"For the sake of the cartilage between my knees and for other health reasons, I like to maintain a certain body weight, so when I look at a cookie, I convert it to time on the treadmill. Sometimes, when I see a cookie that looks good, I’ll take a bite to see how good it tastes and then ask myself, **Is eating this cookie worth walking an extra hour on the treadmill?** The answer is not always no (although it usually is), but either way, **it’s never a thoughtless decision**." ([Location 196](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07T5LSF1J&location=196)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]] , [[essentialism]] , [[diet]] , [[frugality]] , **Source** -- [[202408061202 - B - Die With Zero]]