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move_forward is more descriptive as a method name.

- the action name of move is significant.

the additional typing for a precisely descriptive name is generally worth it for readable code.

fortunately, autocompletion is available in the code editor!


I wouldn’t say that it defeats the purpose really, as it’s a great aid to help us reach the proper solution.


Not to mention that to overeat to the point of feeling sluggish is possibly a waste of energy and time.

Even worse is when it negatively affects your sleep and body's restorative processes.


Who isn’t eating themselves these days? It’s 2022. Autophagy. We’ve been doing this for millennia, for all time.

Get with the program.


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Firstly, I’d like to say congratulations on your success in family and business!

I can only offer some “bio-hacks” (but really they’re key science-backed natural health habits) to master to optimize the mental well-being of humans.

As they say, health is wealth.

First thing: sleep well.

Lack of good quality sleep is known to drive up anxiety, depression, cravings, forgetfulness, irritability, and countless other negative things. It also (perhaps ironically) leaves us feeling empty and constantly unsatisfied.

I’d recommend getting a good sleep tracker (Apple Watch or Oura Ring), and to be diligent about treating your 8ish hours of sleep a night as sacred—though not to become too anal about. It’s important for your energy and spiritual bank account.

Moving on…

Go on a walk every morning in the AM for 30-60 minutes. It’s been demonstrated to have great positive effects on your mood, not to mention your learning ability. I get high from long walks. Maybe it’s due to the fact that I feel that I’m in control of my life when I can be at peace doing “nothing productive” for an hour a day while walking on sunshine, especially before I do any work. On that note, flex your abs when you walk, and walk strong and proud as the godly creator that you are. IMHO if one cannot make time to walk or exercise or otherwise do good things for oneself, then one is enslaved.

Walk periodically throughout the day and look into the distance. For every ~45 minutes of work, we should ideally get up to walk and look into the distance for 5 minutes. Lack of doing this is known to make us feel trapped and can lead to feelings of depression.

Diet is also very important. I won’t spend too much time talking about this, but the Whole30 diet plan is recommended to try out alongside a proper sleep and exercise routine to optimize your mood and cognitive function. Try it for 30 days and see for yourself!

Otherwise minimize excess carbs, processed foods, and foods made with industrial vegetable oils.

Finally…

As others have mentioned, find a good therapist.

Delegate and outsource as much as you can. Your time is infinitely more precious than the extra money that you make.

All the best.

Feel free to reach out.


And so there’s the case to be made for a regular dose of exercise to promote optimal cognitive function and productivity :-D


Sure, but presumably unrelated to the formation of new neurons.


Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Could you please elaborate?

Also, are you familiar with the research/info on the association between exercise and neurogenesis?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24818140/

https://www.pnas.org/content/108/7/3017.full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4565723/


The article that I posted as the OP explains the mechanism of exercise-induces neurogenesis but seems to have nothing to do with hericium's suggestion of monoamines.


Is there a (web) app that you wish existed? Why not start building it? You can learn as you go. Break down the requirements and implement them piece by piece. Leverage libraries and frameworks to save time.


Agreed. In that case, maybe we just have to make sure to schedule dedicated time for HN usage. Probably better for us to keep things like this manual :-).

Also, it gives us time to edit/delete our comments like a ninja!


Perhaps, in the spirit of "hacker" "news", one could write a script to check for replies and then notify us via email or something.

You could even possibly add in functionality to respond via email...


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