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9:39

Gear Not Stuff: Best Home Gym Strength Equipment

2% With Michael Easter ·

2025/01/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member Episode* Become a Member at TWOPCT.comHome gym equipment makes it more convenient to exercise and increases the likelihood that you’ll exercise.But it can be confusing to know exactly which home gym equipment to buy.The good news it that you don’t have to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars for the perfect home gym.Michael will explain the ideal strength equipment for a home gym and exactly what size of weights

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7:35

7 ways to leverage the power of silence (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2025/01/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member episode* Become a Member at TWOPCT.com.On Monday, Michael covered the benefits of silence.That episode summarized: Humans evolved in silence, but we’ve recently increased the world’s loudness fourfold and this noise is linked to stress, poor health outcomes, and decreased focus and learning. In our loud and modern world, finding a bit of silence can be very good for us.But, a confession: You can’t actually find

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13:58

The benefits of silence (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2025/01/06

Humans have increased the world’s loudness four fold. Yet we evolved in relatively silent environments and are better adapted to silence.Living in excess noise is bad for us—it increases our risk of certain diseases, stresses us out, and harms our productivity and learning.This is why silence is worth seeking, even if it’s uncomfortable at first and becoming harder to find.Michael will dive into the science of silence and explain how to find a bit of peace and quiet.Join Two Percent to get full

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9:01

Burn the Ships: January 2025

2% With Michael Easter ·

2025/01/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIt’s the first Friday of the month. Which means it’s time to Burn the Ships.On the first Friday of every month, we publish a new Burn the Ships workout for Members only.Members of the Two Percent community do the workout every weekend—a bunch of us satellites, all sweating and improving together as one extensive network.This month we’re getting our body in order for the New Year.We’re laying a foundation for stronger and

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9:10

The Case for Doing Hard Sh*t (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2025/01/01

Join our tribe at TWOPCT.com.Modern humans have engineered the world for comfort and ease. Most people rarely step outside of their comfort zones these days—we’re living progressively soft, sterile, temperature-controlled, over-fed, under-challenged, safety-netted lives. And it’s slowly limiting the degree to which we experience our, as the poet Mary Oliver put it, “one wild and precious life.”But a growing body of evidence shows that people are at their best—physically harder, mentally tougher, and

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17:05

11 top articles of 2024 + Thanks (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/30

To send out 2024, Michael is highlighting the 11 bests stories he published on Two Percent (TWOPCT.com).These stories made us think differently, gave us actionable information, and improved our lives.He also has a quick thanks for listeners and explains the mission and values of Two Percent. Join our community and discover our tense of living. TWOPCT.com. Also, don’t go comfortably into 2025: check out our Two Percent New Year Challenge starting January 1st. This is a public episode. If you’d like

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8:51

The Two Percent New Year Challenge

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/27

Want to actually make some big improvements in your health, fitness, nutrition, and mindset this year? Of course you do. We’re launching the Two Percent New Year Challenge on January 1st. It’s a sustainable, science-backed path to help you build health, fitness, nutrition, and mindset habits that will improve your entire year.In today’s episode, Michael will explain the science, philosophy, and details of The Challenge.The Challenge will run from January 1st to 31st and is exclusively for Members of

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17:17

The Power of Traditions

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/23

**Become a Member of Two Percent at TWOPCT.com**Today’s episode is about the power of traditions. Michael tells a story about a ridiculous family holiday tradition, what he gained from it, and the lessons he learned after it faded.Holiday traditions improve our mental and physical health, forge important social bonds and trust, and teach us critical lessons about being human.But traditions come and go, and when we lose them we lose an important mechanism to be a better person.Today we’re diving into

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15:23

The Expedition: A scientific prescription to run...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe Expedition covers the most worthwhile and impactful ideas Michael discovered in the last month.This month, we’re covering:* A book I’m rereading that makes me LOL to the point of oxygen deprivation.* Numbers on:* How more exercise reduces your risk of death.* The percentage of people who stay healthy while on vacation.* Gen Z’s thoughts on social media and smartphones.* The rise of flip phones.* The government’s ability

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9:04

The 15 best comments on Two Percent and my responses

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThis is a free preview of a paid episode. Members get full access. To hear more, visit TWOPCT.com.Michael is giving responses to the top 15 comments on Two Percents posts over the last three months.Magic happens in the comments, where additional information, insight, and inspiration comes to light. It can help us all live better, think differently, and more.Michael will highlight some of the best comments and questions and

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47:36

The Cult of the Healthy Lifestyle (Podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/17

Today we’re talking about the limits of diet and exercise with Dr. Adam Cifu.Adam is one of our nation’s top thinkers about medicine and how to provide more effective medical care. He recently wrote a post for Sensible Medicine called “Coming Out Against the Healthy Lifestyle.” It criticizes what he calls “the cult of the healthy lifestyle,” and investigates the limits of diet and exercise. Michael and Adam cover:* Why Adam wrote the post and the rise of the cult of the healthy lifestyle.* The

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9:52

The Two Percent Holiday Gift Guide (Podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comToday’s episode is the second annual Two Percent Gear Not Stuff holiday gift guide. It features Gear, Not Stuff you can give to or request from others. We’re featuring seven categories of gear: health, fitness, travel, nutrition, adventure, pets, and, naturally, requisite Two Percent gear mentions.The rules:* Each item’s description must be brief-ish.* Each item must be something I’ve used or had recommended to me by someone

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6:31

Make recess great again (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comChildhood obesity has more than doubled since the 1990s and 20 percent of kids are now obese. This is why the new administration wants to overhaul school lunches to make them healthier.This will help—but removing recess and unsupervised play is also a big factor in our kids’ weight and health crisis.Not to mention, recess and unstructured play are powerful beyond just weight. They influence learning, mental health, social

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48:45

Food myths: organic food, diet soda, red meat, eggs,...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/09

Today Michael is speaking with Tamar Haspel one of his favorite, no-BS thinkers about food, nutrition, and health.Tamar is the author of To Boldly Grow (a hilarious, info-packed book I loved) and a food, nutrition, and health columnist for The Washington Post.Tamar is also a serial killer of food myths and misconceptions—a sharp thinker who understands the science of what we eat and can put it in context of everyday life.* Tamar and Michael cover:* The truth about eggs and why expensive,

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8:31

Workout: Burn the Ships December '24 (podcast)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIt’s the first Friday of the month. This means it’s time for Burn the Ships, Two Percent’s monthly, highly effective workout.This month, we’re combining some of my favorite exercises into a total-body thresher to end the year on a high, sweaty note.This workout is particularly great at building fitness you can—um—actually use. It’ll help you move, breathe, look, and live better.The workout is adaptable no matter your fitness

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9:14

My favorite exercises

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/04

Michael’s first job was acting as Fitness Editor for Men’s Health magazine.In that role, he spoke to the world’s top athletes to its greatest health scientists and athletic trainers.When these experts sent an exercise or workout, Michael had to test it to ensure it would work for Men’s Health readers. He vetted hundreds and hundreds of exercises.And he’s kept all the best exercises in a file ever since.Two Percent is running a new monthly series that goes into the file and releases Michael’s

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17:27

Why minimalism doesn't work

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/12/02

Friday was the biggest Black Friday of all time, and Americans bought more stuff than ever. We spend $1.2 trillion each year on stuff we don’t need.When we own too much, we’re often guided into “minimalism.” But minimalism comes with its own set of problems.We’re dropping some unreleased material from my book Scarcity Brain that explains:* The three types of buyers (which are you?).* Why people really buy in excess.* Why minimalism can be an opposite expression of the same problem as buying way too

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8:13

7 proven strategies to combat holiday weight gain...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/11/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe holidays are the make-or-break season for long-term health. The average person gains 1 to 5 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s—but they typically don’t lose it.Research shows that this holiday weight accumulates year over year and accounts for why people tend to gain weight as they age.Hence, avoiding holiday weight gain is critical for staying healthy over your lifespan.Michael will cover seven research and

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16:34

The healthiest Thanksgiving food

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/11/25

The humble potato is the original superfood. Eat potatoes on Thanksgiving and many more days after and you’ll be healthier.Michael will explain why potatoes:* Are shockingly healthy.* Helped build civilizations.* Are one of the best weight control foods.* Are one of the most cost-effective health foods.* Can fuel your workouts and build your fitness.Become a Member to get full access to all three weekly Two Percent podcasts and posts. TWOPCT.com. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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6:27

Misogi for beginners AMA

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/11/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comA Misogi is an epic challenge with a 50/50 shot at failure. We do it each year to explore and expand our edges.I wrote about the concept of Misogi in The Comfort Crisis, and a Two Percent reader recently had a useful question about Misogi. Their question:* What’s a beginner Misogi?It’s a great question because Misogi is a practice everyone and anyone can and should do. In the video above, I answer the question and explain

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