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

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Humans have tried everything to maximize our brain and body power - from diets to fasting to even micro dosing on LSD according to a new GQ article. Do you do experiments on your own body to be more productive? What are the results?
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Dan Siepen
Yeah fasting and not eating in the mornings aside from a having a latte has really worked well for me! Have done it for the past 6 months and productivity in the mornings has been amazing! I used to eat oats/berries (awesome brekky) in the morning normally quite early (approx. 7am) and often found myself craving for more food or a snack at around the 10.30/11am timeslot, and about 2 hours later I'm then wanting to have a decent lunch. This is fine but for me personally, I wanted to eat with some freedom (i.e. higher carb meals). Now only eating really between the hours of 12pm - 8pm, I've certainly reaped the rewards of losing some weight and mornings have been super productive. It did take a little getting used to at first, but after a couple of weeks I felt great. It's not for everyone and best to research/seek GP guidance, but I'll personally never look back :)
Abadesi
@dansiepen thanks for sharing! I also find fasting a great way to stabilise energy levels and reduce distraction. It's nice to know its an option when needed.
Archie Hicklin
Eight hours sleep, meditation and exercise, stoic philosophy, hourly intradermal microdoses of Adrenochrome 😂
Abadesi
@suparchie I had to google Adrenochrome hehe
Mik
@suparchie @abadesi Doing that now. hehe
Mik
@suparchie @abadesi Umm.. looks sketchy. Be careful. https://www.sciencedirect.com/sc... "The changes in thinking induced by adrenochrome are similar to those observed in schizophrenia. "
Alex Devero
@suparchie Eight hours sleep, meditation and exercise, stoic philosophy combo for me as well, along with fasting. Adrenochrome is something new. Never heard about it. How long have you been using it?
Abadesi
Aleksander
Gave intermittent fasting a try a few years ago and haven't stopped since 🙌
Abadesi
@alekplay nice! I'm a convert, too
Abadesi
@alekplay funny how "skipping a meal" has a really scientific sounding name
Aleksander
@abadesi there’s “intermittent fasting” and then there’s intermittent fasting. Simply skipping a meal occasionally falls in the former category, actually setting up designated eating- and fasting windows on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule (or some combination) is the latter. That’s where I’m at now after trying the former for some time without seeing much in the way of results.
Yiğit Pınarbaşı
Skipping breakfast and sometimes OMAD makes me more creative. But it's not always easy to do.
Abadesi
@yigitpinarbasi I've never been able to do OMAD except when I'm actually unwell and have no appetite
Taylor Majewski
I'm not a creature of routine so I do both of these things sporadically: I drink caffeinated Soylent sometimes on weekdays to save time on thinking about what I want to eat for breakfast/lunch. And I take melatonin occasionally when I really need a good night's sleep. 😴
Abadesi
@taylormajewski I have yet to try Soylent or Huel. Really wish they sold melatonin in the UK... I've often wondered if it's just placebo though. When I have really bad jetlag it doesn't help much.
Taylor Majewski
@abadesi I find it knocks me out pretty quickly 😳
Abadesi
@taylormajewski hehe maybe I need to up my dosage
Elena
For me productivity is all about increasing my brain functionality. Intermittent fasting until 2pm, genius mushrooms, ginko tea and other usual suspects: blueberries, avocados, walnuts, coconut oil.
Abadesi
@elenanabi ooh what are genius mushrooms?
Elena
@abadesi you can find the supplement on Amazon - Genius Mushrooms by The Genius Brand :)
Elena
@abadesi They have also other products for improving brain functionality and memory.
shad
Things I have personally found to be good for me: 1. Fasting - not structured or whatever, but if I skip breakfast/lunch I tend to get much deeper into my work. 2. Taking a holiday. 3. I've tried modafinil, microdosing, adderall and the rest of the obvious nootropic-esque things - typically not worth it as you tend to borrow the next days' productivity. Your mileage may vary. 4. Sleeping at a consistent time
Gabrielė Jusaitytė
The question of what makes me more productive was one of my main inspirations to step into tech and create a new product to figure this out! 😻 I'm logging my inputs and outputs (the things that I do and how it makes me feel) on a daily bases now for two months and I already learned that: 1. I am more productive when I'm eating fish, protein bars and sweets. 2. Sleep duration has no significant impact on my productivity. Though I'm planning to add sleep disturbances into account and see if it changes anything 💤 3. My productivity is higher than average on days when I exercise. 4. As per health symptoms - stomach ache and digestive problems decrease productivity, though bloating and increased heart rate don't have any impact at all. 🤷‍♀️ 5. Being in a great mood leads to higher productivity (though this looks more like - correlation doesn't mean causation - kind of situation 😅)
Abadesi
@gabriele_jusaityte surprised that sweets helped productivity - I find the insulin surge after consuming refined sugar makes me super sluggish and easily distracted. Do you wear a heart rate monitor/wearable to help with tracking?
Gabrielė Jusaitytė
@abadesi About those sweets - I presume it’s the dark chocolate that I take as a quick snack, in between my meals, that got sweets so high on the list. I can definitely relate to feeling sluggish after a slice of cake or…pretty much any other sweet 😅 My tracking days started with a Garmin watch and then I tried a variety of different apps to get the full picture, but one thing I’ve noticed when searching for the right tracking tool is that the majority of the data, they are gathering, aren’t actionable. What does a heart rate of 96 actually mean? Nothing until you can correlate it with your productivity. To get the full scope - there’s usually a mix of heart rate, sleep duration, food intake, etc. coming together. Currently experimenting with the interconnectedness of Sleep, Mood, Productivity, Health, Physical activity and Food and looking to answer questions like what food ingredients make me feel bloated, does skipping a meal cause a headache and how many hours of sleep I need to be most productive 🧐 Drop me a DM if you wish to try it out before it’ll be rolled out to the public 😇
Al
Started experimenting when I read some of Tim Ferriss' books years ago. Haven't gotten into LSD or drugs for obvious reasons, but keen on reading more of the studies about this.
Abadesi
@alchen Me too! This book comes highly recommended, "How to change your mind"
Danny Iskandar
@alchen @abadesi what are the key takeaways from that book? thank you
Allan Revah
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.
Abadesi
@allanrevah hadn't thought of it that way but yes! makes total sense
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