Dave Asprey over at the Bulletproof Exec is always insightful on topics of health and performance. I periodically go back to his site and look around to altar/improve diet long-term.
I found this comment buried deep in an unrelated thread on there, and it's a gem that more people should see. The context is that a commentor asked Asprey why his friend won't listen to him and is ignoring the relevant science and state of the art that we know, while pursuing a sub-optimal, lower-health, lower-success-rate plan. Here's Asprey's reply (emphasis added):
"This is one of the hardest lessons to learn when you transform your life in a short period of time. People who won’t do it seem so…stupid. Or slow. Or lazy. When I lost my weight, I went through an evangelical period where I told everyone who would listen – and those who didn’t care – about how to do it. Deaf ears mounted on fat thighs, mostly.
The thing to remember is that you’re transforming yourself, and you *may* help other people by being open about what you did. But you *will* only help those who are ready for help. Most people are blocked by their own psychology; it’s painful to watch but until they commit to change – either by hitting a major health problem or some other awakening in their life – they will repeat the mostly unconscious behaviors they are accustomed to.
The way you can help people become more conscious of their own power (and thus motivate them to make radical, permanent upgrades to their quality of life) is to do it by example. Let them see your energy. Let them see you walk in the door 25lbs lighter than last time you met a month ago. Let them see you eat butter and turn your nose up at rice cakes. And let them see your lab tests!"