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Thinking for Yourself Is the Ultimate Flex

Why I Don’t Follow Routines, Trends, or the Crowd—And Never Will

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Leandro Santoro
Apr 05, 2025
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I don’t have a strict routine.
I don’t wake up at 5am.
I don’t do cold plunges.
I don’t track my macros to the detail.
I don’t treat every workout like it’s a warzone.
And no, I don’t follow biohacking influencers shouting about how to live longer, optimize harder, or squeeze another 0.6% of productivity out of life.

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