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by sp3000 7y ago
Jeff Bezos has clearly stated that his long term goal is also making humanity a multi-planetary species. Creating and making Amazon was just a step to bring forth this vision. We are lucky to have people thinking long term like this, and a
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by sp3000 8y ago
While it is good to be skeptical, the book really goes in depth and makes a compelling case. I also believe sleep is one of those areas that it is better to err on the side of getting the recommended amount. “If sleep does not serve an abs
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by sp3000 8y ago
Someone else already recommended "Why We Sleep" by the premier sleep researcher in the field, and I highly suggest you get it. Here is a passage from it that should make you rethink the entire rationale you are using to shortchan
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by sp3000 8y ago
Tom Brady is notorious for how unathletic he was during the NFL combine before the draft (in which he was picked in the 6th round, #199). Here is a picture just to give you an idea: https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/blo
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by sp3000 8y ago
Do you happen to know the genetic mutation? I've gotten a 23andMe and Promethease report so wondering if I could check.
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by sp3000 8y ago
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/sleep-newzzz/20131... Caffeine disrupts the quality of sleep even if you are not aware and feel like you are sleeping fine. I'm not saying this is the cause of a
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by sp3000 8y ago
The joy, wonder, and awe I experience today is a large part due to the sacrifices of people who are no longer alive. If you could do something today to positively affect the well being of someone in Africa, would see the value in it? How
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by sp3000 8y ago
Of course, there is something special about doing it in a systematic and deliberate way. Gates has studied how to best use his money to save the most lives and is doing just that. Do you think there is a moral and ethical difference betwee
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by sp3000 8y ago
I agree. And reading through the article, I didn't really see any argument made against why what Musk, Zuckerberg, or Bezos are doing is unethical. When all is said and done, Bill Gates will go down as the person who saved more human l
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by sp3000 8y ago
Gary Taubes has his own biases and problems: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/gary-taubes-and-the-case-ag... In fact, the study he proposed to test his hypothesis failed: https://community.fitbit.com/t5&#x2F
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by sp3000 8y ago
It's never too late for anything, my friend. You can be in an even worse situation a few years from now or you can decide to start making some changes today.
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by sp3000 9y ago
Of course I see the value to asking a person if they want help before offering advice. I don't go around telling random people around me to go exercise and meditate more. I don't even tell that to friends who I suspect might ben
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by sp3000 9y ago
I never said it was my job, but I know people whose job it is to help (though as someone who is planning to match to a psychiatry residency this coming year, my job will be to help people with depression, among other things). You are right
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by sp3000 9y ago
I fully believe that there is no treatment or regimen on the planet that can ease the burden of some people suffering from severe depression. But the thing is, there are levels of severity to mental illness and depression. And exercise, d
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by sp3000 9y ago
Here is where the benefits of promoting exercise far outweigh any risks that people who exercise may experience. There is no need to hedge here. Exercise might not cure your depression or even help it, but in general, exercise has been sh
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by sp3000 9y ago
I'm one of those who prefer decaf diet sodas. I have sleep issues so I don't like taking any amount of caffeine after a certain time, and once you get used to diet sodas, regular ones don't taste as good (on top of the ridic
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by sp3000 10y ago
The people who are behind this effort are not doing this for "shits and giggles". In fact, these "wealthy joyriders" have specified exactly why they are doing it. Our future is uncertain. Visionary people spend their
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by sp3000 10y ago
For those who want to know the scale of it all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project#Project_site...
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by sp3000 10y ago
Brian Reynolds doesn't seem to quite get the credit for the impact he had on the PC gaming scene. He was the lead designer of Civ 2 (in my opinion, the best one), created Alpha Centauri, and later made Rise of Nations. I wish he stuc
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by sp3000 10y ago
I've been reading about bulletproof coffee, and the more I read, the more unsure I am about it. I think the following article makes good points: https://authoritynutrition.com/3-reasons-why-bulletproof-cof... I guess
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by sp3000 10y ago
Maybe there should be a major journal published with purely the best studies done that had negative results.
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by sp3000 11y ago
Diet remains the single most important factor when it comes to weight management. Two cookies can erase the calories burned from jogging for 1 hour. People routinely overestimate the calories burned from exercise and underestimate the cal
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by sp3000 12y ago
Being able to focus and work hard for long periods of time can itself be described as a talent. Not many people possess the ability to do so to the levels of people like John Carmack and Bill Gates.
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by sp3000 12y ago
Before I was medicated for inattentive ADD, sitting down to study was essentially impossible. I would sit down to read, and within a minute my mind would start to wander and it took an enormous amount of effort and mental energy to get my
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by sp3000 12y ago
This is a pretty significant and sad setback. Virgin Galactic was set up so eventually the average person can experience the wonder of space flight. The company didn't have Elon Musk type aspirations, but it is a big part of the proce
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by sp3000 12y ago
I get frustrated when people bring up Malthusian catastrophe to denigrate the real and important work that scientists are doing in the field of human longevity. Population growth curbs itself as nations become more economically stable. Ov
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by sp3000 12y ago
He's just an inherently passionate person. His energy levels are just off the charts. One day we will map the Ballmer genome and see where exactly all this energy comes from.
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by sp3000 12y ago
This is the problem. Intellectual ability should never correlate to the inherent worth of an individual. You can be an idiot and still have the same right to happiness and everything else that comes along with being a human being. But thi
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by sp3000 12y ago
You can be realistic and at the same time strive for self improvement. The main thing is if you enjoy doing something, you can engulf yourself in the process, and the results will come. Everyone is not born with the same ability and some
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by sp3000 12y ago
Why can't we just admit that some people are born with certain genetic traits that allow them to excel in certain fields? Practice would accentuate those gifts and is vitally important, but let's not pretend everyone is capable o

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