Simon Sinek

You know, and I, look, the way I've been talking about it is with the rising rates of anxiety and depression and mental fitness challenges and inability to cope with stress and then the worst case, suicide, even the obsession with longevity, I'll throw that one in as well. Friendship is the ultimate biohack. Friendship literally fixes all of those things.

You know, and I, look, the way I've been talking about it is with the rising rates of anxiety and depression and mental fitness challenges and inability to cope with stress and then the worst case, suicide, even the obsession with longevity, I'll throw that one in as well. Friendship is the ultimate biohack. Friendship literally fixes all of those things.

You know, and I, look, the way I've been talking about it is with the rising rates of anxiety and depression and mental fitness challenges and inability to cope with stress and then the worst case, suicide, even the obsession with longevity, I'll throw that one in as well. Friendship is the ultimate biohack. Friendship literally fixes all of those things.

We know the data, that people who have close relationships live longer. People who have close relationships are happier. And you look at Dan Buettner's work and the Blue Zones, and so much attention is put to them walking to the house, and so much attention is put into what they're eating and how they're eating, but not enough attention is put into the fact

We know the data, that people who have close relationships live longer. People who have close relationships are happier. And you look at Dan Buettner's work and the Blue Zones, and so much attention is put to them walking to the house, and so much attention is put into what they're eating and how they're eating, but not enough attention is put into the fact

We know the data, that people who have close relationships live longer. People who have close relationships are happier. And you look at Dan Buettner's work and the Blue Zones, and so much attention is put to them walking to the house, and so much attention is put into what they're eating and how they're eating, but not enough attention is put into the fact

that they're eating with their friends every single day.

that they're eating with their friends every single day.

that they're eating with their friends every single day.

And that's, I mean, look, that's our anthropology, right? Like we grew up in, we're tribal animals that grew up, you know, historically in tribes, you know, about 150 people. And that's how we lived. We lived in these relatively small, we help each other communities, communes. I mean, that's the history of humankind. We've only started farming 10 or 12,000 years ago.

And that's, I mean, look, that's our anthropology, right? Like we grew up in, we're tribal animals that grew up, you know, historically in tribes, you know, about 150 people. And that's how we lived. We lived in these relatively small, we help each other communities, communes. I mean, that's the history of humankind. We've only started farming 10 or 12,000 years ago.

And that's, I mean, look, that's our anthropology, right? Like we grew up in, we're tribal animals that grew up, you know, historically in tribes, you know, about 150 people. And that's how we lived. We lived in these relatively small, we help each other communities, communes. I mean, that's the history of humankind. We've only started farming 10 or 12,000 years ago.

But for most of human history, we lived in these small groups where we couldn't have populations larger than about 150. What's very interesting about the little statistic that you threw out, the thought that I had, which is when our family is overweight, we're 40 times more likely. Sorry, 40% more likely to be overweight.

But for most of human history, we lived in these small groups where we couldn't have populations larger than about 150. What's very interesting about the little statistic that you threw out, the thought that I had, which is when our family is overweight, we're 40 times more likely. Sorry, 40% more likely to be overweight.

But for most of human history, we lived in these small groups where we couldn't have populations larger than about 150. What's very interesting about the little statistic that you threw out, the thought that I had, which is when our family is overweight, we're 40 times more likely. Sorry, 40% more likely to be overweight.

But when our friends are overweight, we're 170 times, percent, I mean, we're likely to be overweight. And that's, you know, the immediate thing that popped into my head was when you think about children, right? Children, all they want is their parents' approval. Hey, mom, hey, dad, watch me, watch me, watch me, watch me, right? And they have no inhibitions in the outside world.

But when our friends are overweight, we're 170 times, percent, I mean, we're likely to be overweight. And that's, you know, the immediate thing that popped into my head was when you think about children, right? Children, all they want is their parents' approval. Hey, mom, hey, dad, watch me, watch me, watch me, watch me, right? And they have no inhibitions in the outside world.

But when our friends are overweight, we're 170 times, percent, I mean, we're likely to be overweight. And that's, you know, the immediate thing that popped into my head was when you think about children, right? Children, all they want is their parents' approval. Hey, mom, hey, dad, watch me, watch me, watch me, watch me, right? And they have no inhibitions in the outside world.

They don't care what the world thinks about them at all. I'm gonna dress like a princess, I'm gonna dress like Spiderman. But I want mom and dad to watch me jump off the step. And I desperately want mom and dad's approval. And that's where all of the learning about what's appropriate and what's inappropriate comes from. Strictly from our parents, nothing else. Until they reach about adolescence.

They don't care what the world thinks about them at all. I'm gonna dress like a princess, I'm gonna dress like Spiderman. But I want mom and dad to watch me jump off the step. And I desperately want mom and dad's approval. And that's where all of the learning about what's appropriate and what's inappropriate comes from. Strictly from our parents, nothing else. Until they reach about adolescence.