Biohacking tips for business people Martin Tobias
Biohacking tips for business people Martin Tobias
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Martin discovered meditation, as a serial tech entrepreneur & venture capitalist (00:30)
- The problem with the ‘time/reward’ relationship of meditation (02:20).
- Martin’s discovery on how to hack meditation through listening to a podcast with Dave
Asprey (02:50). - Martin’s realization that technology can change the time/reward relationship in mental and
physical fitness that lead to making this accessible to more people. (05:20) - Martin’s personal and business benefits from adding meditation into his daily routine
(06:00) - Tools that can help you meditate more efficiently (07:20)
- The different brain wave states achieved during meditation and transitioning from a
sympathetic dominant state to a parasympathetic state, where you are more resilient to
handle stressful situations. (07:30) - Sleep tracking devices, advice on the different sleep stages. (09:
- Factors that affect the quality of sleep. (10:30)
- Supplements for sleep. (12:10)
- Martin’s diet and experimenting with the carnivore diet. (13:15)
- Being in ketosis provides enhanced cognitive function. (14:50)
- The effects of having a ketone ester on ketone levels. (17:40)
- Nicotine for cognitive enhancement & a different view on its effects. (19:05)
- Some other supplements Martin takes. (21:10)
- More hacks Martin uses to optimize is physical fitness. (22:30)
- Martin’s one change for better energy & focus. (25:40)
Links & resources mentioned in this episode:
- The guided meditation app Martin uses called Headspace
- Upgrade Labs Clinics in Santa Monica & Beverly Hilton
- Bulletproof Radio podcast talking about 40 Years of Zen
- Oura Ring or Whoop sleep tracking devices
- Sleep Mode by Bulletproof
- Bulletproof diet
- Totum Sport (Mineralised water)
- HVMN Ketone Ester & KetoSports Ketones
- TruNiagen NAD supplement
- ARX machine, Infrared Light Therapy, VASPR Machine at the Upgrade Labs Clinics
Quotes:
“That’s a real hack: the [same] benefits in less time!”
“Any CEO that I investigate has to meditate.”
“Meditation is the number one tool to build resilience.”
“It’s not about how you compile on more stress; it’s about how well you recover.”
“The key to good sleep is to get efficient sleep, not necessarily more hours in bed.”