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.
Being a sleep-deprived person leads to poor decision making, reduced impulse control and increased anxiety. And a lack of sleep perpetuates even more lack of sleep. My interview with Dr. Alex Dimitriu. In his work, Dr. Dimitriu helps his patients optimize peak performance by day and peak restorative sleep by night.
Interview with Kriss Smolka, CEO of Funn Media and developer of WaterMinder, named the best app in the best fitness category at the 2015 Silicon Beach App Awards, HabitMinder and other health and wellbeing apps. We also talked about data privacy and, as an entrepreneur, how he maintains his own wellbeing.
Suppose things were different, what would you notice that would tell you that you've had a success? The question helps you visualize yourself in that changed state. So just by answering that question, the change has already begun.
My interview with Deborah Teplow. She’s the Co-Founder and CEO of the Institute for Wellness Education (IWE) which trains wellness coaches to help people develop the critical skills that enable them to help themselves and others make positive, lasting behavior change.
What timezone are you in? It was actually an unnecessary question.
To know one thing about Anand Sharma, the founder of the health data tracking and health improvement system Gyroscope, you must know for the past seven years a good part of his life has been open for everyone to witness including his timezone.
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