Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness #2325

Today’s book: Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness—an insightful blueprint for achieving your best work and life without collapsing under the weight of push/pressure burnout.

Here’s your 1-minute summary:

• Stress + Rest = Growth. Challenge yourself just enough to stretch—but pair that with intentional recovery so you convert the strain into strength.

• Work in cycles. Spending long blocks of intense focus followed by deliberate downtime creates better performance than constant moderate effort.

• Single-tasking wins. Multitasking dilutes attention and reduces quality. Focus is rare—and one-thing focus matters deeply.

• Purpose powers performance. Connection to something bigger than yourself helps you endure harder, recover smarter, and push beyond limits.

• Routine and priming matter. Elite performers prime body and mind—rituals, environment, schedule matter as much as ability.

You’re not trying to be perfect—you’re trying to be sustainably excellent. What challenge will you lean into this week, and what intentional rest will you lock in as a response?

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