WEBVTT - Coming April 7: Two Percent with Michael Easter

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<v Speaker 1>Two percent. That is the number of people who choose

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<v Speaker 1>to take the stairs when there's also an escalator available,

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<v Speaker 1>only two percent. Now, I would argue that one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>percent of people know that taking the stairs would be

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<v Speaker 1>better for them, yet ninety eight percent of people choose

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<v Speaker 1>to do the easier, more effortless thing that could actually

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<v Speaker 1>harm them in the long run. Now, the thing is

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<v Speaker 1>that statistic. It's not really about taking the stairs. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a mindset for living. Every single day, we face

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<v Speaker 1>simple decisions, perhaps when you're commuting to work, we're shopping

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<v Speaker 1>for groceries, where we have to decide whether we'll do

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<v Speaker 1>the slightly harder thing that helps us in the long

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<v Speaker 1>run or the easy thing that gives us nothing but

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<v Speaker 1>short term comfort. And it turns out those simple decisions

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<v Speaker 1>are the best long term predictor of your physical health,

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<v Speaker 1>your mental health, and how resilient you'll be in the

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<v Speaker 1>face of life's challenges. I'm Michael Easter. I'm a best

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<v Speaker 1>selling author of the books The Comfort Crisis and Scarcy

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<v Speaker 1>Do Brain, and on my podcast two Percent, I break

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<v Speaker 1>down the science behind mental toughness, fitness, ancient wisdom, and

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<v Speaker 1>modern stress. On this show, each week, I'll be speaking

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<v Speaker 1>with experts and some of the great friends I've made

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<v Speaker 1>during my travels out to the edge, elite athletes, adventurers,

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<v Speaker 1>wilderness experts, nutritionists, scientists, and writers to look past the

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<v Speaker 1>snake oil pseudoscience and uncover advice that actually works for

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<v Speaker 1>real people in the real world with busy lives.

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<v Speaker 2>The nutrition sphere is just so toxic, but exercise catching up,

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<v Speaker 2>we're getting just as toxic. There is an entire segment

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<v Speaker 2>of our economy devoted to creating the tendency for addiction.

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<v Speaker 2>Many of the problems that we are freaked out about

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<v Speaker 2>in the world are the result of stress in the

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<v Speaker 2>human heart, and all of that stress is driving a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of behavior that's harmful.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you want to experience fantastic things shifts? Put yourself

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<v Speaker 3>in fantastic places, put yourself through some hardships, and you

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<v Speaker 3>will come out on the other side a happier, more fulfilled,

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<v Speaker 3>healthier person.

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<v Speaker 1>On two percent, you'll get practical information that will help

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<v Speaker 1>you live a bolder, better and more meaningful life, one

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<v Speaker 1>uncomfortable idea at a time. Listen to two percent starting

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<v Speaker 1>April seventh on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

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