Ask HN: What is one thing that improved your cognitive skills the most?

Post by pengaru » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 4:23 AM UTC

NoPicklez wrote: post #16

orange_fritter wrote: post #11

Hilariously my comment sounds like Radiohead's FITTER HAPPIER MORE PRODUCTIVE song but I swear I shot up 10 IQ points and work reputation by: Stop drinking alcohol, as said elsewhere. It takes about 2-3 weeks of sobriety to regain 80% of the capacity you lost. It's also extremely hard on your emotional regulation, work motivation, patience, and ability to concentrate long after you think you can't feel the effects. S…

> Stop eating carbs, namely because it makes you sleepy and unmotivated. I replaced carbs with tons of fiber and vegetables, like red cabbage, matchstick carrots, and expensive fermented foods. There's nothing with carbs, just that you may have been eating too many to begin with. Many many vegetables contain carbs. People shouldn't stop eating carbs, but should reflect on their intake and adjust such that they're not…

Post by fullmoon » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 5:14 AM UTC

roflyear wrote: post #21

highwayman47 wrote: post #19

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it's impossible to fix sleep schedule when you want to make more money.

Or just if you're not somewhat privileged

Post by NoPicklez » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 5:50 AM UTC

pengaru wrote: post #22

NoPicklez wrote: post #16

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> Stop eating carbs, namely because it makes you sleepy and unmotivated. I replaced carbs with tons of fiber and vegetables, like red cabbage, matchstick carrots, and expensive fermented foods. There's nothing with carbs, just that you may have been eating too many to begin with. Many many vegetables contain carbs. People shouldn't stop eating carbs, but should reflect on their intake and adjust such that they're not…

> Many many vegetables contain carbs. Nobody is saying to stop eating the dietary fiber subset of carbs.

Post by ansraliant » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 8:07 AM UTC

orange_fritter wrote: post #11

Hilariously my comment sounds like Radiohead's FITTER HAPPIER MORE PRODUCTIVE song but I swear I shot up 10 IQ points and work reputation by: Stop drinking alcohol, as said elsewhere. It takes about 2-3 weeks of sobriety to regain 80% of the capacity you lost. It's also extremely hard on your emotional regulation, work motivation, patience, and ability to concentrate long after you think you can't feel the effects. S…

Post by NoPicklez » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 10:39 AM UTC

egberts1 wrote: post #27

NoPicklez wrote: post #26

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They said "stop eating carbs", there's no distinction being made, which is the point I'm calling out. My frustration is with people and instagrammers who sprout "I quit sugar", "I quit carbs", when they haven't. They've just cut eating too much simple or processed sugars/carbs. It sends the wrong message.

You sit on the Sugar Cane Council?