If the ultimate goal of our brain is survival, why is it hard for us to stick to good habits which are good for our health?

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Why is it hard for most people to eat healthy or get good sleep or even workout if ultimately this will be good for our health and survival ?

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Evolution is pretty loyal to the rule of “Perfect is the enemy of good enough.” You don’t need to be in tip-top shape to find a partner and reproduce, especially with the tools and social structures we’ve built dramatically lowering the bar of how much work it takes to survive, so your brain is good at settling down once things are “good enough” to avoid wasting time and energy.

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