Answer: it looks like I need it. Or at least I’ll test it. But first I should explain why I think it’s a good idea. Last few weeks I was revisiting some of the older experiments that worked well, to remind myself of their power. There are few things going on in my life which … Continue reading
Remembering things is a meta-skill that boosts many of the other skills. Yes, we now outsource our memory to Google, but some things are just too useful to forget – important things we need to do our job right, people we need to recognize, or just cool facts we can use to impress our friends. … Continue reading
Lack of sleep seems to be in fashion now. People wear it like a badge of honor. For sure you know some people who complain “I’m so busy this week, I only sleep 4 hours a night”, but it sounds like bragging. But that is wrong on many levels. Sleep deprivation, especially if it’s chronic, makes … Continue reading
Week 14 experiment – life without caffeine – was inspired by chapter about Jocko Willink, former Navy SEAL turned successful writer and entrepreneur. He is the co-author of Extreme Ownership concept. Jocko’s interview with Tim was probably his first public one, and since then he started his own podcast which seem to be quite successful. … Continue reading
Seth Godin recommends in Tools of Titans to keep track of good things – because what we track changes our perception. And this was what I was doing. Every day throughout the whole week I wrote down all the moments when I’ve done something better than usual, helped someone or was helped, stayed calm in … Continue reading
Earlier this week we had first meetup of Life Hackers Singapore group. I founded the group as part of the care-bear-stare experiment from early July, hoping to build a community of people with interest to improve themselves and share the knowledge and experiment together. The meetup group only has 45 members now, and only 9 … Continue reading
We have so many worries. We are programmed to worry by our evolutionary history – we had to worry about predators, worry about food scarcity, worry about survival of our offspring. Many of are lucky enough and this type threats is not very real anymore. But our worry-circuits need something to do. And if our … Continue reading
I love reading since my childhood. We had decent amount of books even during the commie times, yet there were books that I read more than 10-15 times. I would usually read a few books simultaneously – which is probably one of the reasons Kindle is still my favorite gadgets (contested only by Oura ring – … Continue reading
This week’s tricks recommended by the obstacle course racing queen Amelia Boone were focused on better joint health, energy and hamstring flexibility. I was ingesting beetroot powder with gelatin in a few different forms, and rolling my feet on golf balls. The experiment started with a failure (again?). I knew I will travel to Myanmar … Continue reading
