1: Recommendations around exercise are often “very specific (e.g., how to train for your first marathon) or overly vague (e.g., ‘Just keep moving!’),” Dr. Peter Attia writes in his powerful book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.
“Or they emphasize “cardio” over “weights,” or vice versa,” he notes.
Peter believes there is a better way. He sees exercise through the lens of longevity: How can we utilize exercise … continue reading
1: “Some Scandinavian canoeists succeeded in getting through all the rapids of Scandinavia.”
Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was delivering a commencement address to the 2007 USC School of Law graduates.
“They thought they would continue their success by tackling the big whirlpools in northwest America,” he continued.
Things didn’t work out so well. “The death rate was … continue reading
1: The year was 2016. Katherine was visiting the offices of the Harvard Study of Adult Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Why? Her father, Leo DeMarco, was one of the original 724 participants in the longest in-depth longitudinal Study of human life ever done.
Now in its eighth decade, the Study had expanded to include three generations and more than 1,300 descendants of those original participants.
“Leo, a high school … continue reading
1: “If you’ve ever seen a picture of your mother or father as a young adult, you know how startling it can be,” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz write in The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
“They seem like people we might have met along the road rather than the parents who created us,” the authors observe. “They often appear less burdened, more … continue reading
1: The Harvard Study of Adult Development is the longest in-depth longitudinal study of human life ever done. The study has followed the lives of 724 individuals beginning when they were teenagers, and now spans over three generations and includes an additional 1,300 of their descendants.
“For eighty-four years (and counting), the Harvard Study has tracked the same individuals, asking thousands of questions and taking hundreds of measurements to find … continue reading
1: “John was your classic self-absorbed, narcissistic jerk,” David Brooks quotes therapist Lori Gottlieb in her book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.
“By day he worked as a writer on fabulously successful TV shows, winning Emmy after Emmy,” David writes in How to Know a Person. “But he was a monster to everyone around him, cruel, inattentive, impatient, demeaning.”
John sought out a therapist because he wasn’t … continue reading
1: Warren Buffett is one of the most successful business people in history. Berkshire Hathaway, the firm where he serves as Chairman, is valued at over $1 Trillion. Warren’s personal net worth is more than $150 Billion.
So how does this business titan spend his time?
We might be surprised, says Charlie Munger, his long-time business partner and former Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
“If you watched him … continue reading
David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, was among the first executives to embrace the power of purpose.
Back in 1960, talking to HP’s training group, he said: “I want to discuss why a company exists in the first place,” he began.
“In other words, why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists simply to make money. While this is an important result of a … continue reading
1: Viktor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning has sold over ten million copies and been translated into twenty-four languages.
It’s not your typical best-seller, however.
The topic? Viktor’s experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps.
“Wondering why some prisoners survived and others didn’t in an atmosphere of hopelessness and despair, he concluded that those who made it lived with a greater sense of purpose,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott … continue reading
1: “Most companies don’t execute well,” says JPMC CEO Jamie Dimon. “This is about execution and getting disciplined, like it’s exercise. It’s about getting to the specifics, looking at the right measures and making the right decisions.”
Yesterday, we looked at the importance of metrics and analytics. The next important lever is leading team meetings. It starts with setting expectations for attendance.
“Unless you’re in the hospital or … continue reading
