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Domino Effect
Where one even produces similar and connected events to start -
First Heart Attack
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First Heart Attack
Mac's first heart attack occurs after smoking cigarettes since he was 16 year old -
Bypass Surgery
Mac has double bypass surgery around 2 years after his first heart attack but does not change his lifestyle -
Short Term Solution
Solutions with immediate strong benefits -
Second Heart Attack
Mac has second heart attack and triple bypass surgery. He decides to change his lifestyle to not have to go through this again. -
Awareness
We ask ourselves if we missed some long term gains because of how our brains operate -
Routine
Establishing patterns of behavior help us automatically do something without thinking about it. -
Mac's Routine
Mac and his wife always buy groceries low in fat and cholesterol without thinking about it. It is just their normal routine. -
Mac Dies in 1994
Mac, my grandfather, wasn't able to escape the long term damage to his heart, but he did have many more years than expected by changing his diet and quitting smoking.
