“Sleep is the most effective tool in your arsenal to achieve optimal health, performance, and recovery,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
In the past two weeks, we’ve explored Sahil’s strategies for optimizing Physical Wealth, focusing on Movement, Nutrition, and Recovery.
When it comes to the third pillar, recovery, the most important area to … continue reading
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1: Stress gets a bad name.
Like many things in life, the Goldilocks rule applies here.
Too much stress. Not good. In fact, it will kill us.
But too little stress is not good either.
To perform at our best, we want to harness stress and use it to our advantage.
Or as Goldilocks says, “Not too hot. Not too cold. Just right.”
“Stress … continue reading
When we arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” —Marcus Aurelius
1: “The first hour of our morning sets the tone for the entire day,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
Sahil writes: “Thoughtful movement and nutrition during that window will make … continue reading
1: Ever heard someone say, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
Actually, ironically, not sleeping enough is a terrific way to end up dead much sooner.
“Sleep is nature’s miracle drug, yet it remains severely underappreciated and underutilized,” Sahil Bloom writes in his terrific book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
A 2019 Philips Global Sleep Survey of 11,000 participants in 12 countries found … continue reading
1: When it comes to nutrition, we get it wrong.
“Fad diets with extreme principles pushed by savvy marketers have dominated the cultural understanding of nutrition over the years,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
“But contrary to what these expert marketers might tell us,” he notes, “proper nutrition is quite simple.”
Nothing extreme or complicated is required here.
2: This week, we’ve been … continue reading
1: Moving our bodies isn’t just smart—it’s essential for health and longevity.
“When it comes to movement, the research is clear,” Sahil Bloom writes in his inspiring book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
“In a 2012 paper published in the Journal of Aging Research, researchers found that all-cause mortality was reduced by a striking 30 to 35 percent in the physically … continue reading
1: The global wellness economy is $4.4 trillion.
Wowza.
“With each new fitness gadget promising perfect abs and each new miracle health food promising youthful vigor, we are forced into a silent battle against the overwhelmingly strong and savvy energy of the world’s best marketers,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
“Their jobs depend on convincing us that we need all of it to … continue reading
1: In her book Imaginable, New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal takes her readers through what she calls “futures thinking” that “inspires us to take actions today that set us up for future happiness and success.”
The guided exercise has us imagine our future self in great detail.
Imagine that it is our 80th birthday…
“What are we wearing? Where are we? What’s around us? Who is around … 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 Fridays or over the weekend, I try to share some wisdom or something I’m thinking about or working on.
May 4th will mark seven years of writing RiseWithDrew every weekday. Haven’t missed a day except for holidays.
For the last several years, I’ve done … continue reading
1: One summer night in Milwaukee, the San Francisco Giants lost to the Brewers in a brutal late-inning collapse.
Bruce Bochy, the team’s manager, found himself sitting alone in his office, brooding over the loss.
Still restless, he decided to walk back to the team’s hotel.
“It was maybe four miles, and it was late, and the Brewers’ stadium is not exactly pedestrian-friendly,” Rustin Dodd writes in his post … continue reading
