Taking Care of the Most Important Organ in Your Body

Week of January 25, 2021

The race to immortality is on. Elon Musk wants to turn us into Cyborgs. Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Coffee Founder) is trying to push the average life expectancy past 100. And Google co-founders are attempting to live forever. Our bet’s on Elon, but until then, here are some tools to help you take care of the most important organ in your body 🧠

📘 Book to Read

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Gupta
This isn’t your average, ordinary brain book. CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta dispels the top brain health myths and other confusions surrounding cognitive enhancement. It’s currently the #1 New Release on the Amazon charts so grabbing the Kindle version may be your best bet.

🎧 Podcast to Listen To

The Knowledge Project: #92 Lisa Feldman Barrett – Balancing the Brain Budget
Neuroscientist & psychologist, Lisa Feldman Barrett discusses the complexities of the brain, our emotions, improving ourselves and our relationship with others, making good decisions and giving yourself an existential break. Don’t fool yourself; we ALL need to give this one a listen.

📱 App or Tool to Use

Ladder: Mental Health Tracker
Ladder is a mental wellness app that tracks how your actions, emotions, and thoughts impact your well-being. It goes beyond a typical journal and infuses CBT-based science to improve your thought life. We say give it a go.