Rules and control

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Quite a few people have been linking to Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. I thought this idea from Laura Usher had relevance beyond food:

Dont’ create arbitrary rules for eating if their only purpose is to make you feel more in control

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