November 1, 2012 
I was reading Wired Magazine (Oct 2012) last night, and I came across this article “Living By Numbers: The Wired Guide To Health”. It gives “18 data-driven ways to be happier, healthier, and even a little smarter.” In my words, it’s a nice cheat sheet of some basic things we should all know (and many of which I’ve blogged about over the years).
- Conserve your willpower: it runs out.
- Shorten your workouts. (high intensity interval training)
- Make a sport-specific playlist. Music is the ultimate motivator. Choose your workout tunes carefully.
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Learn to read a scientific report.
- Causation versus correlation
- True size of the effect
- Statistical power
- Conflicts of interest
- Don’t ignore data.
- Check your genome.
- Sleep or else.
- Know whether to caffeinate or nap.
- Be a discerning pill popper.
- Eat this meal. Load your plate for maximum nutrition not maximum taste. L
- Beware of food trends.
- Do the right things at the right time. (circadian rhythms affects sports)
- Heighten your senses with a call of duty. (gaming can make you quicker and more focused)
- Get to know your poop bugs.
- Dial in your happiness.
- Avoid unnecessary procedures.
- Get a standing desk.
- Learn to live longer. (Blue Zones)
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