They’re driven.They care.They’re committed. But they’re trying to lead complex systems on a partially charged brain 🔋 Here’s the part we often miss… 🧠 The science is very clear Sleep isn’t passive rest.It ’s an active biological process that restores the very systems leaders rely on most. Peer-reviewed research consistently shows that insufficient sleep is associated with: ❌ Reduced prefrontal cortex activity, impairing judgement and impulse control (Killgore, 2010 -...

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Most New Year’s resolutions fail not because people lack discipline…but because they’re built on the wrong type of goal.

A 2025 narrative review in Sports Medicine challenged the broad claim that Zone 2 is the optimal intensity for improving mitochondrial capacity and fat oxidation in the general population (Storoschuk et al., 2025- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-025-02261-y). They argue that a big chunk of the Zone 2 hype comes from observing elite endurance athletes… who train huge volumes. For the rest of us, the evidence suggests higher intensities (above Zone 2) may be