1: “Our first and most obvious wish is to avoid getting cancer at all,” Peter Attia writes in his powerful book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.
“But cancer prevention is tricky,” Peter notes, “because we do not yet fully understand what drives the initiation and progression of the disease with the same resolution that we have for [heart disease].”
Peter defines the four deadly diseases that will … continue reading
1: “One major reason why cancer is so deadly—and so scary—is that we still know relatively little about how it begins and why it spreads,” Dr. Peter Attia writes in his powerful book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.
Cancer cells differ from normal cells in two critical ways.
First, “Contrary to popular belief,” Peter notes, “cancer cells don’t grow faster than their noncancerous counterparts; they just don’t … continue reading
1: The bad news?
The ten-year survival rate for someone with Stage IV cancer is essentially the same now as it was fifty years ago, Peter Attia writes in his book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.
Stage IV or metastatic cancer occurs when the cancer cells break away from the primary tumor and travel to form new tumors in other parts of the body.
And what is … continue reading
Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about. Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We’ve been revisiting … continue reading
1: Are we destined to be happy or unhappy? Loved or lonely? Does what happened to us in our childhood define us, forever?
“We get asked questions like this a lot,” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz write in their book The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
Bob and Marc are the current Director and Associate Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development… continue reading
1: “What is your greatest fear?”
Rosa read the question before looking across the kitchen table at her husband, Henry.
“Now in their 70s, Rosa and Henry had lived in this house and sat at this same table together on most mornings for more than fifty years,” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz write in The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
A pot of … continue reading
1: “Most of what we know about human life we know from asking people to remember the past,” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz write in The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
The only problem with this approach?
People’s “memories are full of holes,” the authors write.” Just try to remember what you had for dinner last Tuesday, or who you spoke with on … continue reading
1: “If you had to make one life choice, right now, to set yourself on the path to future health and happiness, what would it be?” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz ask in The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
Would we start saving more money? Change our occupation? Decide to travel more?
Back in 2007, a group of millennials were surveyed regarding their … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We’ve been … continue reading
