Dr. Bill von Hippel

You know, in this American system, I'm going to either get tenured and promoted after seven years or I'm going to get fired. So I knew that I was a work machine for seven years. Everything else was going to take second place. But my dog wouldn't care.

You know, in this American system, I'm going to either get tenured and promoted after seven years or I'm going to get fired. So I knew that I was a work machine for seven years. Everything else was going to take second place. But my dog wouldn't care.

Number four. So when you ask yourself, well, what made our ancestors happy? There's a lot of... seemingly pointless, sitting around and doing nothing together. And the problem with our world today, I believe, but don't know, I don't have good data on this, this builds intuition, is that we can always be doing something. There's a 10 zillion actually very good shows on TV.

Number four. So when you ask yourself, well, what made our ancestors happy? There's a lot of... seemingly pointless, sitting around and doing nothing together. And the problem with our world today, I believe, but don't know, I don't have good data on this, this builds intuition, is that we can always be doing something. There's a 10 zillion actually very good shows on TV.

And I suspect that what we are giving up when doing that is random chit-chat with friends. Now, when I used to walk by construction sites 20 years ago, you'd see all these guys eating their lunch together and just shooting the shit, right? Just having a good time.

And I suspect that what we are giving up when doing that is random chit-chat with friends. Now, when I used to walk by construction sites 20 years ago, you'd see all these guys eating their lunch together and just shooting the shit, right? Just having a good time.

When I walk by construction sites today during lunch, I see most of the guys on their phone not even talking to the guy right next to them. They're still sitting in a line at the construction site, but they're not engaged with each other. And those guys are not as tight and their job is not going to be as good. And so I would say... Be present. Be present in idle conversation times.

When I walk by construction sites today during lunch, I see most of the guys on their phone not even talking to the guy right next to them. They're still sitting in a line at the construction site, but they're not engaged with each other. And those guys are not as tight and their job is not going to be as good. And so I would say... Be present. Be present in idle conversation times.

It doesn't seem as interesting as it is. It's super important.

It doesn't seem as interesting as it is. It's super important.

I would say, and this is going to sound a little bit redundant, but we all have lifestyle goals that we pursue. And they could be getting more fit. They could be learning a foreign language. They could be learning to paint. They could be anything like that.

I would say, and this is going to sound a little bit redundant, but we all have lifestyle goals that we pursue. And they could be getting more fit. They could be learning a foreign language. They could be learning to paint. They could be anything like that.

The data show very clearly you're way more likely to achieve those lifestyle goals if you commit to doing them with somebody else, because they'll push you and you'll push them. People join gyms every year that they attend five times and never go back. And so you want to, whenever you want to make a change in your life, try to use connection to make that change more effective.

The data show very clearly you're way more likely to achieve those lifestyle goals if you commit to doing them with somebody else, because they'll push you and you'll push them. People join gyms every year that they attend five times and never go back. And so you want to, whenever you want to make a change in your life, try to use connection to make that change more effective.

Because not only will it make the change more effective, but it'll overall in the long term make you a happier person.

Because not only will it make the change more effective, but it'll overall in the long term make you a happier person.

Well, I'm a contractor. I don't work directly for them, but they've contracted me to work with them. That's right. And what is it you're doing at Whoop? I have the coolest job in the world. So I work as part of the performance science team. And what we're tasked to do is just look at all the data that Whoop collects and ask the question, how can we do it better?

Well, I'm a contractor. I don't work directly for them, but they've contracted me to work with them. That's right. And what is it you're doing at Whoop? I have the coolest job in the world. So I work as part of the performance science team. And what we're tasked to do is just look at all the data that Whoop collects and ask the question, how can we do it better?

What are things that people are doing that really help them? Let them know how much it's helping them. What are things that people are doing that maybe aren't helping them? Let them know that it's not helping. And more so, let's... You know, sleep is not well understood. Exercise is not well understood. This relationship to eating is not well understood.

What are things that people are doing that really help them? Let them know how much it's helping them. What are things that people are doing that maybe aren't helping them? Let them know that it's not helping. And more so, let's... You know, sleep is not well understood. Exercise is not well understood. This relationship to eating is not well understood.