Leaving Homeostasis – Overview

get out of homeostasis is a book written by “Ludvig SUNSTRÖM”, a Swedish citizen living in Stockholm. The book is 350 pages long and explains the idea that most people are stuck in “homeostasis”, a biological process/condition that limits energy levels and ultimately leads to laziness and disinterest.

The premise of the book is the idea that if you’re looking to make progress in your life, you *need* to address the only something that prevents you from moving forward: the idea of ​​”homeostasis”.

The author explains that instead of being a process tied directly to your cells (which is the basic definition of “homeostasis” in biology), the process can be applied at a macro level, to your brain, thoughts and habits. in their life. .

More specifically, if you consider the way “modern” life encourages you to become passive, submissive, and sedentary, the concept of “homeostasis” extends to the idea of ​​”accepting your fate” regardless of what you really want to do. every day

So looking at what this book promises to help you achieve (specifically, the ability to determine the steps to take to “get your life back”) could be really interesting.

This tutorial will see how it works…

Part 1 – Body Mastery

The book is divided into two parts (body/mind domain). The first part discusses what is required to achieve “body” mastery and the second to achieve “mind” mastery.

The body mastery section delves into various topics the author has personally used to achieve optimal body fitness, from how to achieve a lean physique to doing the right exercises to build muscles (not big, just strong).

The point of this is to focus on getting people to the point of understanding that their body is a direct reflection of how they are responsible for it. Eating fatty foods, not exercising, wasting time playing video games, and the swathes of other “negative” indulgences people subject their bodies to is actually pretty absurd.

This part of the book explains that if you want to get ahead in the world, maintaining a lean physique is essential. You don’t need to be “molded” or anything stupid, just take care of your body to the point where you can use it to get as much energy as possible for the various “projects” you want to accomplish.

Part 2 – Mastery of the Mind

The second, and more important, part of the book is “mind mastery.” This looks at how someone should consider investing in “training”/”developing” their mind, in an effort to achieve success.

Although this part of the book contains a lot of information, the underlying premise is that you are the director of your destiny and your “mind” is the sail that will take you there. Your success is essentially how well you can adjust your ship and point it in the right direction.

The “mind mastery” part is the largest part of the book, with 7 chapters explaining a number of crucial elements of how the human brain will work (and how it generally tries to trick you into taking the easy route because want to remain in homeostasis).

Information about the Neocortex, the amygdala and other parts of the brain are covered, as well as explaining various points about the “winner effect”. All in all a very in depth and well thought out description of the way the brain works and how to optimize it effectively to work in the modern world.

Part 3 – Annex

The last part explains several key facts about careers and the world of work in the future. While most people would probably overlook this, it’s important to give you the right perspective on what you’re trying to accomplish.

The biggest problem in the world today is passivity; being unable to determine where *you* want to go because of how your mind has self-limited. Creating the discipline and ability to progress is by far the most rewarding part of the “journey” to success, as explained in the final pages of the book.