production

I have spent a chunk of the last several days researching vegetable oils and the potential harm they cause when eaten in large quantities (which they are in the US).

In the past I would become interested in a topic, dig into it a bit, and then reach a conclusion about how my life should change given my learnings. There was no end product besides some new information in my head, and I typically didn’t even keep detailed notes.

This time I began researching vegetable oils with the goal of producing an end paper/document. This change in approach has been massively beneficial for several reasons:

• I have an annotated reference source that I can always refer back to
• I have an easy method for sharing what I’ve learned with others
• I have a cleaner intellectual/logical framework concerning the topic
• I have something to show for my effort

My vegetable oil foray has pushed me well beyond my level of expertise (and has given me even more respect for doctors who are tasked with staying up to date on an immense volume of research). My draft of part 1 should be complete later today.

I wrote in my 2022 goals post that my theme for the year is production. I think if I stick with that theme 2022 will be a fruitful year.