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I was just saying the other day that fasting in Ramadan could work as alternative to Soylent[1]. Eating one meal a day frees up a lot of mental cycles that goes
by amasad 10y ago
I was just saying the other day that fasting in Ramadan could work as alternative to Soylent[1]. Eating one meal a day frees up a lot of mental cycles that goes into thinking about food (what will I eat for lunch, where from, etc). It also allows for longer stretches of uninterrupted coding time. And probably most importantly the post-lunch slump is gone.
One phenomenon that I hadn't found an explanation for is that I get an explosive amount of energy around 6 or 7pm (just before breakfast at 8.30pm). And this hour is my most productive hour of the day.
[1]: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/746870830370533376?s=09 https://twitter.com/amasad/status/746870830370533376?s=09
- back_beyond 10y agoHave you found that the freed mental cycles came later in the month, after adjusting to the fast? In my experience, fasting requires even more mental effort than I'd normally spend just to ignore hunger pangs.
- amasad 10y agoyes the first 3-5 days are always tough. Especially if you're addicted to caffeine or nicotine. I would say it takes almost a week to start feeling more productive than in non-fasting state.