This recap features Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Stanford neuroscientist who delves into mental well-being through sleep and nutrition. Michael Mauboussin, a financial expert, shares insights on accountability in wealth creation and the importance of knowledge over materialism. Performance coach Kelly Starrett discusses the synergy of mobility and fitness, offering tips for elite athletes. Together, they explore self-care, the complexities of decision-making, and the intriguing connections between nutrition and physical performance, making for a thought-provoking conversation.
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Foundational Practices
Prioritize sleep, nutrients, movement, light, and relationships daily.
These foundational elements are crucial for physical and mental performance.
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Limit alcoholic drinks to 0-2 daily and 3 days weekly, totaling a maximum of 7 weekly.
Ensure drinking ends at least three hours before bedtime for optimal sleep.
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Kelly Starrett's "Built to Move" is a comprehensive guide to improving movement and mobility. It emphasizes the importance of proper movement patterns and addresses common movement limitations. The book provides practical exercises and strategies for improving posture, flexibility, and overall physical function. Starrett's focus on functional movement and injury prevention makes it a valuable resource for athletes and individuals alike. The book's clear explanations and practical approach have made it a popular resource for those seeking to improve their movement quality and prevent injuries.
Expectations Investing
Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns
Michael J. Mauboussin
Alfred Rappaport
The Great CEO Within
Matt Mochary
In this book, Matt Mochary shares his expertise on leadership and management, drawing from his experiences as a founder, CEO, and investor. The Great CEO Within provides insights on how to transition startups into successful, dominant enterprises. The book covers various topics such as managing fear and anger, conducting effective meetings, recruiting efficiently, and maintaining personal energy. Mochary's coaching is known for offering real guidance rather than just questions, making it a valuable resource for CEOs and entrepreneurs.
Becoming a Supple Leopard
The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance
Glen Cordoza
Kelly Starrett
In 'Becoming a Supple Leopard', Dr. Kelly Starrett shares his revolutionary approach to mobility and maintenance of the human body. The book teaches readers how to hack their own movement to live a healthier, more fulfilling life. It includes step-by-step instructions on performing basic maintenance on the body, organizing the spine and joints in optimal positions, restoring normal function to joints and tissues, and accelerating recovery after training sessions. The book also covers how to properly perform strength and conditioning movements, identify and correct inefficient movement patterns, and prevent and rehabilitate common athletic injuries. This updated edition includes more than 80 pages of new content and has been thoroughly revised for easier use.
The Fabric of Reality
The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
David Deutsch
In 'The Fabric of Reality', David Deutsch explores a four-strand theory of everything, integrating Hugh Everett's many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, Karl Popper's epistemology, Alan Turing's theory of computation, and Richard Dawkins's evolutionary theory. The book discusses the implications of these theories, including the concept of the multiverse, quantum computers, time travel, and the ultimate fate of the universe. Deutsch argues that these theories, when taken literally and jointly, reveal a unified, objective, and comprehensible fabric of reality.
More Than You Know
Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
Michael J. Mauboussin
This book offers a unique blend of practical advice and sound theory, drawing from various sources and disciplines such as casino gambling, horse racing, psychology, and evolutionary biology. Mauboussin emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to investing, covering topics like investment philosophy, psychology of investing, innovation and competitive strategy, and science and complexity theory. The book is written for professional investors but extends beyond the world of economics and finance, providing tools to better understand concepts of choice and risk. It includes fresh thoughts on human cognition, management assessment, game theory, and the mechanisms driving market mood swings, making it a valuable resource for long-term financial results.
Deep Nutrition
Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
Catherine Shanahan
In *Deep Nutrition*, Dr. Catherine Shanahan examines diets from around the world, such as the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and 'Blue Zone' diets, to identify four common nutritional habits that have been developed over millennia. These habits—fresh food, fermented and sprouted foods, meat cooked on the bone, and organ meats—form the basis of what Dr. Shanahan calls 'The Human Diet.' The book explains how these traditional foods can improve mood, eliminate cravings, boost fertility, sharpen cognition, eliminate allergies and diseases, build stronger bones and joints, and improve skin health. It also delves into the connection between diet and gene health, showing how food can alter DNA and affect future generations.
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
David Deutsch
In this groundbreaking book, David Deutsch argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe and that improving them is the basic regulating principle of all successful human endeavor. The book takes readers on a journey through various fields of science, history of civilization, art, moral values, and the theory of political institutions. Deutsch explains how we form new explanations and drop bad ones, and discusses the conditions under which progress, which he argues is potentially boundless, can and cannot happen. He emphasizes the importance of good explanations, which he defines as those that are 'hard to vary' and have 'reach', and argues that these explanations are central to the Enlightenment way of thinking and to all scientific and philosophical progress.
The success equation
Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael Mauboussin
In this book, Michael Mauboussin helps readers understand the interplay between skill and luck in achieving successes and failures. He provides a framework to analyze the relative importance of skill and luck, offering concrete suggestions for applying these insights to improve decision-making. The book covers various concepts such as the continuum of activities from pure luck to pure skill, the importance of sample size, and the use of tools like checklists to enhance performance. Mauboussin draws on examples from sports, business, and investing to illustrate his points, making the book a valuable resource for anyone seeking to make better decisions in both professional and personal life.
Think twice
harnessing the power of counterintuition
Michael J. Mauboussin
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk chronicles the intellectual journey that has led humanity from relying on oracles and soothsayers to using sophisticated tools of risk management. The book delves into the history of probability, starting from ancient civilizations and their limitations in understanding chance, to the modern era where risk is quantified and managed. Bernstein discusses how the development of probability theory and risk management has been a key factor in distinguishing modern times from the past[2][4][5].
Ready to run
Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally
Kelly Starrett
In 'Ready to Run', Kelly Starrett and T.J. Murphy provide a comprehensive approach to running injury-free. The book focuses on 12 performance standards that runners must develop to prepare their bodies for top-performance running. It covers topics such as shoe choice, foot health, exercises to improve running biomechanics, mobility, and injury prevention. The authors emphasize the importance of proper mechanics, warm-up and cool-down routines, and the use of tools like compression socks to aid in recovery. The goal is to help runners maintain a lifelong running practice without the constant risk of injury[1][3][4].
Outlive
The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia
Bill Gifford
In this book, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. The book aims to replace the outdated medical framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, focusing on creating the best individual plan for long-term health. It covers topics such as the limitations of cholesterol tests, underdiagnosed liver conditions, the importance of exercise, and the integration of overall health with relational health.
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
M. Mitchell Waldrop
M. Mitchell Waldrop's book delves into the world of complexity science, exploring how individual elements spontaneously form intricate systems like ecosystems and economies. It highlights the work of luminaries at the Santa Fe Institute, including Nobel laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow, and their revolutionary discoveries that could transform multiple scientific disciplines. The book offers a compelling narrative about the scientists behind this emerging field and their quest to understand complex systems.
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