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Your Body Is Keeping Score. Are You Listening?
The science of grip strength just shattered our most flawed mental model: the idea that our physical and mental selves are separate. It's time for a…
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Why We Drink: Deconstructing Alcohol's Flawed Mental Blueprint
If the risks are so clear, why is drinking so deeply programmed into our lives?
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You're Not Lazy. Your Brain's Power Grid is Failing.
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Your Bones Are Not Made of Chalk. They're an Adaptive System Waiting for Your Command.
I just published a piece on the amazing science of rebuilding bone. But it forced me to ask a bigger question: Why are our mental models for bone health…
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Your Anxiety Isn't Just In Your Head. It Might Be an Alarm Bell From Your Body
For years, my own mental model for mood was all about brain chemistry. But new science has forced me to upgrade my thinking
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The Muscle-Brain Connection: How Sarcopenia Threatens Your Mind
Why losing muscle mass might be an early warning sign for cognitive decline
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Your Plan to Get Stronger Keeps Failing. It's Your Mental Blueprint That's Broken.
You can have the perfect biochemical recipe for building muscle, but it will fail every time if you're running it on a flawed operating system. It's…
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