1,086 quotes from books that matter
The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improve it by 1 percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together.
90% of male rage is helplessness masquerading as frustration.
Almost always, though, poor metabolic health goes along with being undermuscled, which speaks to the interplay between nutrition and exercise.
Black Swans are events or pieces of knowledge that sit outside our regular expectations and therefore cannot be predicted.
Medicine’s biggest failing is in attempting to treat all these conditions at the wrong end of the timescale—after they are entrenched—rather than before they take root. As a result, we ignore important warning signs and miss opportunities to intervene at a point where we still have a chance to beat back these diseases, improve health, and potentially extend lifespan.
The primary axis of the Americas and Africa is north-south. The primary axis of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East is east-west. This leads to a wider range of climates up-and-down the Americas than across Europe and Asia.
The more you ritualize the beginning of a process, the more likely it becomes that you can slip into the state of deep focus that is required to do great things.
In trying at magic, I found my tools and ingredients as a performer. In failing at magic, I landed the role of a lifetime.
We do not inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
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.
The link between the body, the mind, and the breath is not new to anyone who has done more than a few Pilates or yoga classes or practiced meditation.
Being unfit carried a greater risk than any of the cardiac risk factors examined.
continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), 31, 323–330, 323n, 324n
Bargaining is not rocket science, but it’s not simple intuition or mathematics, either. To bargain well, you need to shed your assumptions about the haggling process and learn to recognize the subtle psychological strategies that play vital roles at the bargaining table.
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.
By sprinkling triggers throughout your surroundings, you increase the odds that you’ll think about your habit throughout the day. Make sure the best choice is the most obvious one.
Incredibly, my writing was read by over eight million people that year. Coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB began reading my work and sharing it with their teams.
Each day, there are a handful of moments that deliver an outsized impact. I refer to these little choices as decisive moments.
Spending money on nice things might be the quickest way to get someone’s attention, because it’s visible, public, and doesn’t require talking to anyone.
The effects of alcohol on memory and cognition are apparent even in moderate drinkers. Studies have found that young people who drink heavily are more likely to forget even basic tasks like locking the door or mailing a letter.
Being alive has been doing life—not like a job, but rather like a giant playground.
In a tough negotiation, it’s not enough to show the other party that you can deliver the thing they want. To get real leverage, you have to persuade them that they have something concrete to lose if the deal falls through.
The point of this exercise is not how much extension or flexion you can reach in extreme Cat or Cow but rather how much segmental control you can achieve, going from one extreme to the other.
Those who most value extrinsic pride have less bandwidth to pursue intrinsic pride.