Online course · Sovijärvi & Arina
Optimized Work Life
A comprehensive 6-week programme
Optimize your energy, mood and focus without compromising your health, whether you work remotely, in an office, or run the whole thing yourself. Six weeks of daily modules that take your day apart from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep.
29 €+ VAT if applicable · 6 weeks · 38 videos · daily modules · access stays after the course
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Optimized Work-Life - Online Course
The course covers a lot of ground on a wide range of topics. Each topic is well summarised, and the illustrations are of good quality.
A 360 course
Optimized work-life is a complete course on the topic full of research, easy to implement ideas presented by two authentic biohackers, I can only recommend it.
Great content
It’s a great course with lots of content that is in an easily digestible format with different tasks to complete each day. The videos are high quality but are short so you can easily watch them in the morning before your day.
Incredible Value and over all top notch experience!!!
I found this course to be pretty amazing. I love the abundance of information shared and how well it was browndown and delivered. I persoanlly enjoy interacting and participating in tasks when it comes to courses, and this one offers that for sure....which I love! Some things I was aware of, but going through this course reminded me of how important "implementing" what we think we know actually is. Some things I learned and implemented for the first time and found that adding these things into the areas of life they are relevant to, creating better habits, started improving on my personal journey towards optimization! (NOT JUST WORK LIFE....BUT ALL AREAS OF LIFE) And because of that, I will continue to implement what I've learned.....because what is knowledge without practice of that knowledge right?! I would recommend this course experience to anyone and everyone because it has the potential to create such an incredible change for the better in ones life....when you actually pay attention, participate, learn.....and of course implement what you learn! Thank you so much for the opportunity to do all of these things....in just one course. I am grateful!
Why a new approach to work
What work does to people
- Poor ergonomics and physiological issues: 80 % of workers suffer low back pain at some point in their lives, and low back and neck pain are leading causes of disability. (The Lancet, 2018)
- Lack of adequate sleep and recovery: sleep deprivation impairs memory and cognitive performance. 23 % of workers are affected by insomnia, losing eight full workdays a year. (Sleep, 2011)
- Overwhelming stress and risk of burnout: 44 % of employees report feelings of burnout at work. 77 % report regular physical symptoms and 73 % psychological symptoms caused by stress. (Gallup, 2018)
- Constant interruptions and lack of focus: the average worker spends only 5 to 10 % of the day in a genuinely productive flow state. (Harvard Business Review, 2015)
Being productive and focused at work matters more than ever, and most of what gets in the way is fixable.
At work
What you are up against
What you face
- Time pressure
- Mental distractions
- Emotional and physical stress
- Poor air quality and ergonomics
- Light and noise pollution
- Unhealthy diet
What it leads to
- Sleeping issues
- Lack of motivation
- Lack of recovery
- Lack of energy
The programme gives you simple, effective answers to these and more.
The introduction
Watch the course introduction
What the six weeks cover, and who the programme is built for.
The programme
A new approach to the working day
This comprehensive six-week programme gives lifestyle entrepreneurs, remote workers, office workers, managers and leaders the insights and practical tools to achieve more without losing the balance that makes the results worth having.
You learn what you need to optimize your day with the guidance of experts in optimal human performance, and gain a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms of your biology and your patterns of behaviour. The techniques cover physical and mental performance, faster recovery, preventing sickness, and getting more done.
These are proven strategies used by some of the top high performers, aimed squarely at preventing excess stress, sick leave and lost productivity.
What you take away
- Gain 10 to 30 more productive days a year by getting smart about how you do things
- Work from home, from the office or for yourself without compromising your eyesight, metabolic health, body and mind
- Learn the tactics of researchers and practitioners who have spent two decades on award-winning literature review and self-quantification
The programme
Six sections, six weeks
A new module every day, in a format that fits around the work you are already doing.
Week1Orientation to Optimized Work Life
- Meaning of work
- Well-being at work
- Coping at work: questionnaire
- Optimal human performance and health
- What is biohacking?
Week2Optimal Productivity & Ergonomics
- Ergonomics
- Accessing the flow state
- Optimize memory and decision-making
- Optimize concentration and eliminate distractions
- Habits and behavior
- Task and time management
Week3Optimal Sleep & Recovery
- Optimize the bedroom
- Sleep stages and sleep tracking
- Optimize circadian rhythms
- Optimize sleep quality
- Optimal naps
- Travel and jet lag
Week4Optimal Stress Management
- The many sources of stress: understanding stressors
- The HPA axis and the autonomic nervous system
- Stress and recovery measurement tools
- Adaptogenic herbs in stress management
- Supplements in stress management
- Hormetic stressors and hormesis
- Meditation, mindfulness and breathing techniques
Week5Optimal Nutrition & Energy Management
- Optimal blood sugar management
- Optimal breakfast, lunch and snacks
- Intermittent fasting and ketosis
- Measuring and monitoring blood glucose levels
- Optimal immunity and health
- Nootropics and focus
Week6Optimal Mobility & Movement
- Exercise at the workplace
- Balance, mobility and coordination
- Movement and the brain
- Exercise while travelling
- Activity and movement tracking
- Testing for cardiovascular fitness and oxygen uptake
- Functional Movement Screen and Hand Grip Strength Test
Inside the course
Watch the walkthrough
A tour of the platform and the material, before you decide.
What you get
The programme in a nutshell
- An intensive 6-week online course with daily videos, articles, links and assignments, covering your day from waking to sleeping
- 38 deep-diving videos on all the topics the course covers
- Based on the most advanced human optimization science, technology and methods available today
- Access to a new module on a different subject every day
- An easily digestible format that fits around your schedule
How it works
- Begin the course whenever you want
- Access to the materials stays after the course ends
- Guided by the authors of the Biohacker’s Handbook, Dr. Olli Sovijärvi and Teemu Arina
Your instructors
Guided by the authors of the Biohacker’s Handbook
The pair behind the Biohacker’s Handbook, covering the two halves of a working day: the physiology and the technology.
Dr. Olli Sovijärvi, M.D.
Medical doctor
One of the pioneers of holistic medicine in Finland, who moved from conventional practice into preventive health. He handles the physiology: sleep, stress, nutrition and what the evidence supports.
Teemu Arina
Technologist and author
A technologist, entrepreneur and speaker who has spent two decades on the boundary between people and machines. He covers the working day itself: the environment, the tools, the measurement and the attention.
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Details
- 38 deep-diving videos across six sections
- A new module every day, with articles, links and assignments
- Start whenever you want; access stays after the course
- Guided by Dr. Olli Sovijärvi and Teemu Arina
- Instructors:
- Dr. Olli Sovijärvi, M.D. and Teemu Arina
- Format:
- Online course, at your own pace
Optimized Work Life
29 €
+ VAT if applicable. One payment, instant PDF download.
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This course on its own, every course we have made, or every webinar we have recorded.
Every online course · was 174 €
Biohacker's Online Course Bundle
67 €
+ VAT if applicable
Every online course we have made, Optimized Work Life included.
- Optimized Work-Life
- Optimize Your Gut
- Optimize Your Nutrition
Every webinar
HOLOLIFE Webinar Pass
147 €
+ VAT if applicable
Every webinar we have recorded, for people who would rather watch than work through a course.
- Fasting, Intermittent Fasting & Keto
- Joint Health Optimization
- Immune Fitness Across the Lifespan
- Topics for the season ahead, plus the full back catalogue. Subject to change.
Frequently asked
Questions people ask before joining
When does the course start?
Whenever you want. You get access to a new module each day once you begin, and the materials stay available to you after the six weeks are over.
How much video is there?
38 deep-diving videos across the six sections, alongside the articles, links and assignments that go with each daily module.
Who is it for?
Lifestyle entrepreneurs, remote workers, office workers, managers and leaders. It is built around the working day rather than around a gym or a clinic.
Do I need to buy equipment or supplements?
No. Measurement tools and supplements are covered because the course is about optimizing a real working day and people ask about them, but the bulk of it is environment, habits, sleep, food and movement.
Does this replace medical advice?
No. The course is educational material about work and performance, not a treatment recommendation. Talk to your own physician before starting any supplement or protocol, particularly if you are already being treated for something.
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