Brian Johnson and his son Emerson check Emerson's Oura ring readiness score of 84, just shy of the 85 threshold. They trace it to late eating, white chocolate, and maybe dehydration, then pick one small fix: drink more water. A morning conversation about using data to get a little better.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. This morning, Emerson came into my office to sync his oura ring. I love it when he does that. It's only a few minutes, but my goodness, do I love and look forward to those micro moments of awesome. So this morning, I spent the few seconds it takes to tell him I love him by plugging in his charger thing. See the prior plus one. And he cruises into my office. I'm still meditating. He sets his ring on the charger, then jumps up to join me on the pimp machine thing where I'm meditating. His legs are so ridiculously long and lean, they make me smile. I grab him close and give him a side cuddle bear hug. I love that boy. Now the aura data finishes sinking. He's an 84. 84? He missed getting the crown. Aura gives you at 85 him. Ah, I want a crown. Me. Yeah, I like to get those too. You were super close. Then we 1, 2, 3'd it. First I told him that it could be a lot worse. He could have Covid or something and have a 44 readiness. Me. How would that feel? Him. Terrible. I'd probably still be in bed feeling sick. Me. Totally lucky you. Then I told him it could be even worse. He could not even be alive. Yes. Memento mori is a part of our practice. We both celebrated the precious gift that is simply being alive. Part 1. Celebrate what's awesome. Now for the next step to see what needs work. Me. What do you think led to that slightly higher resting heart rate that led to this slightly lower readiness score? Him. Hmm. Well, I did eat a little later. Me. Yeah, that will do it. And you did go to Whole Foods and have that white chocolate that can move the numbers around a bit too, huh? Me. I also wonder if you might be just a little dehydrated. You drink enough water yesterday? Him. I'm not sure. Me. Perfect. We can try that. Eh? Well, now we've celebrated something, I tell him, and found something that might need a little work. What do you think you can do a little differently today? Him. I'll drink more water. Me. Perfect. That's how you use all the data. We get to get a little better. Him. Awesome. Me. I love you, buddy. And that's today's plus one. Here's to using all the microdata in our lives to joyfully get a little better. Bonus points for doing it together. Quadruple bonus points for doing it with the next generation of heroes. Day one. All in. Let's go.
