Category: Books

Say Goodnight to Insomnia Notes

There have been three times in my life when I experienced the type of insomnia where I can’t fall asleep. Around 2005, 2015, and this month. This month was by far the worst case. I have had struggles with waking [continue reading]

Notes on Pavel’s – The Quick and the Dead

Pavel published a new book last year titled The Quick and the Dead – Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist. After his appearance on Joe Rogan recently, I discovered a copy in my local library.

In this post, I will … [continue reading]

My Peasant Diet Featured in The Diet Hack

The Diet Hack by Tim Steele was released today.

He also wrote the definitive guide to potato dieting called The Potato Hack. The Diet Hack covers a lot more ground than just potatoes, but I wanted to let you … [continue reading]

How the Internet Happened

A few weeks ago, I was searching for a podcast on Overcast and I stumbled across a title that I wasn’t looking for but it grabbed my attention instantly. It was called the Internet History Podcast.  After listening to … [continue reading]

The Salt Fix Book Summary

This weekend I read the book The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got it All Wrong – and How Eating More Might Save Your Life by Dr. James DiNicolantonio. I wasn’t sure I would get much value from the book … [continue reading]

The Longevity Diet Book Overview

In December I posted Fasting Mimicking Diet Overview, which was a collection of notes I took from a podcast interview with Dr. Valter Longo. The short version of that post is that by engaging in a low-calorie, very-low protein … [continue reading]