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- “You can get help from teachters, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.” -Dr. Seus
1. “Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems.” –Eric Barker with a great post on relationships
2. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.
“Spend less time trying to amass all the information and more time better defining the problem so you can find the right information.”
“For simple decisions without many factors involved (What soda should I buy?) be rational. For very complex or weighty decisions (Am I in love?) trust your gut.”
“A new study from researchers at Rice University, George Mason University and Boston College suggests you should trust your gut — but only if you’re an expert”
“A good decision now is better than a perfect decision in two days”
Take the “outside perspective”
4. Louie CK’s 10 Rules for Success
5. This is fascinating. Fire ants and their dynamic system
6. Try something new for 30 days: you can do anything for 30 days, it slows the perception of time down, small changes are sustainable, it makes you a more versatile person, it’s good for your brain,
7. “The best shape for a fire is one that’s as tall as it is wide.”
Sleep
-Get more bright light during the day
-Reduce Blue Light at Night (screens)
-No caffeine 8 hours before bedtime
-Reduce irregular naps
-Wake up and go to bed at the same
-Use melatonin (or other supplements)
-Avoid alcohol
-Make your bedroom perfect for sleep (cold, dark, white noise, etc.)
-Don’t eat late at night
-Relax before bed (use pre-sleep routine, read, hobby, bath, meditation, etc.)
-Invest in a good mattress, pillow, covers – it’s worth it
-Exercise regularly, but not before bed
-Don’t drink any liquid before bedtime
-Rule out a sleep disorder from a trained professional (google doesn’t count)
9. “22 hours without sleeping has been shown to cause cognitive and reactive impairment comparable to being legally drunk”
10. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time, for your low back’s health – “These results support the concept that disruptions to circadian rhythms may be a risk factor for degenerative IVD disease and low back pain.”
11. “A single night of partial sleep deprivation induces insulin resistance in multiple metabolic pathways in healthy subjects.”
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