• Tips for improved cognition: Sleep, exercise, maintain good metabolic health & low risk of cardiovascular disease, give yourself blocks of time for focused work

• Exercise for cognitive health: Train cardio in a ratio of 80:20, Zone 2:VO2 max

• Your emotions matter but don’t just take them at face value; use them as cue to dive deeper below the surface and consider the origin
• Considerations for emotional health: (1) Sense of purpose; (2) Satisfaction and joy; (3) achievement; (4) Quality of relationships; (5) Self-regulation; (6) Distress tolerance

• Take out your phone and voice record a description of what you would say to a friend if they just committed the same act you were just about to punish in yourself
• For example, instead of yelling at yourself for burning dinner, pull out your phone and record yourself talking to a friend who is upset they just burned dinner – you will find yourself much kinder to them than yourself
• With practice, you will still remember the incident happened, but you will be able to move on easier without it ruining the day

• The cereal is processed and made of junkier ingredients in the US than other places – but should you be eating the cereal in the first place?

Dr Peter Attia is a physician, longevity expert, podcaster and an author.

• Success in business is all about culture, and bringing the very best people along with you as you embrace that culture
• In negotiation, the other person should feel like they got more than what they thought they were going to get
• The most important person in a company is the one who interacts with the customer
• You want to work with people who have fight in them; work with people who can bounce back from defeat
• Keep your word, work as hard as you can, and give it all you got 

My guest today is Ken Langone. Ken is a legendary American businessman best known for his co-founding of Home Depot. He is also a former director of the New York Stock Exchange and a passionate philanthropist. He shares with us a lifetime's worth of wisdom, building Home Depot into a powerhouse and prioritizing his employees above all else. He says he still “bleeds orange” to this day. You’ll hear as he recounts his business endeavors, his strict belief in keeping your word, and his true pride in his country, which he knows to be the land of opportunity. We discuss his work with Ross Perot, the idea of an upside-down hierarchy, and the power of loyalty. For anyone who may find it easier to follow along, we have a transcript of the episode on joincolossus.com. Please enjoy this conversation with Ken Langone.  

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• Hormones do not act alone; they interact with many organs and neurotransmitters in the body
• Testosterone & estrogen are more than just sex hormones –

• Estrogen in females is important for bone growth, energy, muscle development, endurance, physical movement/urge to take action
• Testosterone in males plays a role in mood, bone growth and development, muscle mass, and strength

We think of estrogen and testosterone as the female and male sex hormones and they may seem kind of gross (is that just Josh?), but that simple understanding is way off. A magical biochemical dance between the two creates everything from bones to moods.

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Tom Bilyeu answers questions from the Impact Theory community and covers topics like the "Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell, the evolution of mythology, and Millennials and the culture of the workplace.

Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world.

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• Dunbar’s number suggests that humans can maintain about 150 relationships at a given time 
• Humans have spent most of our lives in smaller, hunter-gatherer groups; existing together in large cities is a relatively new thing for the species 
• The best predictor of your mental and physical health – in addition to how long you are going to live into the future – is the number and quality of your closest relationships 
• There is a correlation between the number of friends people claim to have and the size of certain regions in their brains 
• “If you really want to live forever, just make sure you have five friends.” – Robin Dunbar 
• The emotional closeness of a relationship is highly correlated to the amount of time invested in it 
• Laughter, singing, and storytelling are how we foster emotional closeness with others without physical touch 
• Homophily is the tendency for people to seek out or be attracted to those who are similar to themselves; this is the driving force behind friendships 
• Face-to-face relationships are paramount: there is a significant difference between bonding with something in your head and with someone in the real world

My guest today is Robin Dunbar. Robin is a biological anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, and specialist in primate behavior. He is the man behind Dunbar’s number, a theory about the number of stable relationships we can maintain at once. Robin unravels the thread of research that led him to Dunbar’s number and describes how this plays into every single person’s layers of human connection. It was fascinating to hear how his findings on social circles have implications for optimally structuring businesses and organizations, as well as the idea of homophily, all of which Robin thoughtfully explains. It was a treat to get to explore these topics with Robin Dunbar himself so please enjoy this great conversation.  

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This is Zack Fuss. Today we are breaking down the Mitsubishi Corporation. In Japan, the business model of a trading company is prominent. The big five trading companies caught the attention of global investors in 2020, when Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a major stake in all of them: Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Itochu, Marubeni, and Sumitomo. Today's Berkshire stake is nearly 10%.  

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• The future is now with stem cell treatments for longevity – stem cell treatments can be targeted, dosed, and have predictable outcomes like pharmaceuticals

• In early trials, stem cells transplanted into the brain created new dopamine neurons and put Parkinson’s disease into remission

• Look out for klotho, NK cell treatments, placental implants, and Vagus nerve blocks to become common practice

Are you tired of feeling the effects of aging, like sluggish muscles, persistent inflammation, and a general slowdown? Imagine receiving a treatment that not only decelerates these processes but also enhances muscle growth and restores your energy at the cellular level.

In this episode, Dr. Adeel Khan, a repeat guest, unveils the revolutionary treatments offered at his clinic, Eterna Health, such as follistatin gene therapy and Klotho injections. These cutting-edge treatments combat the aging process, helping you feel youthful and vibrant — stay tuned to hear about my personal experience during my visit to his Cabo location.

As the CEO and founder of Eterna Health, a revolutionary concept in specialized healthcare, Dr. Khan's allure extends beyond borders. Patients from across the globe seek out his unwavering dedication to understanding cellular physiology and the art of cellular repair, leading to collaborations with scientists in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Dubai, Italy, and Japan.

Dr. Khan’s grand vision reaches beyond personal success. His ultimate aspiration is to democratize regenerative medicine, making it affordable and accessible to people from all walks of life.

Join Dr. Khan and me as we explore the benefits of cutting-edge treatments for slowing down the aging process, enhancing muscle growth, improving overall health, and innovative approaches to regenerative medicine, shedding light on the future of anti-aging therapies.

Oh, and if you didn't catch our first interview together, I highly recommend checking that out here: “The Difference Between Getting Stem Cells Internationally Vs. The USA, Peptides, Testosterone & Hormones, Tissue Engineering, DNA Editing, Truths & Myths Of Regenerative Medicine & More.”

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• A common interpretation across civilizations is that solar eclipses happen when the people on earth have done something bad 
• Another popular interpretation of solar eclipses is that when humans were fighting too much on Earth, the sun and the moon would begin to fight in the sky
• In ancient civilizations, evidence of human sacrifices is common in places where eclipses occurred 
• Today is the most cosmically perfect time in the history of the universe; the fact that we can see eclipses at all is a complete coincidence 
• In 620 million years, the moon will be far away enough from Earth that we will no longer have total eclipses, only partial eclipses
• No other rocky planet in the solar system has a moon large enough to cause a total eclipse 
• After the April 8th, 2024 solar eclipse, the next viewable solar eclipse in the United States won’t be until 2040 

Scientific American's Lee Billings and Clara Moskowitz join Rachel this week to talk all things eclipse.

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For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly misunderstood and controversial cognitive difficulty there is. Some people think it’s a gift, some people think it doesn’t even exist. Learn more in this classic episode.

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• The key question to consider about work and productivity: “How do we produce stuff, and be proud and ambitious about what we are doing, but also not burn out?” 
• Pseudo-productivity places too great an emphasis on looking busy but not creating anything of value; it is busyness for the sake of busyness because measuring productivity any other way in the knowledge work sector is too difficult  
• Do not shatter your day into fragments so small that you get nothing meaningful done 
• History’s greatest knowledge workers worked very slowly 
• Doing fewer things at once will enable you to accomplish more things 
• Your results are determined by intensity in the short term and consistency in the long term 
• Never give a yes or a no in the room; not saying yes or no in the room creates psychological distance from the decision 
• “Busyness” is attractive to people because it is a goal that they can succeed at; if a person wants to be busy, they will be busy   
• Signal to others that you are very careful about your time
• “People who obsess over quality grow antibodies to busyness.” – Cal Newport 

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author.