Aubrey Marcus is the CEO and founder of Onnit, a company dedicated to human optimization and peak performance. I like what Aubrey had to say because it’s not just what you’d typically think of when you hear the words “optimize” or “peak...
Aubrey Marcus is the CEO and founder of Onnit, a company dedicated to human optimization and peak performance. I like what Aubrey had to say because it’s not just what you’d typically think of when you hear the words “optimize” or “peak performance.” He says, “You gotta live a life that’s worth living. Live a life that’s well-rounded, balanced and includes the things like having a glass of wine or smoking a joint and making love to your lover, playing with your dog and hanging out, but also being extremely productive, also meditating, also eating right, also training like a beast." And his philosophy is backed up by clinical studies. He really has the science to prove his theories. So I'm testing them all.
Show Notes
Own the Day Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus
Also Mentioned
The Joe Rogan Experience
Kettlebells
My interview with Freeway Rick Ross (the infamous drug dealer and now philanthropist)
Ginko
Acetylcholine system (responsible for memory, sharpness, focus)
Gaba
Dopamine
Serotonin
Boston Center for Memory (this is where Aubrey did his clinical trials for Alpha Brain)
Aubrey’s interview with Tim Ferriss
Aubrey’s interview with Gary Vaynerchuk
Tim Ferris’ video working out with kettlebells
Brody Miller
Rodger Huerta
Zeitgeber (the external cues that help sync your circadian rhythm)
The Human Charger (light emitting earbuds)
Norepinephrine
Chronic stress
Snus (a Swedish tobacco company)
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz
You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Dr. Joe Dispenza
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Island by Aldous Huxley
Sex at Dawn by Cacilda Jethá and Christopher Ryan
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