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Exercise. A short jog around the block is enough to give you a boost. Sleep. Your body requires rest. Fruits & vegetables. You don't have to be 'vegan' or

Exercise. A short jog around the block is enough to give you a boost. Sleep. Your body requires rest. Fruits & vegetables. You don't have to be 'vegan' or 'vegetarian': my motto is the more fruits & vegetables I consume the better. Juicing is a great way to consume large quantities of these foods. People give me the o.0 stare every time I mention that I get 'high' from kale--along with other dark greens and fruit. Learn about other fields / domains that interest you. Find less technical intro books and find ways that you can apply simple algorithms to compute things or program systems that aid in automating and managing things in that domain. Create a domain specific language (DSL) for assisting in thinking about and computing things in a domain. These things should be interesting to you and potentially beneficial to your life! Start small, stupidly small, and just explore and have fun. Build a discipline of studying and practicing. Shit takes time, and if you don't put in the time you won't get there. Build the habit of regularly spending deliberate study and practice time. Plan your trajectory and track your progress & velocity and adjust regularly. Nootropics and other supplements: (ar)modafinil, racetams, artichoke extract & forskolin, choline, amino acids, creatine, etc. I am a believer in no biological 'free lunch', but it can be fun to explore these on your own and form your own beliefs about them.

PeterWhittaker 12y ago
+gazillion Exercise, sleep, and diet were going to be my recommendations as well. I exercise most mornings, intensely. I try to get at least 8 hours a night, and sometimes 9. As for diet, well, some folks wouldn't consider mine exemplary, but I learned what works for me, gives me decent energy all day long and keeps my emotions balanced. I know the "right" amount of coffee for me in the morning, the range when I can have 1 - and only one - in the afternoon (no sooner than one hour after lunch, unless I have a big dessert, no later than 3pm), how many beer I can safely have with any meal, etc. Treat food like an enjoyable tasty drug, learn what works for you. And, oh, yes: Take up a musical instrument. 6 years ago I started playing guitar. My favourite instrument has been the viola for at least two years now. No previous musical instruction, I learned it myself starting at 46. All it takes is effort and willingness and self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.

PeterWhittaker 12y ago

+gazillion Exercise, sleep, and diet were going to be my recommendations as well. I exercise most mornings, intensely. I try to get at least 8 hours a night, and sometimes 9. As for diet, well, some folks wouldn't consider mine exemplary, but I learned what works for me, gives me decent energy all day long and keeps my emotions balanced. I know the "right" amount of coffee for me in the morning, the range when I can have 1 - and only one - in the afternoon (no sooner than one hour after lunch, unless I have a big dessert, no later than 3pm), how many beer I can safely have with any meal, etc. Treat food like an enjoyable tasty drug, learn what works for you. And, oh, yes: Take up a musical instrument. 6 years ago I started playing guitar. My favourite instrument has been the viola for at least two years now. No previous musical instruction, I learned it myself starting at 46. All it takes is effort and willingness and self-forgiveness and self-acceptance.