Why We DON’T Sleep
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The Top 10 Sleep Kryptonites

In our last +1, we talked about Why We Sleep. (Again.) And, I made (yet) another strong recommendation to buy that potentially life-changing book. (Again.) Today we’re going to talk about Why We DON’T Sleep. We’ll take a quick look at the Top 10 Sleep Kryptonites. But, first, here’s another gem f...

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Our #1 Fundie? Sleep!

As we’ve discussed, in the Mastery phase of our Optimize Coach program, we recently marched through our fundamentals: Eat + Move + Sleep + Breathe + Be Present + Prosper. Technically, we probably should have made it SLEEP + Eat + Move + Breathe + Be Present + Prosper. Why? Well, as our beloved sleep-re...

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A+, Please

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with our glymph and adding some elbow grease to the ol’ brain washing process by eating our last meal earlier in the day. (You test it yet?) Today I want to talk about another little thing I started doing as I have fun seeing if I can game my ...

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Crazy Stats from My Oura Ring

In our last +1, we got our brain-washing glymph on. 🧠 Specifically, we started paying more attention to our glymphatic system by eating our last meal earlier. How much earlier? Well, the research says: At least FOUR (!!) hours before bedtime if we want to give our brains the best chance at getting the...

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How to Wash Your Brain

Dr. Steven Gundry is Tony Robbins’ doctor. He’s a former world-class heart surgeon. These days he focuses on longevity. His new book is called The Longevity Paradox. Sub-title: “How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age.” It’s fantastic. I highly recommend it. The main theme of the book is that our lo...

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Watering the Things That Matter
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What Needs Some TLC Today?

As we’ve discussed, I’m not the best gardener. Nor am I the handiest of men. (And let’s not forget that I’m pretty bad in the kitchen as well, eh? 🤓) I am slightly embarrassed to admit that my incompetence also extends to taking care of house plants. (Hah.) With apologies to the plant currentl...

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One’s (at Least!) 10x Better than the Other

Not too long ago, we chatted about Roger Federer, LeBron James and Tom Brady and how much those all-time greats prioritized sleep. As you may recall, Brady goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. while Federer and James aim for 12 hours (!!!) of sleep per day so they can show up at their absolute best. (Wow.) Today I w...

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50 to 90 minutes ON + 7 to 20 minutes OFF

In Energy 101, we talked about a lot of ways to give our souls the energy they need to help us live our greatest lives. Eating. Moving. Sleeping. Breathing. Meditating. Stuff like that. We also talked about oscillating—and the fact that, if we want to sustain high levels of energy, we want to get reall...

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And Roger Federer and LeBron James

Tom Brady is one of the (if not the) greatest football players of all time. He’s won five Super Bowl Championships and is still dominating at over 40 years old. You know what time he goes to bed at night? 8:30. Then there’s Roger Federer. He’s one of the greatest tennis players of all time. 20 Gran...

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Aka: Training Your Recovery

In our last +1, we talked about The Mystery of the Hairy Fingers and how to alchemize suffering into laughter like a five-year-old. 😜 I briefly mentioned Phil Maffetone and the MAF Test I’m doing these days to track my progress on developing aerobic speed. Today I want to talk about anabolic steroid...

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The Magic Number for Greatness?

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that we need to train our recovery the same way we train our Deep Work. We want to create nice, rhythmic waves in our lives and prioritize rest. One great way to do that? Deep Play. I briefly mentioned the fact that, as Alex Pang tells us in his great book Rest, w...

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Have Fun Training Your Recovery!

Continuing our theme of attaining mastery sans the misery, let’s talk about Deep Play. That’s one of the main things Alex Pang talks about in his book Rest in which he teaches us how to get a lot more done by, somewhat paradoxically, working less. He tells us that if you actually look at the daily sc...

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… If You Didn’t Know How Old You Were?

In our last +1, I sent out an official invitation to my 100th birthday party. I hope you marked your calendar: May 22, 2074. It’s a Tuesday so I’ll be hammering my 4.5 hours of Deep Work in the AM and plan to go to bed early. So… I’m thinking 3:00 in the afternoon for the festivities. Excited to ...

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Party Planning + Birthday Invitations

In The Endurance Handbook, Phil Maffetone teaches us how to tap into our athletic endurance potential. He also teaches us how to perform well in the ultimate endurance contest: living a long, healthy life! Get this: Maffetone tells us that “Virtually all mammals on earth have a lifespan six times their...

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Science of Daydreaming
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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Did you know there’s actually a science of daydreaming? It’s true. Thank you, awesome researchers. Technically, they describe it as either daydreaming or “mind-wandering” but it’s important stuff. Why? Because this is our ticket to activating the supercomputer-like default mode we talked about ...

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