offtopic: Does anyone see a web add on top of the article? I'm trying to understand if Chrome is infected. Chrome and Safari both display the add while FF doesn't display the add.
Just tried it in Chromium, see a "quit Smoking" ad. Nothing in FF.
Nootropics
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#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Two more things you might try: * Melatonin -- get the low dose chewable kind from Trader Joes and take 30 minutes before you go to bed * Keep the bedroom cool and completely dark -- there is research the connects insomnia with warm body temperatures in some people ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18603220 )
You have to be careful with Melatonin, your body will produce less of it's own if you keep topping yourself up, which means diminished returns with continued use.
Do you have a cite for that? I use melatonin regularly and when I skip, I don't really have that many problems (I will stay up an hour or so more).
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's hard for me to fall asleep. I haven't cracked it yet how to do it perfectly. What helps: view the problem as improving your likelihood to sleep. Before I viewed the problem as falling asleep 100% of the time, which is a really defeating view to have when I can't fall asleep. Sleep tips that help me: 1. meditation: still experimenting with body-scan vs. breath meditation, they both help but have different effects…
"It's hard for me to fall asleep. I haven't cracked it yet how to do it perfectly. What helps: view the problem as improving your likelihood to sleep. Before I viewed the problem as falling asleep 100% of the time, which is a really defeating view to have when I can't fall asleep." I did not respond to your sibling comment who speaks of anxiety. It sounds like a real pathology and something I have no business general…
That's great advice, but it's a pretty big task for someone who might not get a lot of exercise to do 2 hours of intense weightlifting. I lift regularly, and my gym sessions only take an hour.
The good news is that if you are sedentary, older, or sedentary and older, even a little bit of exercise will be extremely effective. Go for that long walk, or maybe a shorter jog, and do some pushups and un-weighted squats. You'll be exhausted, and you'll be less likely to injure yourself. :)
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#134I remember there was a blog post where they polled hundreds of people about nootropics they tried and then it had a list of the ones which had the highest self-reported subjective impact. I've been trying to find it but can't, anyone got a link?
You're probably thinking of Scott Alexander's nootropics survey. http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/03/01/2016-nootropics-survey-...
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#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Different drugs affect people differently. I was rendered incapable of driving safely with a moderate dose of Addreall (30mg), and still felt somewhat unsafe with a low dose of Adderall(15mg). The main effect was that I could no longer subconsciously distinguish moving objects from non-moving objects (I had to think "is that car parked or moving" rather than being able to just tell by looking). My weight is 105kg.
Is 30mg really a moderate does? When I had a pers ription for Aderral, 20mg was enough to make me feel like I was going to die.
30 is huge if you don't have a tolerance. I find 5 mg very buzzy on no tolerance.
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#136The best nootropic is getting a good nights sleep. It takes effort! Preparing for bed early and disciplining yourself to put the light out is not easy. Not nearly as easy as popping a pill. But it's so much more effective than any drug listed here. And for a safe and provable quick cognitive boost, take some caffeine, preferable green tea with theanine.
It's hard for me to fall asleep. I haven't cracked it yet how to do it perfectly. What helps: view the problem as improving your likelihood to sleep. Before I viewed the problem as falling asleep 100% of the time, which is a really defeating view to have when I can't fall asleep. Sleep tips that help me: 1. meditation: still experimenting with body-scan vs. breath meditation, they both help but have different effects…
If you rely on windows to get vitamin D I have bad news for you. Glass filters out most of UV spectrum of sunlight. It is really hard if not impossible to get a tan behind glass.
Physical exercises and outdoor activities are very helpful with sleep and overall well being.
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#137The best nootropic is getting a good nights sleep. It takes effort! Preparing for bed early and disciplining yourself to put the light out is not easy. Not nearly as easy as popping a pill. But it's so much more effective than any drug listed here. And for a safe and provable quick cognitive boost, take some caffeine, preferable green tea with theanine.
It's hard for me to fall asleep. I haven't cracked it yet how to do it perfectly. What helps: view the problem as improving your likelihood to sleep. Before I viewed the problem as falling asleep 100% of the time, which is a really defeating view to have when I can't fall asleep. Sleep tips that help me: 1. meditation: still experimenting with body-scan vs. breath meditation, they both help but have different effects…
I've had sleep problems for years. Few simple things that usually helped me:
1) a glass of whisky.
2) sex.
3) relaxing, silent background music (Dead Can Dance is wonderful, but I guess it's a matter of taste).
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#138Funny timing of this article. Just 3 days ago I was sitting at my desk and had this awesome calm come over me, something I've only ever experienced at the end of a long day when a hangover finally breaks. I looked at the ingredients in the two "Just Chill" drinks on my desk and noticed each had 150Mg of "Suntheanine" which was one of the listed nootropics in this article.
Suntheanine is a brand of synthetic L-theanine. It is considered the highest grade L-theanine you can get, but not sufficiently better enough than the others to pay extra for it.
300mg of L-theanine is equivalent to about 12 to 38 cups of tea (tea naturally has a wide range of L-theanine content, depending on the tea and how it is processed). Up to 1,200mg daily is considered safe, however, like with all drugs, you should only take as much as needed to get the effect you want.
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#139Reading gwern for hours is mind numbingly amazing in and of itself. Bonus points to anyone who knows his real name, fan club located in #gwern on freenode especially after the darknet markets research. Is this an alternate reality where HN is actually Slashdot circa 2008, I can't tell right now.
Honestly, I agree with the Slashdot comparison, except earlier in it's lifetime. However, that means HN is going to fall apart in about 2 years and turn into a toxic shithole.
Fuck.
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#140Earlier quoted context omitted.
"It's hard for me to fall asleep. I haven't cracked it yet how to do it perfectly. What helps: view the problem as improving your likelihood to sleep. Before I viewed the problem as falling asleep 100% of the time, which is a really defeating view to have when I can't fall asleep." I did not respond to your sibling comment who speaks of anxiety. It sounds like a real pathology and something I have no business general…
That's great advice, but it's a pretty big task for someone who might not get a lot of exercise to do 2 hours of intense weightlifting. I lift regularly, and my gym sessions only take an hour. The good news is that if you are sedentary, older, or sedentary and older, even a little bit of exercise will be extremely effective. Go for that long walk, or maybe a shorter jog, and do some pushups and un-weighted squats. Yo…
I've been doing Stronglifts 5x5 for the last couple of weeks. You do 3 sessions of 30 minute duration a week.