Text Hawk to 66866 for "Mindful Monday" - A highly curated email to help you start your week off with intellectual curiosity, rigor, and thoughtfulness

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• "We are wired for laziness. It takes conscious thought to do the harder thing."
• What Micheal learned from The Pope... If you have a question, go directly to the source.
• The science-backed ways to slow down time?
  • Learn and do new things. Get off "auto-pilot" mode.
• Benefits of thinking about death?
  • Michael learned in Bhutan why we should think about death...
    • In the United States, we rarely think about death—especially our own death. And when we do, it tends to make us sad and uncomfortable. But there are powerful benefits to regularly contemplating the fact that our time in this world will eventually come to an end. The shift in perspective can be profound and lead to a kind of deeply felt and enduring appreciation for life.
• Michael's love for his mom: "My mom got sober when my dad was in rehab. That's how my favorite story I've ever written starts. It's about my mom, a single parent who taught me everything I need to know about being a man. As I was writing that story five years ago, my mom was battling cancer. She'd just finished chemotherapy and was undergoing radiation. Doctors officially deemed my mom "cured" from cancer. In the story I wrote, "Have you ever played tug-of-war with a pit bull? It’ll pull until you quit or it dies. That’s Lynda Easter."
• How Michael dealt with alcohol - “I saw a choice. Option 1, do nothing. Cling to complacency and the numbing lifestyle that would ultimately end badly but allow me to keep drinking. Or option 2. Get uncomfortable. Ditch my liquid comfort blanket. I hadn’t a clue where this second option would take me or if I could even pull it off. And I was terrified.”
• Take The Stairs: A mantra I try to live by when traveling – “Take the stairs.” When there is an escalator and stairs, always take the stairs. If you’re fortunate enough to have legs that work, then take the stairs.
  • Be a 2 percenter… 98% of people take the escalator at the airport. Take the stairs.
• Exercise: Exercise grows the hippocampus in the brain. This is something that is shrunken in people who suffer from depression. We exercise 14 times less than our ancestors.
  • "We've engineered movement out of our lives."
• Michael traveled 30,000 miles around the world, met with experts ranging from Harvard researchers and Icelandic geneticists to Buddhist Lamas and Special Forces soldiers, and also spent more than a month in the remote Alaskan backcountry.
• "Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild."
• "If you want to improve your life, you have to go through discomfort."
• The benefits of boredom - Michael spent time in the Arctic on a hunt. It's very boring to sit on the hills for hours. But, boredom created ideas. It's evolutionary discomfort. In those boring times, Michael thought about ideas and wrote chapters of his book.
• "Your life is a culmination of that which you are aware of." - William James
• Go out in nature. Take walks.

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Polina Pompliano is studying the world's most interesting people & companies. She is the Founder & Author of The Profile. Polina is a former writer at  Fortune. Some of the people she’s written a profile on are: Martha Stewart, Keanu Reeves, and The Rock. I am a paid subscriber and love her work.

Notes:

• Sustained excellence comes from being obsessively curious about what you do… And knowing that failure is part of the process. It’s how you choose to respond that matters. Examples: Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Martha Stewart.
• The advice she received from David Perell (also a previous podcast guest). He said, “Everything you put into the world is a vehicle for serendipity.” Polina wrote a profile on The Rock. She had no idea he would share it four times on all platforms.
• Create your own personal board of advisors. Listen to criticism, but only from people who want you to win. Only from people who care about you doing well. Not from trolls online.
• "Consistency is the best way to earn trust. – Name a relationship in your life where you trust someone who is inconsistent. You can’t. That’s because we don’t trust people — whether it’s in work, business, or relationships — who constantly break their promises. Since I started The Profile three years ago, I have never missed a single week."
• Criticism: "I once heard Kat Cole say that one of the biggest lessons she has learned after years of business experience is to put your ego aside and improve from criticism. She said, “Anytime you’re criticized, assume first that it’s correct.” The act of simply considering that a fraction of the criticism may be accurate will keep you learning, unlearning, fixing, and ultimately, gaining respect."
• How to Find Ideas: "It’s about being obsessed with the details. A great idea typically masquerades as a question in a friend’s text message, a quote in a documentary, a line in a book, or an observation on a walk."
• Creativity: "I can't get new ideas staring at a blank page. Creativity, for me, requires motion. When you go on a walk, you can turn your world into an idea-generating sensorium, and ideas will spring up from the most unlikely sources. There is one thing that's absolutely certain about creativity: It's an active process, not a passive one. The best ideas come when you become curious, aware, interested."
• Daniel Ek – Makers schedule versus a Managers schedule. This is from Paul Graham. I wrote it about it in my first book, Welcome to Management.
• Marriage: "In 2013, I asked my great-grandmother what she had learned from 53 years of marriage. She said, “When you’re young and beautiful like we were, falling in love is easy. But you have to fall in love with someone’s soul — because you will get old, but the soul will never change.”"
• "I don’t like to gamble, but if there is one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” - Beyonce
• How to attract more luck into your life? – Written by George Mack (published by Polina)
  • Avoid Boring People
  • Have a luck razor
  • Have a Poker mindset
• Polina desires to help you "improve your content diet." Instead of binging TV shows and scrolling through random social media, read The Profile.
• How to be more creative:
  • Take a walk
  • Allow room for serendipity
  • Look at the footnotes of books
• What Polina learned from James Clear: When he doesn't read enough, he doesn't have the ideas to write about. Reading helps generate ideas. Have a stack of books everywhere in your house and office.
• Why leaders should write?
  • It creates clarity of thought.
    • "I can tell that you're thinking is sloppy if your writing is sloppy."
• Every single word of a post matters. It's about being precise. Precision is so important when it comes to writing. You have to clearly think it through to create precision with thought and writing.
• Storytelling - Get rid of the generic, fluffy writing.
  • People enjoy profiles because it takes you inside the mind of a person.
• Life/Career advice:
  • Don't tie your identity to something that can be taken away from you.

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Brady Quinn set 36 records at The University of Notre Dame.  He graduated from Notre Dame as one of their greatest football players ever. Along with the likes of Joe Montana, Tony Rice, and Rocket Ismail… He was drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Browns in the 2007 NFL Draft.  He currently serves as one of the main analysts on Saturday’s “Big Noon Kickoff” on FS1. He's one of the only people broadcasting both collegiate and NFL games. Now, he’s on the radio every morning:  "2 Pros and a Cup of Joe" show he hosts with LaVar Arrington and Jonas Knox.

AJ Hawk is the all-time leading tackler in Green Bay Packers history. He won a National Championship at Ohio State University and was voted captain of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl-winning team in the 2010-2011 season. He was inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame in 2019. Currently, he is a co-host on The Pat McAfee Show which airs weekdays on YouTube.

Notes:

• Playing quarterback: “You can find the intangibles of being a quarterback in almost every profession in the world. There’s nothing like it.” – Brady Quinn
  • You must be efficient and effective as a communicator.
  • You have to prepare for all of the "what if" scenarios - "Have a plan, work the plan, plan for the unexpected."
  • You have to be a great listener
  • You need to be curious to ask the right questions
  • "The quarterback runs the show. They need to be the person that you can go to when there are problems." - AJ
• Why has AJ resonated with viewers on The Pat McAfee Show:
  • "You're relatable. People liked you for being a Super Bowl-winning linebacker, but they didn't know you then. They get to know you now on your show and they see that you're like them. They can relate to you." - Brady
• Dad Life - "Discipline is love. Do the hard thing. Don't take the easy way out." - Brady
• The Fiesta Bowl - AJ (the All-American linebacker from Ohio State) vs. Brady (the All-American Quarterback from Notre Dame)
• High-pressure situations:
  • Must be prepared so you can let your instincts take over
  • Need to learn from past failures to improve the next time
  • Must work on the little things every day so they become ingrained habits
• The Draft - Your ultimate golf group. You can choose any person
  • Brady:
    • Chopper Quinn (Brady's dad)
    • Elon Musk
    • Chris Farley
    • Tiger Woods
    • Will Ferrell
  • Ryan:
    • George Washington
    • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
    • Eddie Vedder
    • Kobe Bryant
    • Steve Carell
  • AJ:
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Sean Casey
    • Charles Barkley
    • Tom Cruise
    • Pierro Manzoni

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Max Lugavere is the author of the New York Times best-seller Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life. He appears regularly on the Dr. Oz Show, the Rachael Ray Show, and The Doctors. His latest book is called Genius Kitchen - Over 100 Easy & Delicious Recipes to make your brain sharp, body strong, and taste buds happy.

• "A healthy person has 100 wishes. A sick person has 1."
• This subject became personal for Max when his mother, Kathy, was given a diagnosis of dementia, and he devoted himself to her care. She died in 2018. “Now that Mom is gone, I am even more obsessed with the topic.”
• Shop in the perimeter of the supermarket. Reach for nutrient-dense foods.
• Lifestyle changes that will 10x the quality of your life:
  • Getting 8-9 hours of sleep instead of 4-6
  • Eating more animal protein (especially beef and eggs)
  • Less cardio, more strength training
  • Regular heat (sauna) and cold (ice bath/cold shower) stress
  • Daily sunlight
• Intermittent fasting – instead of eating 16 hours a day, eat 8.
• Drinking caffeine is “taking a loan out on energy from later in the day?” – Cortisol peaks in the AM. Wait 45 minutes after you wake up to drink caffeine. Stop drinking caffeine from time to time so that your body can reset.
• Willpower is a finite resource. Create your environment to make good decisions.
• Whole Foods - 3 Things to think about:
  • Protein - #1 satiating piece. Greek yogurt, beef jerky, eggs
  • Fiber - It stretches out your stomach. Helps fill you up. Greens, broccoli, whole fruit.
  • Water - Get hydrated.
• Supplements - Protein shakes. Whey isolate. He uses muscle feast.
• Most bread is not useful. It's ultra-processed food.
• Alcohol - Most wine has a lot of sugar. Most alcohol does. Max drinks tequila.
• Wake up, hydrate... "I’m up somewhere between 7 and 8. I don’t use an alarm clock. I go straight into the kitchen and drink a tall glass of room-temperature water. I may sprinkle a bit of mineral salt in it which replenishes electrolytes."
• Light... Air... "Whether it’s winter or summer, I go out onto my terrace and do a few minutes of deep breathing, stretching, and meditation. I’m a big believer in getting in natural light in the morning because it aligns my circadian rhythm for the day.