Chad Lopes

Average Dad. Mediocre Businessman. Below average IQ, but I try really hard.

[Craig Brockie @CraigBrockie]

Fasting for 72 hours is the best medicine on Earth.

It triggers your body to "eat up" tumors, inflammation, and toxins.

It's literally a doctor within.

Here's how to fast correctly (according to science): 🧵

[Compounding Quality @QCompounding]

15 Free Investing Tools Worth Bookmarking

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

Best thing you’ve read lately? Any topic

[Dividend Hero @HeroDividend]

What is your favorite dividend stock?

[The Transcript @TheTranscript_]

$USB CEO: " I'm hard pressed to find one single client who's saying, I just really need stablecoin from a bank right now. So the demand is not present and real with consumers."

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

With free market, innovation & entrepreneurialism the US increased its share of global GDP since 1995

On the other hand Europe with its bureaucracy, overregulation & left redistribution mindset is becoming irrelevant

A pity to watch, what needs to happen for Europe to wake up?

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Flying in the 70s was wild, today it’s the safest way to travel. Why are so many people still afraid to take a plane?

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"It's the news' job to make you anxious & angry. Underlying scientific, economic, education & conflict trends are positive. Stay optimistic."

@naval

[Dividend Growth Investor @DividendGrowth]

I often think about this

[Alex Hughes @alxnderhughes]

this is wild…

Grok 4 is now basically a Wall Street intern that never sleeps.

• Reads filings
• Analyzes earnings calls
• Flags red/green signals
• Suggests sector rotations

prompt + live example inside 👇

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

Need a good book for an upcoming trip. These days I need true page turners (fiction or non-fiction). Any ideas ?

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

This 3 minute thread will save you 10+ years of your life:

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Try: Inhaling via your nose & draw the air “back” parallel to the roof of your mouth) not “upwards”. This reflexively engages deep diaphragmatic breathing which has numerous benefits for your brain & body. Done 2-3x/day you’ll start to default to it in sleep, which is beneficial.

[Jay McHale @mchale_in_flow]

But here's the secret most people miss:

L-Theanine + caffeine creates the perfect cognitive cocktail.

Studies show this combination:

• Improves attention switching by 21%
• Reduces reaction time
• Eliminates caffeine jitters
• Prevents the afternoon crash

The mechanism is fascinating...

[Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108]

Step 7: Understand Your Activation Energy

Some people naturally have higher baseline dopamine—they spring into action easily.

Others need more intentional practice.

Neither is better. But knowing your baseline helps you design YOUR system, not copy someone else's.

[Library Mindset @librarymindset]

If you want to change your life, read these 10 books

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[Jeremy Giffon @jeremygiffon]

Recent essays I’ve really enjoyed:

Late Victorians - Richard Rodriguez

God’s Revelation to the Human Heart - Fr. Seraphim Rose

Good Old Neon - David Foster Wallace

Postscript on the Societies of Control - Deleuze

[Library Mindset @librarymindset]

7 Books That Will Increase Your Intelligence

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[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

I asked my 300,000 followers for their favorite podcast episodes of 2024.

Here were the 12 most popular answers:

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

10 exercises for people who sit a lot:

1. The crab reach targets your lats and hips while activating your glutes.