40. How to Maximize Productivity While Balancing Health, Work & Family | Mehrdad Zarifkar

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Most people are either at a blue collar or white collar job so how do you create your healthy diet around a job or a business? How can you boost productivity while challenging extreme work loads and balancing relationships, health and life.

Bio: Mehrdad Zarifkar operates Aviana Aircraft Detailing and eM Detailing. Traveling all over the country to work on aircraft and cars, his normal commute is either a 4 hour drive, or involves taking a private or commercial plane to the job where 16-18 hour days are the norm. Armed with a degree in Biochemistry, he learned how a low carb diet helped drive his entrepreneurial endeavors

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0:15 – Ketogeek announcement, Low Carb USA, New Energy Pod Design & Wholesale Information

6:36 - Pomodero technique for boosting productivity

11:10 - A discussion about caffeine dependency

13:10 – How to brew a great cup of coffee

17:01 – Developing an analytical and biochemical way of thinking

20:11 – Dealing with dietary claims and anecdotes

23:15 – Biochemistry and airplanes?

24:54 – Benefit of being fat adapted doing a mentally and physically challenging job

26:18 – How to reduce time wasted on social media

28:02 – Daily dietary routine for working long hours

32:16 – Staying focused and energetic for an extreme work schedule

37:06 - Is having an extreme work schedule a rewarding experience?

40:17 – How discipline equates to freedom in life

41:23 – Is rewarding yourself for hard work sustainable?

44:03 – How do you deal with procrastination?

47:30 – When is it ok to pursue diminishing returns or not?

53:19 – Why job type should dictate how many hours you work

59:00 – Healthy skepticism and overcoming the resistance to change

1:01:55 – How to strategically work with public to impact health

1:05:05 – How to increase adherence to a diet?

1:07:51 – Why are we obese?

1:09:51 – Experiments you’d like to see

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