...and there is no control factor whatsoever, so we cannot even begin to guess whether we should credit 1) the meditation 2) the supplement piles he consumed twice daily 3) the mdma 4) the exercise 5) the litany of other "wellness" practices he concatenated.

I have no doubt whatsoever that that the author did indeed achieve his goals.

We have, however, no clue as to what is useful versus bogus due to the everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach.

Perhaps I would find it more useful to extrapolate valuable lifestyle advice from if the author did: 1) a month of only mdma (lol) 2) a month of only meditation 3) a month of only supplements and to make it fair, it should be the same month over and over again, so we will need a time machine.

It might also be easier to clone the author and then apply the various treatments to the individual clones.

Maybe the next round of tests should incorporate ayahuasca ceremonies and hanging from inversion boots.

My observation is that a higher probability of being comfortable with who you are is among the benefits of growing older. It doesn't happen to everyone of course, but it seems to happen to most people. It's one of the connotations of "maturity". Having a few hundred thousand dollars to throw at a hobby probably helps people get comfort with who they are.

Seems pretty weird to me, after all healthy stuff, the all supplements might be normal for Americans, but it is shocking for me after eat, exercice, meditate well that you have you take antidepressants, modafil etc..