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| Daily Edition • Wednesday, Aug 19 |
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| Whey protein tends to conjure images of gym bros, shaker bottles, and aggressively large tubs of powder. But it may deserve a place in the healthy-aging conversation, too. Whey is a complete protein, rich in the amino acid leucine, and research suggests it can help older adults preserve muscle and strength — especially when paired with resistance training. And that matters for a lot more than looking jacked: maintaining muscle helps us stay mobile, steady, and independent as we get older. Here’s why whey may be one of the better protein options for aging muscles. |
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Why Finding Your Purpose Might Not Be the Key to Happiness
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JORDAN GRUMET, MD
Physician, Author |
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| Courtesy: Jordan Grumet |
We’re often told to find our purpose as if it’s a hidden treasure: discover the one thing you were meant to do, and life will click into place. Some people are inspired by this; others are driven to anxiety trying to figure it out.
Jordan Grumet, MD, knows the latter feeling well. After becoming a physician, he eventually burned out and began questioning what he actually wanted from his life. Later, as a hospice doctor, he gained an unusual perspective: sitting with dying patients, he heard people reflect on what they regretted, what mattered to them, and how they wished they had spent their time. Those conversations became the foundation for his book, The Purpose Code.
Grumet’s big idea is that we’ve misunderstood the concept of a “life purpose.” He distinguishes between Big-P Purpose — the grand, singular calling we’re supposedly meant to discover — and little-p purpose, which is built from the interests, relationships, and activities that make us feel engaged and connected. The first tends to create pressure while the second can create actual meaning.
So instead of asking, What am I meant to do with my life? try something like: What makes me feel alive? What am I curious about? What would I like to spend more time doing?
According to Grumet, you don’t necessarily find purpose, but you can build it.
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| Svitlana/Unsplash, Toa Heftiba/Unsplash |
This: End the day with a real stopping point
Not That: Letting work dissolve into the couch
If your day tends to blur together, create a closing ritual. Shut the laptop, write tomorrow’s top priority, take out the trash, change clothes, or go for a short walk. A small ending helps your brain understand that work is done — even if the to-do list is not. |
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| We are all of us more complicated than the roles we are assigned in the stories other people tell.” |
| – Tara Westover, Educated
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