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Even better, other labs quickly and readily reproduced these results, which is a relative rarity, even with much-ballyhooed findings.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

If you’re at the top of zone 2, you should be able to talk but not particularly interested in holding a conversation. If you can’t speak in complete sentences at all, you’re likely into zone 3, which means you’re going too hard, but if you can comfortably converse, you’re likely in zone 1, which is too easy.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Who controls low-Earth orbit controls near-Earth space. Who controls near-Earth space dominates Terra. Who dominates Terra determines the destiny of humankind.

A CITY ON MARS— Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithNon-Fiction

Trainers can be useful for some purposes, such as basic instruction, accountability, and motivation, but we discourage patients from becoming overly reliant on trainers to tell them exactly what to do every single time they work out.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

One important but often-ignored factor in sleep assessment is that different people may have widely differing “chronotypes,” which is a fancy way of saying that someone is a “morning person” or “not a morning person.”

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

You never let go of the rope. Olivia, Reese, and Ayrton saw too much of their daddy in front of a computer screen on nights and weekends and repeatedly asked that I work less. Now that this book is done, I can finally give them more of what they rightly deserve.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

When it comes to habits, the key takeaway is this: dopamine is released not only when you experience pleasure, but also when you anticipate it. Gambling addicts have a dopamine spike right before they place a bet, not after they win. Cocaine addicts get a surge of dopamine when they see the powder, not after they take it.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

In the gym, it typically takes the form of rows, where you’re pulling the weight toward your body, or pull-ups.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

“That’s right” allowed us to draw out the talks and divert Sabaya from hurting Schilling. And it gave Philippine commandos time to mount their rescue operation.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

Insulin treatment alone can cost hundreds of dollars a month.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Knowing that someone else is watching you can be a powerful motivator. You are less likely to procrastinate or give up because there is an immediate cost.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

One thing that really surprised me about this process was how generous people were with their time and expertise. I sent many sections of the manuscript to experts for feedback. Without a single exception, every person that I asked said yes.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The rules here are about living and being within our ever-shifting circumstances. Going with the flow, yes, but also making the most of it. Finding, in the flow, our greatest sense of joy, fulfillment, and purpose.

100 RULES FOR LIVING TO 100— Dick Van Dyke with Tal McTheniaNon-Fiction

The very long-term effects of exposure to zero or partial Earth gravity are unknown. And as to what the effects would be on a developing human child, we haven’t got a clue.

A CITY ON MARS— Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithNon-Fiction

The idea of a multiplanetary humanity as more resilient to extinction is a common one and is plausible over the very long term. However, over the short term, space settlement won’t help with any catastrophe you’re imagining right this second.

A CITY ON MARS— Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithNon-Fiction

The problem is that epidemiology is incapable of distinguishing between correlation and causation.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The people with the best self-control are typically the ones who need to use it the least. It’s easier to practice self-restraint when you don’t have to use it very often.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Having the e4 gene variant merely signals increased risk. It’s not a done deal.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Healthy mitochondria are also important to maintaining the health of our brain, and to controlling potential bad actors like oxidative stress and inflammation.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Somewhere along the line, in a random airport on a long work trip, I had picked up David Brooks’s book The Road to Character.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Cholesterol is essential to life. It is required to produce some of the most important structures in the body, including cell membranes; hormones such as testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, and cortisol; and bile acids, which are necessary for digesting food.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Never forget that a loss stings at least twice as much as an equivalent gain.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

CALORIC RESTRICTION, or CR: eating less in total, but without attention to what is being eaten or when it’s being eaten

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

There are octogenarians, nonagenarians, and even centenarians right now who are running marathons, racing bicycles, lifting weights, flying airplanes, jumping out of airplanes, skiing the Rocky Mountains, competing in actual decathlons, and doing all sorts of other amazing things.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction