Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex

Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex
Aubrey Marcus

Revolutionise your life one day at a time with this empowering handbook designed for men and women which provides simple strategies for each element of your day. Marcus Aubrey, author of the book is CEO of Onnit, a human performance company that he has built into one of the fastest growing companies in the world.How can we get the most out of our body and mind on a daily basis? Want to change your life for the better?Aubrey Marcus answers these questions in this handbook that guides the reader to optimise each moment of the day. With small, actionable changes implemented throughout the course of one day we can feel better, perform more efficiently and live happier. And these habits turn into weekly routines, ultimately becoming part of a lifelong healthy choice.From workouts and diet to inbox triage, mindfulness, shower temperature and sex this groundbreaking manual provides strategies for each element of your day. Drawing on the latest studies and traditional practices from around the world, this book delivers cutting-edge life hacks, nutritional expertise, brain upgrades and fitness regimes.Own the Day presents a path to change. It guides readers through a single 24-hour day of positive choices and optimal living that will form the groundwork for all their days to come. From foundational elements like workouts, diet, and mindfulness, to more routine opportunities to optimize your choices, such as shower temperature and inbox triage, readers will learn to make the most of every moment.Ultimately, Marcus creates a choose-your-own-adventure guide to living that brings the reader's mind, body, and spirit to life. It is a promise delivered on the back of real, concrete strategies for better living. And the all-encompassing results are what make this book's simplistic approach so successful. By focusing on optimal decision making for just one day —by making several small, key changes in your daily approach—you end up addressing your health at every level. And owning your day.

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This book contains advice and information relating to health care. It should be used to supplement rather than replace the advice of your doctor or another trained health professional. If you know or suspect you have a health problem, it is recommended that you seek your doctor’s advice before embarking on any medical programme or treatment. All efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this book as of the date of publication. This publisher and the author disclaim liability for any medical outcomes that may occur as a result of applying the methods suggested in this book.

Please note the ‘"If You Want to Get High, Now’s the Time (#litres_trial_promo)’ is based on the author’s experience and is not to be treated as medical advice. The author lives in the US and has written this section from a US perspective, on the basis that marijuana is legal/decriminalised in some states. Marijuana is illegal in the UK and many other countries.

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Dedicated to your future self

CONTENTS

COVER (#ua6fe4eaa-66db-5c7f-906c-d9550cfd380c)

TITLE PAGE (#u40bdd691-83f6-5617-829d-03c810a9cd2b)

COPYRIGHT (#ulink_3768daf9-5a7d-536e-b00a-6b2b8b776dec)

DEDICATION (#ulink_a077da83-5a0a-5ad6-9eda-46eb78a978a9)

INTRODUCTION (#ulink_2042eefa-d0dd-5640-966f-231d937cdbc5)

1 Water. Light. Movement (#ulink_35a2c07a-a1c9-5c69-9ba2-6aa0c6da3d4f)

Morning Mineral Cocktail (#ulink_20212577-a62d-571e-ac41-c384693e8b38)

2 Deep Breath, Deep Freeze (#ulink_77e8d5bc-68b0-5fd3-b347-8f659d0e202f)

3 More Fat, Less Sugar, or Don’t Eat (#ulink_e92ea618-eafc-5bae-8cbb-cdf15ae2cdd2)

Classic Breakfast with Greens (#ulink_f54feb54-2fb1-5e6f-bb94-513d7b570604)

Bone Broth and Avocado (#ulink_325d576e-508d-55c4-8da2-f939d873bfa6)

Choco-Maca Magic Shake (#ulink_75d4442c-66e7-5708-9a37-2d1ca4072324)

Açaí Breakfast Blast (#ulink_2d6fb512-a9a5-5473-953b-b468e1b62274)

4 Essential Supplements (#ulink_07d30ef6-b8e6-5d16-bef3-cf50c1712bdb)

5 Drive Time, Alive Time (#ulink_58a10419-8135-5486-b0aa-8b230bb95ee3)

6 The Power Plants (#litres_trial_promo)

MoMatchajito (#litres_trial_promo)

7 Doin’ Work (#litres_trial_promo)

8 Eat a Weird Lunch (#litres_trial_promo)

Chipotle Beef Bowl (#litres_trial_promo)

Probiotic Ceviche (#litres_trial_promo)

Bacony Asparagus with Sauerkraut (#litres_trial_promo)

Garlic Green Beans with Cashews (#litres_trial_promo)

Turmeric No-Tato Salad (#litres_trial_promo)

Sautéed Garlic-Mustard Dandelion Greens (#litres_trial_promo)