Mind & Recovery

The DRAMMA Model: Six Things Entrepreneurs Lack for Recovery Recovery depends not on how much you rest, but on which psychological mechanisms your rest activates. The DRAMMA model identifies six: Detachment, Relaxation, Autonomy, Mastery, Meaning, and Affiliation — and most entrepreneurs after 40 fail at least half of them. Yesterday evening, on a Saturday, I…

Cold Baths: What They Actually Do, Where the Benefits Are, and Where It Turns Into Idiocy A cold bath is not magic and not a longevity tool. It is a controlled stressor that, when dosed properly, can improve alertness, concentration, and the subjective feeling of energy through a sustained noradrenaline response. The evidence, however, is…