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Your “Hunch” About Text Neck Is Right
Comparing notes from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Dr. Peter Attia, on Body Language, Archery, and the Rhomboids
“Attend carefully to your posture. Quit drooping and hunching around.” — Jordan Peterson
Let’s explore the obsession that Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Jordan Peterson don’t know they have in common. That obsession? The small muscle found between your shoulder blades called The Rhomboids.
This story investigates the following claim: Could something as simple as the rhomboid muscles be the mythical secret of success?
Admittedly, the rhomboids are not the first thing you’d guess anyone could get obsessed about — let alone two stars of podcast culture. But after analyzing the work of both doctors, we find an oddly profound story about body language and importance of good posture.
Today, we’ll look at examples where Attia and Peterson flex their rhomboids in their work. Over the course of this article we’ll discuss the relationship between —
- body language
- archery
- text neck
- ‘Hamartia:’ the Greek word for ‘Sin’
- the ethereal nature of success
Ready? Let’s aim for the center of the bullseye!
