You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson

When I first saw the title for this book I thought to myself, "Really, Steve? THIS is what you think I need to hear? That nobody wants to read my sh_t? I thought we were working on our Resistance and ...

4 Des 201819min

Weight. It matters. A lot. Although I'm obviously not a weight-loss guy, as I prepped for Energy 101 I realized that we needed to talk about Optimizing our weight. Enter, this class—which could more a...

2 Des 201810min

A few +1s ago, we talked about Walter Russell and the sound of joy. Today I'd like to talk about another one of his powerful insights. Here it is. He tells us: "Mediocrity is self-inflic...

1 Des 20181min

This is Steven Pressfield's 19th book. It's the 10th book of his I've read and it's the 4th book on which I've done a Note. As with all of his books, this one is written in his inimitable, pithy style...

29 Nov 201814min

Jeff Volek and Stephen Phinney are both academic researchers and professors who have been studying sports nutrition, ketogenic diets and peak performance for decades. To put it in perspective, Dr. Ste...

27 Nov 201820min

In our last couple +1s, we talked about the lead-up to a recent keynote talk I gave and some wisdom gleaned in the process—including practicing the "Bring it on!" and "I'm excited!" tools THE MOME...

26 Nov 20184min

We've been talking a fair amount about the idea that some of history's greatest creators didn't work all that much. To be clear, they worked hard and (very importantly!) CONSISTENTLY, but the fact...

21 Nov 20183min

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that we need to train our recovery the same way we train our Deep Work. We want to create nice, rhythmic waves in our lives and prioritize rest. One great way ...

16 Nov 20184min