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Best mind boosters : 1. Never, ever, sacrifice good sleep. 2. Eat well, or at least don`t eat junk and too many carbs throughout the day (will get sleepy at l

by ssijak 8y ago

Best mind boosters : 1. Never, ever, sacrifice good sleep. 2. Eat well, or at least don`t eat junk and too many carbs throughout the day (will get sleepy at least) 3. Exercise in moderation. Bonus points for working after exercise while the mind is boosted with happy chemicals. 4. Reduce stress, cognitive load with dumb stuff (news, gossip, things we can not influence) and give less *ucks in general about random things in life.

laythea 8y ago
All top things.
mjevans 8y ago
These are the things that civic support should encourage by making market supply abundant. Re 1: Actual building codes that isolate the noise of neighbors (even in minimum code apartments). Re 2: Figure out some incentive (not punishment) that makes the actually healthy foods more cost effective than the fast / junk foods. Re 3: Encourage walkable + transit urban design and over-supply urban areas to keep the rents slightly less expensive than even middle of nowhere costs. Re 4: Sorry, evolving the species is going to take more time, we can only keep pushing.
- Fnoord 8y ago
  1. doesn't do much in summer when you keep your windows open. The problem is the neighbours, but it starts with yourself. Be a good citizen and don't make noise past 8 PM if the next day is a workday (sun/mon/tue/wed/thu with being more lenient on fri/sat), it is that simple.
- RugnirViking 8y ago
  #2 is alowly getting there where I'm living in denmark. Not sure if it's a funtion entirely of the regulatory environment but perhaps also luck of geography but the cheapest things (vegetables, pasta, rice) mean that for the price of a chocolate bar you can make several healthy meals. For the most part, people do cook these basic foods, usually with some meat thrown in where they can (The crowd I associate with aren't the wealthiest) #3 I experienced this a lot growning up in a city that was deliberately designed like this and built up from farmland in the 70s in the UK. I feel like the design has been so successful (popping up an entire city from nothing in 50 years) that other countries should really consider also investing in creating new properly designed cities as a response to the idea 'the big cities were designed badly when first built and now we're stuck with them'
Fnoord 8y ago
Mindfulness.
bluecalm 8y ago
Those are all important but for me and people like me it's just impossible to focus for extended period, let alone achieve any kind of flow or enjoying the work without stimulants. Another bonus is that they help me to regulate my sleeping schedule (since I start taking them in the morning I never feel sleepiness during the day which was overwhelming and hard to combat my whole life before stimulants) and with that comes more time for exercise, less stress and more motivation for healthy eating. I was on a straight way to being a homeless depressed bum before I discovered Modafinil and Ritalin in my 30s. Today I am self-made millionaire, in happy relationship and with positive outlook on my life. I am thankful every time I pop a white little pill in the morning.
- qnsi 8y ago
  Do you have a blog? I would be interested in hearing more of your story. Do you take those legally?
  - bluecalm 8y ago
    No blog, maybe in a few years. Where I live it's hard to get ADHD meds legally so I buy them on black market. The whole ADHD diagnosis thing is a sham anyway, a nice article about it: http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-mor... I made a few visits to psychiatrists in the past. They always came up with some new disorder (every single one with a different one) and suggested some unproven time consuming therapy. I don't need their moralizing attitude nor do I need them to use me as a subject in a therapy group. You have bigger chances of hurting yourself by getting a few drinks in the evening than by experimenting a for a few weeks with stimulants. If you feel they help you then you at least know the problem is in your brain chemistry and not in attitude/organization skills/fears or other bs I have heard throughout the years.

by ssijak 8y ago

laythea 8y ago

All top things.

mjevans 8y ago

These are the things that civic support should encourage by making market supply abundant. Re 1: Actual building codes that isolate the noise of neighbors (even in minimum code apartments). Re 2: Figure out some incentive (not punishment) that makes the actually healthy foods more cost effective than the fast / junk foods. Re 3: Encourage walkable + transit urban design and over-supply urban areas to keep the rents slightly less expensive than even middle of nowhere costs. Re 4: Sorry, evolving the species is going to take more time, we can only keep pushing.

Fnoord 8y ago
1. doesn't do much in summer when you keep your windows open. The problem is the neighbours, but it starts with yourself. Be a good citizen and don't make noise past 8 PM if the next day is a workday (sun/mon/tue/wed/thu with being more lenient on fri/sat), it is that simple.
RugnirViking 8y ago
#2 is alowly getting there where I'm living in denmark. Not sure if it's a funtion entirely of the regulatory environment but perhaps also luck of geography but the cheapest things (vegetables, pasta, rice) mean that for the price of a chocolate bar you can make several healthy meals. For the most part, people do cook these basic foods, usually with some meat thrown in where they can (The crowd I associate with aren't the wealthiest) #3 I experienced this a lot growning up in a city that was deliberately designed like this and built up from farmland in the 70s in the UK. I feel like the design has been so successful (popping up an entire city from nothing in 50 years) that other countries should really consider also investing in creating new properly designed cities as a response to the idea 'the big cities were designed badly when first built and now we're stuck with them'

Fnoord 8y ago

Mindfulness.

bluecalm 8y ago

Those are all important but for me and people like me it's just impossible to focus for extended period, let alone achieve any kind of flow or enjoying the work without stimulants. Another bonus is that they help me to regulate my sleeping schedule (since I start taking them in the morning I never feel sleepiness during the day which was overwhelming and hard to combat my whole life before stimulants) and with that comes more time for exercise, less stress and more motivation for healthy eating. I was on a straight way to being a homeless depressed bum before I discovered Modafinil and Ritalin in my 30s. Today I am self-made millionaire, in happy relationship and with positive outlook on my life. I am thankful every time I pop a white little pill in the morning.

qnsi 8y ago
Do you have a blog? I would be interested in hearing more of your story. Do you take those legally?
- bluecalm 8y ago
  No blog, maybe in a few years. Where I live it's hard to get ADHD meds legally so I buy them on black market. The whole ADHD diagnosis thing is a sham anyway, a nice article about it: http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-mor... I made a few visits to psychiatrists in the past. They always came up with some new disorder (every single one with a different one) and suggested some unproven time consuming therapy. I don't need their moralizing attitude nor do I need them to use me as a subject in a therapy group. You have bigger chances of hurting yourself by getting a few drinks in the evening than by experimenting a for a few weeks with stimulants. If you feel they help you then you at least know the problem is in your brain chemistry and not in attitude/organization skills/fears or other bs I have heard throughout the years.