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Ross Edgley, Greek Myths, and The Secret of Endurance

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The Mysterious Death (and Rebirth) of Quantified Self

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I Tracked 182 Personal Metrics This Year: Here's What I've Learned

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Building Champions: Jessie Stemo’s Secrets to Weightlifting Success

The Truth About the 10,000-Hour Rule (And Why It Still Matters)

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Mike Boyd, How To Learn Any Skill, and the Power of 100 Hours

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A Simple System to Align Your Life with Your Priorities

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Rio Mitcham—Lessons From a Team GB Athlete and World and European Medalist

Dopamine Hacks, Sleep Science, and Fat Loss—21 hours of Andrew Huberman, Summarized

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I Tracked 182 Personal Metrics This Year: Here's What I've Learned

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What's Your Happiness PR?

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The Workout Routines of 18 World-Class Athletes

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How Benjamin Franklin Made Self-Improvement a Science

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Benjamin Wilkins

7 Unconventional Things I Learned by Tracking My Sleep for 619 Days

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