Health and the Workplace
Scott Adams found that many readers of his book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big , considered “diet and exercise inappropriate "filler" for a book on success”. Adams being Adams wrote a blog explaining why they were wrong : “Studies show that exercise and diet have a huge influence on brain health. You need your brain for most occupational challenges...Stating the obvious, healthy people have fewer sick days than unhealthy people...Depending on your sporting preferences, exercise might be a great networking tool as well...Exercise and proper nutrition have a huge impact on your stress levels. And you know you don't operate efficiently when your body is in stress mode.” Hard to argue with any of that. Except we don't look at things that way. Adams blames the media for that: “I blame the media for putting diet and exercise in the "vanity" bucket while hard work and education are in the "success" bucket.” This reminded...