The Secret Cost of Over-Optimization & Random Show | MHFI 205

Doug and Carl catch up on a potpourri of topics including recent purchases, frugal hacks, investments, optimization, skepticism, and recent books & TV shows each have been consuming.  They discuss over-optimizing & reevaluating perceptions in the areas of health & fitness and try to provide a balance by incorporating de-optimization.  Carl also introduces a new investment strategy called the “reverse index fund” or “Hot Carl”.

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Links

• EconoMe Conference
• The Peter Attia Drive Podcast
• Huberman Lab
• Huberman Lab supplements
• Tim Ferriss podcast, “Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More (#398)”
• Goal Guys, “I Tried the Anti-Aging Diet for 90 Days”
• Tim Ferriss 4-hour books
  • “The 4-Hour Workweek”
    • Kindle
    • Hardcover
    • Paperback
    • Audiobook
  • “The 4-Hour Body”
    • Kindle
    • Hardcover
    • Paperback
    • Audiobook
  • “The 4-Hour Chef”
    • Hardcover
    • Spiral-Bound
• CampFI
• JT on MHFI episode 110
• Oliver Burkeman, “Four Thousand Weeks”
  • Kindle
  • Hardcover
  • Paperback
  • Audiobook
• Michael Easter, “The Comfort Crisis”
  • Kindle
  • Hardcover
  • Audiobook
• Derek Sivers
• Tim Ferriss Podcast, “Rolf Potts – The Vagabond’s Way”
• Ramit Sethi
• Mile High FI Facebook Group
• Doug’s site
• Carl’s blog: 1500 Days

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0:00 Introduction

1:33 Recent purchases

5:48 The Culver’s scam

11:55 Poke

16:59 Hot Carl

22:04 Re-evaluating health & fitness optimization

29:58 Changing views & skepticism

38:58 Recent books

46:59 Recent TV shows

57:03 Soundcheck – River of water