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The best of 2% with Michael Easter and how it works.
 • Michael Easter
3 Quick, One-Exercise Travel Workouts
All-killer, no-filler Friday for when you need something super effective in a pinch.
 • Michael Easter
He Trains MVPs and UFC Champions. His Advice for the Rest of Us is Shockingly Simple.
Dr. Andy Galpin on the optimal weekly workout, the danger of trusting your sleep tracker, and why 95% of elite performance comes down to the basics.
 • Michael Easter
You’re Optimizing the Wrong Things for Longevity
The psychological trap making us fear the wrong diseases, and the overlooked numbers that prove it.
 • Michael Easter
Podcast: He Produced "House of Cards." Then a Power Outage Forced Him into the Desert.
Why engineering discomfort out of modern life is making us fragile—and how to reclaim your resilience.
 • Michael Easter

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America's Hardest Workout
A Two Percent Memorial Day staple. The forgotten origin of America’s hardest workout, and why suffering today is exactly what your brain needs.
 • Michael Easter
May '26 AMA
A live Q&A with write-ups and audio.
 • Michael Easter
Podcast: He Couldn't Lift 45 Pounds at Age 57. Three Years Later, He Hit 300.
Brian Koppelman on transformation at any age, writing legendary TV and Films, meditation, ADHD, and more.
 • Michael Easter
Stop Chasing Happiness. That's How You Find It.
I embedded in a monastery running a 1,500-year controlled experiment on the good life. Here's what I learned.
 • Michael Easter
Podcast: He Ate 1,000 Sardines in 30 Days. Here's What Happened to His Body.
A Harvard MD on achieving dolphin-level Omega-3s and extreme cold immunity. Plus, George Kammel reveals the grocery store beating Walmart by 21%.
 • Michael Easter
10 Questions on Doing Hard Things
Brad Stulberg and I tackle what most people get wrong about discomfort, motivation, and meaningful struggle.
 • Michael Easter and Brad Stulberg
The Expedition: May '26
21 ideas to live healthier, wealthier, and wiser this month.
 • Michael Easter
Podcast: Why Your Brain Secretly Wants Bad Habits
The new science of habit change and solving addiction, with Ryan Soave.
 • Michael Easter
Proteinmaxxing Is In. Should It Be?
When fast food restaurants add protein in everything, it's officially a craze.
 • Michael Easter
Podcast: What Dogs Know That We Forgot
A Navy SEAL-turned-philosopher and the world's top human-animal interaction researcher on why our oldest companions are a bridge to a better life.
 • Michael Easter
What Problem are you Trying to Solve?
Do this before adding anything new to improve your life.
 • Michael Easter
Gear Not Stuff: May '26 Edition
I'm fielding your requests for all kinds of gear - plus how to choose your own.
 • Michael Easter
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Two Percent Podcast
From NYT bestselling author Michael Easter, the Two Percent Podcast is a twice-weekly dive into the science of living better by doing things the hard way, balancing rigorous evidence with skepticism and humor to cut through wellness industry noise. Drawing on interviews with elite explorers, scientists, and cutting-edge research, it's a grounded guide for real people looking to build resilience in an increasingly comfortable world.
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