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Ron Paul, libertarian former congressman and presidential candidate, joins me on the show to talk about Bitcoin, Libertarianism and Freedom in Money.

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• As a founder, know what your investors expect from you
• “I spent a lot of time hanging out with founders, hanging out with early employees, working at an early-stage startup. I think that’s the best thing that you could do.” – Sahil Lavingia
• You are the average of your five friends
• The most important skill is the ability to save other people time
• Skills that Sahil looks for when hiring:
  • 1. Great communicators
  • 2. Strong writers
  • 3. Transactional people who know what they want and aren’t looking for a “packaged relationship”
• To write a great tweet, learn to be an observer – pay attention
• Focus on the moment – tell your brain, this is important!
• Find your writing voice in pithy observations

Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an online marketplace for creators. In this conversation Sahil and Shane cover building a billion dollar business, the most critical skills for success, how he hires, his worst mistake, the patterns of success and failure and so much more.

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• “If we are going to be serious about the business of delaying onset of death, we have to be serious about the business of delaying the onset of chronic disease.” – Peter Attia
• Insulin resistance is the root cause of diabetes and downstream chronic disease
• Diabetes amplifies atherosclerotic disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer
• About 50% of people with insulin resistance are asymptomatic
• Young, lean adults are presenting with profound insulin resistance in muscle with no problems in the liver
• Understanding insulin resistance will be critical for preventing and treating disease
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) allows us to get biochemical information of metabolites (i.e., glucose) and key intermediates inside cells

We discuss:

• Gerald’s background and interest in metabolism and insulin resistance (4:30);
• Insulin resistance as a root cause of chronic disease (8:30);
• How Gerald uses NMR to see inside cells (12:00);
• Defining and diagnosing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (19:15);
• The role of lipids in insulin resistance (31:15);
• Confirmation of glucose transport as the root problem in lipid-induced insulin resistance (40:15);
• The role of exercise in protecting against insulin resistance and fatty liver (50:00);
• Insulin resistance in the liver (1:07:00);
• The evolutionary explanation for insulin resistance—an important tool for surviving starvation (1:17:15);
• The critical role of gluconeogenesis, and how it’s regulated by insulin (1:22:30);
• Inflammation and body fat as contributing factors to insulin resistance (1:32:15);
• Treatment approaches for fatty liver and insulin resistance, and an exciting new pharmacological approach (1:41:15);
• Metformin’s mechanism of action and its suitability as a longevity agent (1:58:15);
• More.

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• Time constraints are real – you can be fit with 2-3 days of exercise
• Take your lifestyle and fit a workout into your schedule, not the other way around
• You have to increase your metabolism to lose weight in a sustainable way
• If you are eating and exercising properly, your physique will change but don’t expect your weight to go down immediately – muscle is more dense than fat
• Take care of yourself like you’re someone worth taking care of

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin detail the challenges of being a mom, healthy body fat percentages for women, how to speed up the metabolism, and what it takes to build a fit mom body.

• The reasons why women are the largest fitness consumer. (2:33)
• The common challenges faced for moms looking to get fit. (5:28)
• The importance of building your metabolism the right way. (11:28)
• The rhyme and reason behind constructing a workout program to fit your lifestyle. (14:32)
• The foundational impact of MAPS Anabolic and why women should start with it. (17:25)
• Don’t focus on the scale! (21:32)
• The benefits of intermediately adding High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) when time is limited and what to watch out for. (24:11)
• Tackling the issue of limited access to equipment with MAPS Anywhere and why momentum and consistency are key when starting a program. (29:54)
• Creating the right mindset behind nutrition through intuitive eating. (33:30)
• Utilizing all the free resources that Mind Pump provides. (38:38)

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• FLASH SALE: Fit Mom Bundle 50% off! (Promo code - “MOM50” at checkout)
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• Mind Pump #1422: How To Build A Sexy Dad Bod
• MAPS Fitness Anabolic | Muscle Adaptation Programming System
• Mind Pump #1387: Turning Your Body Into A Fat-Burning Machine
• MAPS Macro Calculator
• MAPS Prime Webinar
• Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
• Mind Pump Free Resources

• “To be brilliant you have to be irrational” – Rory Sutherland
  • Nearly all disproportionately successful businesses obtained their success because of, not despite, some seemingly irrational component in their offering
  • “Conventional marketing approaches probably encourage us to make products that are kind of ok” Rory Sutherland
• The Adult Entertainment industry has adopted many technologies well before other businesses
• If people don’t behave according to our theory, it’s likely that the theory is wrong, not people’s behavior
  • Human behavior is the result of thousands of years of evolution
• If you’re selling a product online, don’t overwhelm customers with too many choices

Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.

2020 is the year of change. Human behaviour is far less rational and sophisticated than we might claim. Combine these two and you have the ideal breeding ground for a Rory episode.

Expect to learn what Rory thinks about my new Bear or Bull game, his opinions TikTok and OnlyFans, why sticking your genitals in a Dyson AirBlade is a bad idea, how Rory would advise Boris, why credit card numbers are ridiculous and much more...

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