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Effectiveness is two parts: does it work in isolation, and are people able to do it.

Running a marathon a month is a sure way to improve your health. However, less than 1% of people would be willing to do that. So it’s not an effective solution.

It’s an effective solution if we just ignore life, sure. But solutions are rooted in pragmatism.



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