What up family, welcome to episode 201 of the Genius Life.

What's popping everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Genius Life.

I'm your host Max Lugovier, a filmmaker, health and science journalist and author of the New York Times best

song book Genius Foods and the Genius Life.

On today's episode of the show, we have a return of the one and only Rich Dveney.

Rich is amazing. He draws upon more than 20 years of experience as a Navy SEAL officer

where he completed more than 13 overseas deployments, 11 of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Throughout his career, he has achieved multiple leadership positions, including serving as the

commanding officer of a Navy SEAL command. Rich is the author of the Attributes, 25 Hidden

Drivers of Optimal Performance.

In today's episode, Rich explains how asking targeted, inspiring questions allows you to take

conscious control of your brain and find solutions that help you overcome lack of energy and push

through laziness. We chat about why reframing a situation is crucial and the importance of

cultivating gratitude by asking the right questions. Rich shares why laughter is the best medicine,

juicing your brain with dopamine and dorphins and oxytocin. You're going to learn what each of those

neurochemicals does in the hour to come. Rich and I also discuss the difference between optimal

performance and peak performance and why we should strive for optimal versus the latter.

I always love getting to chat with Rich. He is practical yet inspiring and I hope you enjoy

this conversation as much as I enjoyed hosting it. This episode of the show is sponsored by our

good friends at ForSigmatic who make some of the finest medicinal mushrooms in the land.

I've been off caffeine for the past couple of months. No caffeine. Not even

not even matcha. Actually, I've just been on a complete caffeine cleanse, feeling great,

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