Andrew Huberman· PhD
We know now that that doesn't work, that these guidelines are not motivational. They don't change our behavior.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
We know now that that doesn't work, that these guidelines are not motivational. They don't change our behavior.
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our current approach is just to basically tell people at large, you know, here's what you need to get. The intention with that is to motivate them because, you know, public health officials think, well, if I just tell people you need to get more exercise cuz it's good for you, they'll do it. We know now that that doesn't work. That these mo these guidelines are not motivational. They don't change our behavior. And what our work adds to that is that not only is it not motivational, it also creates potentially a mindset that, you know, makes people worse off than they were without knowing about the guidelines.