Death by Comfort - Paul Taylor
Summary
- The dangers of a sedentary lifestyle
How the book changed me
- Conviction to keep trying hard things and get out of my comfort zone
Details
- Stress preconditioning helps build resilience to stress
- A certain amount of stress helps us stay challenged in our work
- Chronic stress has a negative impact on our brains
- Every 30 minutes try to get out of breath with some exercise
- People who walk briskly regularly develop bigger brains
- A job that involves physical activity is a significant hidden benefit
- People can take away everything from you except your choice on how to react
- Mindful breathing helps control stress and put your mind in optimal state for performance
- REM sleep is important for emotional regulation
- The most important factor for sleep is regularity
- Obesity can spread through a friend network by association
- Having a real life friend increases chances of you being happy by 15%
- We are hard wired to help others
- He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Mentally rehearsing something makes it easier to accomplish
- Create a scaffold for your goals