The Longevity Podcast: Optimizing HealthSpan & MindSpan
Dung Trinh
243 episodes
16 hours ago
Send us a text We pull apart the engine behind David Goggins’ discipline, mapping his friction-first lifestyle to the brain’s willpower circuits and the study methods that let him learn what doesn’t come easy. Fear of comfort, not love of pain, drives a daily practice that keeps his resolve alive. • brutal origins, obesity, and a hated job • pen-and-paper study loops and page-by-page memorization • friction as growth rather than goals as rewards • choosing smoke jumping to cap success and fi...
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Send us a text We pull apart the engine behind David Goggins’ discipline, mapping his friction-first lifestyle to the brain’s willpower circuits and the study methods that let him learn what doesn’t come easy. Fear of comfort, not love of pain, drives a daily practice that keeps his resolve alive. • brutal origins, obesity, and a hated job • pen-and-paper study loops and page-by-page memorization • friction as growth rather than goals as rewards • choosing smoke jumping to cap success and fi...
How Cognitive Reserve Shields You From Cognitive Decline
The Longevity Podcast: Optimizing HealthSpan & MindSpan
10 minutes
5 days ago
How Cognitive Reserve Shields You From Cognitive Decline
Send us a text We dig into cognitive reserve and show how targeted, difficult practice builds a brain that stays functional even in the face of age and pathology. From the Nun Study to the ACTIVE trial, we separate hype from evidence and leave you with a clear plan to train smarter. • Definition of cognitive reserve as adaptive capacity • Nun Study findings on idea density and resilience • Limits of brain game marketing and what actually transfers • ACTIVE trial results on reasoning and proc...
The Longevity Podcast: Optimizing HealthSpan & MindSpan
Send us a text We pull apart the engine behind David Goggins’ discipline, mapping his friction-first lifestyle to the brain’s willpower circuits and the study methods that let him learn what doesn’t come easy. Fear of comfort, not love of pain, drives a daily practice that keeps his resolve alive. • brutal origins, obesity, and a hated job • pen-and-paper study loops and page-by-page memorization • friction as growth rather than goals as rewards • choosing smoke jumping to cap success and fi...
