Most stress comes from not controlling your thoughts. Meditation can help with this. Here's how you do it:

Naval and Andrew Huberman changed my life. I watched hundreds of their videos in the last years. Here are the 20 best lessons I learned that will change your life:

Not having wanting something is as good as having it. You don't get happy by getting a lot of things. You get happy by having few desires.

Walking is extremely underrated. • Improved mood • Improved sleep quality • Improved cognitive performance Start taking daily walks.

Our brains work best in 90-minute cycles. • Set 1-3 goals • Remove distractions • Fully focus on working Repeat this a few times per day for maximum productivity.

Make hard decisions. Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life. When in doubt, go for the decision that's hard now.

Use caffeine properly: • Don’t take caffeine within 90-120min of waking up • Don’t take caffeine 10 hours before going to bed • Don’t take more than 3-4 cups of coffee per day Use this as guidelines, not rules.

Jobs won't make you rich. You won't get rich by renting out your time. Invest or build your own brand. Disconnect your time from your income.

You need leverage to get rich. There are 4 types of leverage: • People (people that work for you) • Money (money that works for you) • Content (articles, podcasts, books) • Code (software that works for you) Code and content are best because they're permissionless.

Exercise multiple times per week. Do 150-200min of zone 2 cardio per week to stay healthy. Lift weights +3x times per week to feel good and look good.

Limit your alcohol intake as much as possible. Frequent drinking leads to more cortisol at baseline. This makes you more stressed and anxious.

Spend more time on the big decisions. • What you do • Where you live • Who you're with If you get these right, you'll have a great life.

Carefully select who you work with. • Low energy → laziness • Low integrity → betrayal • Low intelligence → incompetence Find people with high energy, high integrity, and high intelligence.

Honor your 'body clock'. Not everyone is the same. But it's useful to understand your circadian rhythm:

Pick your desires carefully. "Desire is a contract with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want." Keep your desires limited to the biggest one(s).

Pursue real dopamine. • Goals • Nature • Exercise • Cold exposure • Social connections Optimize your dopamine.

Take the right supplements to optimize your body: • Omega 3 • Vitamin D • L-theanine • Magnesium • Healthy diet • Ashwaganda • Multivitamins Garbage in, garbage out.

Get a morning routine. The most important part is that it works for you. Here's Huberman's routine for inspiration:

Integrity is a combination of: • What you do • What you say • What you think All need to be aligned.

You control your input. You don't control your outcomes. So focus only on what you can control. Be impatient with actions but patient with results.

Money won't make you happy. But lack of money will make you unhappy. Money will give you more time and tools to be happy.

Content creation is another habit that changed my life. I made a course to help you get started. Click here to get it (free):

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