Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement. They don't use power tools, they do their own yard work, they grow a garden.

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Dan Buettner was American explorer, writer and film producer. Dan Buettner is an American writer, explorer, storyteller, longevity researcher and public speaker. He co-produced the 3 time Emmy Award winning documentary TV mini series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (2023) based on his book by the same name and holds three Guinness records for distance cycling. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour
  • Health — Well-being of mind and body, and the pursuit of vitality
  • Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership

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