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by hoodwink 10y ago
Quit my "prestigious" but hollow job of 10 years. Sold 90% of my possessions. Let go of my loft apartment. Dramatically cut back my lifestyle. I'm much freer (and happier) as a result. Thoreau calls it Economy. I like to say
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Definitely like the user interface here. I normally do this kind of planning in Excel or Sheets, but it's hard to "visualize" the trip in tables. The timeline is great.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
+1 for How To Read a Book by Mortimer Adler. I wish I had found this at a younger age.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
I was similarly impacted by both books -- Four Hour Work Week led me to Vagabonding which is much better. If you haven't already, you should read the inspiration for Vagabonding: Walden by Thoreau.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Breakfast: eggs + bacon or sausage or leftover steak Lunch: salad and leftover protein (with oil, vinegar, and mustard dressing) Dinner: meat, fish, or poultry (simply prepared) with roasted vegetables and salad Snacks: coffee with butter a
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Sorry that was unclear. 8 oz of meat, fish, poultry, etc (before cooking), not 8 oz of protein itself. It's recommended to not eat more than 200 grams of protein per day on any diet.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Low carber
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by hoodwink 10y ago
As a long-term ketogenic eater (10 years), here are my top simple tips. Unfortunately they were not gleaned using machine learning. 1. Watch your protein. Most people when first going keto will eat too much protein and not enough fat. Prote
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Glycogen is necessary for high intensity exercise, but you are mistaken that carbs are necessary for glycogen. When you are keto-adapted and eat low carb, two things happen that most people overlook. First, you get enough "trace carbs&
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Kindle! I never wrote in physical books either because I normally read in bed or reclined. With Kindle, I annotate like crazy.
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This type of reading is described in Adler's practical book. It's called "syntopical reading" in which you read multiple books about the same topic in furtherance of some particular idea. In this style of reading, you&
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Same. Another benefit of reading How To Read a Book is that it inspired me to read higher quality books such as the Great Books.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
This is basically a modernized, summary version of Mortimer Adler's classic of the same name which changed my life. Beforehand, I was reading much too quickly, letting information, and more importantly understanding, pass through me.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Yes that accords with my layman understanding as well. The body will go down the "path of least resistance" for energy and glucose is easier to metabolize than ketones. Deprived of glucones, the body will switch over and hum alo
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Thanks. I didn't understand either. I guess I am cynical on this topic because all my career I've dealt with people complaining about DD rather than reframing it into an opportunity to learn and limit downside.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Yes. The analogy works all around, even the debates that pilots have about the Cirrus versus a simple aircraft resembles those debates of developers.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
I liken this to a student pilot learning to fly in brand new Cirrus. Very quickly he'll be flying advanced missions, but at the expense of fundamental stick and rudder skills.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Perhaps you do not use the term "due diligence" the same way that it's used in the investment management industry, which to be clear, includes "Venture Capital." "Due diligence" does not mean making a judg
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by hoodwink 10y ago
You are really missing the point of due diligence... "Homeowners' insurance is a waste of money. 99% of the time your house doesn't burn down!" You don't buy insurance because you expect your house to burn down. Sim
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by hoodwink 10y ago
"I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp." -Somerset Maugham
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Agreed. The brains of keto-adapted individuals can use ketones as a source of energy which are much more stable, although for a long time it was believed that brain relied on glucose.
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by hoodwink 10y ago
I quit my job to travel. Working on projects was one of my main motivations. That and learning. After 11 months on the road, I've found it very difficult to do project work. Too much of your day is devoted to figuring out the basics
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by hoodwink 10y ago
This is basically what I do. Whenever a cool idea comes into my head, I put it into my list app. I have a list for projects (e.g., build a piece of furniture), skills (e.g., woodworking), topics, and business ideas. I then review these li
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Yes, this is an issue on the Kindle device, but reading textbooks in the Kindle app on the iPad is gamechanging. The speed with which you make highlights, leave notes, and bookmark is great for learning. I can then access the book from my
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by hoodwink 10y ago
Thank you!
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by hoodwink 11y ago
Like others, I enjoyed this. I work with time series data every day in the domain of commercial real estate. One of my constant struggles is to extract an underlying long-term trend from the real estate cycle. I would love to try this her
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by hoodwink 11y ago
Agreed. Unfortunately the solution to procrastination is unlikely to be found in a 14 minute TED Talk. However, I hoped that the OP could find some solace in recognizing that he is not inherently worse than other people. Procrastination
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by hoodwink 11y ago
Well, maybe you're being too hard on yourself. Seeing that this is a widespread problem might help that.
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by hoodwink 11y ago
It's a common problem. Watch this TED Talk about why we procrastinate by Tim Urban and read his articles. They're both funny and insightful. https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_mas...
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by hoodwink 11y ago
As an early adopter, I'm used to being burnt by technology, but for some reason, the Revolv disappointment really hurt. It actually reduced my early adopter tendencies ever since. I think it hurt so much because the product underdeliv

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