Episode 98: How to not be tired

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Episode 98: How to not be tired

FromThe Human Flourishing Project

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16 minutes

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Jul 6, 2021

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Alex Epstein discusses how he is able to work long hours while rarely feeling tired or fatigued.

He identifies four ways others can have the same experience:

1. Develop deep nighttime empathy with “morning guy”
2. Discover and liberally utilize “inevitable rejuvenation practices”
3. Separate proactive and reactive time
4. Cultivate a love of working energized and a hatred of working while tired

Released:

Jul 6, 2021

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Hi, I'm Alex Epstein. I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

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