Dr. Peter Attia

I still remember, you know, when you're wearing scrubs, they have a little pocket on them. She grabbed onto me and tore the pocket off the scrubs. I'd never had somebody do that. And I spent... I probably spent two hours with him that night. And I was very fortunate that nothing else came in that night. Like I had the time to sort of be there. And I'm not sure why. I don't know what it was.

His name was Malcolm. I don't know what it was about Malcolm's case that devastated me. I also went to his funeral five days later, which I'd never gone to the funeral of a trauma patient before. I'd been to the funerals of patients, but never a trauma patient. Because you don't usually have a connection to trauma patients, right? You don't know them. They come in and they die. You don't know them.

His name was Malcolm. I don't know what it was about Malcolm's case that devastated me. I also went to his funeral five days later, which I'd never gone to the funeral of a trauma patient before. I'd been to the funerals of patients, but never a trauma patient. Because you don't usually have a connection to trauma patients, right? You don't know them. They come in and they die. You don't know them.

His name was Malcolm. I don't know what it was about Malcolm's case that devastated me. I also went to his funeral five days later, which I'd never gone to the funeral of a trauma patient before. I'd been to the funerals of patients, but never a trauma patient. Because you don't usually have a connection to trauma patients, right? You don't know them. They come in and they die. You don't know them.

But I got to know a lot about Malcolm's life. And at the funeral, when I walked past the casket, I don't think his mom expected to see me. And when she did, she lunged at me, grabbed me. And I kid you not, she grabbed me so hard, she tore the pocket off my dress shirt, just as she had torn off the scrubs five days earlier. And it's interesting.

But I got to know a lot about Malcolm's life. And at the funeral, when I walked past the casket, I don't think his mom expected to see me. And when she did, she lunged at me, grabbed me. And I kid you not, she grabbed me so hard, she tore the pocket off my dress shirt, just as she had torn off the scrubs five days earlier. And it's interesting.

But I got to know a lot about Malcolm's life. And at the funeral, when I walked past the casket, I don't think his mom expected to see me. And when she did, she lunged at me, grabbed me. And I kid you not, she grabbed me so hard, she tore the pocket off my dress shirt, just as she had torn off the scrubs five days earlier. And it's interesting.

I learned more about Malcolm at that funeral that day than I obviously would have ever imagined knowing. And the story is just even more tragic when you realize what an amazing kid he was and what he meant to his family. It's interesting. So a relatively poor black family And he was this incredible student. And he was going to a really special school because of his exceptional abilities.

I learned more about Malcolm at that funeral that day than I obviously would have ever imagined knowing. And the story is just even more tragic when you realize what an amazing kid he was and what he meant to his family. It's interesting. So a relatively poor black family And he was this incredible student. And he was going to a really special school because of his exceptional abilities.

I learned more about Malcolm at that funeral that day than I obviously would have ever imagined knowing. And the story is just even more tragic when you realize what an amazing kid he was and what he meant to his family. It's interesting. So a relatively poor black family And he was this incredible student. And he was going to a really special school because of his exceptional abilities.

And that's why his brother was actually driving him. Like, you know, he couldn't go to the local public school in inner city Baltimore. He was going to a school in the northern part of Baltimore. And he was, you know, he was the jewel of his mom's life. Man, man.

And that's why his brother was actually driving him. Like, you know, he couldn't go to the local public school in inner city Baltimore. He was going to a school in the northern part of Baltimore. And he was, you know, he was the jewel of his mom's life. Man, man.

And that's why his brother was actually driving him. Like, you know, he couldn't go to the local public school in inner city Baltimore. He was going to a school in the northern part of Baltimore. And he was, you know, he was the jewel of his mom's life. Man, man.

Pick the right person, I think, is literally the single most important thing. I mean, I think that's not sufficient, right? You still have to do work. But if you don't get that piece right, I think it's harder. And there's no one right person. That's obviously sort of silly. So there's like an operating window, I think, in which you can marry people. I think I just got really lucky.

Pick the right person, I think, is literally the single most important thing. I mean, I think that's not sufficient, right? You still have to do work. But if you don't get that piece right, I think it's harder. And there's no one right person. That's obviously sort of silly. So there's like an operating window, I think, in which you can marry people. I think I just got really lucky.

Pick the right person, I think, is literally the single most important thing. I mean, I think that's not sufficient, right? You still have to do work. But if you don't get that piece right, I think it's harder. And there's no one right person. That's obviously sort of silly. So there's like an operating window, I think, in which you can marry people. I think I just got really lucky.

Like, I think that's the theme of my life is just obscene luck. But I just didn't understand at the time how lucky I was to meet this woman and how much she could kind of tolerate all of my challenges and all of my focus and how relentless I could be and how difficult I could be. And so it took me a few years to figure that out. But once I did, yeah, I just think like, I get it.

Like, I think that's the theme of my life is just obscene luck. But I just didn't understand at the time how lucky I was to meet this woman and how much she could kind of tolerate all of my challenges and all of my focus and how relentless I could be and how difficult I could be. And so it took me a few years to figure that out. But once I did, yeah, I just think like, I get it.

Like, I think that's the theme of my life is just obscene luck. But I just didn't understand at the time how lucky I was to meet this woman and how much she could kind of tolerate all of my challenges and all of my focus and how relentless I could be and how difficult I could be. And so it took me a few years to figure that out. But once I did, yeah, I just think like, I get it.

You see these people that are in their 90s that have been married for 70 years, and you hear them talking about each other like they can't imagine living without each other, and you think, really? I mean... He's that special? She's that special. But now I get it. Now I get it. Now I understand, you know?