Music • Check out this compilation of string music. Complex, interesting instrumental music you can play in in the background. I especially love the song Pay No Attention to the Boundaries. I added the album to my Spotify playlist for Deep Work. • Also check out Louisville “Hometown Hero” Jack Harlow, his new album Jackman came out last Friday. Louisville just placed Harlow’s image on a…
Saving Daylight • I have posted before on daylight savings, how it is inherently unhealthy. Not only should we oppose the legislation to make permanent daylight savings, we should push for permanent standard time. That is, stop changing the clocks completely.• This Washington Post article (not paywalled) provides the best visual explanation I have seen. Thanks…
Second Brain • Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte is the best book I have read in a long time and the best book on organization. I am working on a book review for the April issue of Louisville Medicine. • One of the most important changes to my own behavior so far is scrapping hard copies of reading materials.…
Daily Supplement • When I lecture to students and residents, I usually discourage the use of multivitamins. When studies control for healthy user bias (people who take vitamins are usually healthier in the first place), multivitamins don’t offer much benefit. Companies use the wrong amounts of ingredients: high quantities of the cheap ones, small amounts…
• Check out the PW Core Formula supplement label. And here is the PW Enhanced Healthspan. Before starting any supplement, ask exactly why you plan to take it, and if you can be consistent. The new formulation of The Practice of Wellness daily supplement is intended to complement a diverse and balanced diet*. These nutrients have very little risk of…
Snacks • If you are trying to restrict calories, do not buy this incredible peanut butter. 11g net carbs per serving but hard to not eat the whole container. Writing • Get yourself a fancy notebook and check out these precise ink pens. Sugar substitute • You can buy allulose at some groceries, but it can be hard to find. Just…
Languages • Outside of the box scientific paper on how the over-reliance on English language may hinder research. Figure 2 is very cool. One of the authors, Henrich, has written a few huge books on Anthropology. Interesting people • Check out this thread of comments on Marginal Revolution, a site from Tyler Cowen, a true polymath. He asked what historical…
Have a few brief links to check out. But then two longer posts. The first is a parable about the never-ending race for success and how to enjoy what you have now. The second has a similar theme, but asks for more imagination. It is a short passage by Alan Watts, someone who brought Eastern philosophical ideas to the West long…
Most Interesting Person • Check out this insane Twitter thread about Roman Feodorovich von Ungern-Sternberg. The summary from the first tweet: During the inter-war period, a Tsarist cavalry officer conquered Mongolia, made himself king, fought the Bolsheviks, and was declared by the 13th Dalai Lama to be the earthly incarnation of the Buddhist God of War. The Mad Baron. Dr. Mirkin…
