How To Outlive Everyone You Know

4 key ideas for living a longer, stronger, and more fulfilled life.

Hi there fellow book lover! 👋

Welcome to The One Percent Better Club 📚 - your weekly dose of brilliant ideas from the world’s best nonfiction books that are going to help you be one percent better today than you were yesterday! This week, I’m talking about the book Outlive by Peter Attia. So if you’re ready for that one percent upgrade, then let's get started! 🚀

It’s easy to believe that just living longer means living better.

But that’s not always true. And deep down, you know it.

We all know someone who lived into their 80s or 90s. But they spent the last decade of their life confined to a chair.

Unable to walk unassisted. Unable to do the things they loved.

Just waiting. Declining. Dying slowly.

It’s heartbreaking and terrifying.

But here’s the thing…

Modern medicine is incredible at keeping us alive. But it’s terrible at helping us stay strong, independent, and fulfilled as we age.

In his amazing book Outlive, longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia calls this final chapter of life “The Marginal Decade.”

And most people?

They spend it frail, exhausted, and full of regrets.

In this book, Attia makes one thing very clear:

There’s a huge difference between lifespan and healthspan.

• Lifespan is how long you live.

• Healthspan is how long you’re able to live well.

Think about it…

What’s the point of living to 100 if you can’t play with your grandkids, walk around the block, or even get off the floor on your own?

This idea struck me hard.

And in today’s newsletter, I want to share with you the most powerful concepts from Outlive that helped me rethink what longevity really means.

Because the goal isn’t just to live longer.

The goal is to live better for longer.

So here are the 4 most life-changing ideas that Peter Attia gives in his book Outlive, starting with a concept that will change how you approach fitness forever…

Let’s dive in!

💡 Idea #1) Why This Metric Is The Greatest Predictor of Lifespan