Snapshot · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
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.
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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.
Testing of off-the-shelf creatine products found that approximately 90% contained little to no actual creatine, underscoring the importance of third-party testing.
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.
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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