Hacking yourself: Dave Asprey at TEDxConstitutionDrive
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2014
- Dave Asprey, founder of The Bulletproof Executive, is a Silicon Valley investor and technology entrepreneur who spent 15 years and over $300,000 to hack his own biology. Dave lost 100 pounds without counting calories or excessive exercise, used techniques to upgrade his brain by more than 20 IQ points, and lowered his biological age while learning to sleep more efficiently in less time. Learning to do these seemingly impossible things transformed him into a better entrepreneur, a better husband, and a better father. From private brain EEG facilities hidden in a Canadian forest to remote monasteries in Tibet, from Silicon Valley to the Andes, Dave used hacking techniques and tried everything on himself, obsessively focused on discovering the answers to this one persistent question: What are the simplest things you can do to be better at everything?
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bio hack starts at 8:20 :
1. Enough sleep 6.5 hr +
2. Quality food
3. Bulletproof coffee
4. Feel Gratitude
John thank you for not wasting my time
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All the negative comments are making me sad. I don't think his message is "look at me, I'm better than you". The message is "I was weak, but I tried these cool things and they helped me out. Wanna try?".
i agree.
haters must do their own TEDx talk.
+Bosco Martinez I agree... We need to try to inform ourselves, experience and then see ...
+Bosco Martinez beautiful, i agree
+Bosco Martinez I feel that the whole youtube commenting section would look a lot more informed if you could only comment and reply after having watched at least half of a video. Admittedly I thought the first thirds was a bit self-absorbed (imho a bit 'american') but it's clear that this guy is super well-informed.
+Bosco Martinez Don't let the comments make you sad. The haters are too dumb to get the message.
I don't understand why there's so much hate for this guy. One of the good talks I've listened to today, and one I'll definitely be researching and listening to again.
He has found the ultimate way of selling products:
Step 1: Scare people into thinking that everything they r doing is wrong. Step 2: Support ur claims with pseudoscience and cherry picked studies. Step 3: Gain trust by telling things everyone knows r useful - yoga, meditation, exercise, healthy diet etc. And finally, the last step - the money making step
Step 4: In addition to doing all those beneficial things - buy his products! -
Brilliant Salesmanship!! -- I just wish even 1/3 of what he's saying was true...
I love Dave's message! this is an old video I am watching....this is 2017 and I have been living his message and lost 30 pounds, feel better, look better and my mind is clearer than ever! Thank you Dave! God bless you and your family and your work! keep us informed! and thanks for being the guini pig
He is TEACHING what he has learned I am grateful!
To all the negative trash talkers on here. How about you go prove yourself right and beat him at his own game. Let's see you guys come close and show all of us what brilliant scientific researchers you guys are.
I will greatly appreciate your time and effort to make man kind that much bettet. Till then! good luck on your journey and I look forward to buying all of your amazing books and products!
David Carrizosa The problem is that Asprey hasn't demonstrated any of that either. People expect a certain standard from TED and they are angry that this guy is way below the mark. Don't fault them for using critical thinking.
I completely understand. I really enjoy TED material. Critical thinking is one thing and trash talking is another. Not faulting them for their beliefs or thoughts, that's cool. BUT speaking like they've done more than him and talking trash about his work with 100% certainty Dave's work is incorrect or trash. Well if they talk that way let's see their proof of that. It's childish to express feelings and opinions like that.
David Carrizosa the fact they say he's 100% wrong, or talking out the side of their face is proof they don't understand much. No one can be 100% of the time right, or wrong. Now that's bullshit.
David Carrizosa So anyone who disagrees has to write a book, lol. Well if that's the case you must always agree with everything or have written hundreds of books. I'm neutral but what he said about losing weight doesn't completely ring true or what he said about sleep. I do know you can lose weight or gain muscle and still junk out every now and then from experience but most people know this. I also know there is a certain way of processing your food that optimizes better brain function but thats because I've read books by scientists and people with degrees in these fields and tried it out.
Are you saying that the speaker is a scientific researcher? LOL He said it himself, he made his money off of software. He's giving people false hope; apparently he had too much sugar in his diet.
The science may or not be valuable behind his work but his story is interesting. I think we all should reevaluate how we treat our bodies.
Tony Recluse I like your approach.
+JoeHasABadUsername True yea
Nutrition is complicated. Everyone's nutritional needs must be individualized. May work for you but not for others. Pay attention to your body.
The sleep portion struck a cord with me. I spent the first few months of 2016 doing my best to get 7-8 hours of sleep, but I could never stay sleep. And I never felt good after 8. I eventually realized that my body didn't want or like that many hours. I actually run better on 6-6.5 hours.
Quenton Willis same here
Best information I have ever gotten in a while... this guy is like a human guru compiling years worth of information in a span of less than 30 minutes. Although I do admit, I skipped a few small portions in the beginning half, but the last half was spot on valuable information.
wow what a great and motivational talk, i have looked in to alot of things he talks about and its really great having some one like him leaving a road map for the rest of us.
Knowledge really is powerful! knowing yourself is being able to fix anything. focus on the issue, everything is energy.... we are unlimited.
I think his message is that you can sleep as long or as little as you'd like. Just don't let it get in the way of your life and to work just as hard as you sleep and you can still acheive anything you'd like with the amount of time you choose to sleep.
Love love Dave. Living Bulletproof has changed my life!
I wouldn't have found this guy if it wasn't for mindvalley which has been changing my life.
I always forget that Dave did Ayahuasca. He never really talks about it in-depth. Not to my knowledge anyway. But I listen to his podcasts ALL THE TIME. And I read the articles on his website.
I've also had flux for a decade and watched this entire video with it. A meta moment for sure!
This is why Tony Stark wears those red glasses.
Thank you Dave.
"Effortless willpower: When you have enough energy, you can apply the energy in all the right places." - Dave Asprey
I love all the cynicism on this forum because it helps explain why so many people don't make changes all throughout their lives. Change comes from a starting point of belief. I'm not defending anyone, including this guy, but if your tendency is to criticize you might want to question how much information you may be dismissing that might help. I will say this... once someone within our extended family lost 80lbs by making only one change.. that was giving up carbonated colas... his cousin did so within a year.. topping him.. the guy went from 230 to 130.. and i of course did not recognize him. Last year my other cousin went from a 180 down to 100 lbs... she is 5 feet tall and did it by moving to France and living with a family that carried no processed garbage. Now if three people close to me could splice their weight so drastically, and so quickly, there obviously are indeed some simple hacks that can work. Whether they can work for everyone is questionable. I guess if there are no fat meth, coke or heroin users the answer would be yes, nobody is fat due to genes alone. Not that i have anything against fat people incidentally.... when you've been skinny your whole life you don't even notice weight, its like an non-issue... that is, for men at least. Women, that's a collective brain disorder fed by Madison Avenue if you ask me. Plenty of obese live long, plenty of skinny die young, and when I think about it and take an average I've got to admit the heavier people generally seem happier. And to tell you the truth... honestly.. those three cousins who lost weight all seemed happier before they lost the weight. This presenter spoke in generalities, but I'm sure he's got a lot of tricks of his sleeve he didn't lay out for everyone for free here. Not to mention everything works over time. I cut out dairy in my twenties and bang, my energy levels were restored back to when I was a child. Now i stay away from white flour which tends to fog my brain and make me too tired. By the way if you are under 30, fuck you, you don't need this until 40... go away and have fun and don't let age get you down until it comes calling. I can't stand when young people worry about health over worrying about making the best of their youth. You don't go to a party to plan how to get home, you wait until closing time arrives or you won't have any damned fun.
Egghead Einstein Didn´t read all that but I strongly agree with the first line.
+Egghead Einstein
When you cut out dairy -you included no steak???
Thank you so much! Very interés ring.
Such Valuable information in just one video just stunning
Well said.
Thank you. Great TED talk!
Thank you!
Thank you
Dave Asprey's system represents the next step in human evolution. I've read his book, Head Strong and it integrates all the best practices from all the different types of diets (including keto), but his system addresses one thing that nobody else has addressed before, that is brain fog and how to clear away brain fog, to improved mental performance.
I love you Dave!!!
most amazing Ted talk ive listened to in months! thank you. i always though coffee was overrated cant understand people going bonkers for it while i have more energy than them without coffee.
stumbled upon this and found it very interesting.
same
Excellent lecture.....
I used to live in a house filled with black mold, no wonder my masters' year was far more difficult than I thought it should be.
Brilliant!
Thanks so much for the bulletproof diet. Downloaded it and making grocery list of green one in my language. I am living in Turkey , I hope geographical difference wouldn't be my concern...
really enjoyed your interview with Brendon Burchard, and your bulletproof coffee! Excellent work!
Dave is right. You only need ONE INTENSE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION workout per week.
But you should do LIGHT EXERCISE every day or every other day. Yoga, simply standing on a WBV plate at a low intensity for 5 minutes, BJJ (roll at 30-50% and focus on only using technique and using your strength to the absolute minimum necessary level. This will actually make you WAY BETTER AT BJN), stuff like that.
But yeah, I was suspicious of his "only one intense workout per week" claim but I've been getting better results in muscle growth than ever before (with exercises to exhaustion on a WBV plate, but DON'T DO THAT YOUR FIRST TIME ON A WBV PLATE. EASE INTO IT. IT'S CRAZY INTENSE FOR YOUR MUSCLES TO CONTRACT 30 TIMES PER SECOND. EASY TO BURN OUT YOUR CNS.)
Dave really puts the 'hack' in biohacking.
Useful talk.
Very Interesting
great one
This guy is super great. Regards from india.
*Sleep well, eat well and exercise while feeling grateful!*
I watched this video with f.lux enabled.
Lucas Trugeda i didn't
Hahaha
awesome!
People who need less sleep do not die less often than people who need nine hours of sleep each night. People in each group die exactly once.
Amusing retort!
I agree the message give it ago this is what I used and done
Dont just sit on the side lines of life.
How does this 20 minute video last 5 hours?
You've been biohacked!
@@phoenix667rising lol
I agree with everything except for the beans and legumes. They are good for you. Maybe not the coffee bean but red,black,pinto beans and legumes are great if you're not allergic to them. They are a healthy carb (sweet potatoes and yams included. Good dietary fiber). Remember there's more than one way to "skin a cat" and at the end of the day, what you put in is what you get out. Eat real food you will feel better. Thanks for posting!
He reminds me of J.P. from Grandma's Boy so much.
I really enjoyed this I have been researching ways to monitor my brands different waveforms and is that be back loop 2 better myself for a couple months now and this can firms some of my sub suspicions and I'm done doubting that this will help me if I try wish I had to eat G machine in my house and better speak to text on my computer
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Thankyou..Thankyou..Thankyou !!!
great.
The comments here are priceless.
I appreciate that you did your own body lab work - so i don’t have to do the excesses you put yourself through, including 300K!
You are an outlier who upsets the currently accepted limited applecart of body science.
Thank you! 👏👏👏
very nice
Remember, you're looking for gold. Get one good idea, that's all you need.
This should be called how to lower your testosterone and athletic performance.
Not to mention the hormonal imbalance.
*Just put oil in your coffee and you're all good*
The title sounds really good but the talk isn't...........
Otherwise known as Bulletproof Coffee
Seriously, grains and legumes! I am from Asia, grains and legumes are the daily base food for most people here in my country…
I sleep 26 and sleep 8 hours a night. I've now decided to write my will.
"Dave your my hero"
Its you're
til he said that walking is no exercise, he was totally right... Walking also (as wel as chewing) activates that big vine in your head, which will encourage oxygen flow to your brain.. Ok it's not an exercise, but an healthy thing to do (healthier than jogging, as that kills your knees and maybe your heart as wel)
Why is he not giving references ? Why does the description not have links to the studies.
16:43 why did he get censored ?
Dear Dave Asprey, great for you about the amazing outcomes and truths you have attained. I did something similar but without so much money I had to use my fancy to understand how my body works. To be fair I should re-watch the video 'cause I did not understand if you promote coffee or not. And to be fair I think you should improve your comunicative skills. Sometime you seem unsure and fake. I hope this could help you. I don't want cast any doubt about your sincerity. Thank you.
Coffee? Definitely a yes...he is the owner inventor of 'Bulletproof Coffee'.
I can't tell if he is a total quack as all the experts below seem to indicate, but I like the thought provoking subject matter he so boringly spoke about. He's so calm and centered. Doesn't seem to be a full snake oil salesman or a scientist. This talk brings up some things i'd like to investigate though. I'd love to improve myself. At a minimum this talk should get us all thinking about the possibility and potential of improving everything about ourselves with seemingly easy adjustments and hacks. I do wish someone could just write bullet point instructions though... like complete steps1-10, and then just be awesome. I'll try being greatful and positive to start.
Giant Sales Pitch
Well that system is heaven sent it helps when we need it. Reacting to things we wouldn't faster then we would if we didn't have it. I was not even really thinking I was a bit spaced out after a terrible I mean terrible encounter and a child was near me running a car was parked and a car flying up the road so I was told by her mommy. She was screaming I didn't even hear her, I grabbed the child and pulled her back extremely fast she said and asked me how I had no idea until she was behind me that I did and I still didn't let go noticed the red car about half a mile away. She was crying her mom, she hugged me and the car pretty much skimmed her it was that close. I saved her and why we need preservation. Very true story and I have a few more too.
I never get more than six hours and see way too much in my environment I say that because the things ppl do can be unpretty. I'm thankful I saved that child I believe she will be special in more than many ways. She was like sunshine and happy.
Does anyone knows anything about that site that blocks the blue spectrum, i'm interested but can't find it. Is it flocs?
+Momo Pérez f.lux it's a free program you can download to your computer, tablet and / or some smartphones (no android apperantly :( but I use it on my computer and it works great)
thanks!
Hi Dave, I was wondering where I could find the glasses you are wearing? My boyfriend is really into not-looking at blue light in the night time too. He has the glasses for the evening but they don't look as good to wear out. I think he would really appreciate if I got that for him. Thanks!
Patricia Buchner Santos LoL is he still there😉
Pretty sure my liver works without my body having to 'focus attention' on it. Not sure my body has that kind of innate self-awareness to be honest.
This is a classic example where nuggets of truth are dispensed, backed up with facts, then nonsense is added in such a way to make people assume it follow naturally from the facts. For example, 'coffee beans contain small amounts of mould, and I can back that up with studies. Mould in coffee causes x, y, and z, so therefore...' The idea the mould in coffee is responsible for any kind of negative effect is pure theory, and a pretty rubbish theory at that. But its being presented as fact because he can back up the fact that mould exists.
Ever been hungover before?
Ever take a test hungover?
Yeah... Thought so...
This is an exaggeration btw. To prove a point. A hyperbole.
dairy products are not good. none of them. that includes dairy butter - it contains oxidized cholesterol (the bad type, a lot of it) due to the process by which it is created. It doesn't matter what the cow ate, or how much "massages" it got. Fats shouldn't be exposed to air before ingesting in general. Milk is supposed to be ingested directly from the breast. But cow dairy is optimized for calves, and is actually harmful for humans. There are surprisingly strong correlations of Dairy milk consumption with many illness like diabetes, cancer, etc. Dave, you really have to take dairy out of the bulletproof diet.
thank you thank you thank you
Radu Simionescu i bet he would be interested in hearing good sources for butter being bad so he could stop eating tons of it
wasdwasdedsf every source you need at nutritionfacts.org
darn, one crazy vegan guy who has bad things to say about animal products. this has never been done before, he sure shut down all the arguments.
so i guess all this is missproven then
yeah, all the doctors that recommended against the use of animal products for the 2015 dietary guidelines for americans are crazy, so is the physicians committee for responsible medicine and the president of the american college of cardiology
Great info arrogant speaker
If you're truly in a caloric deficit you're going to lose weight, period.
it's not just calories ITS where they are
Also when you're in caloric deficit you start by losing muscles, and only after that, you'll start losing fat.
nope
Doctor
Exactly. The "Starvation Mode" is widely overlooked. In my 60 years I've watched dieters AFTER they stop a diet most often gaining MORE weight because their body is now in starvation mode and hording calories - even though they aren't eating abnormally.
i am skeptic about
+DevN This is one of the few things he mentions that actually has had a lot of successful studies. The problem is that it varies person to person. The amount of sleep one person requires (that being restful sleep) may be longer or shorter than that of even a sibling.
He kind of remind me Jeff Goldblum when he talk about toxin!
Can't stand this guy - The only Ted Talk I've ever disliked.
He is selling his book.
hate the haters man...chose to see the good thing for once..then do it again...
Why does this feel like a TED talk infomercial?
Because it is.
i love this dude
The thing that is not being taken into consideration is that we are all born with one of two different models of brain. There is this seven percent vs ninety three percent split between typical and atypical brains. A lot of this stuff works for the majority and not for the minority. After discovering which I was born with I can see my mental condition more clearly now.
Only his coffee is good and mold free🤪🤣
Seeing gluten on a list of toxins made it hard to take the rest of the video seriously. Unless that list was specific to people with celiac, which it wasn't. It's good that this guy educates himself and learns about what he is putting in his body, but he should re-evaluate his sources if they are telling him that gluten is, as a rule, unhealthy.
Bio-hacking starts at 8:21
What are my opinions on alcohol
What causes greatest detox reactions
How change biochemistry
What costs paying without knowing it???
Blue blocking glasses
@Dave Asprey. Thank you for this! But can you please help me? In my country they can not help me anymore. I suffer off ptss, severe defression for years and am a WW2 3th generation warvictum. As you see out off my spelling google is off, i mean who want's to wright rihgt when your brain tell you it want to die.........And most importend....I don't have money.
Just watching this at 4:27 am don’t mind me
I am ultra skeptical
It was like watching paint dry. Really narcissistic paint.
+Cheryl64014 Well said..
Thank you. :)
+Cheryl64014
It is just your self-doubt talking.
+Cheryl64014 LOL- thank you for that comment. I may need to adopt it for future use. >D
I didn't pick up on any narcissistic behaviour in his speech. maybe it's you?
Starts speech with book plug...never a good sign.
it's a 20 second book plug for 20 minutes of content.
I think the issue here is that he did all of this and continues to do so out of fear. Therefore, all he projects and pitches is this idea of avoiding his fear instead of taking it head on. It's a whole investment in avoidance. However, the interest lies in the truth that we can connect with our body and all aspects of our body fuel our mind and need to be tended to and treated correctly. If he loves himself and connects instead of hacks his body I think he would find more positive feedback.
Isn't this the guy who takes speed?
tdark987 no
tdark987 there are different types of cognitive stimulants. Some fuck up your brain, others do not and can even be preventative for brain desease; such as Alzheimer.
tdark987 He takes Provigil, which is more like an anti-depressant than a classic stimulant. It's a "wakefulness promoting agent" which just means it turns your brains tired switch off. It doesn't make you jumpy or jittery. Doctors, lawyers, Wall Street ... they're all taking it.
+captaincarl1 i cant believe thats so normal in America. In Europe we fix the problem instead of numb it with drugs.
sophietje11 fix what problem?
Close your eyes and imagine David Duchovny...
"People who sleep 9 hours a night die more often" What? do the other people sometimes become immortal?
andrew welsh 30% increased chance of dying for 2hour oversleeping as opposed to around 16% for 2 hour of sleeping less
andrew welsh also, ASAPScience has a short video explaining all this sleep thing :)
+Sabrina Batcher That is very true..I became vegan and now I only need six hours sleep ... I wanted to sleep more but no way. It is a great feeling to wake up rested ..
le th it's still a really poor way of explaining it though.
+andrew welsh pegadinha
"15 minutes once a week" what? this guy is high or something? I will agree the hole body vibration stuff does work I have read studies on that but adults need at least 45 minutes 4 - 5 times a week.
That's for normal exercise, not the exercise he does.
well ....i'm ok with the night sleeping hours...4 are enough to me..the problem is the dozen of daily sleeping..must work on this
+tedx this talk is BS. I'm a former engineer at where he claims to have worked: He's lying. This whole talk is a lie; it should be taken down
Fsor something
***** source
hm, the protruding gut above the speaker's belt does slightly work against the fitness advice contained in the presentation, doesn't it now?
Ouch! Ouch! But you can't defeat the aging process... :(
sleep is my escape