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Smarter Not Harder

The Biohackerโ€™s Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want
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In Dave Asprey's Smarter Not Harder, the book focuses on understanding how to enhance personal effectiveness and well-being by optimising your biohacking strategies. It offers practical advice on achieving better physical and mental health with less effort, prioritising smarter approaches over traditional hard work. This guide aims to help readers improve their lives by utilising cutting-edge insights from science and technology.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in maximising efficiency in your health and wellness routines. It offers insights into biohacking techniques that aim to enhance energy and productivity without extra effort. Ideal for anyone looking to improve their lifestyle by working smarter rather than harder.

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World-renowned biohacker and bestselling author Dave Asprey reveals how to maximize your well-being with the minimum effort, by taking control of your bodyโ€™s operating system.

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World-renowned biohacker and bestselling author Dave Asprey reveals how to maximize your well-being with the minimum effort, by taking control of your bodyโ€™s operating system.


If you want to lose weight, boost your energy, or sharpen your mind, there are shelves of books offering myriad styles of advice. If you want to build up your strength and cardio fitness, there are plenty of gyms and trainers ready to offer you their guidance. What all of these resources have in common is they offer you a bad deal: a lot of effort for a little payoff. Dave Asprey has found a better way.

In Smarter Not Harder, the proven master of biohacking exposes the surprising secrets of your bodyโ€™s operating system, or its โ€œMeatOS.โ€ That system is naturally designed to be lazy, which is why sweaty exercise routines and rigid diets produce such limited effects. Dave shows us how to hack the MeatOS and make it do what we want it to do, turning it from obstacle into ally. The key to achieving optimum wellness, he reveals, isnโ€™t about doing more, itโ€™s about doing lessโ€”exercising and eating smarter, not harder, and making the bodyโ€™s built in laziness work for you.

Smarter Not Harder is not a diet nor a fitness plan. It is a system of targeted biohacks aimed at upgrading your metabolic, neurological, and epigenetic systems. Packed with practical, accessible information on better eating; smart workouts that give you more strength and energy in less time; and strategic therapies to reduce stress and boost resilienceโ€”Smarter Not Harder will show you how to achieve lasting health in less time.

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Smarter Not Harder by Dave Asprey is appreciated for its practical approach to improving health and wellness by focusing on efficiency rather than effort. Reviewers highlight the author's use of research-backed methods and biohacking techniques to optimise performance and well-being. Some readers find the content applicable and transformational, while others appreciate Asprey's engaging writing style and holistic insights.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008625924

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thorsons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Dave Asprey is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, professional biohacker, the New York Times bestselling author of Game Changers, Head Strong and The Bulletproof Diet, the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, and the host of Bulletproof Radio, the Webby Award-winning, number one-ranked podcast. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

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