During this morning’s journaling session, I gave some serious thought to why my posts seem to agitate a handful of highly credentialed academics.
Here’s what I came up with:
I don’t have a PhD.
What I do have is logic, patience, determination, carefully constructed habits, and a willingness to experiment, measure, learn and change course.
I read widely. I listen closely. I seek out people who know far more than I do. I take what appears useful, test it against reality and keep paying attention.
At 62, my health, strength, fitness, body composition, sleep and overall quality of life continue to improve.
Not because I know everything.
Because I know that I don’t.
I am not anti-science. I am anti-outsourcing all personal agency to credentials.
Experts deserve to be heard. They do not deserve veto power over the evidence unfolding in your own life.
Of course I have biases. I’m biased toward what has worked for me—and I attempt to be transparent about that bias.
I also know people succeeding wildly with diets, training methods and lifestyles that look nothing like mine. I learn from them, too.
I have no interest in forcing my approach on anyone. I want people to recognize that they can take greater ownership of their own lives through experimentation, thoughtful rules, repeatable habits and careful curation of information.
Knowledge doesn’t offend me.
Certainty does.
Especially when that certainty tells ordinary people to stop thinking, stop questioning and wait for someone with more letters after their name to decide what is possible for them.
My time here is limited. I intend to make it rewarding, purposeful and aligned with my values.
Anyone is free to critique my methods.
I’ll be over here—still learning, still experimenting and still improving.