Game Changers

I used modafinil for eight years—it helped me with everything from studying at Wharton to working on a start-up that sold for $600 million. I wouldn’t have an MBA without it. I’ve recommended it to countless friends with great results, and you may have seen me on ABC’s Nightline or CNN talking about using it for executive performance. Nightline sen

Quick sidetrack: artificial sugars also dramatically reduce the diversity of gut bacteria, which explains why people who drink diet soda have higher rates of obesity even though they don’t consume any extra calories. In short: it’s not about the calories; it’s about the microbiome.

Emily Morse (Sex with Emily), “Orgasms, Kegels & Sexology,” Bulletproof Radio, episode 233 Emily Morse, “Hack Your Way to a Better Sex Life,” Bulletproof Radio, episode 373

The two work in synergy when a woman orgasms, creating a cocktail of feel-good bonding and relaxation. On top of that, women get a postorgasm increase in the neurotransmitter serotonin that boosts mood even more.11 Basically, more frequent orgasms do the exact same things for women that less frequent ejaculation does for men. If that’s not an argum

“Uncle Danny, I don’t know. I’m mad all the time.” Dr. Amen asked if anyone was hurting him or teasing him or touching him inappropriately, and he said no. So Dr. Amen scanned his nephew’s brain and found a cyst the size of a golf ball occupying his left temporal lobe. His nephew was actually missing the space in his scan where his left temporal lo

If you know your genetic sequence (from 23andMe or a similar service), you can check to see if you have the genes that put you at risk. They are listed on the Bulletproof blog. Modafinil does not mix well with alcohol.

Law 36: You Are a Reflection of Your Community Create a safety net of people who will be there for you when you need them long before you ever need them. Make sure they bring out the best in you and push you to think bigger and be better. The motivational speaker Jim Rohn said that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with

Over the course of the experiment, I experienced my highest levels of satisfaction when I was having a lot of sex but ejaculating only once every thirty days.

“Can’t” is always a lie. Learn to see it that way, and you’ll solve problems differently. Go one week without using the word “can’t.” Normally, I would say, “I bet you can’t do it,” but it would be more honest for me to say, “I bet it will be very difficult until you have practiced.”

Bruce H. Lipton, The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles Jia Jiang, Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection