There is
a parable told regarding organizational knowledge and curiosity. It is referred to as the five monkeys. I have heard it various ways over the years, and have incorporated its lessons into many presentations delivered in my travels. Scott Adams vaguely pulled the idea into
a Dilbert strip once; vaguely because making the parable sensical in full, in three frames, would be tough. Despite that, in his classic manner, the strip does a great job communicating the spirit.
The essential element of the story is that everyone is prone to becoming used to the way things are. We all have some degree of affinity for sameness and habit. We fall into them throughout our lives, from the direction we walk while mowing the grass to the restaurants we visit (well, used to visit perhaps, thanks COVID), and more. We are creatures of habit.
Note from the Editors
Digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of the health care and life sciences industry from electronic health records and telemedicine, to diagnostics and therapeutics augmented by artificial intelligence, and to remote clinical trials. The year 2020 witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzing unprecedented levels of digital health innovation and adoption. The digital health industry is entering 2021 with optimism for even greater advancement, reductions in regulatory burdens, and continued widespread adoption of digital health technologies. In the Industry Insights contribution for this issue, several of our digital health experts briefly summarize the major advancements in four key digital health areas that took place over 2020, as well as expectations for 2021.
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Making Healthy Changes That Stick
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How are they going? According to research by fitness company Strava, January 19 is the day most people ditch the good intentions. Now, that could be entirely rational it’s sometimes sensible to accept that the promises of a “whole new you” might not be achievable, or even desirable.
But some changes are worth making. And having realistic plans to move forward in baby steps is often the way to go.
Lots of us would like to eat more healthily, but we’ve become used to buying, cooking and eating a particular set of foods over years, possibly decades.
Resolutions 2021
ILLUSTRATION: MANJULA PADMANABHAN×
This year, on Facebook, I saw that someone had posted a list of EASY RESOLUTIONS. I didn’t copy them down but they were like: “In 2021, I resolve to (1) Eat Too Much (2) Sleep All Day (3) Take Hot Showers.” You get the idea, right? Cut yourself a break because hey! No one else will.
So here are 21 of what I’m going to call Win-Win Resolutions
1. Wake up every morning. Or afternoon. Or whenever. The main point here is, Wake Up.
2. In order to help yourself wake up efficiently, set the alarm on your Smartphone to a gentle musical tone, so that your first moments are pleasant. My alarm, for instance, sounds like a very spaced-out butterfly wandering into a wind chime. It makes a calm, tinkly sound. Plus, I keep the volume of the alarm so low that, basically, I’m not alarmed at all.