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We hope you're enjoying the festive break. Here are three of the best health-focused things that we found useful this year...
Book: From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
The core concept of the book claims that a fulfilling second half of life depends on deliberately shifting from success based on personal achievement to success based on wisdom and service. More plainly: what makes you successful early in life will not make you happy later—and that’s okay if you adapt.
This can be directly linked to your gym goals too. You may be happier in your journey if you move from trying to hit personal bests, or from trying to feel like 25, into something more consistent and sustainable. Moving from "How do I dominate?" to "How do I last?" Moving from proving something to taking care of something.
Brooks would call it shifting from fluid strength (performance, ego, intensity) to crystallized strength (consistency, wise judgment, sustainability).
Anyway, it's a great book with a ton of takeaways that are too many for this small write-up.
💥 From Strength to Strength
Short Video (4m 34s): How to Fix Your Attention Span by Dan Pink
Dan Pink explains that our attention spans are being steadily eroded by constant digital distraction, but they’re not broken beyond repair. He argues that focus is a skill we can rebuild by deliberately shaping our environment and habits—reducing interruptions, working in defined blocks, taking real breaks, and tying what we do to a clear sense of purpose.
The key takeaway is that sustained attention doesn’t come from willpower alone; it comes from designing your day so focus is the default, not the exception.
💥 How to Fix Your Attention Span (Before It's Too Late)
Article: Thinking About the 5 to 9, Not the 9 to 5 by Amanda Goetz
There are lots of productivity tips out there (and a whole bunch of grifting!) when it comes to claiming back your time. What we like about this article by Amanda Goetz is the conscious choice of what you do in the hours after work by switching into a different character. Monday you become an "Athlete", Tuesday the "Friend/Socialite", Friday the "Explorer" and so on.
💥 The Method I Used to Reclaim 72 Hours a Week
Happy New Year when it comes!
Kevin & Victoria
P.S. This is the most wholesome thing we read over the holidays
P.P.S. A quick reminder that we've extended the Boxing Day deals to Tuesday. Sale ends at midnight.
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