3DMJ Podcast #212: Overcoming Information Overload

Eric, Jeff, and Amanda discuss how to navigate the overwhelming amount of health and fitness related content floating around social media and on the internet.

How can you determine if someone’s recommendations are beneficial for you? How can you screen content based on the specificity of the advice given and the confidence it was presented with? What are the limitations of research? Why is “science vs experience” the wrong attitude? What do you do when you don’t know where to start with something?

The answers to these questions, plus many related ones are covered in this episode.

Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction
2:03- Screening content based on its specificity and the confidence it was presented with
24:20- Common issues Amanda sees with mental-health-based social media posts
38:59- How do you determine if someone’s recommendations are beneficial for you?
46:53- Overcoming fear of the unknown
58:25- Science vs Experience: The Wrong Attitude

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Amanda’s Instagram- @rizo_amanda_marissa

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[desireforironfitness]

It gets very frustrating when someone comes up with something new and shiny promising results without the hard work that is really necessary for the results one is trying to achieve. I really appreciate your channel for being real and being entertaining as well.

[rcoop]

very helpful episode for me and thoughtful take aways, thank you

[spodergibbs]

Jeff gave me the confidence to lower my volume.

[DJG]

Re 42, Eric was thinking of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[ryan_dosa]

“Simplicity sells, nuance doesn’t.” Helms

[CindiBrowning]

It's from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and you're correct, it's 42. :)

[gregegan]

To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.