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Martin Picard

A mitochondrial psychobiologist whose work studies how stress, energy, and aging show up in the body.

Circuit updated July 31, 2026

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The Diary of a CEO Jul 18
Martin Picard says Steve Jobs's reality distortion field was an energetic quality, not just charisma
“If you walk through life with such clarity of mind, right? Like this is what the truth is. This is where we're going, right? And and you live and you breathe that. You become like a resonator.” 14:20
The Diary of a CEO Jul 6
Martin Picard says some gray hairs can turn dark again in about a week
“So, this white hair completely white regained color in just about a week.” 8:38

Notable quotes

“If you walk through life with such clarity of mind, right? Like this is what the truth is. This is where we're going, right? And and you live and you breathe that. You become like a resonator.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO
“I think this is real and this is the energy that's flowing through mitochondria somehow becoming coherent and, you know, aligned and it feels meaningful.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO
“That's an energetic quality. And in physics, if you have something that's it has a really strong energy, then it can entrain other things.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO
“if you have a full head of gray hair and you're 70 years old, you're not going to regain your color.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO
“We found that the stress hormone increased energy expenditure the cost of life by 60%.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO
“So, this white hair completely white regained color in just about a week.”
Martin Picard · The Diary of a CEO

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