Exploration 5 Pt. 1 Cole Hafeman

You Can't Cure Obesity with Bigger Pants

     This post focuses not on the issue of obesity but on how to solve all of your problems by directly confronting them and facing them head on instead of doing what most people in modern society do, to change something and hide from the problem. In the blog he uses the great example of an office worker who has become too sucked into his work that he has begun to gain weight and his favorite work pants are beginning to seem tight around his waist. Mr. Money Mustache's solution to the mans problem is not for the man to buy bigger pants but to continue wearing those pants and instead exercise more and take the stairs at work. Now this brought up another problem for the man, his office is on the twentieth floor of the building and it takes him too long to walk the steps. Again Mr. Money Mustache's solution is not for the man to take the elevator at work but to continue taking the steps and he will soon be fit enough to make it to his floor in time. This is what I really love about this particular blog post, how versatile the core idea is, it applies to every aspect of life and every little problem we can face in our lifetime. The problem is not the problem, the problem is the way you choose to look at it and address it, are you confronting it head on or are you hiding from it and using another credit card to pay off the other one. 

     As I stated above the main strength of the blog post is the versatility of it's core idea and how it can be applied to the individual and his problems. Personally I agree through and through with Mr. Money Mustache's idea and his way of thinking, how he lives his life and solves his problems. I furthermore believe that this way of thinking is not only incredibly useful and practical for many people, I also believe it to be highly useful. If at all possible I would like to experiment with this lifestyle and will try to solve a problem or two of my own using Mr. Money Mustache's own ideas and thinking.

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/09/you-cant-cure-obesity-with-bigger-pants/