1: Jennifer’s father was ill.
“The two things that he could do to improve his physical condition most significantly are to eat better and exercise,” she tells Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram, who write in their book The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.
And, “the two things he refuses to do are eat better and exercise,” she says.
Jennifer … continue reading
1: Question: What’s the first thing you do when you wake up each morning?
For many people, the answer is, “I check my email.”
“Do you catch yourself needing to ‘catch up on the day’ really fast before getting in the shower or getting dressed?” Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram ask in their book The 5 Gears.
If this is you, “do you know what you are doing … continue reading
1: “Have you ever looked up at the clock after working intensely on a project and been amazed at how quickly the time has flown by?” Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram ask in their book The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.
“That is 5th gear,” they note.
Also called “in the zone” or “in flow,” 5th gear is your ability … continue reading
1: This was no ordinary rental car.
Jeremie Kubicek sat on the right side of the car, staring at the steering wheel in front of him.
An American raised in Oklahoma, Jeremie had just moved to England, making every aspect of daily life—including driving—a new adventure.
“Learning to drive on what the English call the correct side of the road is one thing,” he writes in The 5 Gears: How … continue reading
Abraham Lincoln on persistence: “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
1: What’s the difference between waking up early and being an early riser?
Or, eating a healthy meal and being a healthy eater?
What about getting some work done and being a productive person?
Waking up early, eating a healthy meal, and getting some work done are good things. Certainly.
These are things you do.
Describing yourself as an early riser, a healthy eater, or a productive person shifts focus … continue reading
This week, we’ve focused on the accelerating breakthroughs transforming health and medicine.
“Within the next 10 years the world will rocket into new norms of aging, new population increases, new life spans, and new ways of living,” Dr. Michael Roizen, Peter Linneman and Albert Ratner write in The Great Age Reboot.
Dr. Mike is the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic.
To benefit from what … continue reading
1: “We’ll tell you a familiar story,” Michael Roizen, the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic, and his co-authors Peter Linneman and Albert Ratner write in The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow.
Picture someone receiving a tough medical diagnosis. Their loved ones gather to support them, feeling helpless as they try to help.
“But then something happens. The person … continue reading
“100 years ago, most people couldn’t imagine a world with antibiotics or immunizations. Let alone MRI-guided robotic surgery performed on a patient in Cleveland, Tennessee, by a surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio,” Michael Roizen, the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic, and his co-authors Peter Linneman and Albert Ratner write in The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow.
“But these breakthroughs … continue reading
Abraham Lincoln on learning: “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.:… continue reading
