I have been enjoying your podcasts with Rick so much. I have been subscribed to Rick’s newsletters for years and simply love the comfort of his advice- he really does reassure that everything will be alright. Listening to you speak on gratitude (my favourite technique for happiness as I do finds it comes naturally to me- for that I am grateful 😋) was so moving- including how grateful you feel to work with your Dad actually made me tear up. Every show you can tell how much you both enjoy working together and it’s a treat to listen to. All the best to you both. I’m grateful for all the positivity and guidance you share with the world
Hey, I hope one of you reads these comments because I just wanna say (in such a complimentary way) that Rick sometimes sounds like he’s the super smart, still kind of high, totally caring and cheerleading friend we all wished we had. And Forest is the super smart, totally caring and laying out a structured plan for you to get home safely kind of friend we all wished we had. I’m short you guys both are wonderful together. Keep this fabulous work up!!
My four factors for happiness are partly based on the Greek philosopher Epicurus. 1. Financial security 2. Good health 3. Friendships 4. Being surrounded by beauty I try to work on these four factors in small ways each day. Small, gradual improvements are essential since one is not likely to hit a home run by achieving dramatic, overnight increases in each factor. Of course, much of life is out of our control so luck pays a critical part in happiness.
I recently bought a 40 dollar, two inch thick foam pad that I spread across my matress. Not only do I sleep better but Im grateful for my comfortable bed before I sleep and am grateful and happy with my comfy bed when I wake up and start my day.
This conversation covered so much material in a relatively short time and in a fun, comprehensive way. Oh and being from Santa Cruz County, I loved the shoutout to Verve Coffee.❤
Tiny little bone to pick with you Forest. At 46:55 you bring up aerobic exercise. You might not be aware that the research over the last ten, fifteen years is showing that resistance training (which can be largely equated to weight lifting) has benefits comparable to aerobic exercise. Historically, the medical profession has emphasized aerobic exercise because that is where the research was, and the research was in aerobic exercise because it is easier to do. Organizing an aerobic exercise study is easy. Organizing a resistance training study is a couple of orders of magnitude harder. So you can figure out what the researchers did. However, in recent years, researchers have started playing catch up, and investigating resistance training on the same level as aerobic exercise (which again requires a couple orders of magnitude more time and grant money). The short of it is that aerobic exercise and resistance training have different but overlapping benefits, and each is better than the other in different ways. I don't have the space here, or the expertise, to summarize ten years of research. The point is that the world has changed, and you might be a bit behind the times by neglecting to give resistance training an equal mention with aerobic exercise.
I have been enjoying your podcasts with Rick so much. I have been subscribed to Rick’s newsletters for years and simply love the comfort of his advice- he really does reassure that everything will be alright.
Listening to you speak on gratitude (my favourite technique for happiness as I do finds it comes naturally to me- for that I am grateful 😋) was so moving- including how grateful you feel to work with your Dad actually made me tear up. Every show you can tell how much you both enjoy working together and it’s a treat to listen to. All the best to you both. I’m grateful for all the positivity and guidance you share with the world
Hey, I hope one of you reads these comments because I just wanna say (in such a complimentary way) that Rick sometimes sounds like he’s the super smart, still kind of high, totally caring and cheerleading friend we all wished we had. And Forest is the super smart, totally caring and laying out a structured plan for you to get home safely kind of friend we all wished we had. I’m short you guys both are wonderful together. Keep this fabulous work up!!
My four factors for happiness are partly based on the Greek philosopher Epicurus.
1. Financial security
2. Good health
3. Friendships
4. Being surrounded by beauty
I try to work on these four factors in small ways each day. Small, gradual improvements are essential since one is not likely to hit a home run by achieving dramatic, overnight increases in each factor. Of course, much of life is out of our control so luck pays a critical part in happiness.
I freaking love dr Rick !
I recently bought a 40 dollar, two inch thick foam pad that I spread across my matress. Not only do I sleep better but Im grateful for my comfortable bed before I sleep and am grateful and happy with my comfy bed when I wake up and start my day.
This conversation covered so much material in a relatively short time and in a fun, comprehensive way. Oh and being from Santa Cruz County, I loved the shoutout to Verve Coffee.❤
Love Verve!
Great episode! I listened to the podcast
Love the laughter! Now off to upgrade the spaghetti self…
So thankful for your wisdom and humor!! 😇❤️🤙🏼🌺
As sweet and bright as always, Im afraid I couldnt follow it all up. Maybe too fast for me this time. Maybe just tired! All my respects and warmth
Thanks!
Tiny little bone to pick with you Forest. At 46:55 you bring up aerobic exercise. You might not be aware that the research over the last ten, fifteen years is showing that resistance training (which can be largely equated to weight lifting) has benefits comparable to aerobic exercise. Historically, the medical profession has emphasized aerobic exercise because that is where the research was, and the research was in aerobic exercise because it is easier to do. Organizing an aerobic exercise study is easy. Organizing a resistance training study is a couple of orders of magnitude harder. So you can figure out what the researchers did. However, in recent years, researchers have started playing catch up, and investigating resistance training on the same level as aerobic exercise (which again requires a couple orders of magnitude more time and grant money). The short of it is that aerobic exercise and resistance training have different but overlapping benefits, and each is better than the other in different ways. I don't have the space here, or the expertise, to summarize ten years of research. The point is that the world has changed, and you might be a bit behind the times by neglecting to give resistance training an equal mention with aerobic exercise.
Your introductory mutual appreciation moment brought me to tears. Do you guys adopt adult children? Lol💜
I am spaghetti sauce from now on.