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This is also why movement and exercise, not merely aerobic exercise but also more complex activities like boxing workouts, are a primary treatment/prevention strategy for Parkinson’s.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The world didn’t tell Steve Jobs that it wanted an iPad: he uncovered our need, that Black Swan, without us knowing the information was there.

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

We are fascinated by people like Madame Calment, who seem to have escaped the gravitational pull of mortality, despite having smoked or done other naughty things throughout their lives.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

So after a little time in space, you’ll have osteoporosis, weak muscles, and back problems. And, by the way, all that lost bone calcium can contribute to constipation and renal stones. You have left the cradle of Earth for the nursing home of orbit.

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

History’s greatest minds always advised bold over safe; their words good padding for even the worst ideas.

A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER— Holly JacksonSeries

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

With any diagnostic test, a decision has to be made with respect to how to calibrate, or tune, it. Is it going to be geared toward higher sensitivity or higher specificity?

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

In the exercise context, we’re not as interested in how rigid something is. Instead, we want to think about how efficiently and safely force can be transmitted through something.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The key is to change the task such that it requires more work to get out of the good habit than to get started on it.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

It is harder to motivate a patient who is feeling depressed to go and start an exercise program; someone who is overstressed at work and miserable in their personal life may not see the point of early cancer screening or monitoring their blood glucose levels.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The normal behavior of the tribe often overpowers the desired behavior of the individual. The reward of being accepted is often greater than the reward of winning an argument, looking smart, or finding truth.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

The benefits of exercise begin with any amount of activity north of zero—even brisk walking—and go up from there. Just as almost any diet represents a vast improvement over eating only fast food, almost any exercise is better than remaining sedentary.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The overarching point here is that a good night of sleep may depend in part on a good day of wakefulness: one that includes exercise, some outdoor time, sensible eating (no late-night snacking), minimal to no alcohol, proper management of stress, and knowing where to set boundaries around work and other life stressors.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Nobody can be Mr. Nice Guy all the time! We all need to let ourselves get judgy every now and then, and as far as defendants go, there’s plenty of evidence to find TV “guilty” on all sorts of counts.

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

Specialization is a powerful way to overcome the “accident” of bad genetics. The more you master a specific skill, the harder it becomes for others to compete with you.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

One key test in our movement assessment is to have our patients stand with one foot in front of the other and try to balance. Now close your eyes and see how long you can hold the position. Ten seconds is a respectable time; in fact, the ability to balance on one leg at ages fifty and older has been correlated with future longevity, just like grip strength.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

You can make a person’s day, or save a person’s life, just with a moment of help. All it takes is noticing that they need it.

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

The first step to changing bad habits is to be on the lookout for them. If you feel like you need extra help, then you can try Pointing-and-Calling in your own life.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Most people don’t even consider identity change when they set out to improve. They just think, ‘I want to be skinny (outcome) and if I stick to this diet, then I’ll be skinny (process).’ They set goals and determine the actions they should take to achieve those goals without considering the beliefs that drive their actions.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

The opposite of that is tactical empathy. In my negotiating course, I tell my students that empathy is “the ability to recognize the perspective of a counterpart, and the vocalization of that recognition.”

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

The all-or-nothing cycle of behavior change is just one pitfall that can derail your habits.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

We lost muscle strength about two to three times more quickly than we lose muscle mass. And we lose power (strength x speed) two to three times faster than we lose strength.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Negotiation is more like walking on a tightrope than competing against an opponent. Focusing so much on the end objective will only distract you from the next step, and that can cause you to fall off the rope.

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

Every one of us has an inherent, human need to be understood, to connect with the person across the table.

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