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Bret Wagner retweeted
Major cheat code for life: Assume good things are still ahead. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not disqualified by your past. One new season can change the entire story. Keep showing up with belief. The best chapters are often written after the hardest ones.
Contrary to popular opinion there are 3 types of people.
1. Those who listen to your story
2. Those who are trying to top your story
3. YOU? Who are you? My world revolves around me
Bret Wagner retweeted
We'll always remember the music, the moments, and everyone who made this night so special. Thank you to every artist who helped kick off the evening and every fan who made #LastCallWithAlanTheFinale unforgettable!
Bret Wagner retweeted
College coaches, professional coaches, leaders in general…I’m going to need your help.
New opportunity. New direction.
Adaptable > Optimal
As life throws you curveballs, see it big and don’t flinch. 👊💪
#EducationIsChanging
What’s the baseball phrase you hear and you immediately dismiss them as knowledgeable? I’ll start
“Too close to take”
As an ex pitcher, I’d like to ask all catchers. Why do you work like crazy on some pitches to get a strike and then completely dismiss other pitches that look close? It’s something I’ve been noticing a lot lately. @GowagsKyle @xanbarksdale
Would the same logic apply to a hitter? Shouldn’t be able to get a hit if you don’t find the barrel?
The zone is the zone
Bret Wagner retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone.
And it's making you a worse person because of it.
Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would.
That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear.
It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on.
Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one.
The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started.
Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product.
This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens.
Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing.
You're right. They're wrong.
Even when the opposite is true.
Bret Wagner retweeted
If you want to combat early dementia and reverse memory decline, eat sardines.
It's the fastest hack to get your body into ketosis.
Because sardines are packed with fat and protein—in the exact ratio your body needs to produce ketones FAST.
When someone has Alzheimer's or dementia, their brain cells become insulin resistant.
This means they can no longer efficiently pull glucose from the bloodstream for fuel.
Even though glucose is available, the insulin delivery system is broken.
Brain cells are starving and can no longer power themselves properly, causing brain fog, memory loss, cognitive decline, and even depression.
Ketones are an alternative source of fuel that bypasses this broken system entirely.
They cross the blood-brain barrier without needing insulin, feeding your brain cells with energy directly.
They produce less cellular waste than glucose.
And even act as natural antioxidants exactly where your brain needs them most.
Dr. Annette Bosworth has coached thousands of patients and uses this method to kickstart a ketogenic state for them.
Here's her protocol:
1) Eat only sardines for 3 days (with no limit)
2) Choose sardines packed in oil
Within 48-72 hours, most people are producing abundant ketones.
Dr. Bosworth had a 41-year-old Down syndrome patient with Alzheimer's.
Three weeks on keto, she spoke her first three-syllable word ever—something her brain had never been capable of before.
Bret Wagner retweeted
What doctors think statins do:
- Lower dangerous cholesterol
- Prevent heart attacks
- Reduce mortality
- Safe for long-term use
- Worth the minor side effects
- Necessary for anyone over 190 LDL
What statins actually do:
- Block the mevalonate pathway upstream of cholesterol
- Also block CoQ10 (heart energy), Vitamin K2 (bone/arterial health), dolichols (cell signaling)
- Extend life expectancy by 3-4 days over 5 years
- Cause muscle pain, liver damage, cognitive decline in 20% of users
- Treat a symptom while ignoring inflammation and insulin resistance
- Create lifetime pharmaceutical dependency
You're not getting a cholesterol drug.
You're getting a metabolic wrecking ball that happens to lower one number on a panel.
Bret Wagner retweeted
It is said that the bison is the only animal to turn and face a storm. To get through the blizzard faster. To not hide. To face difficult times head on. To meet the moment.
For the moment is all we have.
Bret Wagner retweeted
As a general rule, grown men should not go to therapy. Most therapists are liberal women who couldn’t possibly have any useful advice to give them. Most people who go to therapy are also women. That’s because sitting around and talking about your feelings is inherently feminine. Men don’t solve their problems that way.
