Behavior Change, Habits, & Productivity Archives - Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/category/other-tactics-tools-treatments/behavior-change-habits-productivity/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:36:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://peterattiamd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-apple-icon-32x32.png Behavior Change, Habits, & Productivity Archives - Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/category/other-tactics-tools-treatments/behavior-change-habits-productivity/ 32 32 #329 ‒ Special AMA: Peter on exercise, important labs, building good habits, promising longevity research, and more https://peterattiamd.com/specialama/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=31196 In this special episode of The Drive, Peter tackles a wide range of listener questions submitted over the past year. The discussion spans essential topics such as exercise—covering grip strength, traveling workouts, and why Peter doesn’t consider exercise an ideal weight-loss strategy—and the top biomarkers everyone should track. He also explores promising new longevity research,…

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]]> #320 – AMA 64: New insights on GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) – efficacy, benefits, risks, and considerations in the rapidly evolving weight-loss drug landscape https://peterattiamd.com/ama64/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama64/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:45:03 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=26802 "If you're taking these drugs, really, really pay attention to your protein consumption and your resistance training. . .that's obviously going to be an important part of being on the right side of that body composition curve.” — Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama64/feed/ 8 #311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/ https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25544 “I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/feed/ 7 #306 – AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:45:49 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25279 “Metabolic health, first and foremost, is the goal of nutrition.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/feed/ 10 #284 ‒ Overcoming addictive behaviors, elevating wellbeing, thriving in an era of excess, and the scarcity loop | Michael Easter, M.A. https://peterattiamd.com/michaeleaster2/ https://peterattiamd.com/michaeleaster2/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:45:21 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24375 “There is some underlying level of danger. And that, in turn, that uncertainty, forces me into presence and awareness and makes my time consequential. And I think that is life-giving.” —Michael Easter

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/michaeleaster2/feed/ 4 Research Worth Sharing, December 2023 Edition https://peterattiamd.com/2023-research-roundup/ Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:00:54 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=22558 MDMA for PTSD, the HALL aging database, peanut immunotherapy, blood pressure cuff sizes and accuracy, and the effects of swearing on strength

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]]> #265 – Time, productivity, and purpose: insights from Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman https://peterattiamd.com/oliverburkeman/ https://peterattiamd.com/oliverburkeman/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:45:14 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=21723 “Part of living a meaningful life is to be conscious of that fact that we don't get all the time we would wish to have.” —Oliver Burkeman

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/oliverburkeman/feed/ 4 #242 – AMA #44: Peter’s historical changes in body composition with his evolving dietary, fasting, and training protocols https://peterattiamd.com/ama44/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama44/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:45:21 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=20287 “Trends matter. You're treating what you see, but you're mindful of the trends.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama44/feed/ 20 The dangers of “healthy” addictions https://peterattiamd.com/the-dangers-of-healthy-addictions/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 12:00:07 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=20271 Though exercise has virtually unlimited health benefits, addiction to exercise can be a danger to mental and physical well-being. But what distinguishes exercise addiction from healthy engagement in physical activity?

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]]> Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, what can we learn from the mistake of ignoring problems? https://peterattiamd.com/reflecting-on-nasa-day-of-remembrance/ Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:00:06 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=20232 Every January, NASA holds a Day of Remembrance to honor the lives of astronauts lost to tragedy. But perhaps the greatest tribute we can make is to learn from past mistakes.

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]]> The Epidemic on the Road https://peterattiamd.com/the-epidemic-on-the-road/ Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:00:31 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=18815 Motor vehicle accidents are a common yet often overlooked cause of death – and the numbers are rising.

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]]> What is the role of genetics in determining one’s work ethic and success in a given discipline? https://peterattiamd.com/role-of-genetics-in-determining-ones-work-ethic/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:00:39 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=17751 This clip is from episode #183, James Clear: Building & Changing Habits, originally released on November 8, 2021.  

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]]> Reliable strategies for developing stillness https://peterattiamd.com/reliable-strategies-for-developing-stillness/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:00:36 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=17664 This audio clip is from episode #90 with Ryan Holiday on stillness, stoicism, and suffering less, originally released on January 27, 2020.

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]]> Why everyone, including Type A personalities, should try meditation https://peterattiamd.com/why-everyone-should-try-meditation/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:23:25 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=17662 This audio clip is from episode #1 with Tim Ferriss, originally released on July 2, 2018.

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]]> #199 – Running, overcoming challenges, and finding success | Ryan Hall https://peterattiamd.com/ryanhall/ https://peterattiamd.com/ryanhall/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:45:06 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16958 “You just got to bring yourself back to being present in this moment, and there's always enough to get you through this moment.” —Ryan Hall

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ryanhall/feed/ 2 #195 – Freedom, PTSD, war, and life through an evolutionary lens | Sebastian Junger https://peterattiamd.com/sebastianjunger/ https://peterattiamd.com/sebastianjunger/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:45:14 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16768 "If you experience that [equality of all people], you do not want to give it up. And that's one of the things that soldiers experience in combat with each other in a platoon.” - Sebastian Junger

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/sebastianjunger/feed/ 3 Hyperbolic discounting: friend and foe of goal achievement https://peterattiamd.com/hyperbolic-discounting-friend-and-foe-of-goal-achievement/ Sat, 12 Feb 2022 16:00:39 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16780 Why is it so difficult to make choices that we know will be best for us in the long run?

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]]> #190 – Paul Conti, M.D.: How to heal from trauma and break the cycle of shame https://peterattiamd.com/paulconti3/ https://peterattiamd.com/paulconti3/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:45:34 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16513 “Trauma changes the instrument that we use to understand our trauma. It's changing our brain.” —Paul Conti

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/paulconti3/feed/ 2 Qualy #2 – The 5 habits Tim Ferriss returns to most reliably https://peterattiamd.com/qualy-2-the-5-habits-tim-ferriss-returns-to-most-reliably/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:29:40 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16529 This episode of The Qualys is from podcast: Tim Ferriss: depression, psychedelics, and emotional resilience. Subscribe on: APPLE PODCASTS | RSS | GOOGLE | OVERCAST | STITCHER  

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]]> What’s the #1 habit Peter would suggest every person add to their daily regimen? https://peterattiamd.com/whats-the-1-habit-peter-would-suggest-every-person-add-to-their-daily-regimen/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:47:54 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16525 This AMA Clip is a segment pulled from an “Ask Me Anything” episode of The Drive – AMA #3: supplements, women’s health, patient care, and more. Original release date: 10/29/18. Become a member to get immediate access to the entire episode and our entire back catalog of AMA podcasts. Subscribe on: APPLE PODCASTS | RSS…

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]]> The value of habits, consistency, and resilience with Layne Norton, Ph.D. https://peterattiamd.com/the-value-of-habits-consistency-and-resilience/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:17:26 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16521 “The point of this all is that consistency is the fundamental... You could have any diet. You could have any training system. If you're consistent, you're going to see results” - Layne Norton, Ph.D.

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]]> A Game Plan for Healthy Enjoyment of the Holidays https://peterattiamd.com/a-game-plan-for-healthy-enjoyment-of-the-holidays/ https://peterattiamd.com/a-game-plan-for-healthy-enjoyment-of-the-holidays/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:00:12 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=16354 Lessons from my annual showdown with pie.

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/jamesclear/feed/ 1 #165 – AMA #24: Deep dive into blood glucose: why it matters, important metrics to track, and superior insights from a CGM https://peterattiamd.com/ama24/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama24/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:45:30 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=15884 “Hyperinsulinemia on an [oral glucose tolerance test], even in the presence of normoglycemia, is the canary in the coal mine.” —Peter Attia

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