Do you experiment on your own body to be more productive?

The common denominator between all these solutions is that they're allowing either your mind or body to take a break. Drugs too. You're essentially taking your hands off the steering wheel and going into cruise control.

Tried Intermittent Fasting with 8 hour and 6 hour eating windows for about two months and saw good results. I felt more awake in the mornings. Sadly, I couldn't eat bigger meals and hence, my total calorie count for the day suffered. Lost some muscle mass during the process so went back to regular 3-meals-a-day routine.

I experimented with Modafinil, was not worth it. Current stack is Qualia, intermittent fasting, blue-light blockers, meditation. Also testing Sleep Mode, a Bulletproof supplement product to improve sleep and tracking the results with Oura ring.

Mostly health stuff such as midday naps, daily exercise (either biking or basketball), 7-8 hours of sleep a night (1130pm-7am) and prayer

Absolutely, but within the realm of things that I know won't cause any long term damage. I've found the following helps a lot: - Frequent intense workouts - 8 or more hours of sleep every night - Melatonin an hour before bed to make sure I stick to my bedtime - Lots of natural light - Making sure I am well fed on healthy unprocessed foods with low sugar - Staying hydrated - Caffeine, but not every day and never after 3pm - Minimal alcohol and almost never on weekdays

I manage multiple chronic illnesses so hacking my body has been critical for productivity. These days I can do 6-8 productive hours/ day. I'm always tweaking but here's my current routine: Food - High fat/low carb - Intermittent fasting (16/8) - Matcha latte with MCT oil (no other caffeine) - High fat breakfast (fuels my day like nothing else!) - Track nutrition with Chronometer (helpful to track nutrients to make sure you get what you need) Physical - 10-30 minutes of barre (first thing) - Walk as much as possible (Easy when you live in a big city without a car!) - Let go of sleep anxiety and trust my body will get enough (critical for an insomniac!) Mind - Morning pages daily https://juliacameronlive.com/bas... - Ashwaganda before bed to calm mind and nervous system - Long meditative walks to clear my mind Bodies are all so different so it's well worth taking time to listen to what yours wants.

Two months ago I bumped into some topic about the importance of Vitamin D, I was surprised how important it is. I did some tests to evaluate the level of this Vitamin in my blood and of course it was too low. Since then, I've been taking 5000 IU of vitamin D daily and it worked for me, the greatest change is that I don't need an afternoon nap anymore. During the last 2 years, it was really hard for me to work at this time, I mean extremely hard because my eyes weren't even able to focus on the screen and my head was shaking from side to side. I even thought there were some troubles with my brain or cervical spine, but some tests showed it was ok. So if you feel weakness, drowsiness or something like that and nothing helps you - make sure your vitamin D levels stay in a healthy range, even if you're living in sunny climes.

6 hours sleep, intermittent fasting combined with a 75% Keto diet, boxing, yoga, running and being thankful and trying to find the best in every moment helped a lot within the last year. My resume is definitely to continue with this routine. I guess having a routine makes a huge difference ;)

Absolutely! Actually built a self-experimentation platform to actually make it easier to actually measure and learn from experiments. Won't plug it here, but for anyone interested link is in my profile. I've learned that morning hydration, no screens before bed and meditation are key for me. Also not having dairy, though that's only kind of related to productivity...

I try to. I won't say I do anything extraordinary but I try to better watch my health. I also experimented with https://betterme.world/articles/..., however, can't always follow this nutrition plan. I've understood that to be more productive the most important for me are good sleep, healthy diet and exercising. These are three crucial components for me.