Snapshot · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Testing of off-the-shelf creatine products found that approximately 90% contained little to no actual creatine, underscoring the importance of third-party testing.
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A review of 25,000+ cases confirms creatine is safe at 10g+ daily for years. Timing doesn't matter. 90% of off-shelf products tested had little or no creatine — always buy third-party certified.
A YouTuber's product testing found 90% of off-the-shelf creatine products contained little or no creatine. Dr. Candow's three-point checklist: look for creatine monohydrate, CreaPure certification from Germany, and an NSF or third-party certification logo.
As little as 3 grams of creatine per day is the lowest effective dose, and taking it consistently for one month will fully saturate skeletal muscle stores.
Dr. Candow's lab conducted a 2-year trial in postmenopausal women using 0.14g/kg of creatine that showed improvements in bone preservation and muscle performance.
Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson analyzed almost 500 self-improvement techniques and found they all reduce to just 12 underlying psychological drivers.
Cold exposure has good short-term alertness benefits but the evidence base for long-term health benefits is much weaker than popularly believed.
In a randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques run on hundreds of people, almost none of the techniques produced statistically meaningful results.
People given a tiny-habit fallback option (e.g. 10 squats instead of gym) were actually MORE successful at completing the full habit, not less.
The most effective habit-formation technique was 'habit reflection' — recalling a past successful habit, writing down what helped, then applying those lessons to a new habit.
A study found that simply scheduling enjoyable activities was as effective as standard cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, leading to its own therapy called behavioral activation.
The 'worry time' technique — deferring all worries to a designated time of day — helps people realize they have more control over worry than they thought and reveals it is less useful than it feels.
A study found that participants told to try to stay awake while in bed fell asleep faster than participants told to try to sleep — illustrating the paradox of direct effort.
Spencer Greenberg reduced his severe social anxiety dramatically in roughly 6 months through a structured exposure therapy hierarchy, culminating in asking strangers for hugs.
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