The Secret Cost of Over-Optimization & Random Show | MHFI 205
Doug and Carl catch up on a potpourri of topics including recent purchases, frugal hacks, investments, optimization, skepticism, and recent books & TV shows each have been consuming. They discuss over-optimizing & reevaluating perceptions in the
Mile High FI Podcast · Doug Cunnington & Carl Jensen
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Show Notes
Doug and Carl catch up on a potpourri of topics including recent purchases, frugal hacks, investments, optimization, skepticism, and recent books & TV shows each have been consuming. They discuss over-optimizing & reevaluating perceptions in the areas of health & fitness and try to provide a balance by incorporating de-optimization. Carl also introduces a new investment strategy called the “reverse index fund” or “Hot Carl”.
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Links
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- EconoMe Conference
- The Peter Attia Drive Podcast
- Huberman Lab
- Huberman Lab supplements
- Tim Ferriss podcast, “Peter Attia, M.D. — Fasting, Metformin, Athletic Performance, and More (#398)”
- Goal Guys, “I Tried the Anti-Aging Diet for 90 Days”
- Tim Ferriss 4-hour books
- CampFI
- JT on MHFI episode 110
- Oliver Burkeman, “Four Thousand Weeks”
- Michael Easter, “The Comfort Crisis”
- Derek Sivers
- Tim Ferriss Podcast, “Rolf Potts – The Vagabond’s Way”
- Ramit Sethi
- Mile High FI Facebook Group
- Doug’s site
- Carl’s blog: 1500 Days
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0:00 Introduction
1:33 Recent purchases
5:48 The Culver’s scam
11:55 Poke
16:59 Hot Carl
22:04 Re-evaluating health & fitness optimization
29:58 Changing views & skepticism
38:58 Recent books
46:59 Recent TV shows
57:03 Soundcheck – River of water