What I discovered after reading The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda was a better respect for all the circadian clocks in our body and the importance a good night of sleep has to ensure better performance the following days after.
The most surprising discovery was to learn that not only does our brain need to be aligned with the circadian clock of wake/sleep, but that many of our internal organs also have their own circadian clocks.
After living an entire month without consuming any alcohol, I wanted to see if my sleep would improve.
The short answer, it didn't.
That doesn’t mean there wasn’t benefits. One in particular made the entire experiment eye opening. Here’s what I learned.
For me, golf is life. Play the ball where it lies. Shake off bad shots (be a goldfish). Learn how each previous shot will help you do better in the future. And draw resilience from past challenges.
Building A Second Brain is so much more than a productivity course. It's a program that can enhance your health and wellbeing. It’s also a source to more consistently trigger an in-the-zone flow state, where you feel your best and perform at your best.
What I discovered after reading The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda was a better respect for all the circadian clocks in our body and the importance a good night of sleep has to ensure better performance the following days after.
The most surprising discovery was to learn that not only does our brain need to be aligned with the circadian clock of wake/sleep, but that many of our internal organs also have their own circadian clocks.
New Year. New You. It isn't just a slogan. It's a way to use the research of the “fresh-start effect.”
Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman says moments when you wipe the slate clean, like the new year, can help you more easily meet your goals. To keep you performing at your best in 2022 and help make the most of that fresh-start effect, here are my most popular articles from the past year . . .
Dopamine is one of the most powerful molecules we all have inside of ourselves. Learning more about dopamine is essential for performing at our best. Or as Stanford’s Dr. Andrew Huberman said, how we leverage dopamine is very powerful skill.
Managing our baseline dopamine is the key, but how do we do that and what is the impact if we don’t?
Well over 3 million people have read Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. It's a book that has brought habit design and the hope of successful behavior change to our cultural conversation. While the book is a fantastic primer on habit design, it's only the beginning. It's a jumping off point.
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