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Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 9: Show Notes

Synopsis:

Shadowboxing rounds are solo episodes, where I, Life-Sparring host Fabian Gruber share “What’s On and Poppin” in my life, what current books provide “Food for Thought,” and what else is going on. No interviews, just a bit of solo rambling and occasionally some bad singing.

In this April 2021 round of Life-Sparring Shadowboxing, you can find truly awful singing and an attempt to explain why I sing in the first place.

In “What’s On and Poppin’” I share my first impressions of the Oura Ring health monitor which I got after talking about it in round 7 of the Podcast.

The Oura Ring provides very interesting insides and has generally a more interventional approach to health measurements. Oura wants to nudge you towards a healthy lifestyle.

Overall the Oura data aligns quite well with the data from my Garmin Fenix 6, likely because both devices use algorithms developed by Finish company First Beat, now owned by Garmin.

In Food for Thought, the book segment of the Podcast, I review Laura Huang’s book “Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage” and the late Clayton M. Christensen’s book “Competing Against Luck.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Garmin Fenix 6 - Official Garmin Page.

The Oura Ring

Fabian’s reading list on Goodreads.

Fabian’s article on Blinkist book summaries

Clayton M. Christensen Competing Against Luck on Goodreads and on Amazon (Affiliate Link)

Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage, by Laura Huang on Goodreads and on Amazon (Affiliate Link)

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About the Life-Sparring Podcast:

Sparring is an important part of martial arts; it is the reality check of your abilities. As Mike Tyson famously said: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." Life-Sparring takes the sparring from the ring into real life. Hear Life-Sparring host Fabian Gruber punching above his weight, interviewing top experts in their respective fields, trying to fight (his own) mediocrity one round at a time.

The Life-Sparring podcast is hosted by Fabian Gruber and produced by Thomas Latter.

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