:57
The Metric Revolution – Empowering the State:00:32:26
Measuring Land Tenure – The formation of the Cadastral Map:00:36:53
Initial Goals of Cadastral Maps:00:38:59
Where the Cadastral map gets it wrong:00:40:21
How shorthand formulas create incentives to game:00:45:32
The Origins of the Modern State:00:49:06
Naming Practices as a State Tool:00:50:52
State Tool – Standardising Language:00:52:48
Summary so far:00:54:54
Part 2 -Transforming Visions:00:55:29
Understanding State Simplification in Governance:00:59:09
Understanding the Modern Map:01:10:54
Catastrophes in State Development:01:13:55
The Evolution of the State's Role in Society:01:15:13
Understanding High Modernism:01:17:33
Modernism and City Planning:01:23:22
Lenin: The Revolutionary Visionary:01:30:18
The Art of Crafting History by Victors:01:32:18
Part 4 - The Missing Link - Types of Knowledge:01:35:58
Technical Knowledge - The Relation with Episteme and Techne:01:36:18
Techne and Science:01:39:30
Practical knowledge:01:46:53
Understanding Mētis:01:48:08
Effectiveness of Practical Knowledge:01:53:23
Valuing Practical Solutions:01:55:51
Factors Contributing to the Disregard for Practical Knowledge:01:58:32
How to make development planning better

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Why Leaders Lie’ by the esteemed John J. Mearsheimer, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• The difference between lying and deception
• What is Lying?
• The Inventory of International Lies
• Why States Lie to Each Other
• What happens when States Tell Each other Lies
• Fearmongering and Why Leaders Use It
• Strategic Cover-ups
• What are nationalist myths 
• The Downside of Telling International Lies

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As a sneak peek into what's on the horizon, next week we shall unravel the pages of ‘Antifragile’ by Nassim Taleb, so remember to stay tuned for that enlightening experience.

We that you enjoy it!

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:00:16-Author Information
00:04:46-Book Introduction - Wait Leaders Lie?
00:07:26-Two of the main findings in this book
00:09:08-Logic Vs Morals
00:10:55-Why Lie?
00:18:43-Lying and Deception
00:20:31-Perspectives on Lying
00:22:43-The rest of the book is built around four questions.
00:23:16-Chapter 1 - What is Lying?
00:32:46-Chapter 2 The Inventory of International Lies
00:48:21-Chapter 3 Lying between States
00:54:01-Why States Lie to Each Other
00:57:27-When States Tell Each Other Lies
01:00:35-Chapter 4 Fearmongering
01:01:32-Why Leaders Fearmonger
01:09:37-Fearmongering assumes the public is unable to handle the truth
01:13:35-Chapter 5 Strategic Cover-ups
01:15:11-When Strategic Cover-Ups Are Likely 
01:17:14-Chapter 6 Nationalist Myths
01:24:26-Why Elites Create Nationalist Myths
01:29:37-When Elites Engage in National Mythmaking
01:31:54-Chapter 7 Liberal Lies
01:34:24-Why Elites Tell Liberal Lies
01:38:43-When Liberal Lying is Likely
01:40:18-Chapter 8 The Downside of Telling International Lies
01:45:20-What lies cause the most harm?
01:45:49-The Hazards of Fearmongering
01:49:36-The Hazards of Strategic Cover-Ups
01:54:47-The Risks of Nationalist Mythmaking
01:59:35-The Potential Costs of Liberal Lies 
02:00:41-Summary
02:01:47-Debrief

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Corruptible’ by the esteemed Brian Klaas, unraveling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• How Power Corrupts
• How Power Changes Your Body 
• Attracting the incorruptible 
• 10 Lessons for Preventing Corruption
• The Weight of Responsibility 
• How Being Watched Changes Our Behaviour
• Actionable Ideas

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As a sneak peek into what's on the horizon, next week we shall unravel the pages of ‘Antifragile’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, so remember to stay tuned for that enlightening experience.

We that you enjoy it!

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:00:16-Recap of Part 1

00:01:15-Part 8 - Power Corrupts

00:07:47-Power and Risk Taking

00:12:29-Part 9 - How Power Changes Your Body 

00:14:43-The difference between stress and high intensity

00:21:30-Part 10 - Attracting the incorruptible 

00:21:55-Lesson 1: Actively Recruit Incorruptible People and Screen Out Corruptible Ones

00:24:08-Lesson 2: Use Sortition and Shadow Governance for Oversight

00:25:02-Oversight by sortition has several virtues.

00:27:44-Lesson 3: Rotate to Reduce Abuse

00:33:09-Lesson 4: Audit Decision-Making Processes, Not Just Results

00:39:57-Part 11: The Weight of Responsibility 

00:40:05-Lesson 5: Create Frequent, Potent Reminders of Responsibility

00:44:57-Lesson 6: Don't Let Those in Power See People as Abstractions

00:57:12-Part 12: Watched 

00:57:35-Lesson 7: Watched People Are Nice People

00:57:56-The oversight of God

01:03:54-Lesson 8: Focus Oversight on the Controllers, Not the Controlled

01:07:11-Lesson 9: Exploit Randomness to Maximise Deterrence While Minimising Invasions of Privacy

01:07:57-Part 13: Waiting for Cincinnatus

01:08:04-Lesson 10: Stop Waiting for Principled Saviours. Make Them Instead

01:09:54-Summary of Lessons

01:12:23-Actionable Ideas

01:18:31-Debrief

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Corruptible’ by the esteemed Brian Klaas, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• The 4 elements of corruption
• The Evolution of Power
• What kind of person is drawn to power
• The Power Delusion
• The Recipe for Darkness - The Dark Triad
• Bad Systems or Bad People?
• Why It Appears That Power Corrupts

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We that you enjoy it!

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Chapters

00:00:00-Intro

00:00:16-Overview

00:02:07-Part 1 - Introduction

00:04:05-The Stanford Prison Experiment

00:09:54-The 4 elements of corruption

00:12:01-Part 2 -The Evolution of Power

00:12:20-Studying Chimpanzees

00:14:47-How humans differ from Chimpanzees a ‘fairness’ study with children

00:19:17-The changing logic of Violence

00:20:57-Reverse Dominance Hierarchy

00:24:47-The return of power and hierarchy

00:25:08-The Changing Logic of War

00:31:29-Agricultural shifts

00:33:12-The Benefits of Hierarchy

00:36:03- Part 3 - Moths to a Flame

00:36:30-Survivorship Bias

00:38:58-Application of survivorship bias to Power

00:41:41-Self-selection bias

00:42:19-What happens when a position of power is unattractive?

00:43:16-Fixing police brutality

00:50:10-Part 4-The Power Delusion

00:51:22-Signalling and Status

00:53:27-Masculinity and Leadership

01:03:15-Masculine leaders and threats study

01:05:57-Friends, enemies or Strangers

01:12:58-Part 5 - Petty Tyrants and Psychopaths

01:13:46-The Recipe for Darkness - The Dark Triad

01:13:58-The Biology of Empathy

01:16:34-The empathy of Psychopaths

01:18:31-Hiring rewards the dark triad

01:18:58-Confidence and competency

01:21:03-Part 6 - Bad Systems or Bad People?

01:21:36-The fundamental attribution error

01:23:26-Enforcement, Culture and belief of corruption

01:27:03-Inheriting bad systems

01:27:54-Part 7 - Why It Appears That Power Corrupts

01:28:47-Dirty hands

01:35:42-Learning to be good at being bad

01:37:59-Opportunity knocks

01:41:46-Under the Microscope

01:46:49-Debrief

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we continue to delve into the last section of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• Ideological Ideas
• Conspiracies and ideologies
• What is a conspiracy theory and how does it work?
• How does an ideology spread?
• Living beyond a mechanistic worldview
• Can adopting a chaos theory perspective of the world help?

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We that you enjoy it!

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:01:22-Chapter 7-The Leaders of the Masses-Ideological Ideas
00:13:04-Imposing the ideology
00:25:21-The search for paradise
00:33:30-Chapter 8 Conspiracy and Ideology
00:38:25-Conspiracy Theories
00:39:12-Should we consider mass formation the result of a conspiracy?
00:40:15-The Allure of Conspiracy
00:42:08-Grand plans and rationality
00:59:49-How Ideology Spreads
01:10:45- Are there any solutions?
01:11:31-Part II Living Beyond the Mechanistic Worldview
01:11:45-Chapter 9 The Dead versus the Living Universe-Rediscovering Life’s Principles
01:13:55-Chaos Theory
01:16:22-Looking Deeper at Causation
01:19:23-Chapter 10 Matter and Spirit
01:24:31-Chapter 11 Science and Truth
01:26:17-It’s time to accept uncertainty
01:31:42-The Rise of Rhetoric
01:33:02-Behind the fig leaf
01:36:26-Debrief

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we continue to delve into ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by the esteemed Mathias Desmet, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• Can the universe really be measured?
• The danger of relying on numbers and measuring everything 
• The Subjectivity of Data 
• Can the solution be the problem?
• The rise of narcissism 
• Is there such a thing as too many rules?
• The four components of totalitarianism
• What is mass formation and how does it work?
• What role does the media play in totalitarianism?

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:00:16-Overview
00:01:37-Chapter 4: The (Im)measurable Universe
00:04:28-The New Data-Driven Society
00:08:15-The downside of numbers
00:09:21-Analysing The Coronavirus Crisis
00:20:28-The Subjectivity of Data
00:25:32-Alternative explanations for the same phenomena
00:30:48-Could the Remedy have been the problem? 
00:35:24-Number Selection Matters
00:43:18-Bias Reinforcing Itself
00:50:14-Chapter 5: The Desire for a Master
00:50:58-The Anxiety Makers
00:53:50-The Rise of Narcissism
01:00:00-Learning rules
01:05:30-Regulation Mania
01:09:34-How did the Enlightenment tradition paradoxically lead to hyper-strict morality?
01:15:47-Part II Mass Formation and Totalitarianism
01:16:09-Chapter 6 The Rise of the Masses
01:21:12-The four conditions for large-scale mass formation
01:29:46-How does mass formation work?
01:33:30-Solidarity and Ritual
01:37:26-The Media and Mass formation
01:39:01-Radical intolerance
01:46:52-Debrief

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by the esteemed Mathias Desmet, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics:

• How science became corrupted
• What is required for true science to be conducted
• Science Ideology and its Psychological Effects
• The problem with measurements
• How the mechanistic ideology governs our lives
• Science and its Practical Applications
• The artificial society

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We that you enjoy it!

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:00:16-Overview
00:05:08-Introduction
00:08:19-The Corruption of Science
00:11:20-Topic: Science can only be conducted by those who are passionate about the topic of investigation
00:18:51-The Failure of the Grand Narrative
00:21:27-Part I: Science and its Psychological Effect - Chapter 1: Science and Ideology
00:26:32-Point: The consequences of separating philosophy from science
00:30:41-Point: Did the cherishing of philosophy during the Enlightenment period come about as a retaliation to religious dogma? 
00:31:45-Science Becomes ideology
00:36:36-The Ideological Transformation
00:42:14-The Problem with Scientific Fraud
00:50:53-The Measurement problem
00:54:59-Topic: Genetic Determinism and Mechanistic Ideology
00:57:16-Point: Genetic determinism and today's society
01:05:49-Chapter 2: Science and Its Practical Applications
01:06:05-Imposing Our Will on Nature
01:09:23-The Transformed Social Sphere
01:17:16-The Changing Nature of Work
01:25:43-How Harmful Drugs Reach the Market
01:27:48-Chapter 3: The Artificial Society01:29:42 - The Downside of Digital Interactions
01:33:22-Why is mankind so hopelessly seduced by the mechanistic ideology?

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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.'

In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Functional Training and Beyond’ by the esteemed Adam Sinicki, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme.

Join us as we embark on a journey through the following fascinating topics:

• What is functional training and why do we need it?
• What is super functional training?
• Do we gravitate towards types of fitness that are easier to measure?
• The science of movement and strength 
• The current state of training
• How to master your body
• How to relearn how to move
• Unusual Tools for Unusual Strength

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As a sneak peek into what's on the horizon, next week we will be switching things up a little, focusing more on politics, economics, and corruption. We will be unravelling the pages of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by Mattias Desmet, so remember to stay tuned for that enlightening experience.

We that you enjoy it!

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00:00:00-Introduction
00:00:16-Overview
00:04:55-Chapter 1: Welcome to Functional Training
00:11:14-Chapter 2: Why we need to go beyond regular training
00:17:46-Chapter 3: What is super functional fitness
00:17:52-Functional Training Definition
00:20:09-Superfunctional training
00:22:46-Ability Tree/ ATSP Hierarchy
00:28:44-Point (Do we gravitate to forms of fitness that are easier to measure and compare?)
00:32:52-Point (Learning how to learn by going to the gym)
00:34:23-Chapter 4: The Science of Movement and Strength
00:35:05-Muscle Contractions
00:39:22-Muscle Fibre types
00:42:36-Hypertrophy and Strength Gains
00:46:53-The Biphasic Nature of Muscle Growth
00:47:50-Chapter 5: The Current State of Training
00:48:02-Bodybuilding training
00:49:08-Intensity Techniques
00:49:55-Benefits of bodybuilding training
00:51:35-Powerlifting Training
00:55:34-Progressive Overload
00:56:15-Chapter 6: The Forgotten History of Techniques of Physical Culture
00:57:01-Old Time Strongmen
01:02:13-Grip Strength
01:04:33-Mind-muscle connection
01:10:00-Chapter 7: Kettlebells: A Secret Weapon for Functional Power
01:10:37-The Kettlebell Swing
01:11:01-Loaded Carries
01:12:45-Heavy Clubs
01:14:11-Chapter 8: Unusual Tools for Unusual Strength
01:15:49-Proprioreception Training 
01:17:35-Neck Training
01:19:21-Serape Effect
01:21:08-Chapter 9: Mastering Your Body
01:21:13-Calisthenics
01:21:45-Training Stability and Anti-extension movements
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Hello Wise Wordians,

Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’.

This week we summarised the final part of “Metabolical’ by Robert Lustig which explores the relationship between processed foods and their overwhelming consequences on our health.

In this episode, we touch on topics such as:

• The criteria for food to be considered ‘processed’
• Food adulterations
• Food subtractions
• Food additions
• Food addictions
• Food fraud
• How food fraud is tested and regulated
• Possible solutions for solving the processed food epidemic

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Next week we will be summarising ‘Functional Training and Beyond’ by Adam Sinicki so make sure you stay tuned for that.

We hope you enjoy it.

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Chapters:
00:00:00-Intro
00:00:16-Overview
00:01:18-Chapter 17 Food Classifications (7 Engineering Criteria for Processed Food)
00:11:05-The Super Nova Brazilian Health System
00:21:20-Food Adulterations
00:21:50-Toxins and Heavy Metals
00:25:03-Branched Chain Amino Acids
00:29:01-Omega 6 Fatty Acids
00:30:11-Cooking Your Goose, How Cooking Can Be Dangerous
00:33:25-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
00:35:08-Dietary Advanced Glycation
00:38:22-Chapter 19 Food Subtractions
00:38:50-Fibre One or Fibre Zero
00:40:34-What happens when we make Juice:
00:43:47-Raiding the Goodie Bag:
00:50:43-Grass and Omega-3s
00:52:33-Chapter 20 Food Additions
00:53:00-Germ Theory
00:54:24-Flavour Enhancers
00:55:06-Diacetyl
00:56:03-Potassium 
00:56:26-Natural Flavours
00:57:03-Emulsifiers
00:58:50-Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)
00:59:17-Propyl Gallate
00:59:34-Nitrates and Nitrites
00:59:54-Trans-fats
01:03:34-Chapter 21 Food Addictions
01:04:04-Fast Food Nations (Salt, Fat, Caffeine, Sugar)
01:08:27-The Addictive Qualities of Sugar
01:11:19-What’s necessary for survival
01:12:02-Sugar is a drug
01:13:44-Chapter 22 Food Fraud
01:15:29-Guilty of Passing Bad Food: The Six Examples of Food Fraud
01:15:54-Dilution/ Adulteration
01:16:11-Substitution 
01:16:32-Intentional contamination/concealment
01:16:48-Country of origin
01:17:01-Organic
01:21:42-Counterfeiting 
01:26:40-The Decline of the American Hive
01:28:22-Testing for Food Fraud
01:30:05-What can you, the consumer, do to protect your health and your wallet from food fraud?
01:31:08-Part 5: The US Regulating of Food 
01:31:49-FDA and Food vs. Health Claims
01:36:09-Chapter 28 The Case for Real Food
01:39:07-The 7 Shopping Rules
01:41:45-The Seven proposals that could be implemented immediately
01:46:15-Debrief

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