An overused cliche statement is to focus on your weaknesses. But what happens when you focus on your strengths? And, if overdone, how can strengths become a crutch in performance?

[1:59] Why should you focus on strength? 

[4:53] The problem with telling an interviewer the strength they want to hear

[6:03] Getting personal on core strengths

[7:52] Identifying the risks of your strengths

[10:09] Mastering your strengths

Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Tom Rath

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Dr. Lew Lim talks about the positive effects of low-level light therapy (photobiomodulation) on the body and brain at the cellular level.

Dr Lew Lim is recognized as one of the world's leading experts in photobiomodulation, particularly in its application for brain health and performance. He is the Founder and CEO of Vielight Inc., offering home-use products that may be at the cutting-edge of brain stimulation. He has directed a lot of his energy to try to help Alzheimer's Disease. In this regard, the major clinical trial has just started but he is also investigating on ways to make an ordinary brain extraordinary. He is a doctor of natural medicine, engineer and neuroscientist.

• [2:09] My experience with the Vielight Neuro Alpha
• [4:19] Photobiomodulation and Cytochrome C Oxidase
• [9:43] The importance of wavelengths in Photobiomodulation
• [15:16] Why transcranial and intranasal?
• [17:52] Pre and post brain wave studies using the Neuro Gamma
• [20:46] Improving cognitive impairment 
• [25:45] Transcranial and Intranasal photobiomodulation and Traumatic Brain Injury
• [28:05] The X-Plus and Parkinson's Disease
• [41:29] Light and the default mode network
• [47:03] 40 Hertz and memory encoding 
• [53:03] The X-Plus and the Cerebellum
• [56:22] Why you shouldn't use the Vielight every day
• [1:03:03] Dr. Lim answers the final four questions

• Pulsed Near Infrared Transcranial and Intranasal Photobiomodulation Significantly Modulates Neural Oscillations: a pilot exploratory study
• Photobiomodulation Therapy Discussion: Opinions from Leading Photobiomodulation Researchers
• Vielight Research & Collaboration
• Vielight X-Plus
• Vielight Neuro Gamma
• Vielight Neuro Alpha

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Vielight combines science and engineering ingenuity to develop unique devices that deliver photons to the brain and inner systems. Their mission is to create photobiomodulation devices that are safe and effective – to help improve one's quality of life.

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100 episodes later. Reflections on lessons learned from Olympic Coaches, Athletes, Scientists, Doctors, and Technologists.

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• [1:00] Interviewing Olympic coaches, athletes, and brilliant scientists
• [3:24] Gratitude for you the listener
• [6:24] Smart conversations with smart people
• [11:23] What stuck? Three things which had a huge impact on Boomer's life
• [16:16] The giveaway details

• Building Stress Resilience and Becoming Antifragile
• Redefining Human Potential with Dr. Daniel Stickler
• The Oxygen Episode with Patrick McKeown
• Coherence with Janet McGillicuddy
• Quantified Bob with Bob Troia
• The Wonderful World of Wearables with Chuck Hazzard
• The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown

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Staying fit when you are busy is a problem for many. Pamela Gold talks about the future of fitness and how an individual can stay fit by working out for only 40 minutes a week.

Pamela Gold grew up on her family's apple farm in upstate New York, graduated from Yale University, and then entered the business world in NYC where she was the point person on an IPO at the age of 24. Leaving the workforce to start a family, she co-founded West Village Parents and went on to pursue her passion for fitness and wellness. It was through this pursuit that she discovered yoga, which connected her love of philosophy, science, psychology, and wellness and started her meditation practice, which ultimately unlocked an entirely new flow of wisdom and inspiration. She wrote her book, Find More Strength: 5 Pillars to Unlock Unlimited Power and Happiness in 2 weeks, founded a coaching business and created Peace Power Parenting, an online course to support conscious parenting. In 2018, she created HACKD Fitness, New York City's first biohacking fitness studio. 

• [6:51] - 40 Minutes total workout time per week
• [13:41] - How data makes the 40-minute week workout work
• [23:01] - Exercise Bulemia - changing the mindset of people on the food their eating
• [33:38] The Lief and monitoring HRV as an entrepreneur
• [38:31] Live O2 and Oxygen Saturation
• [50:20] - How the AMP Coil uses specific frequencies to get specific modes of healing
• [55:44] Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence in the path to higher performance

• HACKD Fitness
• ARX Fit
• Lief - HRV Monitor
• Live O2
• CAR.OL - AI-Powered Exercise Bike
• Dr. Doug McGuff - Ultimate Exercise
• The World's Most Efficient Workout with Dr. Doug McGuff
• Quantified Bob - The Art of Self-Quantification with Bob Troia
• AMP Coil - PEMF Device
• Pulse Centers PEMF Device
• The NanoVi by Eng3 Corp
• The Inner Game of Tennis with Timothy Gallway
• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

• HACKD Fitness
• Pamela Gold's Personal Website

Our sponsor today is Neurohacker Collective. Neurohacker Collective specializes in the comprehensive formulas possible for needs like better mental performance, slowing the aging process, and increasing energy. 

Their founder Jordan Greenhall is a well-respected public intellectual who has been on the show to discuss ways to increase human sovereignty, and their medical director Dr. Daniel Stickler has also been on the show and is one of the foremost experts in the world in the field of integrative medicine.

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Does time at work equate to more productivity, output, and therefore a higher quality of life? For many, no. Boomer and Satu look at the current state of workplace engagement in The United States of America and Europe.

• [2:28] The cost of burn out to Swedish society
• [4:56] A personal history with burn out
• [8:57] The United States of disengaged workers
• [16:06] The problem with the "what are your strengths?" interview question
• [16:43] Procabulary
• [18:31] Cortisol and the adrenals

• Burn-out an "occupational phenomenon": International Classification of Diseases
• Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry
• DUTCH Plus Test
• Estimating the Attributable Cost of Physician Burnout in the United States
• The United States of Burnout
• Majority of U.S. Employees Not Engaged Despite Gains in 2014
• Workplace Stress: The American Institute of Stress
• Job stress, burn out on the rise in The Netherlands
• Procabulary: The Language of Getting Things Done
• Stress Buckets with Dr. David Heitmann

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What brands of blue light blockers do we recommend? BluBlox is definitely a go-to. The CEO Andy Mant on the show before where we got into a really deep dive on blue light. If you get any amount of blue light in your glasses, no matter if it's 3%, 10%, it disrupts melatonin production. So Andy has created blue light blockers that hold up to the highest standards. And in fact, you can see he's tested it versus other brands and that they always come out on top.

Quality matters.

If you head over to blublox.com and plug in the code "DS15", you're going to get 15% off your order.

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Dr. Kirk Parsley is a former SEAL, served as the Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. Dr. Parsley shares his insights on how to optimize sleep as a high performing professional, using peptides, hormones, and the issues with sleep deprivation.

Who is Doc Parsley?

Kirk Parsley served as an Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group's first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center. He is a former SEAL and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) in 2004. He interned in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego in 2005 and subsequently completed a Navy residency in Hyperbarics and Diving Medicine in 2006.

Doctor Parsley has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006 and served as Naval Special Warfare's expert on Sleep Medicine. In addition, he is certified in hormonal modulation (Age-Management Medicine). After leaving the Navy he went into concierge medicine and consulting. He continues to consult for multiple corporations, and professional athletes/teams. Doctor Parsley lectures worldwide on sleep, wellness, and hormonal optimization and is currently completing a book on sleep and health optimization.

His philosophy for wellness is simple; in order to optimize our health and get the most out of our bodies and minds, we must live more closely to the way we evolved as a species. He believes that many diseases and disorders that we accept as "inevitable" in modern society are unnecessary complications of poor sleeping habits, living in a toxic environment, eating foods we were not designed to digest, and allowing stress to overwhelm us. His passion is to help his patients and clients achieve the highest quality of life possible, and realize their health, performance, and longevity goals.

Dr. Parsley spends as much of his spare time as possible with his three beautiful children (Hayden, Cole, and Harper). He has been a competitive athlete his entire life and enjoys nearly all outdoor activities and sports.

Highlights

• [1:31] Dr. Parsley's background in the Navy Seals
• [3:00] B.U.D.S.
• [9:37] Being the SEAL team doctor
• [16:46] Training jiu-jitsu with Jocko Wollinck
• [22:18] The connection between sleep deprivation and drinking alcohol
• [28:35] Dealing with jetlag and the occupational hazards of entrepreneurship
• [31:26] Uberman sleep
• [34:41] The two things you need to perfect sleep hygiene
• [41:21] Why Sleep Remedy is a tea
• [43:10] Weighing the Netflix show in the evening
• [46:10] The effects of sleep drugs
• [53:23] Peptides and their effect on sleep and hormones
• [1:02:02] Taking vitamin D at night
• [1:09:07] Dr. Kirk Parsley answers the final 4 questions

Resources

• Doc Parsley's Sleep Remedy - use code "decodingsuperhuman" for 10% off
• Dr. Kirk Parsley's Ted Talk
• Moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication
• Shift Work and Cancer
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Marc Manson
• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore
• 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
• Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill

Continue Your High-Performance Journey with Dr. Kirk Parsley

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72 hours with a FirstBeat Bodyguard 2 monitor. What are the takeaways and why would someone with high stress, high output life benefit from the analysis? Boomer and Satu dig deep into the benefits of a 72-hour heart rate variability analysis.

Highlights

• [2:00] Why you may want to measure your HRV for 3-days?
• [5:07] The value of taking breaks
• [10:24] Naps and HRV
• [12:40] CrossFit, Powerlifting, and Endurance and HRV
• [16:04] VO2 Max, Flossing, and Longevity
• [17:51] Alcohol and HRV

Resources

• The Pomodoro Technique: The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work by Francisco Cirillo
• White Paper: Accuracy of FirstBeat Bodyguard 2
• Interested in getting your 3-day HRV done? Schedule a call.

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Our sponsor for today's show is one of the two brands of blue light blockers that I actually recommend using. I've had the CEO Matt Maruca on the show before and we got into a two-hour-long discussion, which I think to this day is the longest episode of the Decoding Superhuman podcast. But his company raw optics has made blue light blockers sexy. And the beauty of their product is that blue light doesn't get in. If any amount of blue light gets in, that Netflix show you're watching late at night, that book that you're reading on your iPad, that email that you're answering, is disrupting your sleep.

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Vitamin C, or Ascorbic Acid, is an essential part of a fully-functioning redox system. Doris Loh discusses the Redox system, Electromagnetic Radiation, and the foundational role Vitamin C plays in human optimization.

Who is Doris Loh?

Doris Low is a medical researcher and writer specializing in the investigation of familiar and innovative health topics using unique perspectives, and traditional and quantum biology.

Her training as a classical pianist allows her the freedom to explore concepts and theories with a curiosity that often results in distinctive conclusions.

Recent works by Doris include an in-depth series on deuterium and a startling two-part series on the quantum properties of vitamin C.

Highlights

• [3:00] Reactive Oxygen Species and today's environment
• [8:10] Electromagnetic radiation and oxidative stress
• [10:55] The electromagnetic radiation issue in detail
• [17:00] 2002 World Health Organization ruling around ELF/EMF
• [26:18] The role of Vitamin C in the Redox system
• [29:42] NADH, Vitamin C, and low carbohydrate diets
• [34:49] Comparing Vitamin C and Ascorbic Acid
• [37:29] Vitamin C Dosing
• [40:24] Addressing the naysayers around supplementation
• [44:12] The final four questions

Resources

• The Journey of Souls by Dr. Michael Newton
• Vitamin C & Mitochondria Part 1 Redox in a 5G World by Doris Loh
• Deuterium, Quantum Paradox: Light Water & Magnetism by Doris Loh
• Deuterium 101: Chapter 3, Microbiome by Doris Loh
• Deuterium 101: Chapter 2, You are What You Eat
• Deuterium 101: Chapter 1, Measuring Deuterium by Doris Loh
• Uric Acid, Vitamin C, and EMR

Continue Your High-Performance Journey with Doris Loh

• Doris Loh on LinkedIn

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Our sponsor for today's show is one of the two brands of blue light blockers that I actually recommend using. I've had the CEO Matt Maruca on the show before and we got into a two-hour-long discussion, which I think to this day is the longest episode of the Decoding Superhuman podcast. But his company raw optics has made blue light blockers sexy. And the beauty of their product is that blue light doesn't get in. If any amount of blue light gets in, that Netflix show you're watching late at night, that book that you're reading on your iPad, that email that you're answering, is disrupting your sleep.

So where do you get yours? Head over to raoptics.com plugin the code Boomer you'll get 10% off your order.

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This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer).

Nutritional advice is dogmatic and polarizing. One day, eggs are good for you. The next, they are not. Fat is good for you. Fat is bad for you. Energy drinks will give you the extra boost you are not getting from coffee.

The truth lies in a gray area called, "it depends."

Boomer and Satu discuss the generational gap in perception of two of these: fat and sugar.

Highlights

• [0:45] Sprite, Grant Hill, and the worst nutrition advice ever received
• [4:11] The problem with the "fat is evil" perception
• [10:27] Canola oil, rapeseed oil, and Omega 6:3 ratios
• [17:42] The dangers of energy drinks
• [21:15] If you cannot pronounce it, why are you consuming it?

Resources

• Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shanahan M.D.

Sponsor

What brands of blue light blockers do we recommend? BluBlox is definitely a go to. The CEO Andy Mant on the show before where we got into a really deep dive on blue light. If you get any amount of blue light in your glasses, no matter if it's 3%, 10%, it disrupts melatonin production. So Andy has created blue light blockers that hold up to the highest standards. And in fact, you can see he's tested it versus other brands and that they always come out on top.

Disclaimer

This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer).

Arye Shabtai is the CEO of Serenity Ventures and a Co-Founder of Daocloud.com. Arye shares how he built companies, why he emphasizes corporate culture, and how mindfulness is a distinct part of those cultures.

Who is Arye Shabtai?

Arye Shabtai is on a mission to transform global business culture in order to improve society and the environment. He is the founder and CEO of Serenity Ventures, a global mastermind network for impact entrepreneurs. Having co-founded two businesses in the wellness space prior to Serenity Ventures, Arye now supports entrepreneurs to build more profitable, impactful, and sustainable businesses while having fun with the process.

Highlights

• [4:06] Arye's battle with Crohn's Disease
• [6:09] Building Daocloud.com
• [8:02] Experiments in mindfulness at the corporate level
• [15:06] The value of enjoying the journey
• [26:49] How Yoga shaped Arye's business
• [37:44] The mind/body connection in productivity
• [40:08] 10-day silent retreats
• [43:58] Reverse engineering habits for lifestyle design
• [49:24] Empathetic listening
• [53:19] Arye answers the final four questions

Resources

• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
• Mindvalley
• Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
• Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
• Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
• DaoCloud.com

Continue Your High-Performance Journey with Arye Shabtai

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• LinkedIn
• Serenity Ventures

Sponsor

What brands of blue light blockers do we recommend? BluBlox is definitely a go to. The CEO Andy Mant on the show before where we got into a really deep dive on blue light. If you get any amount of blue light in your glasses, no matter if it's 3%, 10%, it disrupts melatonin production. So Andy has created blue light blockers that hold up to the highest standards. And in fact, you can see he's tested it versus other brands and that they always come out on top.

Quality matters.

If you head over to blublox.com and plug in the code "DS15", you're going to get 15% off your order.

Disclaimer

This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer).

Heart rate variability is an easily accessible metric which allows you to monitor the health of your nervous system. This has broad implications in fast-paced industries where stress resilience is tantamount. Boomer and Satu discuss how they use the Oura Ring in performance optimization with top working professionals.

• [1:34] Blackrock Asset Management and the Oura Ring
• [3:00] The financial crisis, quicksand, and stress resilience
• [7:54] Heart rate variability and trading in financial markets
• [11:38] First encounters with the Oura Ring
• [15:01] Lowest resting heart rate and meals

• Lords of the Ring: Can 'smart' ring give BlackRock fund managers the edge?
• Forbes: What Does Heart Rate Variability Tell Me About My Health?
• Enhancing the Trader's Self-Control
• The Oura Ring

The sponsor for this episode is the ring on my finger. No, I'm not married yet. And frankly, before that ring, I hated wearing rings. But I must say the guys at Oura have done a great job.

The ring allows me to track all sorts of crazy things about my sleep, including my resting heart rate, my deep sleep stages, my REM sleep, etc, etc. I really enjoy the feedback and allows me to make lifestyle decisions to become a higher performer.

Let me give you an example. So prior to getting the ordering, I would fast essentially 16 hours after my last meal. It didn't matter when that last meal was. However, when I look at my resting heart rate, and how that really correlates to my performance The next day, I know I want my lowest resting heart rate coming as soon as possible after going to sleep because that's when all my recovery really starts.

So what did I do? Well, it allowed me to adjust really when my last meal was before going to bed. So I have my last meal. Now, earlier in the night, I get better sleep, I get higher quality sleep. And I must say the next day feels amazing. So if you want to check out the Oura Ring and if you want to pick one up yourself, go to Oura's website.

This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer).