Willpower, breaking bad habits & starving your cravings [Interview]

Astrid Naranjo interviewed me about how to cultivate more willpower, break bad habits, starve your cravings and other topics from my new book. See her timestamps below.

• 00:01 Intro
• 01:25 what inspired Menno to write the book
• 03:17 *Self control- theory of the willpower as a limited resource (situations of self control failure as a result of ego depletion)
• 05:59 *”Self control seen as an investment strategy  in contrast to consumption 
• 07:09 *Why willpower is not like a muscle? Can we train self control
• 10:28 *Procrastination,  how to stop this 
• 12:10 To do lists – made efficient
• 16:21 *self scheduling work & programing your diet with your circadian rhythm,  how beneficial can this be
• 18:08 how about those who have the clock inverted/ Shift workers 
• 20:31 *Stance on Nootropics for brain alertness & focus & more productivity 
• 22:21 do you need Nootropics to be more productive 
• 23:20 nootropics in pre workouts
• 25:03 *How important is to keep relatively stable your blood sugar levels throughout the day when it comes to health
• 27:45 importance of consistent meal pattern/structure?
• 29:51 shift work 
• 31:10 *When a person is in energy deficit,  why people usually report brain fog, more mood changes,  people are more cranky , you talk about this your book. Is there any relationship between calorie deficit & mental energy/mood
• 32:45 calorie deficit doesn’t mean food scarcity.  2 S : satiating & satisfying
• 36:11 potatoes are very underrated 
• 37:38 *Explain the postprandial somnolence, why people get sleepy after a meal rather than feeling super energetic straight away
• 39:13 *Once you decide on your preferences low vs high carb diet,  how important is keeping same consistency on a daily basis, does it matter if you switch day to day the ratio of these 2 macros
• 42:24 *What do you mean by “not binding bacon to the cat’s back”
• 44:33 mindless eating/ snacking
• 47:14 *A very popular question that gets asked all the time, How to stop food cravings? – you also talk about the food craving inventory, how does this help
• 49:33 Food restriction vs food deprivation & the power of choosing 
• 51:11 think of energy density before every meal 
• 52:00 after a meal, think whether it was worth it or not 
• 53:00 *How to break an undesirable eating habit? There are 3 methods, substitution,  discontinuation & inhibition,  how are these implemented
• 56:18 Is there such thing as food addiction