Category Conquest of Health

Most habits fail because the first version is too ambitious. Shrinking a habit until it takes two minutes removes the need for willpower, which is the part that runs out.

Most of a nutrition label is noise for everyday decisions. Four numbers carry nearly all the useful signal: serving size, calories, protein, and added sugar.

Sleep sets the ceiling for everything else you are trying to do. Recovery, appetite regulation, mood, and concentration all degrade first when sleep is short, which is why it is the wrong place to economise.