Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya $5 to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya $5 to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comments for The Future Well http://thefuturewell.com We design services and products that create health and happiness. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 -0700 hourly 1 Comment on A moderately healthy community. by Drhealthyliving http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/13/a-moderately-healthy-community/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Drhealthyliving Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:21 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1342#comment-393 would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a "healthy and green" interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information - I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. <a href="http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivinginteriors.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthy-n-green.com" rel="nofollow">www.healthy-n-green.com</a> <a href="http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">www.healthylivingfoundation.org</a> would love to know more about this article. How can I contribute? I am a “healthy and green” interior designer. I realized the need for our indoor environments to be this way came after having children with asthma. Please check out my sites, and educational information – I would love to hear how I can get involved in this movement. http://www.healthylivinginteriors.com http://www.healthy-n-green.com http://www.healthylivingfoundation.org

]]> Comment on What if health solutions are unmeasurable? by DZA http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/23/what-if-health-solutions-are-unmeasurable/comment-page-1/#comment-391 DZA Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1357#comment-391 I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the "heroism" of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. <a href="http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html</a> I am/was (?) a drug dependent health care professional directed (and therefore by the very nature of the circumstances, coerced) into both rehab and subsequent professional monitoring for self prescribing that occurred over the course of a 30 year clinical career. During active use, there was little, if any, dose escalation and neither my work nor my personal life were materially affected by my use pattern. In a word, I was caught and sentenced to 3 months of inpatient rehab and subsequent (5 years) of ongoing medical professional monitoring that is based entirely on the 12 steps. Almost every accredited program in this country is based on the 12 steps. Alternatives to the 12 step methodology (such as rational recovery) are neither endorsed nor given any serious consideration. So the debate is not only heavily anecdotal, but also one sided. Allow me to offer a kernel of alternative thinking which I feel is both more scientifically honest and based less on the “heroism” of total abstinence. I would have liked the option. http://www.peele.net/blog/100701.html

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:00 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-389 Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_in_the_us_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...</a> Oh, and I've always loved Gibson's quote, because it's true, but that truth cuts both ways, as you'll see in this data: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/08/bmi_i...

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Scott Kozicki http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Scott Kozicki Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:40:20 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-388 There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of "this is what we need to do to foster better health". There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not "cool". It's not "sexy". Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.<br><br>All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical "5%" of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices ("pay ya to not light up today!"), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?<br><br>Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people. There certainly is a place for the improved marketing of better health. This is happening, somewhat, as I noticed that more and more of my peers are eating local, organic food. Cooking for themselves more. Riding their bikes. Trying to strike a better work/life balance. Not scientific data there, but observation. All of these things are influenced by larger trends I think (green movement, cost of energy, the economy, etc) and not necessarily wrapped in a message of “this is what we need to do to foster better health”. There's no spokesperson out there (save Lance Armstrong, hardly effective at this point for most people) extolling the virtues of working hard for better health. It's not “cool”. It's not “sexy”. Everyone knows that our celebrities are flawed, imperfect, photoshopped avatars. They don't *work* to be beautiful and healthy. They buy that on the shelf at the store. They're more exciting now because they ARE just like us. Flawed, drunk, stoned, struggling, imperfect humans.

All of this to say that what's needed to break beyond the typical “5%” of self-selecting early adopters are incentives. Incentives are far more powerful than technique. I've argued for a long time that the best incentive is cash. The Biggest Loser proves the dynamic every week. But if you scaled that to a large population across micro-choices (“pay ya to not light up today!”), then you'd have the largest swath of adoption and change. Why shouldn't you share in the value that you're creating by improving your own health? Why should you only have to pay for the decline of everyone else's health? Does this dynamic remind you of anything?

Sure, you need marketing and there's always that ~20% of everybody that won't do anything no matter what it is, but that's not important right now. To bend the trend enough, we don't need everyone to sign up, we just need radical change in how we reach enough people.

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by Grant http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Grant Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:01 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-383 Susannah, "sexy" certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the "new cool". If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great Susannah, “sexy” certainly comes in many forms! And making leading people by inspiration in health is the best/only answer (we think anyway). It will take leaders who can define the “new cool”. If you find nice linkups to help us make this stuff come alive then that would be great

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by SusannahFox http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-382 SusannahFox Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-382 I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word "sexy" in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy. I admit it, I clicked through b/c of the word “sexy” in the headline. I've been talking with some other people about how they want to make good health sexy, not a chore. I love that you're not only talking about it, but doing something about it. Meantime I'll keep trying to measure it in my research and sparking up discussions, feeding that passion for facts & evidence that I personally think is sexy.

]]> Comment on Are our lives really that complex? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/18/complex-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:19:53 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=822#comment-378 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Does viewing data about your life increase healthy behavior? by Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. http://thefuturewell.com/2010/03/31/does-viewing-data-about-your-life-increase-healthy-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:29 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=997#comment-377 [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...] [...] at The Future Well have been struggling with this concept for quite some time. What effect will the internet have on our health in our daily lives? Will it have such a [...]

]]> Comment on Go local. Embrace low-tech. Maximize relationships. Make it sexy. by jonathanpberger http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/09/go-local-embrace-low-tech-maximize-relationships-make-it-sexy/comment-page-1/#comment-380 jonathanpberger Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:09 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1337#comment-380 William Gibson: "The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed."<br><br>There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way. William Gibson: “The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed.”

There are an *ENORMOUS* number of ppl whose health needs to improve basic, 19th or 20th century ways. (Michael Pollen's built a career elucidating them). There's a *lot* of unsexy work to be done. But let's not write off the sexy stuff as fickle or trendy. Moore's-law-based norm-changing new modes of living and health will lead the way.

]]> Comment on Our aging world. by thuc http://thefuturewell.com/2010/08/04/our-aging-world/comment-page-1/#comment-374 thuc Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:40:49 +0000 http://thefuturewell.com/?p=1329#comment-374 beautiful photo jay. did u do any tweaks in photoshop? beautiful photo jay. did u do any tweaks in photoshop?

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