Comments on: Learning from Malcolm Gladwell http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/ from Sugar Land, TX blogging on metabolism, exercise, diet and things I find interesting... Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:13:13 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jordan http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 Jordan Sun, 16 May 2010 03:12:55 +0000 http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/#comment-3449 gladwell is the bomb! gladwell is the bomb!

]]> By: bsekula http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 bsekula Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:02:59 +0000 http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/#comment-2570 <em>Hi Margie, The presentation was great. My blackberry is still hurting though. As far as the social angle, I think it depends on the setting. Weight Watchers? I'd just say, Misery loves company. It depends on how you define success, too. Weight Watchers is a great business model because no one is successful long term. They just recycle. It's a support group for hungry people. The points are rather silly. How can any food be worth zero points? Eat the whole box, no points? There's probably a little of that in running groups too. It's painful to run a half-marathon, much less a full. Darn near impossible without help. In general, though, I think the social angle works and, obviously, it's better when misery is not involved. Make it fun. Make it to where being hungry or in pain all the time is not the norm. Now that I thought about it, I may have to write a post on Weight Watchers and why misery loves company. Thanks for CPR last week. Brian </em> Hi Margie,

The presentation was great. My blackberry is still hurting though. As far as the social angle, I think it depends on the setting. Weight Watchers? I’d just say, Misery loves company. It depends on how you define success, too. Weight Watchers is a great business model because no one is successful long term. They just recycle. It’s a support group for hungry people. The points are rather silly. How can any food be worth zero points? Eat the whole box, no points? There’s probably a little of that in running groups too. It’s painful to run a half-marathon, much less a full. Darn near impossible without help. In general, though, I think the social angle works and, obviously, it’s better when misery is not involved. Make it fun. Make it to where being hungry or in pain all the time is not the norm.

Now that I thought about it, I may have to write a post on Weight Watchers and why misery loves company.

Thanks for CPR last week.

Brian

]]> By: margie connolly http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-2567 margie connolly Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:32:08 +0000 http://www.briansekula.com/blog/2010/03/17/learning-from-malcolm-gladwell/#comment-2567 Brian, It must have been a great presentation. I love Gladwell's books, and have read them all. I would like to know how you think the social connection angle applies in fitness, beyond the group exercise class, and training groups, such as marathon training groups. Do you think social connection is the main reason Weight Watchers is so successful? ( It can's be the points system - Arghh!) Brian, It must have been a great presentation. I love Gladwell’s books, and have read them all. I would like to know how you think the social connection angle applies in fitness, beyond the group exercise class, and training groups, such as marathon training groups. Do you think social connection is the main reason Weight Watchers is so successful? ( It can’s be the points system – Arghh!)

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