{"id":241,"date":"2016-04-19T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2022-05-06T15:15:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:15:56","slug":"can-quitting-make-you-a-better-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/can-quitting-make-you-a-better-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Quitting Make You a Better Man?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Can Quitting Make You a Better Man?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/hh4mm-b1c69f?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/hh4mm-b1c69f?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>EXPOSE\u00a0 |\u00a0 Love is Blind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Doctors and scientists recommend that folks consume no more than about 300-400 mg of caffeine a day. I didn\u2019t know it, but I was averaging over a 1,000 mg a day.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Brett McKay<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE\u00a0 |\u00a0 Sometimes You&#8217;ve Gotta Quit to Win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And in this case, true love could land you in the hospital. \u00a0\u00a0 If you&#8217;re seeing some changes in your behavior that are giving you concern, and you&#8217;re a caffeine fiend, it may be time to&#8230; stop coffee. \u00a0Wow. \u00a0It took me 20 minutes to type those last two words. \u00a0Stop coffee?!<\/p>\n<p>Even though there has been great effort and costs (thanks Starbucks) associated with my developing into the capable coffee connoisseur that I am, quitting, at least temporarily, may prove necessary.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll get to that in a minute.<\/p>\n<p>As I read Brett&#8217;s article, I began to dwell on the old adage that &#8220;Winners never quit.\u00a0 Quitters never win.&#8221;\u00a0 Or do they?\u00a0 It would seem that quitting is a legitimate option for winners.\u00a0 In fact, I would submit that <strong>the wise know when to start, stay, and stop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being wise is a way of life.\u00a0 And because even the subtle things in our lives can be the villain (i.e. coffee), the process of becoming wise is about applying basic forensics.\u00a0 Examine the evidence.\u00a0 Make the right decision based on the evidence.\u00a0 Before we get to Brett&#8217;s findings on coffee, just a quick word on the forensics of &#8216;quitting to win&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Notice it yourself.<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, are you winning or losing?\u00a0 Is the effort you&#8217;re exerting bringing about the desired results?\u00a0\u00a0 In business terms, what is the return on investment?\u00a0 With most things in life, we will need to access the &#8216;law of diminishing returns.&#8217;\u00a0 Do you need to stop?\u00a0 Hopefully, it is something that you can see yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Definitely notice if others are talking to you about it.<\/strong>\u00a0 Sometimes we are either unable, or unwilling, to see something in our lives that we need to address.\u00a0 If so, someone approaching you about it is a tell-tale sign that it may be time to stop, or at least make course corrections.\u00a0 Do you have that someone or &#8220;someones&#8221; in your life that can, and will, speak into your life as you need them to?<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXECUTE\u00a0 | \u00a0The Upside to Quitting Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we apply forensics to our daily love affair with caffeine, Brett highlights the upside to quitting coffee:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Decreased depression and anxiety<br \/>\n&#8211; Less irritability<br \/>\n&#8211; Clearer skin<br \/>\n&#8211; Lower blood pressure<br \/>\n&#8211; More money (i.e. say goodbye to Starbucks)<br \/>\n&#8211; Greater antifragility (read his article linked below, it has a link to this concept; but suffice it to say that you&#8217;re not just resilient, but that you bounce back stronger and better.)<br \/>\n&#8211; Better sleep<br \/>\n&#8211; Caffeine will actually work when you really need it<\/p>\n<p>I found it almost impossible to argue his points.\u00a0 It&#8217;s always the ones we love that hurt us the most, right?\u00a0 Can quitting make you a better man? \u00a0Absolutely. \u00a0And thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7hx4gdlfamo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenny and his catchy hit song<\/a> for making this piece of advice so memorable:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Know when to hold &#8217;em&#8230; know when to fold &#8217;em&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Kenny Rogers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nFurther reading:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/2015\/09\/14\/how-to-quit-caffeine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how I quit caffeine and became a better man<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bLv-2j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wisdom-in-all-things-leadbox-wisdom-delivered.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for Solomon Weekly Email\" width=\"623\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Doctors and scientists recommend that folks consume no more than about 300-400 mg of caffeine a day. 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