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#95 – October 30, 2023
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Wise: Preventing depression
New research has shown our daily habits and lifestyle choices make a huge impact on our mental well-being.
This is something many people expected, but not it’s also scientifically proven. Your actions can lower the risk of depression.
In a recent edition of Wise & Wealthy, I briefly shared 7 lifestyle factors that reduced the risk of depression by 22%. That’s a significant change.
These are the factors again:
- Moderate alcohol consumption
- Healthy diet
- Regular physical activity
- Healthy sleep
- Never smoking
- Low-to-moderate sedentary behavior
- Frequent social connection
I wrote a new article where I break down each factor and share tips for incorporating every factor in your life. For some of us, that means we can actually prevent depression.
↳ 7 Lifestyle Factors That Decrease Your Risk of Depression (Backed by Science)
Wealthy: Wealth mindsets
In the 2008 movie Yes Man, Jim Carrey’s character decides to say yes to everything in life to let go of his negativity after attending a self-help seminar.
From that point on, everything in his life changes. He gets a promotion at work, starts traveling, you name it. But randomly saying yes to everything isn’t a strategy.
However, there are ways you can go from ordinary to wealthy.
A good example is the investor, Mohnish Pabrai, who grew up in India. Pabrai’s family often struggled financially. That made him financially cautious and highly risk-averse.
He started his business while working a full-time job. And only quit his job when his business had enough revenue to easily sustain him.
Pabrai was cautious, but he also took action. I call that mindset, “Growing from your comfort zone.”
That ensures you build wealth from a place of strength and comfort.
In my new article, I share two other mindsets that make ordinary people wealthy.
↳ 3 Mindsets That Make Ordinary People Wealthy
One interesting thing
I’ve been reading more about Epicurus, the philosopher who’s known for promoting a life of pleasure. But he didn’t promote all pleasure:
“Gratitude is due to blessed nature because she has made life’s necessities easy of acquisition and those things that are difficult of acquisition non-necessary.”
Good pleasure like exercising, learning, and spending time with loved ones is easily achieved, while bad desires are difficult to get (like fame, status, and a lot of money).
Thanks for reading! I hope you found this edition of Wise & Wealthy useful.
All the best,
Darius
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