Smarter Not Harder
by Dave Asprey
The 'laziness principle': the body optimises for minimum effort, so use short intense stimuli (brief workouts, cold, breath, light) to get results with less time. Some good minimum-effective-dose thinking inside the usual Asprey packaging.
Read it if…
you have little time and want the minimum-dose approach to fitness and recovery.
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Skip it if…
you enjoy long training.
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Three things you will actually use
- Minimum effective dose.
- Signal, then recover.
- The body is lazy by design; use it.
Do this first
Replace one long workout with a brief, intense session and compare.
Our verdict
Minimum-dose fitness.
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