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Home » Albert Einstein’s Definition of Insanity Changes Everything

Albert Einstein’s Definition of Insanity Changes Everything

Updated January 16, 2023 by Rich

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The Definition of Insanity – Key to Fitness

What is Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity?

Einstein’s classic definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

This famous quote is attributed to Albert Einstein though there is evidence that it first appeared in a Narcotics Anonymous publication in 1981:

“Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.”

Also, the 1983 book “Sudden Death” by Rita Mae Brown mentions this gem as well: ¹

“Unfortunately, Susan didn’t remember what Jane Fulton once said. 

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.”

Definition of Insanity Quote Origin

Whether the definition of insanity quote originated with:

  • Einstein,
  • Rita Mae Brown,
  • Benjamin Franklin, or
  • Mark Twain,

Anyone struggling with being overweight is not guilty by reason of insanity.

  • How many times have you tried to lose weight or ‘get back into shape’ by following the same diet you did years ago or the newest one that promises salvation from obesity?
  • In the madness of the dieting world, the answer is too many times.

This type of insanity does not mean mental illness or poor mental health, instead, it is an indictment of the processed food and ‘never move’ culture of the environment in which you grew up.

Table of Contents

  • Einstein’s Definition of Insanity – Introduction
  • The Definition of Insanity Quote Origin
    • Your obesity is not your fault
    • How to stop the insanity
    • Change your lifestyle
    • Track your progress
  • Albert Einstein’s Definition of Insanity – Wrapping Up
    • What’s Next
    • Related Posts

Your obesity is not your fault

You are overweight and missing critical information that saves you from the insanity zone.

Now is the time to stop the insanity of struggling with weight loss.

For years and years, I did the same thing, over and over again:

  • I walked on the treadmill
  • did elliptical
  • counted calories
  • counted points on weight watchers, 
  • tried the macrobiotic diet, 
  • the vegan diet, vegetarian, fruitarian, 
  • had six meals a day, 
  • or only one meal a day, 
  • and tried fasting,

just plain old exhausting myself and others around me.

I did the same things, over and over again, and kept getting the same result, which was to get fatter than ever. 

You probably remember your high school days, when you were 20, 50, or even 100 pounds lighter.

And if you wonder how is it possible to gain so much weight over just a few years or decades?

Now you know the answer is Einstein’s definition of insanity – that you keep doing the same thing and expecting different results.

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Albert Einstein – one of the greatest Nobel prize-winning scientists of all time – Image Credit: Orren Jack Turner

How to Stop the Insanity

If you model the strategies that work for people who do beat obesity and get fit, they will work for you too.

Whether you have to lose 20 pounds, 30 pounds, or even more than 75 pounds.

I once read a wonderful affirmation in The Science of Getting Rich,  a book published in 1910 by Wallace Wattles.

It is applicable to any area of your life, including your desire to lose weight and get fit.

Wattles writes the following:

“You can succeed. Anything possible to anyone else is possible for you.”

You will succeed in fitness because the essential nature of your body is no different from every other person who gets fit.

Your body will respond the same way to eating real food, moving, and doing strength training.

So, what do you need to do?

You need to change your lifestyle

No, you do not need to overhaul your entire life completely.

But you do need to change certain habits that you have grown accustomed to, and these habits are not your fault.

Once you change your current habits that create obesity, your body will respond and change dramatically.

Always keep track of your progress

The most successful powerlifters use written records to ensure that they continually get stronger on the essential power lifts;

  • Squats,
  • Bench press, and
  • Deadlifts

A written record is also a tremendous benefit for weight loss, as are pictures of your fitness journey.

Recently, I found a note where I had scribbled down my weight on June 21, 2012, after I went to a nearby NYC deli craving another blueberry muffin.

I had a weight watcher scale  that gives those readouts and which I still use today.

I spent years going to weight watcher meetings, and that did not work for me.

Counting points did not work for me.

Eating six times a day also did not work, but I did have a body composition scale  to monitor my progress.

Though I rarely used it.

The numbers looked like this:

  • 255.1 pounds
  • 32.5 body fat percentage
  • 32.7 body mass index (BMI)
  • 50-inch waist

But, after 190 days of a handful of lifestyle changes ( that I call The Hashi Mashi Plan), the numbers looked like this on December 28, 2012:

  • 180.1 pounds
  • 19.4 body fat percentage
  • 23.3 body mass index (BMI)
  • 32-inch waist

One of those lifestyle changes was to use a body composition scale  daily.

I no longer did the same thing (never measuring progress on a scale), and suddenly got different and better results.

Before and after six-month weight loss

Albert Einstein's Definition of Insanity Helps You Transform Your Body and Mind
Albert Einstein’s Definition of Insanity Helps You Transform Your Body and Mind

Einstein’s Definition of Insanity – Wrapping Up

Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity is that if you keep doing the same things, you will keep getting the same results.

To lose weight and get fit, all you have to do is model other people who have succeeded in transforming their bodies.

And my goal is to share with you the same diet + training tips that helped me beat obesity ten years ago.

Today, on January 16, 2023, using the same body composition scale  I had in 2012, my numbers are:

  • 165 pounds, my weight in college
  • 14.3 body fat percentage
  • 20.7 BMI
  • 32-inch waist

What’s Next

Struggling to lose weight by doing the same things you have done is the definition of insanity.

But the simple principles of:

  • real food and core functional exercises like 
    • squats,
    • push-ups,
    • bench presses, or full-body activities like
    • swimming,
    • rowing,
    • cycling,
    • running, and 
    • deadlifting

Can change your body and possibly even your life.

If you are overweight or out of shape today, and want to break the insanity in your life (when it comes to weight loss and fitness) and finally get back into shape, be sure to read:

Body Transformation: the Ultimate Guide; Hashi Mashi™

This guide is a synopsis of everything I have learned over the last decade on how to transform your physique.

Change your body, Change your life™ – Never Give Up!

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¹ The Quote Investigator investigates Einstein’s famous pearl of wisdom

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Rich Hashimashi AuthorRich is a NASM-CPT (Certified Personal Trainer), Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and the author of Crossing the Bridge From Depression to Life. At the age of 55, he lost 75 pounds in 6 months, and discovered if you transform your body, you can change your life. You can read about his story here and send Rich a message here.

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