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Evidence-based articles on performance — written for entrepreneurs, executives, and high performers who want to close the gap between what they know and what they consistently do.
Cognitive Supplements: What the Science Actually Supports (And What's Just Expensive Urine)
The nootropics market is worth billions and mostly built on weak evidence. Here's an honest evidence-based audit of the cognitive supplements that actually have scientific support — and the ones that don't.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Exercise May Be the Most Effective Anti-Aging Skincare Routine You're Ignoring
A landmark study showed exercise reversed skin aging by decades — not just slowed it. Here's the science of how training changes your skin from the inside out, and how it compares to what you put on your face.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Hormetic Stress Thresholds: How to Know When You're in the Zone — and When You've Crossed It
The same stressor that builds resilience at the right dose destroys it at the wrong one. Here's how to read the biological signals that tell you which side of the curve you're on.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Supplements That Actually Work: An Evidence-Based Guide for High Performers
Most people take supplements based on marketing, not evidence. Here's a rigorous audit of the compounds with genuine scientific support for overall health, longevity, and resilience — and the ones that aren't worth your money.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Exercise and Skin Health: What Happens to Your Face When You Train Consistently
Consistent exercise doesn't just change your body — it changes the structure, elasticity, and cellular age of your skin. Here's the science behind why trained people look younger.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Hormetic Stress: The Science of Getting Stronger Through Strategic Discomfort
Not all stress is bad. Hormetic stress — low-dose, controlled challenges — triggers the body's most powerful adaptive mechanisms. Here's the science, and how high performers can use it deliberately.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Dopamine and the Motivation Trap: Why High Performers Burn Out and What to Do About It
Most high performers think motivation is the problem. It isn't. The real issue is dopamine dysregulation — and once you understand how your reward system actually works, everything changes.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Longevity Science for High Performers: What Executives Need to Know Now
Longevity isn't about living longer — it's about performing better for longer. Here's what the evidence actually says about healthspan, and the five pillars high performers should focus on first.
Eathan Janney, PhD
What Your HRV Data Is Actually Telling You (And What It Isn't)
HRV is the most data-rich biometric available to high performers. But most people misread it. Here's a rigorous guide to what your numbers actually mean.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Why Smart People Burn Out (And What the Science Says About Coming Back)
Burnout isn't a weakness — it's a physiological consequence. Here's the neuroscience of why high performers are especially vulnerable, and the evidence-based path back to sustainable performance.
Eathan Janney, PhD
Sleep Architecture for High Performers: What 7 Hours Actually Does to Your Brain
Most executives think they're fine on 7 hours. The science says something more precise — and more actionable. Here's what's actually happening inside your brain during those hours, and why the quality of your sleep matters as much as the quantity.
Eathan Janney, PhD
HRV: The One Metric Every High Performer Should Track (And Most Don't)
Heart rate variability is the most actionable biomarker available to high performers today. Here's what it measures, why it matters, and how to use it to optimize recovery, stress, and cognitive performance.
Eathan Janney, PhD
The Neuroscience of Habit Formation: Why Willpower Is the Wrong Strategy
Willpower is a depletable resource — and building your life around it is a design flaw. Here's what neuroscience actually says about how habits form, and what it takes to make them stick.
Eathan Janney, PhD
The Implementation Gap: Why High Performers Fail to Execute on What They Know
You already know what to do. So why aren't you doing it consistently? The answer isn't motivation — it's systems. Here's the neuroscience of why knowing and doing are fundamentally different problems.
Eathan Janney, PhD
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