Things that supposedly "destroy your dopamine":
- Instagram/X
- Coffee
- Music
- Warm showers
- Talking to friends
- Literally enjoying anything
You know what actually destroys men?
Treating every moment of joy like it's a neurochemical crime.
Build a morning routine and an evening routine. Put bookends on your day, and use them as anchors.
Within each routine you can adjust your activity (prayer, exercise, reading, etc). It's a blend of consistency and variety.
End your roommate marriage.
Take 2 minutes at the end of every day to ask your wife how her day was. Put your phone down. Look her in the eyes. Listen.
Do this every single day.
We’re drowning in complexity while our daily rhythms collapse. You know what works…sleep, move, eat real food, put the phone down. But we keep adding layers: biohacking protocols, optimization frameworks, tracking everything except the basics. Your life changes when you master the fundamentals, not when you collect more systems.
harvard study
men who can do 40+ pushups have 96% lower heart disease risk.
takes 60 seconds to test. Meanwhile you're on hour 2 of huberman's testosterone optimization requiring 14 supplements, cold plunging, and nasal breathing.
brother you can't even do 10 pushups rn
Society: Dad bods are hot! Also society: Here’s a $3000 supplement stack to fix yours. We’re researching testosterone optimization while eating our kid’s abandoned mac and cheese. Just do pushups while they climb on you fr