Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸

CCO @HarrisXData - Most Accurate US Pollster | Ex-Exec @OKX| Dollar Auction Show | ex-BCG | ex-Microsoft Learn:

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

Best thing I've read this year.

[Kevin Dahlstrom @Camp4]

Today I turn 55.

I’m the fittest, sharpest, and happiest I’ve ever been.

If I’m an outlier, it’s not because I’m built different or discovered a secret formula. The truth is far less glamorous:

It’s a million tiny choices, compounded over decades.

Here are 55 of them:

1. Walk 15+ miles a week, even if you do other exercise. Humans are uniquely made to move slowly over long distances—it’s critical to longevity.

2. Develop a writing practice. It’s the single best way to sharpen your mind. And remember, you don’t have to be a good writer to write. Start with 10 minutes a day.

3. Swap out your toothpaste, deodorant, lotions, soap, shampoo, and other personal care products for natural versions. Here’s a rule of thumb: Don’t put anything on your skin that you couldn’t safely eat.

4. If you have a positive thought about someone, don’t keep it to yourself—share it immediately. Encouragement defies the laws of physics: When you give energy, you also receive it.

5. Wear shoes with a wide forefoot (I like Topo Athletic) and wear toe spreaders around the house (search “yoga toes” on Amazon). Spine health begins with the feet.

6. Get sunlight regularly. Moderate sun exposure (without sunscreen) is hugely important for overall health.

7. Do a 3-minute deep (“ass to grass”) squat every morning. Deep squats are often called the anti-aging exercise. It’s been said that, “It’s not that you can’t do deep squats because you’re old, it’s that you’re old because you can’t do deep squats.”

8. Explore minimalism (it’s not what you think it is).

9. Set boundaries on toxic relationships. We tend to cling to relationships past their expiration date, and it takes a bigger toll on our health than we recognize.

10. Eat real food. Not too much. Don’t eat garbage. Binge occasionally. Fast occasionally. That’s the diet.

11. Learn about FIRE. It’s a great framework for financial success.

12. Don’t take antibiotics except in emergency situations. They’re massively over-prescribed and aren’t needed in most cases. Antibiotics have done untold damage to our guts, which is where health begins. Great natural alternatives are out there.

13. Get 8 hours of quality sleep each night. To optimize sleep:
—Don’t eat after 6pm
—Get blackout shades and cover LEDs with black tape
—No screens 2 hours before bed
—Try ashwagandha (an herb) to calm the nervous system

14. Stop drinking, even in moderation. People find all sorts of ways to justify drinking, but there’s no escaping the simple fact that alcohol is a toxin and it limits your potential.

15. Travel as much as possible. Nothing expands the mind like seeing the world. And travel doesn’t have to be expensive—the best experiences happen outside of fancy resorts, when you live like a local.

16. Let go of resentment. When you forgive someone, you release the prisoner, and the prisoner isn’t them… it’s you.

17. Show up on time, every time. Poor time management limits success more than most people realize. If you struggle with punctuality, stop everything else and fix that first.

18. Spend lots of time in nature and touch the earth. Humans evolved over 300k years to live in harmony with nature, and only recently have we retreated indoors. If you don’t spend time outside, you’re fighting biology (hint: You won’t win.)

19. Stop doing dumb things. As Leo Tolstoy said, “People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.”

20. Find your happy place and (eventually) move there. Most people live where they live because... that's where they live. We are products of our environment—choose yours carefully.

21. Find a hobby and pursue mastery. You can’t have a happy life without a passionate pursuit that isn’t your vocation. Your work—even if you enjoy it—isn’t enough.

22. Avoid mainstream medicine except as a last resort. The results are in—our healthcare (or more appropriately, sick care) system is badly broken and only makes people sicker.

23. Have a mindset of abundance. There is no advantage to being a pessimist—even if you’re right, it’s a miserable way to live. In a very real way… whatever you believe, you’re right!

24. Do hard things. Choose courage over comfort. Everything you want is on the other side of fear and hard work. As Jerzy Gregorik said, “Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.”

25. Ignore haters. Hurt people hurt people. Negative/toxic people live in a prison of their own design. Don’t join them!

26. Say no. Protect your time and energy like it’s your most precious asset… because it is.

27. Become a water snob. As an alien said on Star Trek, humans are “ugly bags of mostly water.” You are what you drink—literally! We have Mountain Valley Spring water delivered in glass 5-gallon jugs and also have whole-house water filter (Aquasana Rhino).

28. Stop drinking sodas and sugary energy drinks. After a few weeks you won’t miss them, and a few months later they’ll seem disgusting. Refined sugar causes inflammation, which is the root of most disease.

29. If you’re over 35, find a good functional/longevity medicine doctor and start tracking your hormones. Modern life is hell on the endocrine system and restoring healthy hormone levels can change your life. As we get older, we either accept a slow decline in performance or we do something about it—choose the latter!

30. Develop a morning routine and follow it faithfully. Win the morning, win the day!

31. Invest in experiences, not things. People frequently regret buying things, but rarely regret investing in great experiences (especially when shared with loved ones). Remember, there’s nothing you can buy in a mall that you’ll remember in ten years.

32. Explore spirituality. It’s arrogant and small-minded to believe there’s nothing going on in our universe that is beyond our comprehension. We know less about our universe than an ant meandering on a sidewalk understands about this planet.

33. Have a strong bias toward action—doing rather than talking. If you ask a bunch of old people about their regrets, they’ll talk about the things they *didn't* do—the shots they didn’t take—more than the things they did do (even if it went wrong). As Wayne Gretzky famously said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Most people don’t take enough shots.

34. Stay lean. Men in particular are obsessed with muscle mass these days, but bulk doesn’t age well. The goal is to be strong but lean. The fittest guys in their 50s and beyond aren’t meatheads, they’re lean guys who are serious about a sport.

35. Curate your inner circle carefully. Surround yourself with people you admire and who challenge you to grow. Remember, we’re the average of our 5 closest relationships.

36. Be the fittest version of yourself. Your body is your only vessel for experiencing life—so treat it as such. Fitness isn’t working out a few times a week, it’s a lifestyle. The older you get, the more time you need to devote to your health.

37. Take the time to appreciate art and beauty in all its forms.

38. Think globally, but act locally. Too many people put their energy into far-away problems they don’t understand and can’t impact, while ignoring problems right under their nose. Want to change the world? Start at home.

39. Try psychedelics. It’s one of those things everyone should do at least once, and it might be the breakthrough you’ve been looking for.

40. Limit bad habits, including unhealthy thought patterns. We all have them—practice avoidance and find substitutes. Get professional help if needed.

41. Be a lifelong learner. Your brain is just like a muscle—if you don’t feed and flex it regularly, it will atrophy.

42. Find your purpose. People with a strong sense of purpose are happier and live longer. Lack of purpose sucks energy and magnifies depression.

43. Only take advice from people who embody the traits you want to have. Talk is cheap—emulate those who have DONE it.

44. The goal is not to retire and do nothing, it’s to build a great day-to-day life that you don’t need to escape. A life of leisure is a slow death. Happiness isn’t possible without a little struggle, uncertainty, and skin in the game.

45. Have fun! Do frivolous and silly things that make you smile. As George Bernard Shaw famously said, “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

46. Whatever you want to do or achieve in life, start NOW. Don’t fall victim to “someday thinking” because someday never comes.

47. Accumulate assets—things that grow in value over time. It’s the #1 habit of rich people, and it can be done in tiny chunks. Instead of spending $100 on an impulse purchase that has no lasting value, put that money into an index fund or Bitcoin. It becomes addictive (in a good way).

48. Don’t ignore the big 3 canaries in the coal mine for health:
—Low libido (and ED)
—Frequent sinus & respiratory issues
—Depression
These usually aren’t medical conditions in themselves, they’re symptoms of an underlying problem. Find a good doc (outside of the mainstream) and figure out the root cause.

49. Have a clear vision for your future. How can you decide which direction to go if you haven’t clearly defined the destination? It sounds obvious, but 95% of people haven’t defined their “Ideal End State” in detail and in writing. (Check out my thread on this topic.)

50. Make your own decisions. We live in an era where most of what society tells us is wrong. Don’t be afraid to break from societal norms—if people say you’re crazy, it’s a sign that you’re doing something right.

51. Get hardcore about mobility exercise. As you age, it’s usually the knees, hips, and lower back that limit physical performance. 30 min a couple times a week can spare you a lifetime of pain. YouTube is a great resource.

52. Go all in on family. Get married, stay married, have kids. Burn the boats. In the end, family is all that matters.

53. Be ruthless with your time. Money comes and goes. Time only goes. Audit your calendar ruthlessly—cut the trivial, double down on the meaningful, and spend your hours like your life depends on it. (Because it does.)

54. Have a strong bias toward action. Be curious, try things, meet people—it’s how you increase your surface area for serendipity, the most powerful unseen force in our lives.

55. Reinvent yourself every decade. Over time, we slowly drift off course from our priorities, values, and true identity. Take stock and don’t be afraid to hit the reset button. Bold, calculated moves made for the right reasons almost always pay off—usually even more than you can imagine.

🎁 P.S. If you enjoyed this post, would you give me a birthday gift? Repost or comment with the item number(s) you liked best?

[Jillian Michaels @JillianMichaels]

"It's not the husband." Four words from Jillian Michaels that are about to start a war in the comments. 🚨 She says men are getting more "tribal," marriages are collapsing, and she throws out a stat — 99.96% — that sounds fake until she explains it. This isn't a rant, it's a full breakdown of why relationships are falling apart in 2025, and by the time she hits "we are sick of it," you'll know exactly who she's calling out. 👀🔥 Watch till the end — this is the clip that's about to split the comment section in half.

[Allan Peters @AllanPeters]

Let's fix 3 major brands. Which is your favorite fix? Disney+, 47 Brand or Kind? Which major logo should I fix next?

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

Now that Global Warming and Bitcoin failed to topple the global financial system, the Bank of England is naming a new boogeyman: artificial intelligence.

🫡 BoE. You are our Jon Snow on the Wall.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

"Prepare For More Severe Scenarios": Bank Of England Chief Warns Of AI Threat To Global Financial System https://t.co/S00u62F9hm

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

🚨@DavidSacks warns that government created the cost-of-living crisis — and socialist policies will only drive prices even higher.

“If you look at where the most inflation has occurred, it’s always in those sectors of the economy that the government’s most involved.”

Healthcare. College. Housing.

“Where the government has massive amounts of subsidies and regulation. It only seems to make the problem worse.”

Meanwhile, Sacks points out that prices have fallen in highly competitive technology markets with far less government involvement.

TVs, software, and cell phones.

“We know that you bring prices down through vigorous competition, not through more government interference in these markets.”

“Socialism causes the problem, and then groups like the DSA argue that the way to solve the problem is through more socialism.”

“It’s a disease that claims to be a cure.”

Government spending, subsidies, and regulation drive costs higher, then socialists use those higher costs to justify even more government control.

Full episode: @theallinpod

[Jeff Ross @FormerDrJeff]

Sobering.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

It will be awesome 😎

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

You all come around at some point t. Welcome. You don’t need to be MAGA just a brave patriot.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

So say we all. MAGA sucks, but I will not participate in America’s suicide, end of sentence.

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

“I supported this…why is he doing this to me?”

Useful idiots. NEVER help a communist.

[Hayden Adams 🦄 @haydenzadams]

This is the worst mass doxxing I've ever seen

Just personally searched several high end apartment buildings that include people I personally know's PRIMARY residence (not pied a terre)

Not only were their units listed, but nearly every unit in the entire building was listed

They clearly took an incredibly expansive view of "could be" and just doxxed a huge percentage of all expensive apartments in new york city

Fuck absolutely everyone involved in this, this is incredibly dangerous

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

This is so me and my hubby, Anyone else? 😆

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

Bingo

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ladies and gentlemen, Messi at 39.

The GOAT, enjoy him.

Writer: Samuel

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

co-sign

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

If Free Palestine were to succeed and Israel were eliminated, it would be the worst thing that ever happened to the Palestinians.

First of all, let’s just be honest. Palestinians are not interested in democracy. They are Islamist extremists who openly executed and celebrated October 7. If they actually won, they would slaughter 7 millions Jews and 2 million Israeli Arabs and Palestinians they considered collaborators. That’s not remotely controversial if you’ve actually paid attention to what these groups say and do.

Then what? Gaza doesn’t have an economy. The West Bank is deeply dependent on Israel and international aid. They’ve spent generations fighting Israel instead of building the institutions of a functioning state. So after the evil Jews are finally gone, what exactly is the plan? What industry suddenly appears? What government? What economy?

The answer seems pretty obvious to me. Palestine would become an extremist Islamist state almost immediately. The violence wouldn’t stop. It would just find new targets.

Hezbollah would stop being an ally and start being a rival. Jordan would be next. Egypt would be next. Revolutionary movements don’t retire if they win, they look for another revolution.

People always ask why Egypt and Jordan don’t simply open their borders. They’ve already learned this lesson. Both have dealt with Palestinian militants destabilizing their own countries. They don’t want to do it again.

Then there’s the issue of how Palestinians don’t literally starve.

For decades Palestinians have survived on extraordinary levels of international aid. Does anyone seriously believe that continues after the destruction of Israel? I don’t. Western countries aren’t going to enthusiastically bankroll the state that just carried out one of the largest massacres in modern history. And Arab governments would have no political incentive to feed the people killing them (something Israel does.)

So what would the Palestinians be left with?

An impoverished Islamist state. Competing militias. Something much closer to Yemen than Singapore. Famine. Civil war. Religious extremism. The sane Palestinians trapped in the middle.

And for them, emigration would become impossible. Right now many countries accept Palestinian refugees because the story is they’re fleeing Israel. If Israel no longer exists because it was Holocausted, I have a hard time believing those same countries are going to welcome any refugees.

The uncomfortable truth is the current stalemate is almost certainly better for Palestinians than “victory.”

If you actually care about the future of the Palestinian people instead of chanting slogans, the only path that makes any sense is generations of deradicalization, building functioning institutions, developing a real economy, and eventually creating a state that defines itself by what it builds instead of what it wants to destroy.

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

@RoKhanna You are such a snake oil salesman. Thank god this happened and exposed your pure hypocrisy, greed and unscrupulous ambition.

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

any chance you can build something useful, instead of trash dashboards + shitty AI ads? It been a really painful road over the last few years as your shareholder. For example, why not announce and fund a non-profit Quantum think tank? Or create BTC intelligence tools. Work on POS BTC adoption. Literally anything other than a hope and pray strategy with shitty ads and even worse trading execution.

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

This is horrifying.

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

Best news ever! Short this garbage and long Elon companies. Trade of the Century.

[GURGAVIN @gurgavin]

SOMEONE JUST FILED FOR A S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100 ETF THAT EXCLUDES ONLY ELON MUSK’S COMPANIES

THE FUNDS ARE CALLED EX-ELON ENTERPRISES ETF

THE FUND EXCLUDES ANY COMPANY “FOUNDED, CONTROLLED, OR LED” BY MUSK CITING GOVERNANCE CONCERNS & POLITICAL RISK

$SPNE $QQNE

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Argentine fans wave the flag of Israel at Egypt’s coach after winning the game 3-2

He flies into a fit of rage and takes it out at a random photographer.

🇮🇱🇦🇷🇪🇬🇵🇸

[Alex Chizhik 🇺🇸 @MrEbitda]

@Mr_Andrew_Fox @InspectorRegan1 Yes!!! 2 game suspension. Not to mention you cut the video. This was in no way a red card. It looked bad but was a complete accident. Ball gin didn’t even see the defender until the defender stepped in front of Balogun.

[Landon Donovan @landondonovan]

Flo is back LFG!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@USMNT