What I'm Reading
BOOKS
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (currently reading)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (currently reading)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari (currently reading)
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (currently reading)
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (currently reading)
The 5am Club by Robin Sharma (currently reading)
Circling the Deep Blog by Ronald L. Grimes (ongoing)
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
The Cookie Cutter Thief by Susan L Scott
The $100 Startup by
The 4-hour Body by Tim Ferriss
The 4-hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
ARTICLES & WEBSITES
Growth is Not Just One Thing
Free Money Day
The World Could Soon Run Out...
OTHER HUMANS
The texts and emails of my friends, family, colleagues, and students
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (currently reading)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (currently reading)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari (currently reading)
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (currently reading)
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (currently reading)
The 5am Club by Robin Sharma (currently reading)
Circling the Deep Blog by Ronald L. Grimes (ongoing)
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
The Cookie Cutter Thief by Susan L Scott
The $100 Startup by
The 4-hour Body by Tim Ferriss
The 4-hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
ARTICLES & WEBSITES
Growth is Not Just One Thing
Free Money Day
The World Could Soon Run Out...
OTHER HUMANS
The texts and emails of my friends, family, colleagues, and students
What I'm Watching & Listening to
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Youtube videos by Russell Brand
Youtube videos by Jordan Peterson
Youtube videos by Jacob Collier
PODCASTS
Kwik Brain Podcasts by Jim Kwik
Podcasts by Tony Robbins
MUSIC
My Youtube 'Training Tunes' playlist for high-energy workouts
My youtube 'Favourites' music playlist
Random piano players at Indigo
Background radio hits in stores ('musak')
My own compositions, warm ups, singing, practicing, and playing
SOCIAL FEEDS
Instagram & Facebook, daily for 5-10 minutes
NATURAL SOUNDS
Birds, the furnace, humans talking, my LED grow light, cars, industrial sounds, wind, rain, etc.
OTHER HUMANS
The spoken words of my friends, family, colleagues, and students
Youtube videos by Russell Brand
Youtube videos by Jordan Peterson
Youtube videos by Jacob Collier
PODCASTS
Kwik Brain Podcasts by Jim Kwik
Podcasts by Tony Robbins
MUSIC
My Youtube 'Training Tunes' playlist for high-energy workouts
My youtube 'Favourites' music playlist
Random piano players at Indigo
Background radio hits in stores ('musak')
My own compositions, warm ups, singing, practicing, and playing
SOCIAL FEEDS
Instagram & Facebook, daily for 5-10 minutes
NATURAL SOUNDS
Birds, the furnace, humans talking, my LED grow light, cars, industrial sounds, wind, rain, etc.
OTHER HUMANS
The spoken words of my friends, family, colleagues, and students
How I'm Moving
STRENGTH & BODY COMPOSITION
Gym training 3-4 times a week for approx. 1 hr:
These days, it's mostly...
Deadlift
Benchpress
Squat
Pullups/Chinups (with Fat Gripz for increased grip strength)
Plank/Side-plank
Dips
Barbell Curls
Daily biking
CARDIO & RESPIRATORY
Biking to and form downtown Toronto approximately 4x week (45-minutes each way)
Harmonica
Neighbourhood walking 2x week for an hour
CIRCULATION, MOBILITY, & FLEXIBILITY
Rolling out almost every muscle, except the lower back before workouts
Intermittent yoga stretches throughout the day:
pigeon pose, hurdler's stretch, static lunge, chakrasana wheel, butterfly, halasana plow, etc.
Resistance band stretches for Lats, pecs, shoulders, biceps, and triceps
Calf-machine static stretches
Gym training 3-4 times a week for approx. 1 hr:
These days, it's mostly...
Deadlift
Benchpress
Squat
Pullups/Chinups (with Fat Gripz for increased grip strength)
Plank/Side-plank
Dips
Barbell Curls
Daily biking
CARDIO & RESPIRATORY
Biking to and form downtown Toronto approximately 4x week (45-minutes each way)
Harmonica
Neighbourhood walking 2x week for an hour
CIRCULATION, MOBILITY, & FLEXIBILITY
Rolling out almost every muscle, except the lower back before workouts
Intermittent yoga stretches throughout the day:
pigeon pose, hurdler's stretch, static lunge, chakrasana wheel, butterfly, halasana plow, etc.
Resistance band stretches for Lats, pecs, shoulders, biceps, and triceps
Calf-machine static stretches
WHAT I'M EATING, DRINKING & CONSUMING
EATING
*All organic except for the first and last point
4-6 scoops of New Zealand Whey Protein in filtered water per day
Half a tub of 0% greek yogurt with frozen organic blueberries or raspberries per day
Fruits and vegetables daily
Varied nut butters + cacao + raw honey mixed in a small bowl 3x week
Pasta
Humous and pita
Chickpeas and chickpea products
Bread and old cheddar or nut butters
Protein Quest and One bars a few times a month
Occasional pizza, hamburgers, chips, fries, sushi, pop, beer, (6x/year approximately)
DRINKING
Filtered Berkey & Brita water and occasional straight tap water
Unpasteurized organic apple cider
Organic pomegranate, pineapple, sour cherry, and grapefruit juice (in sips throughout the day)
1 glass of red wine 3x week
Organic coffee 1 or 2x day
Green jasmine tea 1 or 2x week
Organic lemon juice in filtered water 1 or 2x day
OTHER CONSUMABLES
Vaporized high CBD, low THC cannabis with a firefly 2 vaporizer a few times per week or month
*All organic except for the first and last point
4-6 scoops of New Zealand Whey Protein in filtered water per day
Half a tub of 0% greek yogurt with frozen organic blueberries or raspberries per day
Fruits and vegetables daily
Varied nut butters + cacao + raw honey mixed in a small bowl 3x week
Pasta
Humous and pita
Chickpeas and chickpea products
Bread and old cheddar or nut butters
Protein Quest and One bars a few times a month
Occasional pizza, hamburgers, chips, fries, sushi, pop, beer, (6x/year approximately)
DRINKING
Filtered Berkey & Brita water and occasional straight tap water
Unpasteurized organic apple cider
Organic pomegranate, pineapple, sour cherry, and grapefruit juice (in sips throughout the day)
1 glass of red wine 3x week
Organic coffee 1 or 2x day
Green jasmine tea 1 or 2x week
Organic lemon juice in filtered water 1 or 2x day
OTHER CONSUMABLES
Vaporized high CBD, low THC cannabis with a firefly 2 vaporizer a few times per week or month