Matthew 🇨🇦

Canadian

[toki @tokifyi]

how many of them are in canada rn?

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

https://t.co/UgPuTYXHFc

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

@bubbleboi Trades

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

My company blueprint is now a species level goal of helping humanity achieve immortality by 2039.

It’s the right moment for all businesses to make species survival their primary objective. Any business seducing people into self destructive behavior is an enemy of humanity.

Our 200 year old economic system is built upon “the invisible hand”, an idea of Adam Smith that billions of us make independent, self-interested decisions daily. Allowing humans to allocate scarce resources effectively. No one person could see the whole market so “the hand” did the work.

That blind system has grown an eye.

I’ll call it the sentient hand. Algorithmic orchestration that knows each of us better than we know ourselves and can shape our behaviors beyond our ability to control.

What has it done with this new found superpower? The most powerful economic engine in this part of the galaxy pointed itself at harnessing people to death; becoming apex predators. The system got smarter and chose violence. An intelligent system literally eating itself alive.

The sentient hand has kept humans in low-level dopamine loops creating devastating addiction, mood disorders, self-hatred, societal acrimony and poisoned the well of hope.

In old capitalism, you could externalize the cost of death. You could addict a generation to fast food, junk food and added sugar and call it growth. The data out and scientific understanding was too slow to point a finger.  Now the sentient hand makes data the evidence. You can measure in biomarkers whether a given thing adds vibrancy or decay.

Old capitalism worships symbol collection: money, assets, status. Even if it means killing someone else for your profit. No matter. Individually, sleep debauchery, stacked pizza boxes, alcohol, nicotine, littered junk food wrappers and energy drinks ftw.  Distorting judgment and killing clear-headed thinking. Weirdly this has been adopted as the success playbook even though it’s contrary to all scientific evidence on human performance.

Old capitalism sold us the story that life is short, pleasure now is rational and self-destruction is freedom. That’s what the sentient hand has exploited.

The new currency is biological vibrancy.

We humans need to accelerate our evolution. AI will increasingly automate lower level tasks (i.e. autonomous cars, coding, health) inviting us to climb the ladder of abstraction. We can let go and reach up.

Here is the invitation:

0. point your company’s objectives at the human race thriving

1. brainstorm ways your product or service can improve human flourishing

2. quantify the results whether it be in human biology, societal health, politics, nationstates, environmental, civilizational alignment, etc.

3. deploy, observe, improve, repeat

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

@TateTheTalisman Strategies for ethical wealth building and local community development. Participation in local governance structures.

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

I’m catching word that the pro incandescent “anti” LED movement is becoming political so before that starts, I just want to say that sunlight is for everyone. Hippies, punks, squares, rich, poor, it knows no borders!
(Paid for by big sunlight)

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Andrew Huberman shared something beautiful with Theo Von:
“I’m a scientist… and I pray every day. On my knees. Morning, night, even quietly in the bathroom before coming here.”

He talked about how reading the Bible and learning animals can see light we can’t (UV, infrared) made faith feel natural—not separate from science, but part of what makes it all more wondrous.

Theo smiled: “Sometimes an idea comes through and I think… that wasn’t just me. I’m just trying to be a good antenna.”

This 2-minute moment is gentle, honest, and deeply human.
If you’ve ever felt there might be more to life than what we can measure—this one’s for you.

[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.

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[Guy @nosilverv]

Eigen's asking about negative oneshots. I wanna know about positive oneshots. Something that happened to you or that you did or saw or read that shifted your life trajectory upward, all at once?

So, what oneshotted you?

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

This type of technology for intra-provincial travel between regional airports would be awesome in Canada where we don’t have high speed rail systems.

Low implementation cost and able to cross distances that are inconvenient in a car.

[Joby Aviation @jobyaviation]

Two aircraft, two flight tests, same day. Just another day at the office. Happy National Aviation Day!

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

The fact that one of the reasons we don’t have widespread nuclear power is because there is a risk of people intentionally blowing up power plants for various personal/political/religious/financial motives is a fucking embarrassment as a species.

How do you even begin to address this concern?

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

Worthwhile listen

https://t.co/g3aFFRMPjv

@i_boemeke influencing a worthy topic.

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

@ThuDangUBI @mikethenavyguy I assume they’d police it the same way they’d police the current restrictions.

The current restrictions require policing entire forests - not feasible either.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

RFK Jr announces new waivers banning soda, candy & other junk food from food stamp eligibility.

"SNAP is a supplemental nutrition program meant to provide health food benefits to low income families."

[spor @sporadica]

deleting my Instagram today

not just the app, the whole account

it’s time to be a man

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Powerful speech by Bret Weinstein: "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we must zoom out if we are to understand the pattern that we are gathered here to explore, because the pattern is larger than federal health agencies and the COVID cartel. If we do zoom out and ask, what are they hiding?"

"The answer becomes as obvious as it is disturbing. They are hiding everything. It will be jarring for many to hear a scientist speak with such certainty. It should be jarring. We are trained to present ideas with caution as hypotheses in need of a test. But in this case, I have tested the idea, and I am as certain of it as I am of anything. We are being systematically blinded."

"It is the only explanation I have encountered that will not only describe the present, but also, in my experience, predicts the future with all but perfect accuracy. The pattern is a simple one. You can see it clearly and test it yourself. Every single institution dedicated to public truth-seeking is under simultaneous attack."

"They are all in a state of collapse. Every body of experts fails utterly. Individual experts who resist or worse in an attempt to return their institutions to sanity, they find themselves coerced into submission. If they won't buckle, they are marginalized or forced out."

"Those outside of the institutions who either seek truth alone or who build new institutions with a truth seeking mission face merciless attacks on both their integrity and expertise. often by the very institutions whose mission they refuse to abandon. There is a saying in military circles, once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is enemy action."

"I have no doubt that given an hour, the people on this panel could point to 100 examples of the pattern I have just described, while finding even a handful of exceptions would pose a significant challenge. We are left in a fool's paradise. Our research universities spend huge sums of public money to reach preordained conclusions."

"Professors teach only lessons that are consistent with wisdom students have picked up on TikTok, even when those lessons contradict the foundational principles of their disciplines. Once proud newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post only report important stories after they have become common knowledge."

"Morticians must now raise the alarm over patterns missed by medical examiners. The CDC has become an excellent guide to protecting your health, but only for people who realize you should do the opposite of whatever it advises. The courts, the last holdout in this ongoing inversion of reality, are now regularly used as a coercive weapon of elites against those who threaten them."

"We have literally witnessed the Department of Homeland Security attempt to set up a truth ministry and declare accurate critique of government as a kind of terrorism. To my fellow patriots in the West, The pattern is unmistakable."

"I cannot tell you with any certainty who they are or what they hope to accomplish, but I can tell you that we are being systematically denied the tools of enlightenment and the rights guaranteed in our Constitution. We, those who remain dedicated to the values of the West, must fight this battle courageously."

"And we must win. For if we do not stem the tide, the result will be a dark age. that differs from prior dark ages only in the power and sophistication of the coercive instruments wielded by those who will rule us."

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

The United States is bringing back the presidential fitness test and the presidential fitness award.

@csep_scpe would you be able to work with the Canadian government to create a similar standard and award system to encourage physical activity?

Seems pretty straightforward that exceptional physical fitness should be recognized as an achievement.

[Matthew 🇨🇦 @WinkelMatthew]

Doom mentality serves nobody. Canada can get better.

We can debate ideas based on merit.
We can change minds.
We can build communities.
We can create a better future.
We can hold ourselves accountable.
We can hold politicians accountable.
We can stop paying ludicrous taxes.
We can end poverty.
We can own property.
We can support local business.
We can build local food supply chains.
We can build accessible healthcare.
We can build sustainable energy infrastructure.
We can work together.

Doom mentality kills this possibility.