Good morning!

Here's your Saturday 7 roundup!

📩 What's coming your way:

In the next few weeks I'll be wrapping up a couple projects that I've been working on for many months (years, in fact). I'm excited to share these with you, so stay tuned!

I wanted to discuss heart rate variability (HRV) this week, specifically as it relates to facial development, breathing, and sleep. 

I started doing a write-up for you, but because I've been head down on these 2 projects, I couldn't give HRV the time it deserves. 

We'll discuss this important health metric soon. Promise. 

In the meantime, this is a fantastic 5-minute HRV explainer video.

🤸‍♂️ What I bought:

In 2020 I started vowed to start stretching.

I gave myself the same rule that I gave myself the year before (2019) when I was trying to learn how to draw.

Rule: Do it for at least 5 minutes, 5 days/week.

Again, like with drawing, the rule worked. The habit stuck. 

The big levers of change can start with small steps.

But my stretch routine has become a bit stale and progress stalled, so I bought a new stretch program that I'll be starting this week.

It promises I'll be able to do the splits in 4 weeks...

I'll share photos of me doing the splits along with the name of the program if it works.

🍎 Will this be the norm or niche:

Apple unveiled Vision Pro.

This is an attempt to blend your physical and digital worlds (further).

While Apple's new device looks impressive, and has some positive early reviews, I worry it continues to push us down a path that looks like...

💡How to break the rules:

The kick hits on the 1 and 3.

The snare on the 2 and 4.

The beat provides the backbone of a song.

But you can break the rules.

Here's an exploration of rhythm and grooves that break the rules. (sound on)

When you learn music, you’re trained to think: “right way” and a “wrong way.” It’s all just made up. You have to find your own way. And so often, the things that are deemed wrong, or unconventional, or strange — those are the things that work the best and move people the most, because people are moved by things that aren’t perfect.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

To become good at anything you have to know how to apply basic principles. To become great at it, you have to know when to violate those principles.

– Garry Kasparov

📊 What's the price of tomorrow:

Zoom in: The SEC is suing Coinbase and Binance, the two biggest exchanges in the world, for selling unregistered securities. Bitcoin hasn't been listed in these filings, strengthening its regulatory position as a commodity.

Zoom out: Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow, discusses how this will all play out.

🚾 What's the difference:

They're all bubbly water. 

Here's the difference between club soda, seltzer, and sparkling water.

As always, it's an absolute pleasure and honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!

Kevin

P.S.

I should have known better.

My obese parrot, who ate a Standard American Parrot Diet of pellets made by Big Food, had been sick for a while and finally died.

Sad news, but it’s a huge weight off my shoulders.
 

Dr. Kevin Stock
Founder, CEO
Meat Health, LLC | NED LLC
(314) 207-3216 (feel free to text me!)

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