As a reminder, last episode Jake and Joe argued about which extreme eating method they implement to take their self-discipline to the next level, and our listeners voted for Intermittent Fasting.

All week, they ignored their evolutionary instinct to eat for at least 16 hours a day. By the end of the week, they had each worked up to fasting for a full 24 hours. They each found that committing to not eating for major chunks of the day freed up time previously spent on cooking, eliminated the midday lethargy they typically felt, and improved their self-control in other aspects of their life. Jake explains why it’s the key to a minimalistic life, and Joe offers a cautionary tale about breaking a fast with a rib-eye steak, red wine, and crème brûlée.

After sharing their experiences, they suggest an app that helps keep track of your Intermittent Fasting schedule.

Debate

This episode, Joe and Jake pitch their extreme ways to change their brain.

“Successful people are generally more optimistic, and this is a way to build up gratitude and optimism in your life, so that will make you more successful.”- Jake (14:34)

Gratitude Journaling

This extreme way of changing your brain works like this: every night before bed, you make a list of five to ten things you’re grateful for. Your gratefulness doesn’t need to be insightful or deep, but can be as simple as appreciating your new haircut. Jake advocates for this extreme brain-changing method that’s become an internet craze because it will decrease stress before bed and start each day with a renewed sense of optimism. Joe agrees that Gratitude Journaling is worth trying, but is hung up on Jake’s change from savage viking to zen master since E03’s debate about Daily Meditation.

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