John Sumser on Symptoms vs. Causes

October 6, 2011

John Sumser had a 7-year period of disasters after he quit smoking. He faced cancer twice, diabetes, asthma, divorce, family death, and more. Throughout this period, he was measuring himself. As he went back through his data, he found one central thing underlying all of his problems – stress. John tells his colorful story and what he learned below. (Filmed at the 20th Bay Area QS Show&Tell meetup at CCA.)

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