How Mastering My Diet Gave Me a Life of Genuine Freedom
Today, my little corner of the world is free from empty calories, empty media, and empty work.
Diet and life are tightly interwoven. If your life is out of balance, chances are your diet will be too. There’s no fixing one without the other.
On the flip side, if you resolve to master your diet, your life may well decide to come along for the ride. That was certainly the case for me.
So, let’s take a look back at the messy journey to the ultra-clean, willpower-free diet I enjoy today. The story starts all the way back in 2009, where we find a rather intimidated 24-year-old South African starting his career in the middle of the frigid Norwegian winter.
1. Intelligent Micro-Environment Design (IMED)
The last two years in South Africa were good to me. I had finally discovered the world of personal development and consumed the classics by Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, and Napoleon Hill like an addict.
The timing couldn’t be better: I arrived in the world’s most developed country with only a suitcase, a reasonably well-paying job, and a mind bursting with ideas on how to build a great life. And the best of these ideas was “intelligent…
