007 - Optimizing Human Performance with Brent Totty

“As a human, you have at least 10-15 opportunities everyday to upgrade your energy and stay on the planet a little longer,” Brent writes. It’s his mission to help people recognize those opportunities and take advantage of them, whether through AI with his coaching company VOLV or his supplement line Ethos. He’s been grinding since his college days, when he graduated in three years “accidentally” and his resume clearly speaks to his passion and work ethic.

“Experiment, gather results, apply.”

In this episode we take on some hefty topics, from how to become self-reliant to the way social media has conditioned society to ignore quality content. We talk about the difference between maximizing and optimizing, get familiar with the concept of micro-moments, and take a look into Brent’s past to understand his evolution from a kid mixing alcohol and SSRIs to a well-established entrepreneur running multiple businesses. It’s a lot to cover, but this octopus on rollerblades handles it with ease.

Brent is a jack-of-all-tradesl [2:00]G-37 so you know you made it [9:30]Self-reliance is a theme [14:40]The beginning of mindfulness: get out of your 9-to-5 [19:30]Eastern vs. western approaches and what labels have done to us [21:30]SSRIs and emotional disconnects [25:30]30 pounds of beer fluff and the self-experiment [32:00]Success is an iceberg, and no one wants to see the failures [37:00]Labels fuel big swings, and big swings cause unintended consequences, and social media is bad for good content [43:00]Going deeper with the few is better than being shallow with the masses [48:30]The technology detox [55:30]RKC exam requirements [1:05:00]All of your choices influence the way your body feels  [1:14:00]Let’s talk about Work [1:19:30]The mission of Ethos and the ingredient breakdown [1:26:00]1000 seconds and the origin story [1:35:00]Structure, anchors, and micro-moments [1:38:00]

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