Half Life Show

Description Have you found yourself surprised when you were laid off from your company? Or have that nagging feeling you might lose your job when the economy takes a turn for the worse? In this short episode, Vikram breaks down his 2-year framework for staying prepared, honing your skills, staying sharp and being ever prepared for your next gig or interview. With the proper mindset, you will notice when your job stops providing you value or realize how you can elevate yourself to the best v...

Description In part part of this two-part series on rebooting health, Subbu and Vikram talk about the importance of diet and nutrition for health, and share their methods for keeping calories under check, getting enough protein, foods to absolutely avoid, how to get back on track when our diets fall off the wagon, and how to deal with challenges and temptations that arise regarding foods in our day to day lives. Links Subbu's diet and nutrition spreadsheet Open Food Facts Chapter...

Description In part one of this two-part series on rebooting health, Vikram and Subu talk about the importance of consistent exercise as we age, describe tools and frameworks that they use to get started on exercise especially strength training, and ways to develop consistency. They talk about workout programs that work, and those that do not, and why, how different programs are suited to different people, and how to design a 21-day workout challenge for yourself. Links BowTiedOx - Your ...

Description In this episode Subu and Vikram distill down ideas from the book Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. They discuss better ways to organize your productivity and time, and the importance of not getting distracted and spending your attention wisely. Links Amazon book link Vik’s book notes An interactive book summary 5 ways to create time Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:24 Productivity 13:45 Time 25:32 Attention 35:10 The Middle Path Let's Get Social TwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsit...

Description Inspired by the Cortex Podcast, this episode is about why new year resolutions don’t work and a better approach to setting your intent for the new year. Subu and Vikram reflect on how 2022 was and talk about their yearly theme for 2023. Links Last year’s yearly themes episode Cortex Podcast - Our inspiration for Yearly Themes Alan Watts Lecture on Taoism Wu Wei Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Fitbod App for Resistance Training Chapters 0:00 The Concept of Yearly T...