Keep contaminants away from fetuses and children. In several species of frogs, there is an established relationship between exposure to common environmental contaminants, like atrazine (an herbicide), and an increase in hermaphroditic individuals. While sex determination in frogs is different than in humans, we will not be surprised if it turns out

Allow celestial bodies to set your sleep-wake pattern. Wake with the sun. Know the phases of the moon. Navigate sometimes by the light of the full moon. Navigate sometimes as dawn emerges, or as dusk falls, paying attention to the shifting of your senses as light becomes more, or less, available. Spend time outside, letting your body take cues from

Do not expect your children to keep up with the Joneses. Some developmental “delays” are indeed delays, and indicative of physical or neurological problems. But development is wildly plastic, and doesn’t always happen in the order you expect it to, or at predetermined moments. Don’t panic if your kid isn’t reading in the second grade. The chances

Love is a state of the emotional mind that causes one to prioritize someone or something external as an extension of self.

Let siblings (and friends) teach each other, and do not intervene whenever they have a disagreement or altercation. If they ramp up their arguments so that you have to get involved, do not reward such behavior. They…

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Respect your food aversions and cravings, especially after exercise, after illness, or while pregnant (so long as these cravings reflect real food and don’t pose specific risks).

Society-wide, we should: Like the Maya, invest our surplus in public works, which make us antifragile. Prototype, prototype, prototype. Move to a precautionary mindset, such that we can learn to regulate our industries effectively, minimizing any negative externalities that they create. Consider Chesterton’s fence in all of its guises—from health

Spend time in nature, the less constructed and controlled the better. This has many benefits, among them the dawning recognition that you cannot control everything in your life, and that experiencing discomfort—even the slight discomforts of a too-warm day, or rain for which you are unprepared—calibrates your appreciation for other aspects of your

“Nonsmokers who avoided sun exposure had a life expectancy similar to smokers in the highest sun exposure group, indicating that avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for death of a similar magnitude as smoking.”