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I'm not interested in reading an entire book about "cutting-edge science." That's too big a commitment to learn about a bunch of optimistic guesses that will m

by dkarl 6y ago

I'm not interested in reading an entire book about "cutting-edge science." That's too big a commitment to learn about a bunch of optimistic guesses that will mostly not pan out. Give me a book about stuff we have some real confidence about. Maybe I'm not the intended audience for this book any more? I feel like when I was younger I felt like I had all the time and energy in the world, and I devoured this stuff, but now I'm tired and stretched and for me this kind of writing falls into a no-man's land between "zero-effort entertainment" and "applicable to/stretching me for life."

solarengineer 6y ago
Have you explored this tiredness? I recently began sleeping when ever I felt tired, disconnected from stressful colleagues, and generally brought down my stress levels further by not signing up for more than what I can handle. I’ve concluded that Low stress + adequate sleep + good food Together are like NZT for me. I’m no longer tired and I can think better than I can remember during the past 15 years.
- p2detar 6y ago
  Interesting. May I also ask how many hours of sleep per day do you get on average?
  - solarengineer 6y ago
    I range from between 7 hours to 8 hours. I’m still coming to terms with getting triggered when I encounter certain colleagues, so I wake up at night. I know by elimination process that the trigger during the day reflects into a wake up at night. For the past three weeks, I’ve been sleeping without interruptions ( waking up suddenly) until today, having encountered a problem person yesterday and flew into a minor rage at certain recollections of unfair actions by them.
- dkarl 6y ago
  I think the difference is a growing awareness of the limitations of my life and potential, coupled with a growing appreciation of the boundless things I could do to learn, enjoy myself, and improve my life and others'. I think when I was younger I just saw something fun and exciting and went for it. As the years have gone by, the sheer number of things that I have identified as fun as exciting has become so overwhelming that "fun and exciting" seems utterly unhelpful for narrowing down the possibilities. I can also look back now and see how many things that I was sure I would do in my life haven't happened yet. Plus, like another commenter pointed out, life obligations keep mounting up.
ArnoVW 6y ago
Physical aging has its effects. Moreover, as we age we generally accumulate more responsibility. A relationship. A team to manage. Two kids. That sort of thing takes up time, focus and energy.
throw1234651234 6y ago
I think the only thing we have confidence about health wise is "sleep enough, do cardio, do low-impact weight-lifting in moderation, don't eat sugar, don't expose yourself to known toxins, don't go out in the sun in the middle of the day without sunblock, use your mind" That's about it.
gowld 6y ago
Loss of interest in learning new things is a sign of aging.

by dkarl 6y ago

solarengineer 6y ago

Have you explored this tiredness? I recently began sleeping when ever I felt tired, disconnected from stressful colleagues, and generally brought down my stress levels further by not signing up for more than what I can handle. I’ve concluded that Low stress + adequate sleep + good food Together are like NZT for me. I’m no longer tired and I can think better than I can remember during the past 15 years.

p2detar 6y ago
Interesting. May I also ask how many hours of sleep per day do you get on average?
- solarengineer 6y ago
  I range from between 7 hours to 8 hours. I’m still coming to terms with getting triggered when I encounter certain colleagues, so I wake up at night. I know by elimination process that the trigger during the day reflects into a wake up at night. For the past three weeks, I’ve been sleeping without interruptions ( waking up suddenly) until today, having encountered a problem person yesterday and flew into a minor rage at certain recollections of unfair actions by them.
dkarl 6y ago
I think the difference is a growing awareness of the limitations of my life and potential, coupled with a growing appreciation of the boundless things I could do to learn, enjoy myself, and improve my life and others'. I think when I was younger I just saw something fun and exciting and went for it. As the years have gone by, the sheer number of things that I have identified as fun as exciting has become so overwhelming that "fun and exciting" seems utterly unhelpful for narrowing down the possibilities. I can also look back now and see how many things that I was sure I would do in my life haven't happened yet. Plus, like another commenter pointed out, life obligations keep mounting up.

ArnoVW 6y ago

Physical aging has its effects. Moreover, as we age we generally accumulate more responsibility. A relationship. A team to manage. Two kids. That sort of thing takes up time, focus and energy.

throw1234651234 6y ago

I think the only thing we have confidence about health wise is "sleep enough, do cardio, do low-impact weight-lifting in moderation, don't eat sugar, don't expose yourself to known toxins, don't go out in the sun in the middle of the day without sunblock, use your mind" That's about it.

gowld 6y ago

Loss of interest in learning new things is a sign of aging.