Quotes worth reading

“No” creates safety, security, and the feeling of control. It’s a requirement to implementable success. It’s a pause, a nudge, and a chance for the speaker to articulate what they do want.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-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

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

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

The key to finding and fixing the causes of your bad habits is to reframe the associations you have about them. It’s not easy, but if you can reprogram your predictions, you can transform a hard habit into an attractive one.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

“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

The only difference was that the 2016 test gave me a calcium score of 0; in 2022 my calcium score was 2, and the original CT scan scored this same tiny plaque as a 6. This reinforces my belief that while calcium scores are useful, they are by no means sufficient on their own.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

I think of zone 2 as akin to building a foundation for a house. Most people will never see it, but it is nevertheless important work that helps support virtually everything else we do, in our exercise regimen and in our lives.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

And if you can’t laugh at yourself, you’ve got big problems.

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

For someone who is eighty-one, like Barry (at this writing), this is a big deal; it could make the difference between continuing to live independently and having to think about going into a nursing home.

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

The logical first step in our quest to delay death is to get our metabolic house in order.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Being unfit carried a greater risk than any of the cardiac risk factors examined.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

This is the one emotional health “risk factor” that does seem to grow worse with increasing age.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The human brain loves a challenge, but only if it is within an optimal zone of difficulty.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Remember the amygdala, the part of the brain that generates fear in reaction to threats? Well, the faster we can interrupt the amygdala’s reaction to real or imaginary threats, the faster we can clear the road of obstacles, and the quicker we can generate feelings of safety, well-being, and trust.

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

Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

There was something sweet in the way they moved from foes to friends, from athletic rivals to simple teenage boys, the minute that the metaphorical whistle blew the game over.

BETTER THAN THE MOVIES— Lynn PainterYoung Adult

Poor sleep was long considered to be one of the first symptoms of incipient Alzheimer’s disease. Subsequent research, however, has pointed to chronic bad sleep as a powerful potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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

Periodic reflection and review is like viewing yourself in the mirror from a conversational distance. You can see the important changes you should make without losing sight of the bigger picture.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

If the plaque does become unstable, eroding or even rupturing, you’ve really got problems. The damaged plaque may ultimately cause the formation of a clot, which can narrow and ultimately block the lumen of the blood vessel—or worse, break free and cause a heart attack or stroke.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot forever live in the cradle.

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

The healthier and more efficient your mitochondria, the greater your ability to utilize fat, which is by far the body’s most efficient and abundant fuel source.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction