The Less Doing Podcast

# Episode 223 Summary: In Episode #223 Ari and Nick share a presentation from biohacker extraordinaire and leader for the Biohacker Summit, [Teemu Arina](http://biohackersummit.com/author/teemu/). Listen and Teemu highlights the biggest misconceptions surrounding biohacking, important secrets for maximum benefit from biohacking, and why you are NOT simply what you eat. Time-stamped Show Notes - 10:05 – Teemu Welcoming Dr. Anthony Beck to the show - 10:49 – Biohacking is a slow process - 12:00 – The three chapters of Teemu’s book - 13:09 – Biohacking is your aspiration of what you want to become in the future - 14:10 – As a biohacker, you can’t help anyone else _until_ you help yourself. - 15:30 – You are NOT what you eat, you ARE what you absorb. - 18:04 – Most people have no idea what’s best for their body - 19:26 – Talking about blood analysis - 20:30 – Understand the _aspects_ of the food you eat, not just the food—there are SO many variables - 22:40 – Talking increased risks and absorption deficiencies - 23:32 – The official Vitamin D recommendation for people in Finland - 24:57 – Vitamin D impacts more than 200 genes - 26:55 – The top 10 sustainable foods are responsible for 90% of the world’s food intake and that’s problematic - 28:44 – When choosing greens, the darker the better - 29:10 – If you’re micronutrient deficient your whole life, your body will start harvesting those nutrients from your organs - 31:50 – Processed meats aren’t inherently a bad thing…again, it depends on the quality markers, on the fundamental ingredients—sausage isn’t inherently bad, it depends on how it was made and what it was made with - 36:11 – Figure out your genome, figure out your diet, figure out your feces - 36:46 – You know the feeling of butterflies in your stomach?—that’s your brain impacting your gut, so—naturally—the gut can do the opposite…influence the brain - 38:32 – ONE antibiotic prescription can destroy more than 30% of your gut bacteria - 39:37 – Get rid of Teflon pans - 42:15 – The SECRET ingredient to a magical smoothie?—the avocado, it is the PERFECT food - 45:22 – If you’re a coffee drinker, only drink coffee that’s been roasted recently - 46:15 – Sitting in a chair all day MURDERS your metabolism - 49:50 – Measure cortisol levels from saliva - 50:20 – Drinking too much in the evening kills the body’s ability to reduce stress through a good night’s sleep - 53:25 – Meditation is a great tool for lowering your resting heart rate - 54:02 – Talking about [MUSE](http://www.choosemuse.com/) - 54:18 – Sleep is paramount for peak human performance - 56:10 – Seriously consider purchasing an air purifier for your bedroom - 57:24 – Avoid blue light prior to bed - 59:00 – Biohacking always starts with _intention_ - 59:50 – If you want to stack the odds in your favor during the game of life, biohacking is the way to do it Key Points: 1. Biohacking is the master key to unlocking every secret of your potential. 2. You are NOT what you eat, you are what you ABSORB. 3. Antibiotics are obviously important to human healthy, but be cognizant that 1 standard prescription is enough to wipe out 30% of your gut bacteria. Resources Mentioned: - [Spacious](https://www.spacious.com/) – A company that is converting empty restaurants into co-working spaces - [Biohacking Book](http://biohackingbook.com/nutrition-ari/) – Buy a great book in biohacking (Discount code LESSDOING) - [Data Wallet](https://datawallet.io/) – If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em—an app that lets people sell their data - [Message Us](https://www.message.us/?ref=producthunt) – A service that allows people to message _any_ business - [Open Test](https://www.opentest.co/openvid?ref=producthunt) – Seamless screen and mic recording for Chrome - [How to make good decisions](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2016/06/how-to-make-good-decisions/) – From Barking up the Wrong Tree, an article on strategic decision making Sponsored By: [FreshBooks](https://www.freshboo

**Summary:** In Episode #222 Ari and Nick interview [Daymond John](http://daymondjohn.com/), a former Shark Tank SHARK who built his first business on $300k in clothing orders that he had no capital to fill. After convincing his mother to mortgage her house to get the cash required, Daymond has turned that initial investment into multiple businesses, TV engagements, and speaking appearances. Tune in to hear why you need to fail small, fast, and often; why being broke drives your creativity; and why you need to be setting hard goals. **Time-stamped Show Notes** - 13:35 - Welcoming Daymond to the show - 13:50 - How Daymond got started in design - 15:31 - Growing up in New York meant he engaged with the clothes people were wearing as part of street culture - 16:20 - He started selling on the street in Queens - 17:00 - “People in New York are very blunt...you get a lot of feedback” - 17:30 - Daymond was funded by asking his mother to mortgage her house - 18:00 - Failed several times because of evaporating capital - and picked up again and again - 18:20 - Placed his T-shirts in rap videos - around 20 videos in 2 years - and started building up the brand - 19:20 - He didn’t have money to finance his orders initially - 19:55 - Daymond had $300k in orders before his mother mortgaged the house - 20:50 - “She was putting a lot on the line...but she felt that her risk was not that great” - 21:45 - How did Daymon start understanding the financials of business? - 22:25 - Took out an ad in the New York Times looking for strategic partners - and had a reply from Samsung - 22:57 - “I made big mistakes” - 23:40 - It all goes back to proof of concept - you need to show people that you’re consistent - 24:30 - “The power of broke” - Nick decided to limit his money in order to push himself to make Calvin work - 25:45 - Daymond’s current mentor is [Jay Abraham](http://www.abraham.com/) - 26:43 - What can you do for your mentors? Ask yourself how you can serve the people you want to connect with - 27:25 - Mentors can be people younger than yourself - 27:55 - How does Daymond channel the power of broke now that he’s successful? - 30:10 - How’s Daymond spending most of his time right now? - 30:35 - Shooting and promoting Shark Tank takes around 3 months of a year - the rest of the time Daymond spends speaking or running his own companies - 32:05 - “The reason we buy into a company of Shark Tank is first of all the people” - 33:00 - Daymond recently invested in food products - a total departure from his usual technology or fitness interests - 34:50 - The [Pavlok](http://www.pavlok.com/)’s recent appearance on TV - 37:45 - “I’ve seen some sharks purchase things that I would never touch in my life” - 38:40 - It takes the right person at the right time with the right vision - 41:03 - What’s the biggest lesson that Daymond’s learnt in business? - 41:28 - “Fail quick, fail small, and fail fast” Take small steps, get proof of concept, and learn - 41:50 - _Top 3 Tips For Being More Effective_ - Trust your gut - Surround yourself with like-minded people; find mentors - Set goals - 43:15 - Find out more about Daymond at his [website](https://dranthonygbeck.com/) Key Points: 1. Your mentors don’t have to be flashy - connect with people around you who know what they’re doing 2. Fail fast, fail small, and learn from your mistakes 3. Set hard goals and hold yourself accountable 4. Ask yourself how you can serve the people you want to connect with **Resources Mentioned:** - [Omni](http://www.beomni.com) - On-demand storage and delivery - [FOMO](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2016/06/fomo/) - Why FOMO comes from sadness - [Is Popcorn Good For You?](http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/06/is-popcorn-good-for-you.aspx) - [Tracks](http://tracks.today/us/?ref=producthunt) - Stories that make you run - [The Art of Less Doing on Thunderclap](https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/42931-support-the-art-of-less-doing?locale=en) -

Summary: In Episode #221 Ari and Nick share an interview with [Dr. Anthony Beck](https://dranthonygbeck.com/) - an expert on functional medicine and wellness who helps people to optimize the way _their_ body works. Tune in to hear exactly why the latest health fad didn’t work for you, the 6 input factors that affect your health, and why light and love might help you to optimize your body for Iron Man. Time-stamped Show Notes - 13:26 - Welcoming Dr. Anthony Beck to the show - 14:03 - Anthony works in functional medicine - a branch of medicine that looks at the whole body and its interconnections - 15:15 - A functional medicine approach supports the body’s own systems instead of treating symptoms - 16:43 - “We don’t treat diseases, we support systems” - 17:30 - What are the indicators to look for? - 18:40 - “You can’t expect to get well in the same environment you got sick” - 18:48 - Anthony looks 6 factors: food, water, air, light, sound, EMF - 20:45 - Focus on how you’re functioning - 21:50 - All consulting is done remotely - 22:50 - Consultations are offered online and sample kits are delivered to patients - 24:40 - You don’t just need to focus on data - focus on learning a patient’s story - 26:50 - “You don’t hear the bad stuff” - 28:24 - Anthony’s background is in sports medicine - 30:31 - Everybody’s body is different - everybody’s system is different. - 31:25 - People produce energy from different sorts of food - some people need carbs, some people need fats, depending on how fast they oxidize input - 34:32 - “You can get advice from anyone...you can only get expertise from certain people” - 35:05 - Anthony charges $885 for a first consultation - 37:54 - Sleep - Anthony gets 9 hours of sleep a night - 40:04 - “No one is static - the seasons are going to change how your body is fueled” - 42:14 - “Food is fuel and it’s information” - 42:45 - It takes a lot of energy to turn food into you - those things become us - 44:20 - There is no one-size-fits-all solution - all the possible solutions work differently for different people - 46:00 - Search to find what works for you - 46:21 - _Top 3 Tips For Being More Effective_ - Get in the sunshine - we’re beings of light - Eat a varied diet of single-source foods - Love - Get your mind and emotions in order - 47:15 - Find out more about Anthony at his [website](https://dranthonygbeck.com/) Key Points: - Get in the sunshine. Ground yourself. - Everyone’s body has its own story - don’t expect solutions to work equally for different people - We aren’t static. What used to keep you healthy might not work anymore. - The body’s systems are all connected. To be well, you need to support all of your body’s systems Resources Mentioned: - [Heimlich Finally Uses Famed Manoeuvre](https://accountsolution.gcion.com/redirect/?returnSessionKey=true&returnAutoLogin=true&redirectURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincinnati.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2016%2F05%2F26%2Fhenry-heimlich-finally-uses-famed-maneuver%2F85003350%2F%3Futm_source%3Dnextdraft%26from%3Dglobal) - [Slack Alert](http://code.viget.com/slackalert/?ref=producthunt) - A physical alert button for Slack - [Loverino](https://app.loverino.com/?ref=producthunt) - Transcribes audio and lets you search for keywords - [Google Inbox](https://www.google.com/inbox/) - a Gmail overlay to help you reach Inbox Zero - [Vidzy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vidzy/id794870929?mt=8) - Make gift-giving quick and simple Sponsored By: [FreshBooks](https://www.freshbooks.com/) – FreshBooks helps you simplify your accounting. Generate invoices automatically, follow up clients, and cut your accounting time to just a few minutes. Get a 30 day free trial by using the code LESSDOING at [www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing](https://www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing) Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https

Summary: In Episode #220 Ari and Nick share a ton of useful links, as well as an interview with Linda Formichelli - author of [How to Do It All - While Only Occasionally Wanting to Poke Your Eyes Out With a Sharpie](http://www.amazon.com/How-All-Revolutionary-Meaningful-Occasionally/dp/0997346809). Linda’s an effective delegator who’s passionate about helping people regain control of their time. Listen in to hear Linda’ top tips for time management, how to zero in on your core competency, and why you need to stop making excuses and start doing things. Time-stamped Show Notes - 09:30 - Nick and Ari have launched a [HeroX](https://herox.com/) Campaign with a prize for the best automation - 10:20 - They’re also writing a book on outsourcing using [Book In A Box](http://bookinabox.com/) - 10:35 - Welcoming Linda to the show - 10:56 - Wrote the book in response to the people who were saying “don’t do it all” - 11:37 - Time management and attitude management skills - 12:03 - Women have a cultural narrative directed at them telling them to slow down - 12:35 - “Don’t expect your family to support you” - 13:30 - Don’t set prerequisites for getting started - just do it - 14:22 - Linda outsources many aspects of her life, from taxes to blog posting to cleaning - 15:12 - “Figure out what you do best and outsource the rest’ - 16:22 - You have more time than you think you do - 17:11 - Ari and Nick started Less Doing on zero dollars - 17:38 - Linda’s core competency is writing - 18:50 - Linda made mistakes when she started outsourcing - 19:16 - She spent $6500 on someone who did almost nothing - 19:00 - Linda employs virtual assistants to help her - 20:12 - Start tracking your time - it’s the first step to doing more - 20:50 - Analyze and optimize your schedule - 21:20 - Other people can do the things you do - 22:00 - [168 Hours](http://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/) - book by Laura Vanderkam - 23:10 - Linda moved from Slavic linguistics to entrepreneurship - 23:50 - She built her first website with an HTML book she found in a phone booth - 24:45 - Linda’s working on two books: about control, and about ‘doing it anyway’ - 25:30 - What are the main excuses people have for not doing things? - 25:52 - _Top 3 Tips For Being More Effective_ - Come to terms with the fact that if you’re middle-class, you have enough of everything - Outsource everything - Track your time and analyze your schedule - 27:15 - Find out more about Linda at [How To Do It All](http://lindaformichelli.com/) Key Points: - Figure out what you do best, and outsource the rest. - You have more time than you think you do. Analyze your schedule and find ways to make it more efficient. - Don’t expect anyone to support you - get started on your own terms. Resources Mentioned: - [How To Do It All](http://lindaformichelli.com/) - Linda’s book - [The Renegade Writer](http://www.therenegadewriter.com/) - Linda’s blog - [How to Make Life Spectacular](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2016/05/spectacular/) - Article from Barking Up The Wrong Tree - [Why Parents Don't Like Their Kid's Boyfriends and Girlfriends](https://www.fatherly.com/parenting-and-relationships/why-parents-dont-like-their-childrens-boyfriend-and-girlfriends/) - Article from Fatherly - [Chaos is Good for Cognition](https://www.fatherly.com/mens-health/staying-busy-is-good-for-mental-cognition/) - Article from Fatherly - [Reply Up](https://replyup.com/?ref=producthunt) - Automatically send follow-up emails - [Vidrack](http://vidrack.com/) - Embed videos from fans in your website Sponsored By: [FreshBooks](https://www.freshbooks.com/) – FreshBooks helps you simplify your accounting. Generate invoices automatically, follow up clients, and cut your accounting time to just a few minutes. Get a 30 day free trial by using the code LESSDOING at [www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing](https://www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing) Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newslett

# Summary: In Episode #219 Ari and Nick share an interview with Sara Gottfried, author of The Hormone Cure. Listen in to hear about how hormone levels affect your mood, health, and energy - and how you can leverage your hormones to improve your life. Time-stamped Show Notes - 03:30 - Nick’s latest project has involved using the development platform of [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) - 05:40 - The Less Doing bootcamp has some exciting changes coming up - sign up to the Less Doing newsletter to find out more - 06:45 - The flat rate for VA services is now $129 each month, including 5 free hours - 07:40 - When you sign up for VA services, you’ll gain unlimited free calls to our Less Doing service - 09:15 - Interview with [Sara Gottfried](http://www.saragottfriedmd.com/) - 09:50 - Hormones are extremely significant in our lives - 10:20 - “Stress is the small hinge that swings big doors” - 10:57 - If you’re stressed all the time, your stress hormones will be in overproduction - 12:05 - “Testosterone is important. It’s not just linked to sex drive, it’s linked to all kinds of energy.” - 13:45 - Many hormones act as neurotransmitters as well as carrying messages to different parts of your body - 15:10 - “The body does best when it’s nudged, not shoved” - 16:10 - The steps (in order of severity) to improving hormone balance: - Changing how you eat, move, think and supplement - Take proven botanical therapies in the short term - Bio-identical hormones, in small doses and in the short term - 18:03 - Addressing root causes is essential to developing robust health - 19:40 - There are plenty of ways to get your hormones in balance without using bio-identical hormones - 21:00 - When’s the best time to do a base case for hormone levels? - 24:00 - How about ageing? What are ideal hormone levels as you get older? - 25:30 - Everyone’s bodies are adjusted to different levels - 26:50 - How does sex affect hormone levels? - 27:50 - Orgasm raises testosterone and reduces cortisol in both men and women - 29:55 - It also helps to balance the thyroid - 31:00 - In Daoist philosophy, there is a focus on sexual plateaus rather than sudden climaxes - 34:00 - Women are used to squeezing a lot of benefit from a small amount of oxytocin - 34:50 - What foods are good for helping to balance hormones? - 35:30 - Napa cabbage and crustaceans are great for balancing zinc and copper - 36:00 - Cutting sugar is one of the best steps you can take to balancing your hormones - 38:00 - Find more information at [The Hormone Cure](http://www.amazon.com/Hormone-Cure-Vitality-Naturally-Gottfried/dp/1451666942) Resources Mentioned: - [CodeGophers](https://codegophers.com/) - Programming tasks completed in 48 hours - [The Hormone Cure](http://www.amazon.com/Hormone-Cure-Vitality-Naturally-Gottfried/dp/1451666942) - Sara's Book Sponsored By: [FreshBooks](https://www.freshbooks.com/) – FreshBooks helps you simplify your accounting. Generate invoices automatically, follow up clients, and cut your accounting time to just a few minutes. Get a 30 day free trial by using the code LESSDOING at [www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing](https://www.freshbooks.com/lessdoing) Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-mottram/96/b12/708) - Show Notes provided by [Mallard Creatives](http://www.mallardcreatives.com/Testimonials) ------- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.](https://go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast)

Summary: In Episode #218 Ari and Nick share a load of fascinating links, useful tools, and the latest wins and hacks from Less Doing. Time-stamped Show Notes - 23:30 - Ari and Nick have created a hack that automatically generates trello cards when a client records an audio message on his phone - 24:50 - Created a hack to take information automatically from Stripe to Chargify - 26:05 - The flat rate for VA services is now $129 for 5 hours - 27:33 - Ari and Nick have started playing with [GrowSumo](https://growsumo.com/) to manage affiliate partnerships - 28:00 - Creating a hack to link [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) to [Toggl](https://toggl.com/) Resources Mentioned: - [Lydia](http://www.lydia-app.com/chat?ref=producthunt) - Pay people in Slack - [Bintel](https://bintel.chat/?ref=producthunt) - Pull business intelligence information into Slack chats - [Treat Fear With a Pill](https://newrepublic.com/article/133008/cure-fear?utm_source=nextdraft) - Propanolol is being prescribed to manage anxiety and phobias - [A Bitter Pill](https://t.co/FH0dyGLuVE) - A fecal microbiota pill for people with chronic gut problems - [Hubbr](http://hubbr.io) - Add a chat channel to a Trello board - [Sherbit](https://www.sherbit.io/?ref=producthunt) - Pull in data from 50 sources to give you actionable information - [The DUTCH Method](http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/05/08/dutch-hormone-test.aspx) - An hormone test that you can do at home - [Pomoslack](http://www.pomoslack.com/?ref=producthunt) - Run a Pomodoro timer in Slack - [Baubax](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-s-best-travel-jacket-with-15-features-baubax#/) - A travel jacket with a built-in inflatable neck pillow and eye mask - [Two Hour Marathon](http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/sports/two-hour-marathon-yannis-pitsiladis.html?utm_source=nextdraft&_r=0&referer=https://t.co/notg0R4liJ) - Using sports science to break the two-hour marathon barrier - [The Next AI Is No AI](http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/07/the-next-ai-is-no-ai/?ncid=rss) - AI is becoming more and more integrated Sponsored By: [Freshbooks](https://www.freshbooks.com/) Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-mottram/96/b12/708) - Show Notes provided by [Mallard Creatives](http://www.mallardcreatives.com/Testimonials) ------- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.](https://go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast)

Summary: In Episode #217 Ari and Nick interview [General Jefforey Smith](http://www.bragg.army.mil/leaders/Pages/DCG.aspx). General Smith is Deputy Commander at Fort Bragg - one of the USA’s most significant military bases and home to 90,000 people. Listen in as General Smith breaks down what’s involved in managing a military base, long-term strategic planning, and how to communicate a sense of purpose. Time Stamped Show Notes: - 11:27 – Welcoming General Smith to the show - 12:01 – General Smith’s 32-year military career - 12:31 – Being a general at Fort Bragg is similar to being the mayor of a small city - 13:34 – What does a typical day look like? - 14:07 – Around 80-90,000 people live and work in Fort Bragg - 14:52 – General Smith spends around 30% of time on strategic planning and infrastructure - 15:55 – Right now General Smith is focusing on planning a deployment - 16:30 – Decisions include healthcare, infrastructure management, traffic, and capital investment in addition to military duties - 18:30 – Mostly employ a civilian workforce rather than military engineers - 19:15 – Fort Bragg is like army’s 911 - they can deploy almost anywhere within 18 hours - 21:14 – The garrison command and staff remain on the base even if other units are deployed - 22:00 – Ari: “How do you manage your projects and communicate with everyone?” - 22:31 – You must have principles that you live and work by. - 23:00 – “Activity, nutrition, and sleep are the triad that allow you to maintain performance in a consistent and enduring way.” - 23:55 – “Sleep is generally the weakest link for most people” - 24:30 – Running an organization starts with vision: the leader has to have a vision, and a reason for existing, that they can communicate to the people in their organization - 25:50 – If you have a strong _why_, the _how_ and _what_ become less challenging - 26:45 – Individuals within a company can have an entrepreneurial spirit - even if they aren’t running a startup - 27:50 – What processes is General Smith using to organize and plan strategy? - 28:30 – “We use the same strategic management software as any private company” - 29:29– _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective:_ - Focus on the most important things - Have some kind of routine that helps you be in control of your life - Have a balanced life. Make sure you have a way to recharge. Key Points: - Being a general on a military base is like managing a small city: there’s a lot of strategic planning and management as well as military duties - Have principles that you live and work by. When you know _why_ you’re doing something, and can communicate that vision, you’ll be effective. - Maintain routines - exercise, sleep, and good nutrition - that keep you in control of your health and your life - Focus on getting the most important things done - Cultivate an entrepreneurial attitude, even if you work within an organization Resources Mentioned: - [Dropbox: Project Infinite](https://blogs.dropbox.com/business/2016/04/announcing-project-infinite/?ref=producthunt) - View and edit everything from your computer without syncing it - [Exist](https://exist.io/) - Aggregate data from all your health tracking devices - [Microsoft Flow](https://flow.microsoft.com/) - Create automations between various services - [Lead Dyno](http://www.leaddyno.com/) - Manage affiliate programmes Sponsored By: [EarthClassMail](https://www.earthclassmail.com/) – Earth Class Mail helps you move your snail mail to the cloud. Visit [www.LessDoing.com/postal](http://www.lessdoing.com/postal) to get signed up now! Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-mottram/96/b12/708) - Show Notes provided by [Mallard Creatives](http://www.mallardcreatives.com/Testimonials) ------- [Get the

Summary: In Episode #216 Ari interviews [Dr Daniel Amen](http://www.amenclinics.com/): the man who’s scanned more brains than anyone else in the world. Daniel’s a psychiatrist with a background in medical imaging who believes that the health of your brain is physical, social, and spiritual as well as mental. He’s the author of [The 7 Types of ADD](http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/61/slide-1.html), and [Change Your Brain, Change Your Life](http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Life-Obsessiveness/dp/0812929985). Tune in to learn more about Daniel’s work, and find out how to make your brain function better. Time Stamped Show Notes: - 15:22 – Welcoming Daniel to the show - 15:43 – Daniel was an infantry medic in Vietnam and retrained as an x-ray technician - 16:16 – Was inspired by the potential of psychiatry to change people’s lives - 17:20 – Has developed a database of 120,000 brain scans - 17:27 – “You’re not stuck with the brain you have...you can make it better” - 19:00 – How large a part of Daniel’s process is the Spec Scan? - 20:20 – Health is physical, mental, social and spiritual - 21:20 – Psychiatry needs to look at damage to the brain as a physical organ - 22:20 – “I originally trained as a marital therapist” - 23:30 – Daniel scanned the brains of his most troubled couple: “It helped so much” - 24:30 – Many problems have physical causes - for instance, toxoplasmosis - 25:30 – “We should be analysing and rehabilitating criminals...let’s invest in making people effective” - 26:26 – Daniel started looking at ADD when he was a child psychiatrist - 27:30 – “All psychiatric illnesses are not single or simple disorders” - like physical symptoms, they have multiple causes and need different treatments - 30:20 – “Everybody’s ADD is different” - 30:45 – “I don’t like fighting with people...my colleagues hate what I’m doing and it used to really trouble me.” - 32:00 – What’s Daniel’s treatment methodology? - 33:20 – Treatments range from nutrition supplements, to education, to medication - 35:58 – How much of Daniel’s work is corrective and how much is optimisation? - 37:05 – Daniel and his wife are starting a new course: “The Brain Warrior’s Way” - 39:09 – “We’d love to see entrepreneurs get really serious about the health of their brains” - 30:20– _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective:_ - Improve the quality of your decisions - Never let yourself get hungry - Make sure you get 8 hours of sleep every night - Visit the [Amen Clinics](http://www.amenclinics.com/) website for more information Key Points: - When your brain is healthy, you are healthy - Health is simultaneously physical, social, mental, and spiritual: ‘mental illness’ can have physical or social causes - You can make your brain function better by making the right decisions: fight to keep it healthy with good nutrition, sleep, and stimulation - Psychiatric illness, like physical illness, is complicated: different treatments work for different people Resources Mentioned: - [Tab Snooze](http://www.tabsnooze.com/) - Make open tabs go away until you need them - [Get See Note](https://www.getseenote.com/?ref=producthunt) - The Post-It note, upgraded with e-Ink - [Ummo](http://ummoapp.com/?ref=producthunt) - Track and improve your public speaking - [The world's first co-working space](https://hbr.org/2016/04/the-innovative-coworking-spaces-of-15th-century-italy?utm_source=nextdraft) - [Smooch](https://smooch.io) - Automate responses and customer support - [Front App](https://frontapp.com) - Aggregate all your messages to one collaborative inbox Sponsored By: [EarthClassMail](https://www.earthclassmail.com/) – Earth Class Mail helps you move your snail mail to the cloud. Visit [www.LessDoing.com/postal](http://www.lessdoing.com/postal) to get signed up now! Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mo

Summary: In Episode #215 Ari interviews [Rodney King](http://coachrodneyking.com/), creator of [Crazy Monkey Defense](http://www.crazymonkeydefense.com/) - a modern system of self-defense and mindful living. The personal skills and attitudes Rodney learned from martial arts took him from the streets of Johannesburg to success. Listen as Ari and Rodney discuss mindfulness on the mat, and how the lessons of fortitude, resilience, and non-aggression can create success in business. Time Stamped Show Notes: - 13:53 – Welcoming Rodney to the show - 14:21 – Crazy Monkey Defense is a modern self-defense lifestyle brand - 14:55 – Designed to help people to take on the martial arts of everyday life - 15:40 – Incorporates elements from multiple systems and Rodney’s own experience - 17:10 – Teaches de-escalation as well as effective self-defense - 18:22 – De-escalation through body language - 20:00 – “Nobody wants to get into a fight” - 21:00 – A hyper-aggressive approach to self-defense is dangerous - it’s best to get out - 21:50 – “Martial arts is about restraint” - 22:30 – “Knowing when to stop is important in every part of your life” - 23:00 – “Killer instinct is unhelpful both in martial arts and in the business world” - 24:10 – It’s important to have a Zen mind - to be calm instead of emotional - 25:10 – Accept how you are feeling, put it aside, and move toward your goals - 25:55 – Rodney grew up in the south of Johannesburg - 26:30 – Was kicked out of his house at the age of 17 - 27:05 – “I’ve always been pretty self-aware...I decided to choose my path and choose my attitude” - 28:00 – Martial arts training developed resilience and fortitude for Rodney - 28:45 – Decided to teach people how to bring the internal skills from martial arts into their leadership and their life - 30:20– _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective:_ - Your story is what holds you back: change the story you tell yourself - Practise mindfulness - Just because you feel or think a certain way, doesn’t define the outcome - Visit [Rodney's website](http://www.coachrodneyking.com) or [Full Contact Living](http://www.fullcontactliving.org/) for more information Key Points: - Accept how you’re feeling. There are no negative emotions - every emotion has a role. Accept what’s happening inside you, remain calm, and keep moving towards your goals. - Be mindful of the story you’re telling yourself. Change the story and you’ll change your outcomes. - You are always free to choose your attitude and your reaction to a situation. Exercise that freedom. - Practice restraint. Don’t be controlled by aggression, either in martial arts or in business. Resources Mentioned: - [Scatter Dot](https://scatterdot.com/add_to_slack?ref=producthunt) - Share an image in Slack and point to it synchronously or asynchronously - [Notarize](http://www.notarize.com) - Visit a notary digitally - [How To Tell If Someone Is Lying](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2016/02/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-lying/) - [PaperJet](https://www.paperjet.com/?ref=producthunt) - Automatically creates fillable forms from PDF documents - [SkipLino](http://skiplino.com/?ref=producthunt) - Skip the line at restaurants and venues - [Halo Neuro](https://www.haloneuro.com/?ref=producthunt) - Increase athletic performance by rewiring your brain - [Nexar](https://www.getnexar.com/?ref=producthunt) - A dashcam app that records events Sponsored By: [EarthClassMail](https://www.earthclassmail.com/) – Earth Class Mail helps you move your snail mail to the cloud. Visit [www.LessDoing.com/postal](http://www.lessdoing.com/postal) to get signed up now! Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-mottram/96/b12/708) - Show Notes provided by [Mallard Creatives](http://www.mallardcreatives.com/Testimonials) ------- [Ge

Summary: In Episode #214 Ari welcome [Vern Harnish](https://gazelles.com/) - founder of [EO](https://www.eonetwork.org/), CEO of [Gazelles](https://gazelles.com/), and author of [Scaling Up](http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Companies-Rockefeller-Habits/dp/0986019526). Vern’s a strategic planning expert who helps companies to scale up successfully. Listen in as Ari and Vern discuss delegation, hyper-focus, and how ‘scale-ups’ are going to replace ‘start-ups’ as drivers of business. Time Stamped Show Notes: - 16:28 – Welcoming Vern to the show - 16:50 – CEO of [Gazelles](https://gazelles.com/) - a firm that helps growing firms to scale up - 18:20 – “Nailing strategy can cover a lot of execution flaws” - 19:20 – “I would define ‘scaling’ as growing at 20% to 100% per year” - 20:00 – “We look at 4 scale areas: talent, strategy, execution and practice - 20:40 – Communication and execution are the main challenges - 22:20 – “What’s the biggest problem people face when they can’t scale?” - 22:40 – CEOs should spend 4 of 5 days on market-facing activities - 23:30 – Talented people often struggle to delegate. People can’t let go. - 24:30 – “We’re big on gamifying companies” - 24:50 – Currently working on 4 books - 25:30 – “We want to create the [Techstars](http://www.techstars.com/) for scale-ups” - 26:25 – “Most people’s creativity increases hugely as they age” - 27:05 – “I think we’ll see a move from start-ups to scale-ups” - 29:00 – “Become the absolute expert in your niche - you need to hyper-specialise” - 29:45 – Scaling-up doesn’t have to be about reaching more people - you can focus more tightly and become the absolute master in your field - 31:52– _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective:_ - The most leverage comes from people...write down the 25 people that you absolutely need to get on board with your project and start working that list - Find the tone or two words that you need to own in the mind of the market - Read Eli Goldratt’s book [The Goal](http://www.amazon.com/The-Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884271951) - Visit [com](https://scalingup.com/) for free personal plans and strategic planning help Key Points: 1. Hyper-focus. Find a niche you can absolutely dominate, and own it. Scaling doesn’t have to mean going broader. 2. Work on your company, not in your company. Learn to delegate, automate, and outsource so that you can focus on strategy and expansion. 3. Your biggest leverage point is people. Write down the people you need behind you, and work on that list. Resources Mentioned: - [Pop Slate 2](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/popslate-2-smart-second-screen-for-iphone#/) - An iPhone case that turns the back of your phone into a 2nd screen - [Nadi](http://wearableexperiments.com/nadi/) - An outfit that corrects your form in real time during exercise - [No More Voice Mail](http://www.nomorevoicemail.co/?ref=producthunt) - An app to keep your voice mail box empty - [Card Form](http://cardform.co/index.html?ref=producthunt) - Build a blog from Trello - [Dieterest](http://dieterest.co/?ref=producthunt) - Text-based diet coach Sponsored By: [EarthClassMail](https://www.earthclassmail.com/) – Earth Class Mail helps you move your snail mail to the cloud. Visit [www.LessDoing.com/postal](http://www.lessdoing.com/postal) to get signed up now! Text DOLESS to 33733 to sign up for the Less Doing Newsletter Credits - Original Music provided by [Felix Bird](http://2014.felixbird.com/) - Audio Production by [Chris Mottram](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/christopher-mottram/96/b12/708) - Show Notes provided by [Mallard Creatives](http://www.mallardcreatives.com/Testimonials) ------- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.](https://go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast)