Arthur Brooks
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"electrolytes and with some creatine monohydrate 10 grams because I don't want the just you know that second five grams is really good for your brain"
"I'm always excited when uh on on on Apple podcast I see there's a new found my fitness"
"Greek yogurt has a lot of tryptophan in it and that will actually hold you"
"I drink a lot of dark roast Starbucks. You know, the more they burn it, the better I like it"
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"Workaholism is a terrible way to deal with your anxiety."
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Clear filters"I think probably his best book is called leisure the basis of culture where he talked about the fact that your understanding of yourself and our society's understanding of itself actually doesn't come from work it comes from leisure."
"If we read one Camus we'll read the myth of Sisyphus, right? That's the one thing to read. If we're talking happiness, that's the one we should read."
"Self-reliance is everybody. Everybody should read Self-Reliance. Self-reliance is like a tall glass of cool water on a summer day in Bastrop, Texas."
"I recommend the Brahma Muhurta, which in Sanskrit means the creator's time. Get up at least a half an hour before dawn and an hour-long walk without devices. It's a good protocol to reprogram your brain for 30 days."
"There's a great test called the positive a effect negative a effect sequence PANAS and people can take it online"
"Bruce Filer does this work called Life is in the Transitions. It's really nice."
"What they train Marines to do in leadership is to get to 80% knowledge and then choose and stop looking. Use the marine rule of leadership."
"Hold hands while you stare into each other's eyes deeply for 5-10 minutes. This really, really, really works."
"You can save most marriages by holding hands more and always looking at each other in the eyes when you talk. This will save most marriages."