Why Your Morning Coffee Isn't Working(unless you are Marc Andreessen)
Most energy drinks just dump caffeine in your system to block adenosine. You feel alert for a bit, then your cortisol spikes and you crash. Not ideal.
Better move: pair caffeine with L-theanine. It promotes alpha-wave activity, which means you get the boost without feeling like you're vibrating. Matcha does this naturally: slower uptake, fewer jitters, steadier focus throughout the day.
Here's what actually helps:
Citicoline keeps your attention sharp
Bacopa helps with memory (takes a few weeks to kick in)
Lion's mane supports nerve growth (still early research, but promising)
Rhodiola and cordyceps help you handle stress without frying your nervous system
Add some turmeric and vitamin C to deal with oxidative stress. B-vitamins keep your cells running...
The best ready-made formulation I've found which achieves this and more is Magic Mind, it packs all of this into one shot (matcha, L-theanine, nootropics, adaptogens, the complete package). It's designed for mental performance without the crash or the pill fatigue.
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Aim for your skipped meal to line up with sleep for a longer fast window
Get Bloodwork Often
Tracking over time is more useful than one test
Key markers: ...
To lower CRP: eat more...
Sometimes blood sugar looks fine, but high CRP is still dangerous for long-term health
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Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment:“All signs point to it being a murder.” – Elon
The security camera wires in the building were cut before his death
There was blood found in two rooms of the apartment
Someone else’s wig was in the room that was not his (what?)
He ordered DoorDash right before allegedly killing himself which seems really strange
There was no suicide note left behind
Sam Altman’s reaction was super weird when Tucker basically accused him
SpaceX This Year Will Deliver Roughly 90% of All Earth Mass to Orbit
Of the remaining 10%, most is done by China
The remaining roughly 4% is everyone else in the world including American domestic competitors
Are We Finally Getting Flying Cars?
Elon guarantees the new Roadster product demo will be unforgettable
“Whether it’s good or bad, it will be unforgettable.” – Elon
Peter Thiel once reflected that the future was supposed to have flying cars but we don’t
Elon smirks: “If Peter wants a flying car, he should be able to buy one.”
When? Hopefully in a couple months
Some crazy crazy technology in this car: “if you took all the James Bond cars and combined them, it’s crazier than that.”
Elon’s Opinion on AI Safety: most important thing is that it be maximally truth-seeking
You don’t force the AI to believe things that are false
We Are Going Bankrupt Without AI and Robotics... “Even with a bunch of savings, the savings like reducing waste and fraud can give us a longer runway but it cannot ultimately pay off our national debt.” – Elon
“The future won’t be a conventional phone.” – Elon
There won’t be operating systems
There won’t be apps
The phone will just display the pixels and make the sounds it anticipates you would most like to receive
Fitness Is an Expression of Capacity, Not Just Effort
True fitness reflects your ability to perform a specific task or output, not how hard you train
Consistently + a well-designed program beats intensity and novelty
Hire one good coach, adhere to the plan for at least 10 weeks, and measure progress before changing direction
Clarity and Intent Derive Adaptation: Always start with a needs analysis: define your goal, then identify “defenders” – the factors currently preventing you from achieving it
Training must have a clear intent, tracked progress, and intelligent variation
Random workouts will still burn calories but help reach a specific goal
Manage Stress Before Chasing Performance
All stress (training, life, sleep, work) fills one stress bucket — overflow leads to injury or burnout
Movement of Your Body Creates the Movement of Lymph
Shoot for at least 7,000 steps per day (stairs are better than a flat surface)
150-200 minutes of zone 2 cardio recommended, but nothing replaces movement throughout the day
Vacuuming and cleaning are all great for your lymphatic system
Trampolines Benefit Your Lymphatic System?
Rebounding (jumping on a small trampoline) is really good for your lymphatic system
“I confess, I own a small trampoline that I jump on in the morning. I just think it’s fun and it turns out to be really good for your lymphatic system.” – Huberman
Why jumping works: lymphatic vessels are one-way, so as you shake the fluid, it’s going up
Specific Sleeping Recommendations:
Sleep on your side
Elevate feet a bit, 5-10 degrees (put a pillow underneath feet for more lymphatic clearance in legs)
Sleep with a pillow that isn’t super flat so your head isn’t tilted down
The lymphatic system fights gravity all the time (don’t want the head falling back)
Maybe have head slightly tilted up (pillow usually accomplishes this)
Sleeping with your head a little bit elevated will also help reduce puffy eyes and a puffy face
Hydration Protocol:
When you wake up, drink 16-32 ounces of water in addition to whatever other fluids (coffee, yerba mate)
Every hour or two, drink 8-16 ounces of water
Yes, you might take a few extra trips to the restroom
The biggest lesson is getting people into the natural state as fast as possible speeds up transformation dramatically
First day goes straight into silence and nature, no talking
Martha Beck’s Idea: the natural world is wordless, animals don’t have verbal minds, thinking about the past and the future
Lions aren’t lying around thinking they messed up that hunt yesterday
There’s a profound chemistry that happens: “as people go into wordlessness and the soundscape starts to work on them, as they start to put their attention on living things and start to feel those archetypal energies that are in the natural world, literally their brain starts to cascade different neurochemistry.” – Boyd
The nervous system goes parasympathetic, and natural inner knowing starts spitting out insights within 24 hours
There’s One Big Rule on Retreats: absolutely no tech. Even checking one email about an HR issue will pop someone out of the state
Why Elite Performers Avoid Constant Intensity:
Example: Marcelo Garcia, before the world championship mat, would be sleeping under the bleachers
They’d be running around trying to find him five minutes before
He’d wake up, and in 200 feet before the mat, he’d switch to a 10, going from rest to full engagement
Not sitting in the middle with 24/7 cortisol and sympathetic overdrive
Everything in nature moves through intensity, rest, intensity, rest