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“What might you do to accomplish your 10-year goals in the next 6 months, if you had a gun against your
head?”
“red teaming”
Rave reviews of the books Sapiens, Poor Charlie’s Almanack, Influence, and Man’s Search for Meaning, among others
The superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, titans, billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths.
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
I’m not the strongest. I’m not the fastest. But I’m really good at suffering.
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski:
“Two 20-minute sauna sessions at 80°C (176°F) separated by a 30-minute cooling period elevated growth hormone levels two-fold over baseline. Whereas, two 15-minute dry-heat sessions at 100°C (212°F) separated by a 30-minute cooling period resulted in a five-fold increase in growth hormone.
“You’re not responsible for the hand of cards you were dealt. You’re responsible for maxing out what you were given.”
“Flexibility” can be passive, whereas “mobility” requires that you can demonstrate strength throughout the entire range of motion, including the end ranges.
High protein and low fat doesn’t work. Your liver will convert excess amino acids into glucose and shut down ketogenesis. Fat as 70 to 85% of calories is required.
“The Gut Is Not Like Las Vegas: What Happens in the Gut Does Not Stay in the Gut,” presentation by Alessio Fasano
“It could always be worse.”
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran:
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu:
In yoga, there’s this philosophy, svaha. I call it ‘Fuck it, let go.’ . . . I like to throw Frisbees off of really high objects. And when I’m in these very ceremonial places like Machu Picchu, it’s like, ‘What am I releasing?’ So it’s an intentional act.”
As Tony Robbins would say, “The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life.”
If you were to train me for 12 weeks for a [FILL IN THE BLANK] competition and had a million dollars on the line, what would the training look like? What if I trained for 8 weeks?
“Modern man is weakest and most unstable in the lateral plane.
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson.
“We’re Not an Object, We’re a Process”
For Loose Skin or Stretch Marks “There’s an herb called gotu kola that—I learned
Reactive insulin test:
The “Breathing Ladder”
Practice Going First
On Weighing Sacrifices Based on the Individual—What’s Easy for You Isn’t What’s Easy for Someone Else
“cognitive enhancers,” most of which are simply derivatives of speed.
“Flotation therapy,”
Is That a Dream or a Goal?
“My work isn’t done tonight. My work was done 3 months ago, and I just have to show up.”
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.
Whistle Pig rye.
Morning Pages or 5-Minute Journal (5 to 10 minutes)
“We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.”
It is a “meta-skill” that improves everything else. You’re starting your day by practicing focus when it doesn’t matter (sitting on a couch for 10 minutes) so that you can focus better later when it does matter (negotiation, conversation with a loved one, max deadlift, mind-melding with a Vulcan, etc.).
Meditation allows me to step back and gain a “witness perspective” (as with psychedelics), so that I’m observing my thoughts instead of being tumbled by them.
what all of this comes down to is whether you are on offense or defense. I think that as you survey the challenges in your lives, it’s just: Which of those did you assign yourself, and which of those are you doing to please someone else? Your inbox is a to-do list to which anyone in the world can add an action item.
Don’t Overestimate the People on Pedestals “Get inside the heads of the people who made things in the past and what they were actually like, and then realize that they’re not that different from you. At the time they got started, they were kind of just like you . . . so there’s nothing stopping any of the rest of us from doing the same thing.”
“To do original work: It’s not necessary to know something nobody else knows. It is necessary to believe something few other people believe.”
When deal-making, ask yourself: Can I trade a short-term, incremental gain for a potential longer-term, game-changing upside?
Meditate for a Year, Get Benefits for Life?
“Cincinnatus.
He went and took on the challenge, took over Rome, took over the army, and won the war. After they won the war, he felt he’d done his mission and was asked to go and be the emperor, and he gave the ring back and went back to farming.
The Standard Pace Is for Chumps
“So, my advice to my 30-year-old self is, don’t be a donkey. You can do everything you want to do. You just need foresight and patience.”
“Because most of us say yes to too much stuff, and then, we let these little, mediocre things fill our lives. . . . The problem is, when that occasional, ‘Oh my God, hell yeah!’ thing comes along, you don’t have enough time to give it the attention that you should, because you’ve said yes to too much other little, half-ass stuff, right? Once I started applying this, my life just opened up.”
There’s no way.’ But it was right: 45 minutes. That was a profound lesson that changed the way I’ve approached my life ever since. . . .
I believe you shouldn’t start a business unless people are asking you to.
