Mentor Debates
Watch great minds clash on life's biggest questions. Cast your vote for who makes the better mentor.
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2 debates found
Health & Lifestyle
My doctor just told me I need to lose 40 pounds or I'm looking at diabetes and heart problems. The thing is, I LOVE food. Cooking is my hobby, eating out is my social life, and wine is my way of unwinding. I've tried diets before. They make me miserable. I spend all day thinking about what I can't eat. Food stops being pleasurable and becomes the enemy. I lose 15 pounds, feel deprived and joyless, then gain back 20. My wife says I need to learn "moderation." My doctor says I need to treat food as "fuel, not entertainment." But food IS entertainment to me—it's culture, connection, art. Can I save my health without killing my joy? Or do I have to choose between a longer life and a life worth living? — Foodie Facing Mortality in Miami
Apicius
"Food is life's supreme pleasure—but a dead man enjoys no feasts"
50 votes
Brillat-Savarin
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are—eat wisely and become wise"
45 votes
95 votes total
Lifestyle & Simplicity
My husband and I make good money but we're constantly stressed about it. We have a nice house with a big mortgage. Two cars with payments. Subscriptions to everything. We eat out three times a week because we're too tired to cook. I've been reading about minimalism and feel called to simplify—sell the house, move to something smaller, cook at home, reduce consumption. My husband thinks I'm being extreme. He says we've "earned" our lifestyle and the answer is just to make more money. But here's the thing: when I imagine a simpler life, I imagine it being boring. I love trying new restaurants. I love hosting dinner parties. I love having nice things. Can you be a minimalist and still enjoy the pleasures of life? — Too Much of Everything in Minneapolis
Brillat-Savarin
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are—pleasure is philosophy"
44 votes
Henry David Thoreau
"Simplify, simplify—our life is frittered away by detail"
46 votes
90 votes total