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what is L-Theanine for?
It's a calming nootropic that goes really well with caffeine. (It's why green tea is so great.)
I am drinking green tea (a lot actually). Should I also ingest L-Theanine?
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#102Went to my doctor for the first time about what turned out to be undiagnosed/untreated comorbid depression and ADHD. I was apprehensive and avoided it for years but it's easily been one of the best decisions I've ever made. I was losing so much time to the vicious cycle of not wanting to do anything but lay in bed, then feeling crappy that I wasn't doing anything, then trying to focus but constantly geting distracted…
In which country will a doctor diagnose an adult with ADHD?
In Denmark, to name one.
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#103Serving in the army (and actually going to war, which is a nightmare, for a brief period): 1. It helps you get discipline right, and care less about "productivity" and "motivation" - you just do stuff. 2. It teaches you that your reserves and powers are limited, and priorities are an hourly grind of making the right choices. 3. It teaches you to stay sharp all the time, no matter what your body tells you to feel. Not…
The two friends I know who went to war had to shove dead kids into trucks. One is a functioning alcoholic and the other is a recluse whose nickname has "drugz" in it. Good luck with that as a self-motivating strategy.
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#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a calming nootropic that goes really well with caffeine. (It's why green tea is so great.)
I am drinking green tea (a lot actually). Should I also ingest L-Theanine?
Possibly not. You can try, it's quite safe. I take it with no caffeine at all because I caffeine stresses me out during deadlines.
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a calming nootropic that goes really well with caffeine. (It's why green tea is so great.)
I am drinking green tea (a lot actually). Should I also ingest L-Theanine?
I think the nootropics people claim that most green tea has a little bit too little L-Theanine to get the most out of it biochemically, but I'm not sure.
They first extracted L-Theanine from Japanese gyokuro tea, which is green tea grown in shade and it has a lot of the wonder drug, but it's pretty expensive.
Anyway, green tea is great as it is, so it's up to you!
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> Sometimes I think what I really need is WiFi but no data. Sync on the nightstand, but no data connectivity out and about. I only have 10MB data / month. Perfectly sufficient for chat and the rare emergencies.
Huh I'd think Android would suck up 10MB in minutes doing random useless stuff. No ability to turn mobile data completely off for all BUT one or two apps.
It works just fine for me, I've never gone above the 10MB. "Restrict background data" on my Android 4.1 on each app/service does the trick.
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#108In order of impact: * Stop looking for "opportunities" until I need one. This means entertaining recruiters, personal branding, networking, coupons/free stuff, freelance sites, side projects, meeting sales people. 80% of errands I didn't want came from this. The only exception is helping people who ask for help. * Getting the hardest thing done a day. Sometimes this means getting rest and sleeping at 9 PM. * If it fe…
what is L-Theanine for?
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#109Ditched multiplayer roleplaying games: I found I was mostly playing these games out of desperation for meaningful interaction and chatting. Though I've replaced that with Discord servers now, so perhaps I should cut that out too.
Give your local live music scene a go, its worked really well for me!
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#110In the vein of Michael Pollan ..
Say No. A lot. Mostly to your self.