Doug and Carl catch up on a potpourri of topics including recent purchases, frugal hacks, investments, optimization, skepticism, and recent books & TV shows each have been consuming. They discuss over-optimizing & reevaluating perceptions in the areas of health & fitness and try to provide a balance by incorporating de-optimization. Carl also introduces a new investment strategy called the “reverse index fund” or “Hot Carl”.

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Links

EconoMe Conference
The Peter Attia Drive Podcast
Huberman Lab
Huberman Lab supplements
Tim Ferriss podcast, “Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More (#398)”
Goal Guys, “I Tried the Anti-Aging Diet for 90 Days”
Tim Ferriss 4-hour books
- “The 4-Hour Workweek”
  - Kindle
  - Hardcover
  - Paperback
  - Audiobook
- “The 4-Hour Body”
  - Kindle
  - Hardcover
  - Paperback
  - Audiobook
- “The 4-Hour Chef”
  - Hardcover
  - Spiral-Bound
CampFI
JT on MHFI episode 110
Oliver Burkeman, “Four Thousand Weeks”
- Kindle
- Hardcover
- Paperback
- Audiobook
Michael Easter, “The Comfort Crisis”
Derek Sivers
Tim Ferriss Podcast, “Rolf Potts – The Vagabond’s Way”
Ramit Sethi
Mile High FI Facebook Group
Doug’s site
Carl’s blog: 1500 Days

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0:00 Introduction

1:33 Recent purchases

5:48 The Culver’s scam

11:55 Poke

16:59 Hot Carl

22:04 Re-evaluating health & fitness optimization

29:58 Changing views & skepticism

38:58 Recent books

46:59 Recent TV shows

57:03 Soundcheck – River of water

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