Author, The DJ Diaries- launching Fall 2026.
Econ grad who lasted 1 week in a bank. DJ. Toured w Ice Cube, Ariana, BSB, Mariah and 70+. Be a Category of One.
Still calling this place twitter cuz it feels weird telling my mom I post on a site that Elon bought for the GDP of a small country just so I can get that one like.
Shouting out my dude @robbezdjian for being my single only supporter here on Twitter for the last 2 years. I see you sir, your support in my time of need will never be forgotten.
The point of doing hard things, chasing big goals, taking on new pursuits is that it fundamentally exposes and shifts who we are. It's our chance to shape ourselves.
Recent research shows that seeking out discomfort leads to personal growth. It increases our motivation and our pursuit of goals.
Not just physical acts, but writing about difficult emotions, talking to others with opposing views, etc. https://t.co/0V7a6jHrZz
@hubermanlab Been taking creatine and raving about it for years for both its mental and physical benefits. But something nobody talks about is what I think is its best amplifier which are nitric oxide vasodilators. Amazing synergistic effect. I can go into specifics if you want.
Integrity doesn’t mean doing what’s easy.
It means doing what’s right—even when it costs you because your values & principles demand it.
I became a whistleblower in elite sport.
Here’s what I learned about courage and what integrity really looks like—and why we need it now:
Doing hard stuff requires distress tolerance. Building distress tolerance requires doing hard stuff. There is no easy entry point. It gets easier by way of recognition. You think “I’ve been here before”. Pretty soon you’re seeking that state. That’s how you make hard stuff easy.
After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on unravelling the reasons why diets high in ultra-processed food are linked to epidemic proportions of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Our research leads the world on this topic.
Given recent bipartisan goals to prevent diet-related chronic diseases, and new agency leadership professing to prioritize scientific investigation of ultra-processed foods, I had hoped to expand our research program with ambitious plans to more rapidly and efficiently determine how our food is likely making Americans chronically sick.
Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science. Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.
I was hoping this was an aberration. So, weeks ago I wrote to my agency’s leadership expressing my concerns and requested time to discuss these issues, but I never received a response. Without any reassurance there wouldn’t be continued censorship or meddling in our research, I felt compelled to accept early retirement to preserve health insurance for my family. (Resigning later in protest of any future meddling or censorship would result in losing that benefit.) Due to very tight deadlines to make this decision, I don’t yet have plans for my future career.
The NIH has been a wonderful place because it allows scientists to take risks, form unique collaborations, and do studies difficult to conduct elsewhere. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and I’m fortunate to have had such wonderful colleagues and scientific collaborators. I hope to someday return to government service and lead a research program that will continue to provide gold-standard science to make Americans healthy.
@hubermanlab Everybody loves creatine and I feel the same. But for years I've augmented it with nitric oxide precursors like agmatine sulfate and citrulline malate. Is there any science to backup my anecdotal claims?