1,000 Year Old Wine

How an idea from Nassim Taleb changed my thinking.

Nassim Taleb is one of my favorite authors.

I found everything he wrote to be brilliant. Until I read this…

Drink no liquid that isn’t at least a thousand years old (wine, water, coffee).

What?

It seemed a bit crazy at first.

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audio narration by David Marlow

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🍷 Taleb’s argument is that time and testing prove things out in life. Humans have consumed water, wine, coffee (and tea, milk, or beer) for thousands of years.

You can drink other things; the point here is these are tried and true.

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What about the diet soda I had been drinking?

My goal was to cut back on sugary drinks. Reading Taleb prompted me to wonder if I had replaced them with anything better.

The artificial sweeteners are not time-tested. The other parts of soda are relatively recent in the human diet and add no nutritional value.

I’m not advocating you start or stop drinking any of these things.

Instead, consider what has been time-tested in your life or the lives of others who are healthy, emotionally, and physically.

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Since I started drinking more water, the difference in my well-being has been remarkable. I feel and sleep better, snack less, and must run fewer miles to keep my weight in line.

I savor what I drink more as well. I enjoy high-quality espresso and tea along with an occasional glass of wine.

Photo by ELEVATE

Drink those things, eat those things, and do those things which have proven to be healthy.

Taleb’s original thought and my example are about the liquids we drink.

What about other things we consume?

Humans have not consumed 24-hour news for thousands of years, social media, or many things we take in today.

🌀 Ask yourself if what you are consuming is serving you.

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