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Apparent from this remarkable study is this fact: when we are cleaved from the innate practice of biphasic sleep, our lives are shortened. It is perhaps unsurprising that in the small enclaves of Greece where siestas still remain intact, such as the island of Ikaria, men are nearly four times as likely to reach the age of ninety as American males. These napping communities have sometimes been described as “the places where people forget to die.” From a prescription written long ago in our ancestral genetic code, the practice of natural biphasic sleep, and a healthy diet, appear to be the keys to a long-sustained life.
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
most internal R&D and marketing costs are expensed as incurred and never show up on the balance sheet as assets. When these efforts succeed, companies have an unrecorded (sometimes huge) asset.
Big Money Thinks Small
Joel Tillinghast
Expectations tend to rise with accomplishment. The better you’re performing, the more you demand of yourself and the less you notice incremental gains. Appreciating progress depends on remembering how your past self would see your current achievements. If you knew five years ago what you’d accomplish now, how proud would you have been? The 14-year-old kid who could barely do a flip would have been amazed by the progress I’d made in a few years. I started watching videos of my early diving days. It melted away my shame and marked my growth. Beating yourself up doesn’t make you stronger—it leaves you bruised. Being kind to yourself isn’t about ignoring your weaknesses. It’s about giving yourself permission to learn from your disappointments. We grow by embracing our shortcomings, not by punishing them. Make it feel wrong.
Hidden Potential
Adam Grant
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