I said that in another thread already but 1mg selegiline daily is worth a try, it shows spectacular results in rodents and at worst don't harm humans while restoring dopamine levels.
The Animal Is Tired
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#92Wow. This is fantastic writing. I’m not a big reader, and I was unaware of Robin Hobb.
This definitely makes me want to read more of her stuff though. Kudos!
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Everyone thinks they eat good food. Yes, probably including you. I am very aware of things like cooked spinach v.s. non cooked spinach. I pay close attention to what I eat, and make an effort not to fall into the traps of fad diets. I eat a whole foods based, well rounded diet, that avoids known "gotchas" like aforementioned raw spinach. Oxalate are found in many of other "healthy" foods. I'm also very lean, but st…
Wait, what’s this about raw spinach?
Massive amounts of oxalates have some problems so people freak out about small amounts.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
What kind of good food do you eat?
The kind I've iterated on for years to maximize my body. I wish I had a good answer, but it's similar to exercise. The best food for you is the one that works for you. I also highly recommend no-food (don't try to twist this). Fasting for various periods is undeniably beneficial for men and women past menopause (younger women should carefully research preventing doing any harm). Rather than tell you exactly what I ea…
You shouldn't be down voted. This is generally good advice. Human nutrition is still poorly understood and there is huge variation between individuals. The best that most of us can do is run our own n=1 experiments and determine empirically what seems to give the best results.
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#95As luck would have it, today is my birthday. I am now officially 72 years old. My approach to the inevitable is, while getting older is certainly no picnic at the park, it definitely beats the hell out of the alternative. So far at least...
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#96Robin Hobb is one of my favorite authors. Her masterwork is a series of series (four trilogies and a quadrology) known as The Realm of the Elderlings. She published the first trilogy, which begins with Assassin's Apprentice, starting in 1995. I saw the books when they first came out and I assumed from the title and the cover that it would be a cheesy fantasy by the numbers, so I never bought it. But I kept hearing ab…
I recently tried to introduce my son to them, but he just couldn't get into the series as it wasn't fast paced enough for him in the beginning.
Out of curiosity, and because of my praise for the series, my dad decided to give it a try...
I've never in my life seen him read anything for pleasure.
He's now >5000 pages in, just finished Fool's Fate, and is about to start The Rain Wild Chronicles (10th book in the series).
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#97This has always been my biggest fear: a slowly fading mind trapped in a more rapidly fading body.
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#98I did the best I could with my body except now that I am 63 I have one regret: I wish I had more sex when I was able. I mean, I had sex but I could have had a lot more. It's seems dumb now to deny this basic pleasure for "reasons"
I've had a reasonably full life so far but my favorite memories are all sexual ones, so this is legit.
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I read the Assassin's Apprentice series through, but it didn't really satisfy, and I haven't read anything else by the author. I like the Malazan ones, and ASoIF, a lot more - partly the grimdark, but more so the overall complexity of the plot. While Hobb's work was pleasant it just didn't really engage me.
To each their own. I've found Malazan to be quite a slog. Enjoyable in parts, but too many characters, too broad in scope for me. I'm on the final book now, and am going to finish it, but I'll feel more relief than anything when I'm done! The Assassin's Apprentice series, being from the first person perspective is in many ways its polar opposite. Each style has its advantages, but I've found I prefer stories where I…
Yeah, I thought Hobbs' books were well written, just not as much to my taste. I'm less interested in individual characters, or well formed prose (although both are good to have), than plot.
I don't really notice much difference in first and third person perspectives once into a book, although it's more noticeable when starting out. Second person is more jarring - I've read The Raven Tower and Harrow The Ninth recently, both being all or largely in second person.
Interesting point you make with regards to RPGs - open worlds are addictive to me (I played Skyrim for many, many years - and have played almost everything in the Elder Scrolls series).
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#100I feel this way at 41, some kind of ME/CFS but need to get diagnosed (or sufficient lack of diagnosis). I'd say when I have energy I can be like 30, but it's limited and I am soon 80 again. A lot of rest I'm back to 30.
I try to think of it as restriction inspires creativity. What kind of side hussle can I do to make money? Well one that doesn't involve managing people, raising money, or even too much coding. I am now making a small income selling lines on eBay!