Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
WARNING ... the next picture is potentially NSFW. You've been warned!
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Are you mentally ready?
Sorry for the shock! It's a picture of me getting tested at APEX, Dr. Jeffrey Gladden's concierge medical wellness practice.
Apex treatment plands are individually tailored to optimize your health, human performance, and longevity. They begin with a deep dive into your underlying genetic, physiologic & biochemical makeup, and then benchmark neurocognitive function, body composition, cardiovascular performance, hormonal status and much more. Ultimately, they help you rethink your concepts of aging and decline. Think about it, how many more decades of being healthy, fit, and vital do you want?
Over the past couple of weeks I have shared multiple articles on fitness:
It got me thinking about the difference between the way we view healthcare and what healthcare really should be. Healthcare takes care of you once you're sick, but it should really help you stay healthier for longer.
Many of my friends now believe that with technology and a sustained focus on health & longevity, they can live past 100. They're paying attention to genetic, physiologic & biochemical makeup, cognitive function, body composition, cardiovascular performance, hormonal status and much more.
And whether they're going to live past 100 or not, I can see the daily results in the quality of their life, and the way they look.
I fully intend on being here for a long time ... So, I'm building the habits to keep me healthy. I'm investing in wellness care so I don't have to invest in healthcare.
I encourage you to ask yourself how you can do the same. Ask yourself "how good can I be?" and "how long can I sustain that?"
What a great investment.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
We're sprinting towards the end of the year. With that, stress and high expectations can lead to anxiety and hurt feelings.
Meanwhile, we just finished the Jewish High Holidays. A few weeks ago was Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year, and this past Wednesday was Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. The practice around these holidays is a good reminder to take account of where you are and appreciate the blessings around you. It was a reminder to me to sprint towards the end of 2019 with the energy of a new year.
Yom Kippur is a lot like a Catholic confession, but it happens once a year. The service is a mix of contemplation, mindfulness, and contrition. Ultimately, we apologize for the sins we've committed against ourselves, our communities, our friends, and our faith. Also important is the promise to do better next year. On top of repenting, we fast (no food or water) for a full day to make sure we're mindful. In my case, it also made me sleepy (yes, my son caught me sleeping in synagogue ... I'm sorry for that too).
Looks like I still have some work to do.
It's interesting how little human nature has changed in the past several thousand years. The list of sins is just as relevant today as I imagine it was back then. Even if you have managed to stay on the right side of the Ten Commandments, and haven’t killed or stolen … you have most likely been frivolous, stubborn, hurtful, dismissive, or judgmental (I know I have …).
To help drive the importance of the day, we ceremoniously read a poem called the Unetaneh Tokef. Below is a brief excerpt because it's a powerful read, regardless of faith.
On Rosh Hashanah will be inscribed and on Yom Kippur will be sealed how many will pass from the earth and how many will be created; who will live and who will die; who will die at his predestined time and who before his time; who by water and who by fire, who by sword, who by beast, who by famine, who by thirst, who by storm, who by plague, who by strangulation, and who by stoning. Who will rest and who will wander, who will live in harmony and who will be harried, who will enjoy tranquillity and who will suffer, who will be impoverished and who will be enriched, who will be degraded and who will be exalted.
Equally important to recognizing and repenting for your sins, is recognizing and appreciating what you did good as well ... for yourself, your friends and family, or your community.
All-in-all, it's a nice framework that highlights how you have grown; and, it also shows where you have room to grow.
You have one quarter left in 2019 to make it your best year yet. What can you do? What can you do better?
I hope you all experience growth in your mental state, your relationships, and your businesses.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
Harvard's Center for International Development put together a tool that I think is pretty cool. It's called the Atlas of Economic Complexity. Its goal is to get you to think differently about the economic strategy, policy, and investment opportunities for individual countries.
Each country's profile analyzes its economic dynamics and future growth prospects, including which industries are burgeoning. They made it look pretty as well. If you're curious about specific questions, you can use their exploration function instead.
via Atlas of Economic Complexity
Interesting stuff. Play around. Compare. Enjoy!
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
In the first part of this exercise series, I talked about mindset and action.
In Part 2, I talked about normalizing your habits and picking consistent, normalized metrics. This doesn't just work at the gym; it applies to life and business as well.
Today, I want to explain how and why this helps. To do so, we will talk about controlling your arousal states.
Watch the video, it is only 90 seconds.
Chemically, most arousal states are the same. Meaning, the same hormones and neurotransmitters that make you feel fear also can make you feel excited. They affect your heart rate, respiration, etc. ... Though, the outside stimuli you experience likely determines how you interpret what is happening.
In most situations, a heart rate of 170 beats per minute is an indicator of extreme danger (or an impending toe-tag). If I felt my heart racing like that in a meeting, it might trigger a fight or flight instinct. I prefer conscious and controlled responses. So, I train myself to recognize what I can control and to respond accordingly.
One way I do that is by being mindful of heart rate zones during exercise.
My goal is to get as close to 170 bpm as I can, then stay in that peak zone for as long as possible.
Here is a chart showing a Fitbit readout of an exercise session.
As you can see, every time I reach my limit ... I get my heart rate back down. It becomes a conscious and controlled learned behavior.
Here is a different look that shows effort based on my maximum heart rate. It is from an app called Heart Analyzer.
Recognizing what this feels like is a form of biofeedback; it's not only gotten me better at controlling what happens after my heartrate reaches 170 but at identifying when I'm close – even without a monitor.
Now, when my heart rate is at 170 bpm (regardless of the situation), I don't feel anxious ... I think about what I want to do.
I currently use an Apple watch with the HeartWatch app to measure heart rate during the day. The Oura Ring is what I use to measure sleep and readiness.
These are useful tools.
It's the same with trading ... Does a loss or error harsh your mellow – or is it a trigger to do what you are supposed to do?
Getting used to normalized risk creates opportunity.
When you are comfortable operating at a pace, or in an environment, that others find difficult – you have a profound advantage and edge.
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekly Reading - October 27th, 2019
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