[nradov]

If you try hard enough you can always find a plausible sounding excuse for failure. Discipline and good habits are the most effective way to prevent heart attacks in the first place. While there are a tiny fraction of people with serious mental health conditions or developmental disabilities which prevent them from making progress, that hardly applies to anyone on HN.

[Forgeties79]

No one is arguing efficacy. We’re talking about how overly simplistic “just do it” is. Life isn’t a Nike commercial.

[fastasucan]

Yes, prevents heart attack, but if you are in the middle of one?

>that hardly applies to anyone on HN.

Sweet summer child.