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Stable salaried jobs -> Contracting, business, chaos. It suits me better.
I really like the "chaos" part. I think it's a very down to earth description to how it is in practice =)
running => biking => bike racing
pc => mac
php => python (django)
complaining about tools => writing my own or patching others
no source control => github
learning projects => practical development and products
reading tech books => memoirs only
bottled water => filtered pitcher => bottled water
desktop => laptop
local documents => google docs
virtualbox => vmware
individual => LLC
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what differences / or benefits have you seen from sprinting instead of running/jogging ?
Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…
Cheetahs
Sitting => Standing Desk: The effect this has had on my productivity is surprisingly large. Typical "Healthy" Diet => No Processed Foods or Sugar: It's hard to disambiguate placebo effects, but I generally feel pretty awesome. Laptop Screen => Cinema Display: This has definitely enhanced my productivity. Shoes => No Shoes: Of course I need to wear shoes occasionally, but when I do, they are "minimalist" and have flex…
Which minimalist shoes are you using? I've been looking for good recommendations.
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Got rid of the husband, everything I ever owned, and my car. And also took a boatload of supplements, did a lot of reading about my medical condition, changed my diet, and a whole lot of other stuff. Some info on what I did is here: http://healthgazelle.com/ Not much info, mind you. I'm too busy getting my life back to spend much time on the site. Peace.
Amazing website. I'm at the "plateau" bit that you mention, and i'd love to learn more.
And you can always email me sometime.
Thanks.
Husband => No husband Affluenza => Spartanism Car => No car Probably a whole lot of other things. Somewhere in there all that led to: Chronically Ill => Not Chronically Ill. Definitely don't plan to go back.
I never knew of the word "Affluenza" till today! I like learning things like this :) Glad to see you've made positive changes in your life, especially from feeling sick all the time. All that must have been a massive undertaking.
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what differences / or benefits have you seen from sprinting instead of running/jogging ?
Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…
The adaption to bipedalism actually reduced our sprinting capabilities and increased our endurance. It's likely that we used our superior endurance to chase down our prey over long distances far before we had arrows. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
default bad mood => default good mood pessimistic => optimistic
New Zealand => Australia Windows => Mac Spinning rust => SSD Of course, there are tons of technology changes that have been great. The things that have made a huge impact in my life are: Pure techie => Learning sales Employee => Business owner Sales is all psychology. It totally changes your view of the world. It's not about how things should be, but about how things are regardless. A business degree didn't teach any…
> New Zealand => Australia From where in NZ did you leave and where in Oz did you end up? What were the improvements you found? Do you think you would've found them moving to some country other than Australia? Curious. :)
New Zealand has a major case of tall poppy syndrome. Australia doesn't have this so much. Most people generally want you to succeed, and help you out.
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Sprinting gives a rush of endorphins and hgh. Sprinting is anaerobic exercise for the heart, and jogging is more aerobic. However, both are important. Sprinting not only involves power, but technique and arms, it yields a different physique by using faster twitch muscles and requires flexibility. Jogging is more harmful to the body when one gets addicted to constantly pushing and playing with the pain threshold, or i…
> I am inclined to think we're built to go for a walk to a hunting ground, sprint and throw an arrow. The adaption to bipedalism actually reduced our sprinting capabilities and increased our endurance. It's likely that we used our superior endurance to chase down our prey over long distances far before we had arrows. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o