The 4-Hour Workweek Diet

In his book, "The 4-Hour Workweek" Tim Ferriss flies against many of today's norms. Throughout the book he basically advocates a "call in sick" approach to job and life. Though I have yet to read the entire book, my impression tells me that it is largely based on taking many shortcuts that may not be too realistic for some.

One chapter in particular details an "information diet" consisting of little to no news reading, limited fiction reading before bed and a few other caloric restrictions designed to decrease your input and increase your output.

I think he definitely has a point.

As a whole we take in too much information and do even less with what we take in. But to say that we all should reduce the amount of information we take in seems to me like an overshoot. We all have different "metabolisms". Those with higher informational metabolisms(higher output) probably need more input than those who ar

e more at rest.  In fact, in most systems I can think of, more output means more input, not less. 

Usually, there is a positive correlation between input and output, right? Of course there is a point at which it becomes counterproductive, eating more than you actually move in which case excess calories can create fat deposits. 

Luckily, our comparison between food and info is only symbolic!