Sapiens is a wondrous chronicle of the extraordinary history of the human species - from apes to rulers of the world. How did millions of years of evolution get us here? Why are the cognitive, agricultural and scientific revolutions pivotal moments in history and what uncertainty lies ahead of us? Everybody reading this is a Homosapien, yet almost …

Is the 48 laws of power evil? Is Robert Greene evil? Maybe the line between good and evil runs through every human heart...

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In the last chapter of Atomic Habits, we discuss how to review your habits, break beliefs that hold you back and break down the 'secret to long-lasting results'. As habits become automatic you can become less sensitive to feedback and can fall into mindless repetition and stop thinking about how to do better. Habits can lock us into rigid patterns …

To maintain the sustainability of habits for most people they need to work on tasks that are just on the edge of their capabilities. The Goldilocks rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that on right on the edge of their current abilities. (Not too hard, not too easy - just right). Atomic Habits - Chapter 19: The …

The following conversation with Paris Triantis discusses beauty, architecture, struggle, abandonment, mindfulness, purpose and environmental design. Paris Triantis is lecturer at the Design Factory Melbourne, a Graduate of architecture and a member of the MedTech Victoria research team at Swinburne. Paris holds a Bachelor and Honours degree inDesig…

Life is a series of games that we all play. How do we determine which games are best suited for our character and biology? How do we find the games, habits and overall purpose where the odds are stacked in our favour? To read more on this topic I wrote a Medium article about it here: https://alexanderemmanual.medium.com/freeing-myself-from-the-game…

The secret to maximising your success is to choose the right field of competition that suits your biological framework. How can we choose things that shift the playing field so we can run downhill instead of uphill? Choosing things that suit our natural aptitude, skills and talents. Play a game where the odds are stacked in your favour. That's what…

Accountability partners are a powerful way to increase productivity and adherence to a task by creating an immediate cost to inaction by creating a social cost to poor behaviour. Atomic Habits - Chapter 17: Accountability Partners. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alexanderemmanual INSTAG…

How To Stick With Good Habit Every Day - Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 16. How do we incentivise good habits and how can habit tracking change your life for the better? You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alexanderemmanual DISCORD: https://discord.gg/3KbzXmStcG INSTAGRAM: https://www.in…

The following conversation is with two great men who I love dearly, Jeremey Borzillo and Chris Dikranis. We have a lot of fun talking about everything and anything under the sun about science, coaching, psychology, work ethic, strength training and a lot more craziness. 0:00 Intro & Chimps 4:00 J Hole Moletti 6:00 Being Too Serious 13:20 Nutrition …

How does instant gratification affect the brain? Why do the most successful people delay gratification? How can you be one of them? This chapter discusses the mismatch between immediate and delayed rewards and how to turn instant gratification to your advantage. I have just written an article on this topic that goes into what I believe is an even m…

The following conversation discusses human evolution, success, reflections on 2021, the music industry, Kanye West and plans for the future with Thade Grey (formerly Alexander Mann). 0:00 Chimps 7:30 Zoo's & Evolution 13:00 Traveling 16:30 What Is Success 30:00 Overpopulation 44:00 Nuclear Power & Nuclear Weapons 52:30 Human Evolution & Technology …

Implementation intentions will change your life and productivity. Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 14: How To Make Good Habits Inevitable & Bad Habits Impossible. This chapter discusses the act of locking in your future actions when you’re mind is in the right place rather than letting your desires and cravings take you at the moment. You can pur…

How do you set goals in 2022? You don't. You do something much more effective. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alexanderemmanual INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanua…

To see the past year review document it's available here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alexanderemmanual INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall MEDIUM: http://m…

The following conversation discusses ayahuasca experiences, masculinity and feminity, working smart vs hard, death and joy with Amelia Schrader - yoga teacher, naturopath and owner of Axis Yoga. https://www.instagram.com/amelia.schrader/ https://www.instagram.com/axisyoga_/ 0:00 Intro & Self Criticism 3:00 The Art Of Conversation 12:40 Amelia's Aya…

Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 13: Stop Procrastinating Using The 2 Minute Rule. The habits we follow without thinking often determine the choices you make when you are thinking. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alexanderemmanual INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall…

The following conversation with former co-owners of Orphic Education Alex Karamouzis & Matt Witbreuk discusses behind the scenes of what it took for us to own and operate an RTO Certificate III/IV provider that certified Personal Trainers. We discuss the most formidable challenges, the life lessons we learnt and explain why made the difficult decis…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 12: The Law of Least Effort: ou can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderemmanuall/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/alexanderemmanual WEBSITE: https://alexanderemmanual.com/ FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/AlexanderEmmanual TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aemmanuall M…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 11: Law 3: Make It Easy Chapter 11: Walk Slowly, But Never Backward (Action vs Motion). If you've struggled with procrastination, putting off important projects and are constantly seeking perfection as it slows down your progress, this chapter should be resourceful. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://a…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 10: How To Find & Fix The Causes of Your Bad Habits. Where do cravings come from? How can you reprogram your brain to enjoy hard habits? And what are strategies you can use to associate hard habits with one's you already enjoy? You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76 INSTAGRAM: https://www.i…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 9: The Role of Family & Friends In Shaping Your Habits. One of the deepest human desires is to feel like they belong. If you get separated from the tribe your survival is small. The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. Those who learn to collaborate and improvise prevail. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: h…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 8: How To Make A Habit Irresistible. Habits are dopamine-driven feedback loops. By understanding basic neurophysiology we can learn where we self sabotage ourselves through reward prediction errors and how we can use strategies like temptation bundling to make habits more attractive. You can purchase Atomic Habi…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 7: The Secret To Self Control. How do we resolve our addictions, manage our bad habits and work smarter instead of harder? People think it's just about a lack of self-control and discipline. That idea is deeply embedded in our society and to an extent, it’s true, but it's not just about working harder, it's abou…

The following conversation dives into Ethan Fleming's mission to pull a Jeep 100km to complete 'the world's strongest ultra'. We discuss Ethan's upbringing and how it moulded him, abuse, mental strategies to combatting suffering and pain and everything he has done to prepare for his most formidable challenge yet - what it takes to pull a 2-ton car …

The following conversation presents the story of how journalist Silvia Foti uncovered lies about the history of her grandfather who was responsible for killing thousands in the holocaust. This memoir becomes much more significant when she later discovers the Lithuanian government has been ignoring and lying about their participation in contributing…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 6: Motivation Is Overrated - Environment Matters More. This chapter discusses how to design your environment for ultimate success and productivity and how motivation is not what we need more of, it's smarter environmental design. You can purchase Atomic Habits here: https://amzn.to/2RDik76…

The following conversation is with world-renowned US trainer Broderick Chavez. Broderick's expertise is in understanding how to use performance-enhancing drugs to maximise the performance of Olympians and IFBB Pros. We discuss the considerations one should make on calculating the risk to benefits ratio of taking PEDs, strategies to minimise the cos…

The following conversation is with Dr Mary Grabar the author of 'Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America.' Through the lens of history, we discuss the divisive and false tactics used to equate America with the exact opposite qualities of its founding freedom: an undisruptable cycle of oppression. Mary gives a historical acco…

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 5: The Best Way To Start A New Habit. This chapter discusses how to utilise powerful strategies like implementation intentions and habit stacking to maximise adherence and consistency for a habit you're trying to begin.

Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 4 -The Man Who Didn’t Look Right. This chapter discusses strategies to build awareness and recognition of habits such as the notecard strategy and pattern interrupt strategies to stop destructive habits in their track.

Atomic Habits Book Summary Chapter 3 - 4 Steps To Better Habits. Discussing why your brain builds habits, whether routine and habits restrict or free you and the neurological feedback habit loop.

Atomic Habits Book Summary - Chapter 2: Habits Shape Your Identity. Most people build outcome based habits instead of identity based habits. The problem here is the direction of change. We should instead focus on who we want to become instead of what superficially wants. True habit change is identity change.…

The quality of our habits determines the quality of our lives. Do your habits support and build you, or diminish and slow you? Atomic Habits is one of the best books I've read on how to take supreme control over your life through the theory and practical application of how to change your behaviour and psychology. Every chapter contains profound rea…

The following conversation Amelia Schrader discusses the purpose of life, managing and building healthy relationships, ikigai, Amelia's experience with psychics and setting boundaries. Amelia Schrader ​is a yoga teacher, educator and owner of Axis Yoga. You can be taught by her by signing up to her online yoga teaching classes here: https://axisyog…

36 teachings from Ancient Egypt's Ptahhotep. Well before many of the philosophers, we glorify today there was the wisdom of Ptahhotep, a vizier (highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh). The instructions of Ptahhotep addresses various virtues that are necessary to live a good life. They were written with the purpose to pass on to his…

Is it riskier to get the COVID-19 vaccine or get COVID-19? This video aim's to objectively summarise the literature on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and how to interpret and critically evaluate the data to make an informed decision on the risk associated with receiving the vaccine versus not. However, this video does not just analyse the empirical ev…

“We all need to be aware of our personal calling. What is a personal calling? It is God’s blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend.” “However, we don’t all have the courage to confront our own dream. Why? There are four obstacles." In this vide…

Many people called 2020 the 'worst year of their life' or the 'year from hell'. Consider how that perspective may be aiding in creating the conditions you say you don't want. Maybe we can use the fire of suffering to sharpen our sword so we can fight future battles with more courage and strength. "Within every adversity is an equal or greater benef…

2020 was one of the best years of my life for the multitude of gifts it gave me in the form of these 30 profound lessons I learnt. Maybe we should all hop off the treadmill of life for a moment and force ourselves to pause and reflect on how the never-ending adversity of life gifts us with many silver linings...we just have to have our eyes open to…

The following conversation with Daniel DeBrocke discusses the art and science of mastering and managing habits, the psychology of food and nutrition, dealing with eating disorders and how Daniel plans to achieve ambitious goals like his goal to squat 1000Lb, bench press 600Lb and deadlift 900Lb raw. Daniel DeBrocke (StackedStrength) is a strength c…

The following conversation centres around Socionomics, the science of history and social prediction which aims to understand how social mood influences the social actions of the individual and a population at large. This conversation is with the Director of Socionomics Institute, Matt Lampert and has many practical implications to how psychology, b…

The following conversation is with David Tuck, the Head of Mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Australia. Our conversation centres around how the ICRC manages international humanitarian law, humanitarian aid, armed conflicts and the risk and consequences of nuclear war. David leads a team who work closely with governm…

This conversation is with Col Buz Carpenter, an Air Force pilot most famous for being 1/85 humans in history to fly the fastest operational fighter jet ever made, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird where he executed global reconnaissance missions. Buz also served as a C-141 aircraft commander during Desert Storm and Desert Shield and flew RF-4Cs in the V…

In the 2nd year of the Peloponnesian War (one of the worlds greatest world wars), 430 BCE, an outbreak of plague erupted in Athens. In 2020 the world is/did experience its own plague of sorts, the purpose of this is to document the severity of one of histories worst plagues in hopes it provides a valuable perspective of a forgotten history for thos…

This conversation with Ben LaChance discusses the habits and systems it takes to create and manage a team of high performing athletes in collegiate sport, the habits and principles that underpin a winning culture, how to develop buy-in and trust from people and the physical preparation plan Ben uses in the weight room to get the most of his athlete…

This conversation is with Andrew Menechian discusses the psychology of changing habits, Andrew's most valuable habits he performs daily, the effect of social media smartphone use on our brain and how Andrew changed his habits around that, lessons learnt through martial arts, harmful foods that people don't realise, developing a healthy relationship…

This conversation with Abigail Shrier centres around the recent explosion in gender dysphoria rates in young girls and unpacks the suspected root causes. I did my best to discuss topics and ask questions she has not talked about before to uncover more of the nuance behind these tricky subjects. We extend the conversation to how we can facilitate th…