As mentioned in a personal update I was working on something new new. The working title is uncivilized.

​Here's the background - I had some weird symptoms I was chasing down earlier this year. Several sets of bloodwork, and doctors visits left me totally disenfranchised with the medical system and doctors to solve actual underlying issues.

When you look around and try and ask questions in the space, almost every answer seems sensible but with the slightest amount of digging you see it is nonsense.

What is more concerning is seeing medical professionals with a very limited view of the world try and prescribe protocols or even medications to solve an obesity issue, when it is very clear, none of us really understand it.

Having spoken to 100s of patients and read 100s of books in the space, using range, here the beginning of my theories and work on obesity.

​Every year, around March my exercise regimen gets a serious boost of structure and focus as I start to plan out my run for The Triple Bypass, a Colorado based bike race.

Starting at 8000 feet of elevation the course runs over 3 mountain passes ending in Avon resulting in 10,000 feet of climb and 120 miles of cycling.

It is freaking tough, but so so so worth it.

When it comes to family dynamics, there really are none that are “normal” or “average” families, but in this post I want to discuss a mental model I have built through the years when discussing my family & friends, listening to others discuss the upside or challenges with their families and from simply witnessing how other families interact.

After 2 mentoring calls I told a first time founder that I could not work with them anymore. With no response and after months of silence, they emailed me to say that they had failed and would love to hear some feedback so that they could grow from the experience.

Below is the email I sent.

- you’re arrogant
- you don’t ask for help
- you convince yourself that when this is all over maybe you’ll be a PM or lecture at university
- you obsess over how you’re going to spend your riches
- you don’t talk to customers nearly enough
- you hid behind your team “building it” as a reason not to ship earlier or sanitize what you are working on
- you’ve convinced yourself that customers will magically come when you are ready
- you think you don’t need advisors, mentors, or design partners

These aren't new things. We all did them first time around. Do yourself a favor, look in the mirror and grow up. When you want to go again, call me.

​People in the west are getting fatter and fatter everyday. Whilst billions of dollars are spent researching the space, very few look at the actual root cause.

Over and over again people cite Calories in Calories out, but fundamentally CICO is a resulting observation and not an actual cause.

The question is this - what CAUSES people to spontaneously overeat for years on end. It wasn’t an issue for a millennia up until the past 100 years.

​This past week I spent a significant amount of time with my parents, during which I observed several dietary choices i simply could not understand.

My mother, who makes most food purchases and has had a successful career (successful enough to afford the best quality foods), repeatedly bought what I believe is totally crappy food for herself and her family.

The first of these was several types of pepperidge farms cookies.