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Life Extension Design: Redesign your life for optimal health, performance, and longevity in order to become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die ... or not.
In this book, you’ll find a workshop of sorts. A workshop to redesign your life for optimal health, performance, and longevity in order to become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die … or not. If you’re reading this, you live in the most exciting time of human history. Within the next decades, exponential technologies will not only dramatically change the world we live in, but also the biology of our bodies. By using cellular and molecular repair therapies and reprogramming our DNA, we will be able to reverse the aging process and make aging and death optional. Although we’re talking about the world of tomorrow, there is so much you can do today to become part of that future. This practical handbook empowers you to experiment with ways to playfully improve and optimize your health and extend your healthy lifespan. Find out how to increase your energy level and overall well-being while simultaneously adding healthy years to your life. And you don’t have to torture yourself, thanks to design-thinking methods; this redesign of your life can be done in a fun way. Just think of it as a workshop. In this book, you’ll Introductions to life extension and design thinking- Inputs and best practices for nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, detoxification, quantified self, prevention, advanced action, and information detox- Simple intuitive frameworks to capture your situations, run experiments, and orchestrate your life areas- A strategic approach to master your health design in the long runExtending your healthy lifespan to live as long as you want. Is it worth a shot?
169 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2017
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December 27, 2019
Combining the known and the radical – with a checklist thrown in between – Tassilo Weber’s “Life Extension Design” is a curious if not intriguing read. Hopping onto the bandwagon that conveys the lure of longevity, Mr. Weber proposes a set of measures that alternate between the logical and the skeptical for leading a life in longevity, if not in perpetuity.
“Clean up your social media channels and start following Peter Diamandis (also subscribe to his Abundance Insider), Ray Kurzweil, Aubrey de Grey, Singularity University, and Futurism. Join Facebook groups around the topics of longevity and life extension. Subscribe to Maximum Life Foundation’s newsletter on maxlife.org. Make forever-healthy.org your life extension Wikipedia. Inform yourself about rejuvenation therapy providers on www.reju.tech. Join meetups with life extension communities in your city if they exist. If not, consider traveling to other places to meet with such communities. Meeting like-minded people is a priceless experience. Also check out the RAAD (Revolution Against Aging and Death) Festival in San Diego. It’s the most important life extension event right now.”
Even though the aforementioned paragraph appears at the fag end of the book, they more or less set the theme for the reader. A visible pattern emerges as Mr. Weber enthusiastically feeds off the effervescence (some would argue far-fetched) of the 71-year old American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. Whether it be citing the fact that Mr. Kurzweil consumes an astounding seventy-seven supplements per day (yes you read that right) or deifying him as being one of the pioneers in the quest for extending lifespans, Mr. Weber leaves no room for guess work as to hi predilections and inclinations.
The appeal and novelty of Mr. Weber’s book lies in the sequential steps which he charts out for enabling the reader to lead a healthy, stress-free and contended life. These steps would pave the way for the ultimate extension of life when the concept ultimately fructifies. Based on the concept of Design Thinking, these steps are:
Capture: “Start where you are by interviewing yourself about the basic life extension areas”
Jump start: “Get some inspiration for your first steps of self-improvement”
Plan: “Learn to use the first design tool to navigate yourself towards health optimization”
Experiment: “Internalize an experimental approach to life and learn to use the according tool”
Orchestrate: “Get to know the advanced areas of life extension and manage them with the
orchestra frame”; and
Master: “Program yourself for long-term success and constant self-iteration.”
Three key elements in each of the aforementioned phases according to Mr. Weber are Open, Experiment and Working. “Open means that you haven’t started to tackle it yet. Experiment means that you filled out a Self-Improvement and an Experiment Frame and are in the process of experimentation, while there is still an existential gap between present you and future you. Working means that this gap is more or less closed, and for now you’ve found a set of habits that makes you the life extender you want to be in that area.”
Found within each of these phases is a set of to-do things that holistically go towards improving both the physical and the mental well-being of the reader. While usual suspects such as Yoga, Meditation, exercise and dietary regimen make the obvious cut, more unconventional are some of the “Kurzweilian” proposals. For e.g. “For advanced prevention, or rather an emergency back-up in case you don’t make it till the point when rejuvenation technologies are available, you can make a cryonic preservation contract with Alcor or Cryonics Institute. To cover the costs, you have to take out a life policy and pay an additional yearly membership fee to your supplier of choice. It is a somewhat laborious back-and-forth process to set up a contract and make all the arrangements to ensure your head will be frozen right in time after your heart stands still, but it’s absolutely doable, even if you live outside the United States where both suppliers reside.”
To the credit of Mr. Weber, the more sweeping and non-traditional measures are not suggested as either sacrosanct or uncompromising. He along with the more widely followed approaches, refers to these as ones that are available.
On the whole “Life Extension Design” is a book that has elements of surprise as well as sense.
“Clean up your social media channels and start following Peter Diamandis (also subscribe to his Abundance Insider), Ray Kurzweil, Aubrey de Grey, Singularity University, and Futurism. Join Facebook groups around the topics of longevity and life extension. Subscribe to Maximum Life Foundation’s newsletter on maxlife.org. Make forever-healthy.org your life extension Wikipedia. Inform yourself about rejuvenation therapy providers on www.reju.tech. Join meetups with life extension communities in your city if they exist. If not, consider traveling to other places to meet with such communities. Meeting like-minded people is a priceless experience. Also check out the RAAD (Revolution Against Aging and Death) Festival in San Diego. It’s the most important life extension event right now.”
Even though the aforementioned paragraph appears at the fag end of the book, they more or less set the theme for the reader. A visible pattern emerges as Mr. Weber enthusiastically feeds off the effervescence (some would argue far-fetched) of the 71-year old American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. Whether it be citing the fact that Mr. Kurzweil consumes an astounding seventy-seven supplements per day (yes you read that right) or deifying him as being one of the pioneers in the quest for extending lifespans, Mr. Weber leaves no room for guess work as to hi predilections and inclinations.
The appeal and novelty of Mr. Weber’s book lies in the sequential steps which he charts out for enabling the reader to lead a healthy, stress-free and contended life. These steps would pave the way for the ultimate extension of life when the concept ultimately fructifies. Based on the concept of Design Thinking, these steps are:
Capture: “Start where you are by interviewing yourself about the basic life extension areas”
Jump start: “Get some inspiration for your first steps of self-improvement”
Plan: “Learn to use the first design tool to navigate yourself towards health optimization”
Experiment: “Internalize an experimental approach to life and learn to use the according tool”
Orchestrate: “Get to know the advanced areas of life extension and manage them with the
orchestra frame”; and
Master: “Program yourself for long-term success and constant self-iteration.”
Three key elements in each of the aforementioned phases according to Mr. Weber are Open, Experiment and Working. “Open means that you haven’t started to tackle it yet. Experiment means that you filled out a Self-Improvement and an Experiment Frame and are in the process of experimentation, while there is still an existential gap between present you and future you. Working means that this gap is more or less closed, and for now you’ve found a set of habits that makes you the life extender you want to be in that area.”
Found within each of these phases is a set of to-do things that holistically go towards improving both the physical and the mental well-being of the reader. While usual suspects such as Yoga, Meditation, exercise and dietary regimen make the obvious cut, more unconventional are some of the “Kurzweilian” proposals. For e.g. “For advanced prevention, or rather an emergency back-up in case you don’t make it till the point when rejuvenation technologies are available, you can make a cryonic preservation contract with Alcor or Cryonics Institute. To cover the costs, you have to take out a life policy and pay an additional yearly membership fee to your supplier of choice. It is a somewhat laborious back-and-forth process to set up a contract and make all the arrangements to ensure your head will be frozen right in time after your heart stands still, but it’s absolutely doable, even if you live outside the United States where both suppliers reside.”
To the credit of Mr. Weber, the more sweeping and non-traditional measures are not suggested as either sacrosanct or uncompromising. He along with the more widely followed approaches, refers to these as ones that are available.
On the whole “Life Extension Design” is a book that has elements of surprise as well as sense.
October 15, 2020
[English review + Reseña en español]
Life Extension Design, by Tassilo Weber
Self-Published. 2017
170 pages.
Genre / Topics: Non-Fiction / Health and Well-being, Personal Transoformation, Life Extension
This book is a manual / workshop for the self-management of the person, focused on the redesign of the person's thinking and actions in order to maximize their quality of life and reduce, as much as possible, the adverse effects of aging. Written by the co-founder and CEO of Yolife GmbH, the text is part of a scientific revolution about which little has been said in public: Life Extension, the aim of which is to extend the quality and duration of human life, and ultimately to completely stop aging. The concept is simple: aging is a process of cellular pollution and progressive damage that can be slowed down, stopped, and reversed through gene therapy. This is where "design thinking" comes in: an intuitive, immediate and iterative method of redesigning human experiences so that they become more in line with the particular needs and with the project of a better future for each person, and that serves as a bridge to prolong life until the ultimate goal of stopping aging through gene therapy is a palpable and accessible reality. The book explains in detail the 5 phases of the method: Capture, Plan, Experiment, Orchestration and Mastery.
Although achieving sufficient longevity to become part of the first generation that effectively defeats cellular degeneration and its biological consequence, death, currently seems like something from science fiction, the method proposed in this book is a realistic, logical, free, iterative and accessible path to improve the quality of one’s life, rethinking the question of age and prolonging, as desired and as possibly, life itself. Whether or not one shares the ideal of reaching the singularity that avoiding death would mean is something that is totally on each reader’s side of the court.
The author has been clear, concise, logical and consistent in his approach and development of the topic, and has designed the book in such a way that the method can be followed as a basic personal workshop. The fundamentals are exposed and organized on the table, while the details remain as a task so that each one, with the freedom and responsibility that every project entails, takes the next step towards a better and longer life. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their quality of life from a holistic point of view that includes both physical and mental health.
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Life Extension Design, de Tassilo Weber
Auto-Publicado. 2017
170 páginas.
Género / Temas: No-Ficción / Salud y Bienestar, Gestión y Transformación de la Persona, Extensión de la Vida
Este libro es un manual / taller de autogestión de la persona, enfocado en el rediseño del pensamiento y la actuación de la persona para maximizar su calidad de vida y disminuir, tanto como sea posible, los efectos adversos de la edad. Escrito por el cofundador y Director Ejecutivo de Yolife GmbH, el texto forma parte de una revolución científica de la que se habla poco: la Extensión de la Vida, cuyo objetivo es ampliar la calidad y duración de la vida humana y, finalmente, lograr detener por completo el envejecimiento. El concepto es simple: el envejecimiento es un proceso de contaminación y daño progresivo que puede ser ralentizado, detenido y revertido por medio de terapias genéticas. Es ahí donde entra el "pensamiento de diseño": un método intuitivo, inmediato e iterativo de rediseño de las experiencias humanas de modo que se vuelvan más acordes con las necesidades particulares y con el proyecto de un futuro mejor, y que sirva como puente para prolongar la vida hasta que el objetivo final de detener el envejecimiento por medio de terapias genéticas sea una realidad palpable y accesible. El libro explica con detalle las 5 fases del método: Captura, plan, experimento, orquestación y dominio.
Si bien lograr la longevidad suficiente para alcanzar a formar parte de la primera generación que venza efectivamente la degeneración celular y su consecuencia biológica, la muerte, parece en la actualidad cosa de ciencia ficción, el método propuesto en este libro es un camino realista, lógico, libre, iterativo y accesible para mejorar la calidad de vida, replanteándose la cuestión de la edad y prolongando, en la medida de lo deseado y lo posible, la vida misma. Si se comparte o no con el autor el ideal de llegar a la singularidad que evitar la muerte significaría, es cosa que queda totalmente del lado de la cancha que corresponde al lector.
El autor ha sido claro, conciso, lógico y coherente en su planteamiento y desarrollo del tema, y ha diseñado el libro de modo tal que el método puede seguirse como un taller personal básico. Lo fundamental queda expuesto y organizado sobre la mesa, en tanto que los detalles quedan como tarea para que cada quien, con la libertad y la responsabilidad que todo proyecto supone, dé el siguiente paso hacia una vida mejor y más longeva. Recomiendo este libro a todo aquel que quiera mejorar su calidad de vida desde un punto de vista holístico que incluya tanto la salud física como la mental.
Life Extension Design, by Tassilo Weber
Self-Published. 2017
170 pages.
Genre / Topics: Non-Fiction / Health and Well-being, Personal Transoformation, Life Extension
This book is a manual / workshop for the self-management of the person, focused on the redesign of the person's thinking and actions in order to maximize their quality of life and reduce, as much as possible, the adverse effects of aging. Written by the co-founder and CEO of Yolife GmbH, the text is part of a scientific revolution about which little has been said in public: Life Extension, the aim of which is to extend the quality and duration of human life, and ultimately to completely stop aging. The concept is simple: aging is a process of cellular pollution and progressive damage that can be slowed down, stopped, and reversed through gene therapy. This is where "design thinking" comes in: an intuitive, immediate and iterative method of redesigning human experiences so that they become more in line with the particular needs and with the project of a better future for each person, and that serves as a bridge to prolong life until the ultimate goal of stopping aging through gene therapy is a palpable and accessible reality. The book explains in detail the 5 phases of the method: Capture, Plan, Experiment, Orchestration and Mastery.
Although achieving sufficient longevity to become part of the first generation that effectively defeats cellular degeneration and its biological consequence, death, currently seems like something from science fiction, the method proposed in this book is a realistic, logical, free, iterative and accessible path to improve the quality of one’s life, rethinking the question of age and prolonging, as desired and as possibly, life itself. Whether or not one shares the ideal of reaching the singularity that avoiding death would mean is something that is totally on each reader’s side of the court.
The author has been clear, concise, logical and consistent in his approach and development of the topic, and has designed the book in such a way that the method can be followed as a basic personal workshop. The fundamentals are exposed and organized on the table, while the details remain as a task so that each one, with the freedom and responsibility that every project entails, takes the next step towards a better and longer life. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their quality of life from a holistic point of view that includes both physical and mental health.
-------
Life Extension Design, de Tassilo Weber
Auto-Publicado. 2017
170 páginas.
Género / Temas: No-Ficción / Salud y Bienestar, Gestión y Transformación de la Persona, Extensión de la Vida
Este libro es un manual / taller de autogestión de la persona, enfocado en el rediseño del pensamiento y la actuación de la persona para maximizar su calidad de vida y disminuir, tanto como sea posible, los efectos adversos de la edad. Escrito por el cofundador y Director Ejecutivo de Yolife GmbH, el texto forma parte de una revolución científica de la que se habla poco: la Extensión de la Vida, cuyo objetivo es ampliar la calidad y duración de la vida humana y, finalmente, lograr detener por completo el envejecimiento. El concepto es simple: el envejecimiento es un proceso de contaminación y daño progresivo que puede ser ralentizado, detenido y revertido por medio de terapias genéticas. Es ahí donde entra el "pensamiento de diseño": un método intuitivo, inmediato e iterativo de rediseño de las experiencias humanas de modo que se vuelvan más acordes con las necesidades particulares y con el proyecto de un futuro mejor, y que sirva como puente para prolongar la vida hasta que el objetivo final de detener el envejecimiento por medio de terapias genéticas sea una realidad palpable y accesible. El libro explica con detalle las 5 fases del método: Captura, plan, experimento, orquestación y dominio.
Si bien lograr la longevidad suficiente para alcanzar a formar parte de la primera generación que venza efectivamente la degeneración celular y su consecuencia biológica, la muerte, parece en la actualidad cosa de ciencia ficción, el método propuesto en este libro es un camino realista, lógico, libre, iterativo y accesible para mejorar la calidad de vida, replanteándose la cuestión de la edad y prolongando, en la medida de lo deseado y lo posible, la vida misma. Si se comparte o no con el autor el ideal de llegar a la singularidad que evitar la muerte significaría, es cosa que queda totalmente del lado de la cancha que corresponde al lector.
El autor ha sido claro, conciso, lógico y coherente en su planteamiento y desarrollo del tema, y ha diseñado el libro de modo tal que el método puede seguirse como un taller personal básico. Lo fundamental queda expuesto y organizado sobre la mesa, en tanto que los detalles quedan como tarea para que cada quien, con la libertad y la responsabilidad que todo proyecto supone, dé el siguiente paso hacia una vida mejor y más longeva. Recomiendo este libro a todo aquel que quiera mejorar su calidad de vida desde un punto de vista holístico que incluya tanto la salud física como la mental.
August 13, 2019
Book Title: Life Extension Design: Redesign your life for optimal health, performance, and longevity in order to become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die ... or not.
Author: Tassilo Weber
Format: Kindle edition
Book Title:
The title of the book is ‘Life Extension Design: Redesign your life for optimal health, performance, and longevity in order to become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die ... or not.’ is elaborate
Book Cover:
The cover of the book is a vibrant X-Ray image of the opened eye.
Plot:
In this age, there is nothing that a human cannot attain. That could be in Medicine, technology, entertainment and other fields that make peoples’ life relaxed and better. There is a great advancement in the last few decades which changed the façade of technology and quavered the whole world. The technology which has overtaken many things is becoming more and more powerful and throughout the day, it is involved in our lives.
Not only in our routines but also it is exceptionally merged with science and the therapies where DNA can be reprogrammed and the aging process can be stopped permanently. It means that the technology can make human immortal. As we are in today’s world, we can be a part of the design and development of such technologies which can make the next generation’s life easy.
The book is all about how to design life in a simple and better way and it generates interest and fun. How to increase the energy level, how to live a positive and healthy life will be explained with excellent examples.
This book has covered excellent aspects such as nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, detoxification, extending your health span and other major points which are helpful and useful for a better and happy living.
What I like:
1.The unique idea of the author (extending life) will strike the mind of the reader
2. The possibilities of having an immortal life by reversing the age and the ways to have a healthy lifestyle will attract readers.
3. How technology is vital in our daily lives and to what extent it can be used is portrayed in a beautiful way.
4. The strategic approach, worksheets, exercises, experiments make this book an exceptional read.
What I didn’t like:
In particular, there are no flaws or negative points in this book. A very useful book for all kinds of readers.
Narration:
The narration is done in an excellent way and it attracts the readers and makes them complete the book at one go.
Language & Grammar:
A clear language with neat and uncomplicated grammar is used in the book
My Final Verdict:
An interesting and positive book which is apt for all age groups. The uniqueness of this book will make it an extraordinary read. It is an informative read on a better and healthy lifestyle. It is highly recommended to the current generation who are part of the technology development and want to experience the huge changes in it.
Book Title: 4/5
Book Cover:4/5
Plot: 4/5
Narration: 4/5
Language & Grammar: 4/5
Final Rating: 4/5
Author: Tassilo Weber
Format: Kindle edition
Book Title:
The title of the book is ‘Life Extension Design: Redesign your life for optimal health, performance, and longevity in order to become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die ... or not.’ is elaborate
Book Cover:
The cover of the book is a vibrant X-Ray image of the opened eye.
Plot:
In this age, there is nothing that a human cannot attain. That could be in Medicine, technology, entertainment and other fields that make peoples’ life relaxed and better. There is a great advancement in the last few decades which changed the façade of technology and quavered the whole world. The technology which has overtaken many things is becoming more and more powerful and throughout the day, it is involved in our lives.
Not only in our routines but also it is exceptionally merged with science and the therapies where DNA can be reprogrammed and the aging process can be stopped permanently. It means that the technology can make human immortal. As we are in today’s world, we can be a part of the design and development of such technologies which can make the next generation’s life easy.
The book is all about how to design life in a simple and better way and it generates interest and fun. How to increase the energy level, how to live a positive and healthy life will be explained with excellent examples.
This book has covered excellent aspects such as nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, detoxification, extending your health span and other major points which are helpful and useful for a better and happy living.
What I like:
1.The unique idea of the author (extending life) will strike the mind of the reader
2. The possibilities of having an immortal life by reversing the age and the ways to have a healthy lifestyle will attract readers.
3. How technology is vital in our daily lives and to what extent it can be used is portrayed in a beautiful way.
4. The strategic approach, worksheets, exercises, experiments make this book an exceptional read.
What I didn’t like:
In particular, there are no flaws or negative points in this book. A very useful book for all kinds of readers.
Narration:
The narration is done in an excellent way and it attracts the readers and makes them complete the book at one go.
Language & Grammar:
A clear language with neat and uncomplicated grammar is used in the book
My Final Verdict:
An interesting and positive book which is apt for all age groups. The uniqueness of this book will make it an extraordinary read. It is an informative read on a better and healthy lifestyle. It is highly recommended to the current generation who are part of the technology development and want to experience the huge changes in it.
Book Title: 4/5
Book Cover:4/5
Plot: 4/5
Narration: 4/5
Language & Grammar: 4/5
Final Rating: 4/5
May 4, 2018
Tassilo Weber escaped death and decided to make it his mission to discover the secrets of life. After studying philosophy for 7 years he said he eventually found the concept of transhumanism and singularity as an answer to the purpose of life. After more life, business and coaching experience, he says:
"There is one question that guides my life: What is the potential? When I apply this question to my life in general, the answer is: life extension. When it comes to death, I’ve become an ironist in the sense of Richard Rorty: I have made my peace with death and accepted my own mortality. Still, I do anything I can to fight it and make aging and death optional in the future."
That's the basis for his book Life Extension Design.
Life Extension Design challenges readers to reconfigure their life to live longer. Weber presents a plan which is completely customizable and built off of what does and doesn't work for each individual as well as accommodating changes in the individual as well as within the field of modern science and medicine as time progresses. The book breaks down the reconfiguration process into bite-size chunks:
1) An introductions to life extension and design thinking
2) The basic major categories for life extension including nutrition, exercise and metal health followed by suggestions and best practices.
3) The next step involves experimentation to see what does and doesn't work for you as an individual.
4) The next step includes orchestrating your life to manage an maintain the changes that worked in the experimentation phase as well.
5) The last section of the design is mastering the practice using a strategic approach for optimum long-term results.
If you are looking for a way to extend your life in a practical and methodical way that is fluid, I suggest picking up this book. I found it, at the least, an interesting read that will make you examine your life and routines, if nothing else, if you perform the exercises in the book.
**Disclaimer - I was provided a free copy of this book by @TasteNonfiction in exchange for an honest review.**
"There is one question that guides my life: What is the potential? When I apply this question to my life in general, the answer is: life extension. When it comes to death, I’ve become an ironist in the sense of Richard Rorty: I have made my peace with death and accepted my own mortality. Still, I do anything I can to fight it and make aging and death optional in the future."
That's the basis for his book Life Extension Design.
Life Extension Design challenges readers to reconfigure their life to live longer. Weber presents a plan which is completely customizable and built off of what does and doesn't work for each individual as well as accommodating changes in the individual as well as within the field of modern science and medicine as time progresses. The book breaks down the reconfiguration process into bite-size chunks:
1) An introductions to life extension and design thinking
2) The basic major categories for life extension including nutrition, exercise and metal health followed by suggestions and best practices.
3) The next step involves experimentation to see what does and doesn't work for you as an individual.
4) The next step includes orchestrating your life to manage an maintain the changes that worked in the experimentation phase as well.
5) The last section of the design is mastering the practice using a strategic approach for optimum long-term results.
If you are looking for a way to extend your life in a practical and methodical way that is fluid, I suggest picking up this book. I found it, at the least, an interesting read that will make you examine your life and routines, if nothing else, if you perform the exercises in the book.
**Disclaimer - I was provided a free copy of this book by @TasteNonfiction in exchange for an honest review.**
July 5, 2018
I was looking forward to reading this book and I must say I had high expectations. Seeing the author' history and desire to challenge death I though he found something incredible.
The first half of the book is very well written and well documented. It provides a scientific look upon how human body works and what to do to improve it. Eat well, exercise, sleep well and enough, relax. The basics with a little touch of documented science.
The second half of the book was a disappointment for me, probably because I am not young anymore and spent a little more time learning about the human body. What I know for a fact is that the human body (especially the liver and kidneys) does not like pills, in any forms. Pumping yourself with vitamins for the rest of your life seems a bad idea for me since you will see the damage in the liver only when it is too late (the liver disease is detected only when the organ is under 10% of its function). The author gave Ray Kurzweil as an example since the guy takes 77 different supplements per day. The guy shows his age easily so I guess, from a glance, that the vitamins don't help his life extension project.
But what was the cherry on the top was the author's suggestion that everyone should take Metformin, because it is such a great pill.
As a reference, it is not, it has a lot of side effects and it is used to keep blood sugar in range. It does not treat diabetes, it keeps it in leash. You stop taking the pill, and blood sugar goes sky high.
All in all, I recommend the first half of the book. For the second half, proceed and follow at your own risk.
The first half of the book is very well written and well documented. It provides a scientific look upon how human body works and what to do to improve it. Eat well, exercise, sleep well and enough, relax. The basics with a little touch of documented science.
The second half of the book was a disappointment for me, probably because I am not young anymore and spent a little more time learning about the human body. What I know for a fact is that the human body (especially the liver and kidneys) does not like pills, in any forms. Pumping yourself with vitamins for the rest of your life seems a bad idea for me since you will see the damage in the liver only when it is too late (the liver disease is detected only when the organ is under 10% of its function). The author gave Ray Kurzweil as an example since the guy takes 77 different supplements per day. The guy shows his age easily so I guess, from a glance, that the vitamins don't help his life extension project.
But what was the cherry on the top was the author's suggestion that everyone should take Metformin, because it is such a great pill.
As a reference, it is not, it has a lot of side effects and it is used to keep blood sugar in range. It does not treat diabetes, it keeps it in leash. You stop taking the pill, and blood sugar goes sky high.
All in all, I recommend the first half of the book. For the second half, proceed and follow at your own risk.
December 31, 2020
The book is one of the self-help books that I have read so far this year. I think I have delayed writing this blog, waiting for the right moment. I have been immensely moved by the introduction chapter, where the author has described about silent revolution and how exponential technologies have contributed to it. I haven’t read a self-help book where someone has actually mentioned about genome sequencing and artificial intelligence. Aging has been described quite scientifically, I should highlight on that. The author mentioned that “Aging can be defined as damage and loss of healthy cells through accumulated cell junk, mutations, and incomplete reproduction.” The author has also described that aging is still not considered as a disease. We are a generation of people who are fighting with the greatest pandemic of decades. The next segment describes about design thinking. “Design thinkers say: we don’t know what works, we can only assume.” Design thinking mentions on the process of problem solving in a very unbiased manner. Then, the warm-up begins with the exercises giving by the author to help you design your life in a better way. I am not gone to reveal alot from the book, but I enjoyed working on the exercises given in the book.
July 19, 2020
This was certainly an interesting read, from the first sentence - you are drawn in by intrigue, because the topic is something most think about at some point in their lives. 'If your life can be seen as an interaction of experiences of yourself ... why not redesign it toward ... meaning' - this quote in particular caught my breath, why not? This books self-improvement frameworks highly useful. I gave it a second read through, I like to be thorough in my examination of anything that puts myself into better context. The 'experiment['s]' or exercises in the book are not too long, which is important if you are to slot them in between the trudge of life, so it is appealing in terms of the self-help genre, more so on heightening your understanding of the way in which elements of life impacts such as nutrition. I think as the world grows this book will become increasingly read, the appeal of a healthier later-life, the development of your life-span, is an appealing one for many.
I'd recommend reading through before starting the work-book exercises, it is always nice to see the scope of the book first and to go back with a clear idea of what your working toward :)
I'd recommend reading through before starting the work-book exercises, it is always nice to see the scope of the book first and to go back with a clear idea of what your working toward :)
June 27, 2017
"Find and Feed Your Purpose" and that is what Tassilo Weber has done by writing this book.I recommend people to consider picking up this book in hard copy not in an e-book. I find reference books and self-help books to more useful in hard copy for highlighting, and in Mr. Weber's book, I believe readers would find a hard copy of the book more practical to put its concepts into use, i.e. the forms and the examples of the forms he includes in the book.
I liked the author's non-judgmental approach to redesigning your life while some of the concepts I don't agree with, I did enjoy reading the book. It helped me to investigate life extension even further. believe the author could have gone more into depth within each chapter of the book which is why I rated the book only 4 stars.
The author is very passionate about the subject matter and it shines through in his book. I look forward to reading future works.
I liked the author's non-judgmental approach to redesigning your life while some of the concepts I don't agree with, I did enjoy reading the book. It helped me to investigate life extension even further. believe the author could have gone more into depth within each chapter of the book which is why I rated the book only 4 stars.
The author is very passionate about the subject matter and it shines through in his book. I look forward to reading future works.
May 17, 2018
The description caught my attention, “become part of the first generation to choose whether to age and die….or not” and I wanted to know more. An interesting scientific read on anti-aging. I enjoy reading about ways to improve your health and live longer and was very curious to see what this book was really about- choosing whether we age or not? Really? I admit I was a bit skeptical as a few others mentioned but this book really does provide you with a plan to live longer. The author offers very practical ways to improve and enhance one’s health and ultimately extend one’s life. He literally gives you the roadmap to a healthier life with the tools and worksheets he provides. These tools will help you challenge your current view and help you experiment with new ways of living and well…who knows perhaps decide whether you age and die or not!
Thank you to Booktasters NonFiction and Tassilo Weber for a free copy in exchange for a review.
Thank you to Booktasters NonFiction and Tassilo Weber for a free copy in exchange for a review.
June 10, 2018
This is the kind of book you call genuine and to the point. It does what it's supposed to do, it makes you want to live a healthy and happy life. I won't say that it was very interesting or marvellous but yes it was the kind of book that kept me up reading till 3 in the morning. When i had started this book i genuinely had never thought i would be hooked reading it. It is not because it is something full of mystery or a story that you want to know the climax of. The content of the book is such that it just kimd of flows and makes you want to read it furtger because it creates an urge within to start living a healthier lifestyle. Yes, i highly recommend it because if you live healthy, you will live happy and this is what this book has done for me; it has inspired me to start taking my health seriously and do something for myself.
March 27, 2020
Being a health care worker, I was really interested in the book from the summary. Thought of it a way I could get some of my clients to be motivated by reading this. Overall it was good read but definitely won't be recommending.
Reason for said thing is that although the author has provided lots of scientific evidence but there's nothing new or enlightening. It's the basic things such as sleep, relaxation, exercises which are wrapped up differently and presented as something new.
Also I believe that the excessive use of any supplements and other pills are very detrimental and one must try to go as natural as possible.
Hence it was a good read but not something I would recommend as one needs to use ones own discretion for what to follow and what not.
Reason for said thing is that although the author has provided lots of scientific evidence but there's nothing new or enlightening. It's the basic things such as sleep, relaxation, exercises which are wrapped up differently and presented as something new.
Also I believe that the excessive use of any supplements and other pills are very detrimental and one must try to go as natural as possible.
Hence it was a good read but not something I would recommend as one needs to use ones own discretion for what to follow and what not.
September 4, 2019
Honestly, I had mixed emotions about this book. I liked the book, I liked the ideas and the unique perspective on Life Extension and the exercises in the book. The author really researched the first half, of the book all the science side and basically all the information on how to live life healthy with the normal aspects. The second half of the book really started to have me look over different aspects of my own life and want better. The book is a great perspective and definitely a great choice for anyone wanting to change thier life for the better.
April 4, 2018
This is a good book to read if you are looking at optimizing your health and well being and want to live beyond the expected years. The author Tassilo Weber makes the book easy to read and gives you a wealth of information about new innovations regarding health and longevity that are at the forefront of modern medicine. If you are looking at improving your life and enhancing your body and mind then this is the information that you need.
May 24, 2018
Life Extension Design by Tassilo Weber is an interesting scientific read on optimizing your health and well being. This book provides you with a plan to live longer. The author offers very practical ways and tools to increase one’s health and life expectancy.
Thank you to Booktasters NonFiction and Tassilo Weber for a free copy in exchange for a review.
Thank you to Booktasters NonFiction and Tassilo Weber for a free copy in exchange for a review.
January 26, 2019
The science of life extension is budding, with people like Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame investing in it. I am not sure I buy into it 100%, but the book was a really good read. Through the process of design, this book guides you through making your own plan for life extension. If anything, this book will have you looking closely into your lifestyle and see how it may be affecting your longevity.
October 5, 2020
This was a very interesting and informative read. This book provides you with optimizing your health and well being from a unique perspective. The author really did his research. The way aging is looked at and how your lifestyle can affect it. It definitely made me look at my life somewhat differently. I do recommend it, it's a good read.
April 5, 2018
This was pretty interesting to read. Never would I ever thought that aging could be looked at in this way in this book. Some of the things written, registered to me as to what is done to slow the aging. Makes me look at a lot of things differently. So much info and truths to what was written.
July 14, 2021
I found this book to be an enlightening read. The ability to change is in our hands, and to design and map out a future on our own terms. A lot of it makes sense, though I found the section regarding taking pills, vitamins etc a bit daunting. Quite inspiring though in places. Worth reading.
May 16, 2018
A very informative and life changing book on how you can extend your life in a healthy way. I am interested in healthier and safe ways to enrich and protect your body inside and out, so this was a great read.
April 12, 2018
If a book has never made you contemplate how you live your life, Life extension Design will shatter your beliefs. This book makes you dissect your life and reconfigure how to live a longer and healthier existence. This will change your thinking in the way you look at and approach life. The author explains how to look at your life as a science experiment. Evaluating life in a scientific way will help you look at multifaceted aspects of your life. The author has also provided exercises within the book to help break down your physical and mental health. They help create a plan for the future. The book makes you confront problems within your existence. He teaches that life extension is constant self improvement. The author breaks down how eating, meditation, and exercises expands your lifetime. The book helps you put oxygen back into your life. This is the first book that I’ve read that says redesign yourself according to your potential. This book will give you the tools to help you successfully complete tasks in your life. The first few pages are monotonous to get through, but the rest of the book is rewarding to read.
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