One crucial way to design yourself through your environment is by surrounding yourself with people who have priorities, traits, or practices you would like to cultivate in yourself. Statistically, the more overweight people in your social circles, the more likely you are to become overweight.16 So if you want to become more fit, you’ll be swimming against the current if you haven’t embedded yourself in active environments or built connections with people who prioritize fitness. The character traits of the people around you will rub off on you as well, so people who are honest, narcissistic,
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