Learning Path · Body
Foundations 101
Seven steps to a base mental model: eat, move, sleep, and how to stick with it.
For: A total beginner who doesn't even know where to start yet
Start with the carbs you eat every day — they're really three different things, not one.
- Carbs & FiberOpen in the atlas
The second macro is fat — also several kinds: some calm the body, some stir trouble.
- Fats & Omega-3Open in the atlas
Beyond macros are micronutrients. Magnesium runs hundreds of reactions — the simplest fix is how green your plate is.
- MagnesiumOpen in the atlas
Then a micronutrient star: vitamin D, which your body makes from sunlight.
- Vitamin DOpen in the atlas
Eating covered, now movement. It needn't be intense — just walking more already helps your lifespan.
- Walking as MedicineOpen in the atlas
After moving comes recovery. Sleep isn't an off-switch — it's a building raised floor by floor.
- Sleep Architecture & Sleep DebtOpen in the atlas
The last step is the hardest: knowing ≠ doing. Habits come from designing your environment, not grit.
- How Habits Form · Making good behavior run without willpowerOpen in the atlas