Life Hacks 210 - #572

Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for a new year's Life Hacks episode.

Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life.

Expect to learn the best sleep supplements we've found, how to get served faster at every restaurant, how to fix tennis elbow, why you need multiple gym memberships, a fix for caffeine dependency, Jonny's best new app for tracking your diet, how to beat procrastination, where to find the secret Pret a Manger in Heathrow Terminal 5, how to never lose your way during a speech again and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:22) Do An Annual Review (07:03) Red Light Therapy Box (13:22) Remember Your Server’s Name (16:51) Rotate Your Training Days (18:42) Eat Your Most Boring Meal Post-Workout (20:48) Have Multiple Gym Memberships (25:11) Cronometer, MacroFactor & Athletic Greens (30:56) Theraband Flexbar (36:25) Leave Sentences Part Finished (39:26) Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail (49:24) How to Recover in a Speech (51:43) Use Caffeine Every Other Day (56:12) Gamify Mundane or Difficult Tasks (1:02:00) Jonny’s Decaffeination Routine (1:04:52) Install a USB Socket in the Bathroom (1:08:15) Use a Safety Bar (1:17:15) Scroll Down to Use Spotlight (1:18:18) Heathrow Hacks (1:20:49) Brass Against on YouTube (1:22:37) Use a Nose Strip (1:27:39) Request Room Turn Down Service in Hotels (1:29:10) What the Guys Have Been Watching (1:42:57) Where to Find Jonny & Yusef

Extra Stuff:

Access Propane's Free Training - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdom

Do an annual review - https://chriswillx.com/review

Use a redlight lamp BlockBluLight - https://www.blockbluelight.co.uk/collections/red-light-therapy-panels/products/red-light-therapy-powerpanel-mid?ref=PROPANE

Remember the server’s name

Rotate your training days

Eat the most boring meal of the day post-workout

Multiple gym memberships

Use Cronometer - https://cronometer.com/

Use Athletic Greens - https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom

Use MacroFactor - https://macrofactorapp.com/

EatThisMuch.com

Theraband Flexbar - https://amzn.to/3jGulq0

Hack Productivity With The Zeigarnik Effect by leaving sentences part-finished.

Andrew Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail - https://www.livemomentous.com/products/sleep-pack

Reset the context if you lose your way during a speech

Every other day caffeine use

Turn boring tasks into a game by creating arbitrary deadlines

Norlo Lightly Caffeinated Coffee - https://norlocoffee.com/

Houjicha - https://amzn.to/3VA7SIv

Install a USB charger in your bathroom

Use a safety bar

Bring your dumbbells up overhead during lateral raises

Use as little weight as you need

Access Spotlight from the homescreen by swiping down

2nd pret at Gate A3 Heathrow Terminal 5

Sneak into the business lounge South at Heathrow Terminal 5

Brass Against on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrassAgainst

Always ask for room turn down in a hotel when checking in

Watch Knives Out Glass Onion

Watch Devil’s Hour

Watch Treason

Watch Litvinienko

Watch The Night Manager

Watch The Suspect

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