ctoscano

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by ctoscano 7y ago
> most people are in ketosis before eating breakfast in the morning, because the liver's glycogen is partially depleted overnight, enough for the liver to produce significant ketones. And nothing will make you enter ketosis faster l
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by ctoscano 11y ago
This helped me enjoy writing in a notebook, increase my writing speed, and take pride in my writing. # What I did I spent an afternoon reading through the first couple chapters and doing the exercise and was surprised not only at the advert
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by ctoscano 11y ago
Here is a link to the article. http://fourhourworkweek.com/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-acc... Thomas Frank breaks down the math in a video. Basically our eyes take so long to move and refocus, then read. The
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by ctoscano 11y ago
I see this as an attractive way to establish an apprenticeship. At least for software engineers, it is rather common to move around every 2 to 4 years, which makes it hard to maintain and nurture a mentor relationship. If I were to invest i
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by ctoscano 11y ago
There was at least one study I know of that visualization can mitigate the atrophy caused by immobilization by 50%. From the abstract[1]: > A group of healthy individuals underwent 4 wk of wrist-hand immobilization to induce weakness. An
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by ctoscano 12y ago
This is a commitment that inspires cooperation. The quantified self community needs gadgets like these, but also open platforms that encourages tinkering. I just purchased a Luna Developer Pack[1]. [1] http://lunasleep.com/ex
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by ctoscano 12y ago
If I were to pick one part of that course to share it would be the explanation of how long term memories are formed through practice (1-6 Introduction to Memory). Knowing how something actually works, and knowing precisely how my actions ac
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by ctoscano 12y ago
You are not alone. Some words I took from your post were that “[T]there is only one truth. You […] ALLOW yourself to be distracted.” and “It will never be up to anyone other than yourself[.]” There is a theory that our default state of min