Explainer: The METROPOLITAN DIET

What is the METROPOLITAN DIET? First, let's think about what DIET means as it pertains to this blog and more importantly, your life. As we keep it simple, here are the following meanings from Oxford Languages:

D iscipline

 I  nitiative

E nthusiasm 

T enacity

Discipline 

(noun)

1. the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

"a lack of proper parental and school discipline"

2. a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education.

"sociology is a fairly new discipline" 

(verb)

train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

"many parents have been afraid to discipline their children"

Initiative

(noun)

1. the ability to assess and initiate things independently.

"use your initiative, imagination, and common sense"

2. the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.

"we have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dictate the subject"

3. an act or strategy intended to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation; a fresh approach to something.

"a new initiative against car crime"

4. (especially in some US states and Switzerland) the right of citizens outside the legislature to originate legislation.

Enthusiasm

(noun)

1. intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

"her energy and enthusiasm for life"

2. religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body.

Tenacity

(noun)

1. the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

"the sheer tenacity of the limpet"

2. the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

"you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys"

3. the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence.

"the tenacity of certain myths within the historical record"