Quotes of the Day

The worst time to make a major purchase is when you are feeling down. [2010] - Tom Rath

In a study that looked at the effect of strength training in 62 frail seniors, the subjects who did only strength training for 6 months gained no muscle mass. Another group of subjects was given protein supplementation (via a protein shake); those subjects added an average of about 3 pounds of lean mass. The extra protein likely made the difference. Similar results have been found in multiple other studies, although it remains unclear whether protein supplementation helps to improve muscle "strength" as well as muscle mass. We don't store protein in the way we store fat (in fat cells) or glucose (as glycogen). If you consume more protein than you can synthesize into lean mass, you'll simply excrete the excess in your urine as urea. [2023] - Peter Attia

Melatonin simply provides the official instruction to commence the event of sleep, but does not participate in the sleep race itself. For these reasons melatonin is not a powerful sleep aid in and of itself, at least not for healthy, non-jet-lagged individuals. [2017] - Matthew Walker

The journalist Annette Schaefer referenced several commuting-related studies in her article in Scientific American. She says people with longer commutes are less happy. They spend far less time with their families and on their hobbies. Commuting also affects their health. Remember, time is the only nonrenewable resource we have. That’s why we should treasure it. If we choose to work at a job we hate because it pays a lot of money, we’re trading something precious for something that won’t necessarily improve our lives. If we want to maximize our health and happiness, that’s worth remembering. [2022] - Andrew Hallam

Make it a habit to associate only with the kind of people that you like, admire, respect, and want to be like. [2004] - Brian Tracy