Comments on: Too Much Emphasis on Failure http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Evelyn http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7488 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:36:03 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7488 I'm reading _The Ab Revolution_ by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, and it's a wonderful example of how a profession can be wrong about something for a long time. The book is all about how proper posture can be more effective in preventing back pain and developing abdominal muscles than crunches, because proper posture provides a workout all the time in a way which enhances everyday functioning. Crunches don't actually strengthen abs, and can hurt your neck and back. Great stuff! Her blog is quite good as well: http://www.healthline.com/blogs/exercise_fitness/index.html I’m reading _The Ab Revolution_ by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, and it’s a wonderful example of how a profession can be wrong about something for a long time.

The book is all about how proper posture can be more effective in preventing back pain and developing abdominal muscles than crunches, because proper posture provides a workout all the time in a way which enhances everyday functioning. Crunches don’t actually strengthen abs, and can hurt your neck and back.

Great stuff!

Her blog is quite good as well: http://www.healthline.com/blogs/exercise_fitness/index.html

]]> by: Stephen M (Ethesis) http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7395 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:25:57 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7395 There is some amazing stuff in economics. Finding out why honey is related to SIDS and lots of other things. In a way, economics is a study of math and how it relates. Neat stuff. I liked your points in this post, btw, and I'm thinking on them. There is some amazing stuff in economics. Finding out why honey is related to SIDS and lots of other things. In a way, economics is a study of math and how it relates.

Neat stuff. I liked your points in this post, btw, and I’m thinking on them.

]]> by: Matt McIntosh http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7321 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:02:57 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/20/too-much-emphasis-on-failure/#comment-7321 As far as economists and economic development go, check out anything by Hernando de Soto and Douglass North. Those two are bright lights in a field full of darkness and confusion: they actually study real economies to figure out how they work, rather than playing with toy models on paper. As far as economists and economic development go, check out anything by Hernando de Soto and Douglass North. Those two are bright lights in a field full of darkness and confusion: they actually study real economies to figure out how they work, rather than playing with toy models on paper.

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