Celebrate First Attempts: Growth Through Courageous Challenges
First times are always special, and always worth celebrating. Great life lesson too, if one jumps the gun; win-win character growth either way. Warms my heart to see folks doing hard things all excited 💚
One Hour of Focus Unlocks Mom’s Productivity
Give a mother one hour of distraction free time and you will be shocked at how much she gets done.
AlphaFold Shows AI’s Real Power Beyond Chatbots
AlphaFold is a brilliant piece of AI tech but it’s not the same thing as a chat bot. Most of the products on the market are based on LLMS but the real revolutionary work has been happening in research science for...
Cervix Undergoes Massive Real‑time Remodeling During Labor
Your cervix has to open from less than a centimeter to 10 centimeters during labor. The cervix is made of dense collagen rich tissue that has to soften, thin out, and stretch. There are two things happening at once: dilation...
Set Standards, Not Just Habits, to Become Admired
Habits alone won’t get you there, holding standards will: "I always ___" → Write 3 behaviours the best version of you does consistently. "I never ___" → Write 3 behaviours you will never tolerate from yourself, or others. Do these daily...
Help Amplify Healing Stories: Review The Cost of Healing
It’s been one month since The Cost of Healing in Silence entered the world 💜 If the book moved you, challenged you, or helped you name something you’ve been carrying, today is a beautiful day to share that. On #WriteAReviewDay, your words...
Be Your Own Fan, Inspire Others to Cheer
No one will cheer for you until they see others do so. Be your biggest fan and give them a reason to cheer
Life Begins When Change Comes From Within
“If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside.”
Nature Study Turns Into Immediate
I wrote about this 6 weeks ago at Ground Truths when the 2 @Nature papers by @HugoAerts and colleagues came out. Today it's a "Health Alert"! https://t.co/CgxBU7IAk1 https://t.co/24PijmLhzR
April 2026 Ranks Fourth Warmest, 1.43 °C Above Preindustrial
April 2026 was the 4th warmest on record in the ERA5 dataset, at 1.43C above preindustrial levels. https://t.co/wTmtcDnDea
Parents Shift From Needs to Wants for Teens
Parents no longer sacrifice merely to give teens what they need – they sacrifice to give them everything they want.
Define Your Goal, Then Save Purposefully
I stopped asking “how do I save more?” And started asking “what am I actually saving for?” Game changer in the 1st-gen Wealth building 🌱
Pregnancy Reshapes Organs Silently, Making Room for Life
I had no idea that my organs would physically rearrange during pregnancy. All of this happens in the background without you knowing. Your intestines get pushed up and back. Your stomach gets shifted upward and compressed. Your bladder gets squeezed, which...
Soyuz‑5 Launch Caps Decade‑Long Russo‑Kazakh Collaboration
In a post-script to Soyuz-5 inaugural launch, it worth mentioning that the flight was a culmination of a winding path not only for the rocket development project (starting in 2016), but also for the Russo-Kazakh Baiterek venture, rooted as far...
Your Training Shapes Others' Expectations of You
You're not only training your own body & mind... You're training the minds of others as well... In what they can expect from you... If you're the type of person who will be where they say they're going to be.
Higher‑intensity Aerobic Exercise Cuts Loneliness in Older Adults
Effects of aerobic exercise of different intensities on the social, emotional, and financial functioning of healthy older adults: results from a 16-week exercise randomized control trial https://t.co/SePImekLGY Interaction plot depicting change across time in loneliness by condition:
Three Key Nutrients for Brain Longevity, Plus Polyphenols
As a bioscientist studying aging, my top 3 nutrients for brain longevity are: → Omega-3s (fatty fish 2–3x/week) → Vitamin B12 (beef, dairy) → Choline (2 eggs daily) Plus plenty of polyphenol-rich foods: berries, extra virgin olive oil, cocoa, nuts, and coffee.
Sunday Routine: Breathwork, Coding, Exercise, and Sleepy Sauna
My Sunday morning: > breath work > light breakfast > claude code > exercise > 230°F (110°C) sauna > sauna makes me so sleepy https://t.co/sh9viDdxEa
Nolan's “The Odyssey” Trailer Premieres on Colbert Tomorrow
The new trailer for Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY will world premiere tomorrow night on @colbertlateshow, where Christopher Nolan will be a guest. https://t.co/k9Nk2MuemN
HOKEY and ODDITY Overhyped, Disappointing Fans
#Hokum? Try HOKEY with the criminally overrated Damian McCarthy writing a laughably awful rip of THE SHINING with cliche characters, lame twists & pathetic jump scares I tried to warn you guys ODDITY was absurdly overvalued and now look what you’ve...
True Trust Sees the Bigger Pattern, Not Mere Hope
"Hope and trust must not be confused... He who blindly, obstinately repeats “let us hope” does not trust; he is really only hoping for a lucky break in the momentarily propitious game governed by the law of necessity. Those who...
You’re Capable of More, Faster than You Think
Brain Food - Shane Parrish "People underestimate themselves and overestimate how long things take. You can do far more than you think, far better, and far faster." https://t.co/KNvjuAK9eM
TikTok Tourism Turns Quiet Spots Into Crowded Lines
Last time I visited, this line didn’t exist. Now it’s around the block. Welcome to travel in the TikTok era… but is it actually a bad thing? 🤔
Top 2010s Rap Stars Drop New Return Tracks
In a Very Special Rap Up ™️, a look at the new return-to-action singles from some of the biggest rap stars of the 2010s: Action Bronson, Vince Staples, Lil Yachty, Shoreline Mafia, and more. By @paulxt https://t.co/OodVExZTmn
Vaccines, Not Geroscience, Drove Lifespan Gains; GLP‑1s Now Hype
fun facts: class of medicines that have most greatly extended human lifespan: vaccines class of medicines longevity docs are most excited by now: GLP1s did these come from geroscience? they did not by the way, NR didn't come from geroscience either
Longevity Genes Trade Growth for Extended Lifespan
if there were no aging, you would not have matured as a man in fact, the most powerful monogenic life-extending mutations in mice impair growth and maturation
Do What Matters, Despite
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. —Elon Musk https://t.co/flM6jNCfky
Hard Work Alone Drives Only Small Performance Gains
Hard work is necessary, but not sufficient. How much does deliberate practice explain the variance in performance? According to research: 24% for games 23% for music 20% for sport 5% for education 1% for business 1% for elite athletes https://thegrowtheq.com/hard-work-is-necessary-it-is-not-sufficient/
Event Films Can Thrive Without Action or Male Focus
The Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep-led decades-later sequel is yet another example that an event movie need not just be a fantastical action franchise flick aimed at boys. (@scott_alan_mendelson's weekend #boxoffice punditry specifically for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2’s domestic...
Cherish Every Age, Choose Joy Over Bad Moods
For whoever needs to hear it: Smile more. There’s almost never a reason to go about your day in a bad mood. And to prove it, think about this: currently you would *cherish* the opportunity to live a day as younger...
Startup Success Hinges on Enduring Emotional and Financial Pain
90% of your odds of success in a startup come down to how much emotional and financial pain you can endure.
Never Know if Enough; Just Keep Showing Up
Two first-gen college mentees asked me this week: 'How do you know if you're doing enough?' My answer: you don't. Ever. The job is to keep showing up anyway. That's the whole game. The rest is wallpaper.
Health Is the Only Thing That Truly Matters
Everything feels important - until you get sick. Then you realise there was only ever one thing that truly mattered: Your health. As a bioscientist, I’ve dedicated my career to understanding how we protect it before it’s lost.
Molecular Diagnostics Boom: More Data, Consumer Market Ahead
Awesome, absolutely love this direction of molecular diagnostics/biomarker maximalism. We shouldn’t be afraid of more data. Especially excited to see it longitudinally for people. No reason this can’t be a big consumer market, paid out of pocket...
1950s Omega Automatics: Affordable, Accurate, Pure Joy
Omega automatics from the 1950s are accurate, cheap, and very pleasing. If you want an old watch that will make you happy, it's hard to think of a safer bet. https://t.co/ZRG2o96ZPa
Tadpoles, Dolly, and Salamanders Prove Age Reversal Possible
That’s what I used to think, too, but tadpoles, Dolly, and salamanders changed my mind about age reversal
Success Demands Paying for High‑Quality Reps and Competition
If no one else is doing that, yes. You are correct. But competition has this funny way of weeding out people getting less reps. The only reason this hasn't happened in football is because the sport is too rough on your body,...
Michael Poised to Eclipse Oppenheimer as Top Drama
Unless it plays like AMERICAN SNIPER and PASSION OF THE CHRIST, which pulled just ridiculous grosses for the first two weeks before (comparatively) slowing down, #Michael may challenge OPPENHEIMER as the biggest-grossing ($975 million worldwide) straight-up drama ever.
Calm Leadership: The Most Underrated Business Skill
One of the most underrated skills in business: making people feel calmer after talking to you. In chaos, uncertainty, negotiations, layoffs, businesss deals, relationships, etc.. people need emotional stability (which in my opinion is the #1 leadership trait). The rest of this...
Sibling Differences Reveal Unique Attachment Needs
It’s always surprising how each of your kids are so different. My son reaches for my hand all the time. My daughter pushes it away. 😔
Diverse Thinking Fuels High-Performance Teams
High-performance teams don’t come from sameness. They come from people who can: • Hold opposing ideas at the same time • Blend logic and creativity • Stay curious, adaptable, and nimble • Focus on the greater good of the enterprise That’s how silos disappear. That’s how real...
GLP Success Sparked Unstoppable Peptide Boom
The (hard for some to accept) reality is that the popularity of GLPs, which of course have lots of RCTs to support them, are actually what opened the doors for the immense interest in all the other peptides. People are...
Wearables Transform Clinical Trials with Continuous Real‑World Data
Delighted to share details on an exciting forum that we are hosting here at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at @NorthwesternU — Advanced Wearable Sensors and the Future of Clinical Trials — on June 24, 2026, at the...
Falcon 9 to Slam Moon at Mach 7 This Summer
A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the Moon this summer at seven times the speed of sound https://t.co/BMbHxuNzaz https://t.co/OsFwB5cp3A
Choose Your Circle Wisely: Mediocre Networks Breed Mediocrity
Mediocore people will refer you to other mediocre people. Be very careful who you invest your time with.
ODDITY Overvalued, No Excitement At
Now spooking #Hokum at rainy AMC 16 Reax tonight on #MMT🌕 ODDITY was hellaciously overvalued so I can’t say I’m overly stoked here 🤨 https://t.co/81BzmMVUrT
Devil Wears Prada 2 Nearly Skipped New Vogue Montage
Why ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Almost Didn’t Include a New ‘Vogue’ Fashion Montage https://t.co/OYSCoxBH92 via @variety
Balancing AI Use: Learn Without Losing Independent Thought
How AI fits in ur workflow matters gr8ly—not least to whether u’re benefiting or being harmed, as per @AnthropicAI’s study. It’s the “tension b/w ‘using AI to learn & growing so reliant on it that u cease thinking 4 urself.’” Via @Tharin_P...
Consistent Boring Trades Beat Hype and Profit
The best traders aren’t flashy… they’re boring 😴➡️💰 No hype. No overtrading. Just the same high-probability plays every day. If you’re chasing excitement, you’re losing. If you build a repeatable process, you win. 📈 Stop gambling. Start executing. Join my FREE Discord (link in bio)...
Essential Lifestyle Medicine Guide for All Medical Training Stages
Looking for the foundations of lifestyle medicine? This📕has been used successfully in all parts of the education spectrum--pre-med, med school, residency+CME. It has the foundation on which you can build at any stage of medical training or a personal #lifestylemedicine...