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Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?

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Post by scottlocklin »

majewsky wrote: post #63
MrQuincle wrote: post #24

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Working out! With a 7 minute app. I started in Nov. + People notice the difference. + It's a good way to cope with bad times. + You feel accomplished afterwards. + It's a perfect start of the day. + If you're dating and she is watching, it's a turn on. + You can go on for longer. + It's good for your confidence. + Other people who are working on themselves can be interesting people to meet. + It's good for your healt…

I have a question regarding that. I'm not particularly fat (185cm / 6'0'' tall and weighing 85kg / 187lb), but I'm quite unfit (you wouldn't be able to see any muscles on my body). When I try to do something like a 7-minute or 9-minute workout, I'm usually unable to continue after 3 minutes because of sheer exhaustion, and I'll have aching muscles for the next few days after that. Any recommendations how to overcome…

stretching and a high protein diet bonus; the high protein diet will help strip the fat off

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Post by matt_the_bass »

biastoact wrote: post #372
matt_the_bass wrote: post #68

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How do you prevent disruption on those that you interrupt?

I find that as long as it isn't every day and I show up to ask about their public deadlines, compliment them on progress, and offer to help where they are stuck that people don't react like it is a disruption.

Do you schedule the visit or just drop in? Do you check their calendars first?

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Post by amelius »

mcjiggerlog wrote: post #118
amelius wrote: post #76

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Does it also work selectively for e.g. Whatsapp messages?

Keep whatsapp notifications enabled, but then turn them off in the app's settings. Then, for the person(s) you care about, go to their chat and set up a custom notification.

Yeah, but if I use the "don't disturb" option of my phone, will it not mute all notifications from all apps (except phone and sms-messages)?

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Post by songzme »

QuasiAlon wrote: post #387
songzme wrote: post #219

I started sshing into my desktop at home to write code. I've never been so liberated. I can literally code from any computer I borrow (friends or library) and pick up exactly where I left off (tmux session) with the same text-editor configuration (vim) instantly. I realized that my previous desire to have the latest macbook so excessive, and now I'm happy with just a light and durable $200 chromebook. I teach a few p…

1) I may sound like a total n00b, but don't you find it hard to code only from a command line environment? I mean, you can't use IDEs with SSH, right? 2) I'm going to be that guy that chimes in and says you have to be careful with code you write on company's time / using company equipment. So, be careful with that.

1) I'm mostly using vim. Been using it for development for the past 6 years and loving it.

2) Thanks! Duly noted.

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Post by biastoact »

matt_the_bass wrote: post #412
biastoact wrote: post #372

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I find that as long as it isn't every day and I show up to ask about their public deadlines, compliment them on progress, and offer to help where they are stuck that people don't react like it is a disruption.

Do you schedule the visit or just drop in? Do you check their calendars first?

I more take some time to roam each day and if people aren’t deep in activity or meetings check in at that point. Afternoons are great as folks tend to be low blood sugar and more opt to be pushed back from their desks, etc.

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Post by vianin »

vram22 wrote: post #393
SauciestGNU wrote: post #74

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Coffee and tea can be inexpensive if you brew it yourself. Coffee even less so if you roast it. I've been roasting my own coffee for years now, started with a $100 machine which lasted about 4 years/100 lbs, and then I upgraded to a $350 machine. A pound of coffee costs between $4 and $7, and tastes comparable to something that a boutique roaster sells for $15/12oz. The upfront cost is relatively high, but if your en…

In India earlier, people in the South used to brew their own coffee at home, from coffee grounds / powder. There is a special steel utensil for it, with two vertical parts, one of which sits above the other. The top one has fine holes in the bottom of it. You put the coffee powder into the top, then pour some hot water over it, then wait for some time until it extracts the coffee into the bottom part. None of your fa…

It's still here. A lot of tea/coffee shops use it to prepare coffee. It tastes really good.

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Post by barleymash »

glastra wrote: post #401
barleymash wrote: post #168

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I've been trying the opposite lately -- a high carb diet. I've mostly been modeling my eating style after Dr. McDougall's "Starch Solution" plan. He basically believes that humans are designed to eat starchy foods (potatoes, whole grains, etc), and that fats are bad (healthy fats -- like from avocados -- aren't necessarily unhealthy, but aren't great if you are trying to lose weight). So one of the core tenets of thi…

> low enough fat that your body isn't storing any Dietary fat is rarely stored. It is mostly either burnt (metabolic upregulation) or excreted. Excess glucose in the blood, however, is stored as fat, through a process known as de novo lipogenesis.

Right. My limited understanding of this--and keep in mind I'm just regurgitating what I've read from those who support this way of eating--is that novo lipogenesis is a very inefficient process, and that you'd have to overeat a significant amount of _simple_ sugars for basically months to store even just a pound of body fat. I think the idea with this eating plan is, if you are keeping fat low, you will fill up on starchy foods long before you will eat enough calories/carbs to cause novo lipogenesis.

Definitely open to hearing counterpoints here... trying to learn about this stuff is overwhelming because it seems like you can find material, even scholarly research, to support any nutrition plan.

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Post by NamTaf »

p3llin0r3 wrote: post #145
NamTaf wrote: post #12

Walking home every day. It's about an hour or so, vs my 20 mins on public transport, but it's become a good time of meditative reflection and has provided me with some fitness benefits. It's also time I'd otherwise spend just reading the internet or playing a videogame anyway. Also, trying to meal prep a large number of the same dish to avoid buying lunches during the week and thus spending a large amount of money ne…

You should think about listening to audio books during your daily commute. I do this and I enjoy it a lot.

I listen to a heap of podcasts, in fact. At work, I generally can't listen to music with words so I stick to trance podcasts, but during my walk home I'll listen to all kinds of ones with speech. This ranges from actual spoken ones, to heavy metal ones with lyrics, and ones with both.

Off the top of my head: 99% Invisible, Freakanomics, Trade Talks, Requiem metal podcast, Still Untitled.

Audio books are probably worth looking into, too. I tend to put aside 30-60 mins in bed reading before I sleep, so I tend to consume enough literature that interests me, but it's definitely a good idea if I want to expand on that. Thank you!

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Post by on_and_off »

mikerice wrote: post #79
on_and_off wrote: post #40

Hiring a personal trainer and work out 5 times a week (only 2 with a trainer though, soon 1). YMMV, a trainer has allowed me to fix goals and get tailored exercises so I progress quickly. I repeat the exercises I did with the trainers the other days of the week. Since I am not a morning person, I go to the gym in the evening, so I often go there , have a shower and go to sleep. It has tremendously improved both my sl…

Similar boat: started working out with a trainer in Feb 2x a week, and 2x on my own. Although having a trainer is a luxury the return has been great and I've never felt better.

Sadly it is indeed a luxury.

That's probably one of the 2 improvements in my lifestyle caused by moving from Paris to SF. The other would be that I can walk to work in 25 minutes, although my commute was just as short in Paris, except in the subway.

At the same time, it is a great investment for that overinflated tech salary so I don't regret paying 70$/hour for this service.

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Post by Jommi »

OldSchoolJohnny wrote: post #354
barleymash wrote: post #168

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I've been trying the opposite lately -- a high carb diet. I've mostly been modeling my eating style after Dr. McDougall's "Starch Solution" plan. He basically believes that humans are designed to eat starchy foods (potatoes, whole grains, etc), and that fats are bad (healthy fats -- like from avocados -- aren't necessarily unhealthy, but aren't great if you are trying to lose weight). So one of the core tenets of thi…

Wow, you're really "zagging" when science is "zigging", interesting to hear how that turns out for you, please keep us updated. I personally have gone from what you describe many years ago to paleo, then to keto and now to complete carnivory. Each step I feel better and shed more weight, think more clearly and have more energy. However modern science is also positing that there may be people who thrive on what would…

complete...carnivory?
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