Dr. Peter Attia

I wish I could say one thing. There's probably a few things, and maybe that's not good. Maybe the most successful people in life only think about one thing. I would say one of the things I'm thinking a lot about is how to translate Outlive into a delivery system, obviously digitally, that...

I wish I could say one thing. There's probably a few things, and maybe that's not good. Maybe the most successful people in life only think about one thing. I would say one of the things I'm thinking a lot about is how to translate Outlive into a delivery system, obviously digitally, that...

basically operationalizes what is in that book in a manner that allows people to, with as little friction as possible, implement the solutions for themselves. So basically, how do you live a longer life? How do you age as gracefully as possible and maximize your health span?

basically operationalizes what is in that book in a manner that allows people to, with as little friction as possible, implement the solutions for themselves. So basically, how do you live a longer life? How do you age as gracefully as possible and maximize your health span?

I think the other thing I'm focused on that is related to that, of course, but distinct, which I know your team got to participate in a little bit this week, was kind of how to train people for their marginal decade, right? So this idea of we're all going to have a last decade of life.

I think the other thing I'm focused on that is related to that, of course, but distinct, which I know your team got to participate in a little bit this week, was kind of how to train people for their marginal decade, right? So this idea of we're all going to have a last decade of life.

I call it the marginal decade just so that we can get comfortable talking about something that people don't like to think about. And I'm convinced that ignoring it and not thinking about it doesn't lead to a good outcome. Instead, if you prepare for it and train for it like an athlete trains and prepares for their sport, you'll have the best version of that possible.

I call it the marginal decade just so that we can get comfortable talking about something that people don't like to think about. And I'm convinced that ignoring it and not thinking about it doesn't lead to a good outcome. Instead, if you prepare for it and train for it like an athlete trains and prepares for their sport, you'll have the best version of that possible.

Yep.

Yep.

Last decade of life. Again, it's this weird thing where most people don't know the day they've entered it, but most people also realize at some point when they're in it. I thought a lot about it. This was sort of a big epiphany that I had in 2018 when I was sitting in the church at a funeral of the parent of a friend of mine who I realized had declined so much during the last decade of their life

Last decade of life. Again, it's this weird thing where most people don't know the day they've entered it, but most people also realize at some point when they're in it. I thought a lot about it. This was sort of a big epiphany that I had in 2018 when I was sitting in the church at a funeral of the parent of a friend of mine who I realized had declined so much during the last decade of their life

that even though they were alive, they weren't enjoying life. The things that they loved to do, in the case of this individual, play golf and tend to the garden, they couldn't do. They just physically couldn't do it, right? They had injuries, they had aches and pains. And when they couldn't do those things that gave them pleasure, they retreated from life.

that even though they were alive, they weren't enjoying life. The things that they loved to do, in the case of this individual, play golf and tend to the garden, they couldn't do. They just physically couldn't do it, right? They had injuries, they had aches and pains. And when they couldn't do those things that gave them pleasure, they retreated from life.

And I don't think there's a person listening to us who can't appreciate that because they've witnessed it, right? They've seen it in a parent, a grandparent, a loved one. And I don't know, there was just something about that moment, which is often the case, right? It's usually like years and years of thinking about something and it crystallizes in an instant.

And I don't think there's a person listening to us who can't appreciate that because they've witnessed it, right? They've seen it in a parent, a grandparent, a loved one. And I don't know, there was just something about that moment, which is often the case, right? It's usually like years and years of thinking about something and it crystallizes in an instant.

But in that moment, I realized, aha, the way to avoid this is to train specifically for that decade. And the best model for how to do that is to look at athletes because every athlete trains with specificity. So think of like all the different types of athletes you would know.

But in that moment, I realized, aha, the way to avoid this is to train specifically for that decade. And the best model for how to do that is to look at athletes because every athlete trains with specificity. So think of like all the different types of athletes you would know.

So if you think about like a sprinter or a basketball player or a football player, they are so different and very little of their training looks like the other guy. And the reason for that is they're doing something very specific, right? The sprinter has a goal, which is to move 100 meters as fast as possible. That's it. And that requires a certain set of skills.

So if you think about like a sprinter or a basketball player or a football player, they are so different and very little of their training looks like the other guy. And the reason for that is they're doing something very specific, right? The sprinter has a goal, which is to move 100 meters as fast as possible. That's it. And that requires a certain set of skills.