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…
Jeff Buckley • Jeff Buckley released one album (Grace, 1994) before his accidental death by drowning at age 30. Listening to his music now sounds totally different than it did back in college. He had such a unique voice and instrument arrangement, but some of his songs still capture the 90s grunge vibe. If you…
Copper Deficiency • Copper is definitely not one of those elements we think about very often in medicine. We know about rare diseases that lead to copper overload. But what if “much of the population is at risk of inadequate but especially suboptimal intake?” The authors of this paper cover the concept that avoiding a clinical deficiency…
