Longevity Depends on Daily Habits, Not Quick Hacks
We’ve gotten longevity all wrong. Not the goal of longevity, but the way we’re trying to achieve it. That’s the point of the new book Push: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation to Embrace Health and Longevity, by @drjordanmetzl, a sports-medicine physician at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery. As Dr. Metzl shows, the longevity business may be booming but our health isn’t. Americans now spend over a decade of their lives in poor health — that’s the gap between lifespan and healthspan. But the solution isn’t more trendy health hacks. The secret to longevity is our daily behaviors: what we eat, how much we move, how we sleep and connect socially. And progress can be achieved in daily Microsteps. As Dr. Metzl says, “The future of longevity isn’t about cheating death — it’s about the habits of living well right now.” You can read his recent piece in @TheAtlantic here: https://t.co/lrpDVMVc7Z
Simple Daily Microsteps Boost Brain Health, Prevent Dementia
Dr. Tommy Wood's new book “The Stimulated Mind” is out today, and it gives people a practical toolkit to improve their cognitive function on a day-to-day basis while decreasing their long-term risk of dementia. “Every one of us has the ability to dramatically improve...
Phone Addiction Peaks: 144 Checks Daily, Tethering Declines
Do you check your phone 144 times a day? If so, you’re in line with the average American (according to a survey by DemandSage). Not only that, but nearly 90% of us reach for our phones within 10 minutes of waking up,...
Resilience: Essential Skill for an Ever‑Changing AI Future
We don’t know what changes AI will bring to our lives in the years ahead, but we definitely do know that those years will be defined by constant change. And the most important quality we can nurture in ourselves to navigate change is resilience....
AI‑Driven Bossware Undermines Productivity, Needs Downtime
In the @nytimes, @loracorkelley reports on the rise of “bossware,” technology managers use to monitor employees. The phenomenon has been around for years but is now being super-charged by AI. It can take many forms, including monitoring keyboard strokes and even pauses. As...
Find True Greatness Amid Chaos and Burnout
From @BStulberg's inspiring new book "The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World" — a book particularly welcome during a time of growing isolation and what Brad calls "zombie burnout." You can read...
Half Maternal Deaths in Five Years: New National Strategy
“Across the country,” writes Olivia Walton, “mothers are dying at rates that would have shocked our grandmothers.” Walton, the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, lays out a call to action to stop what she rightly calls...
Stop Comparing Your Inside to Others' Polished Outside
"Every time you level up in your career, you enter a ‘new room.’ You're suddenly surrounded by people who seem more experienced, more polished, more certain. Your brain then makes a critical mistake: it compares your inside with everyone else's outside." That's from...
Digital Nudges Amplify Lifestyle Gains for GLP‑1 Patients
Medicines plus healthy habits create outcomes that neither could achieve alone. A new @StanfordMed study published in JAMA shows digital lifestyle nudges may catalyze a critical first step toward behavior change for patients on GLP-1 medications. “Achieving your best health involves a...
Future Leaders Must Master Quality Questioning
@Cisco President and Chief Product Officer @jpatel41 is one of the leaders creating what he calls “one of the most consequential platform shifts within our lifetimes and in the history of humanity.” But he also sees the possible limitations, as he...
Leaders Admit AI Layoffs Will Disrupt Jobs
The “vibe shift” on AI is here: As @ChipCutter reports in the @WSJ, now that the long-anticipated AI-driven layoffs are happening, a backlash is brewing. AI messaging from business and tech leaders has been mostly about how beneficial AI will...
AI Enhances, But Can't Replace Human Insight in Journalism
A wonderful evening with the @Columbia Knight-Bagehot Fellows — journalists taking a deep dive into business, economics, finance and technology at a moment when rigorous reporting has never mattered more. We talked about leadership, resilience and AI — and the responsibility...
Brain Health Becomes Decade‑Long Priority Through Daily Habits
The next decade is the brain health decade, as I discussed with Bristol Myers Squibb (@bmsnews) CEO Chris Boerner at their Global Town Hall last week when @Thrive Global launched our brain health partnership to their 34,000 employees. BMS is...