3 states of mind & body that matter most & indeed are so central to our ongoing progress, balance & health that they should be scheduled into every 24hrs.
1) Sense of reward from effort & focus.
2) Relaxing & enjoying life (incl. sleep).
3) Honest reflection/contemplation.
Excited to finally share Scaling People with all of you. This book is a distillation of 20+ years of experience at both Google and Stripe — plus collected wisdom of the folks I interviewed and excerpted and the many more who joined me in years of building: https://t.co/i4l317EqQ4
You can tell who gets consistent time morning sunlight viewing & who doesn’t by simply asking them if they sleep well 80%+ of nights. Setting your circadian rhythm this way is zero cost, grounded in countless studies & while not the only variable for sleep, it is the top one.
"Avoiding distraction and narrowing the aperture of focus in the morning to do a very hard mental task will make you feel incredibly satisfied." — @hubermanlab
New clip live 🔗 https://t.co/uAl6jZa5AO
bro how crazy is it that years and years ago people just got on a wood ship and just like floated in the ocean to see if they find something that’s wild
2hr 29 minutes into @tferriss interviewing @balajis and a few things are clear:
1) My brain is killing
2) Balaji’s intellectual range is crazy
3) Tim is exceptional at making me feel okay that idk 80% of Balaji’s references
"When you first study a field, it seems like you have to memorize a zillion things. You don't. What you need is to identify the 3-5 core principles that govern the field. The million things you thought you had to memorize are various combinations of the core principles." -J. Reed