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SubmarineClub commented on Should you take creatine?   economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/Anon84
mikert89 · 8 days ago
I'm a strong believer in the "no free lunch principle"

Through a lifetime of experiences with different substances, the body always adjusts to whatever you're taking. Taking a stimulant? the brain will down regulate dopamine receptors. Putting lotion on your face? The skin will produce less oils.

There is always a downside

Rather than excess in one area, we should strive for perfect balance.

SubmarineClub · 8 days ago
And yet...

The people I know with radiant, flawless skin all use Asian-style skincare with a meticulous nightly regime of like 10 syrups, oils, and unguents.

Everyone I've ever met who says that people shouldn't use shampoo/lotion/face wash because it makes the body stop producing oils has been NOT as attractive - putting it kindly.

SubmarineClub commented on ADHD drug treatment and risk of negative events and outcomes   bmj.com/content/390/bmj-2... · Posted by u/bookofjoe
klipklop · 9 days ago
The irony about getting treatment for ADHD is that medical providers make it very hard to get the proper medication and treatment. People with ADHD are horrible at following through and handle rejection poorly. So the worse the ADHD is, the less likely somebody will be able to actually get treatment for it. A lot of people suffer because doctors fear losing their license like so many did during the pain pill debacle. It's a risk for them to prescribe a stimulant, but zero risk to tell you to eff off.

As many have said in this thread, most doctors will tell you to go away or give you Welbutrin (which works poorly, if at all). I feel for your struggle.

SubmarineClub · 9 days ago
Yeah, it's ridiculous. I've been taking medication for ADHD since the 3rd grade. Why in the good goddamn should I have to go in EVERY month for a refill for a medication I've been taking for over 20 years.
SubmarineClub commented on The death of partying in the USA   derekthompson.org/p/the-d... · Posted by u/tysone
Aurornis · a month ago
> It's really sad to me how we have completely fucked a lot of youth with social media, smart phones,

You have to be careful with Gen Z threads like this on Reddit and Twitter. They are inherently biased toward Gen Z people who are chronically online and deep into social media.

If you spend time with kids in the real world, you learn very rapidly that most of them aren't on platforms like Reddit and Twitter. Of those who use Reddit, few of them actually post anything or even have accounts.

The subset of Gen Z who actually post on Reddit is small and a lot of them fit the description of chronically online, so it's no wonder that Reddit Gen Z people speak as if their generation is not socially engaged at all.

SubmarineClub · a month ago
Except the data repeatedly bears out that younger generations are spending more and more time online and in isolation.

The idea that the internet remains the province solely of a few loner geeks is a total fantasy. Reddit is one of the most popular websites in the world.

Also, I was a shy nerd in high school who used reddit, and I still partied. Fuck, I made my own booze to take to parties.

Meanwhile my youngest brother - who is super social - graduated high school in the last few years and reports that partying is totally dead compared to my day.

SubmarineClub commented on Where do scientists think this is all going?   quantamagazine.org/where-... · Posted by u/rolph
grey-area · 4 months ago
Another way to look at this amazing performance improvement for you in making small tools is you’re just using bits of other people’s work that were lying around on the internet, without licensing, permission, or attribution.

Are you ok with that?

SubmarineClub · 4 months ago
In what way, functionally, is it any different than scouring through StackOverflow and blog posts until you've got whatever thing working?
SubmarineClub commented on Sleep is essential – researchers are trying to work out why   nature.com/articles/d4158... · Posted by u/sohkamyung
proee · 4 months ago
Running improved my sleep quality dramatically. Now the problem is, that if I take a day off running, my sleeping suffers. Curious if people that do weight lifting (which I'm considering) get great sleeps? Maybe I can alternate between cardio and weight lifting each day?
SubmarineClub · 4 months ago
I bodybuild, and when I'm lifting hard -- especially peaking volume at the end of a mesocycle -- my body CRAVES sleep. I'll fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow and sleep 8 to 9 hours basically straight through.
SubmarineClub commented on The European Union's remarkable growth performance relative to the United States   bruegel.org/analysis/euro... · Posted by u/akyuu
xLaszlo · a year ago
It's a question of "What is the economy for?"

Disruptive tech monopolies upset entire existing industries for the sake of their owners/shareholders/employees, which is usually tiny compared to the said industries.

(Think of FB/Google advertisement centralisation as the end of other media providers.)

SubmarineClub · a year ago
And textile mills completely decimated the "putting-out" system of production.
SubmarineClub commented on No one buys books   elysian.press/p/no-one-bu... · Posted by u/AlbertCory
iamacyborg · a year ago
Paper books are also just orders of magnitude easier to flip through and re-read specific chapters, paragraphs or sections.

I can skim through a shelf full of books in a way that I’m just not able to with ebooks, even with stuff like full text search available in Calibre.

SubmarineClub · a year ago
Another benefit to paper books, in my experience, is it's a lot easier to remember the rough location of a particular passage (towards the front, middle, near the end, etc.) than with digital

A progress bar really doesn't replace the context of the stack of pages behind and ahead of your current page.

SubmarineClub commented on ADHD Productivity Fundamentals   0xff.nu/adhd-productivity... · Posted by u/hxii
SubmarineClub · a year ago
Where I stumble with "Write Everything Down" is constantly bouncing between form factors.

Digital vs Paper

Large vs small notebooks vs notecards, etc.

Anyone else have this issue who was finally able to settle on just one method of note-taking?

SubmarineClub commented on ADHD Productivity Fundamentals   0xff.nu/adhd-productivity... · Posted by u/hxii
justdroppingin · a year ago
This post describes my note taking/task management system pretty well.

Some points from my experience that have stuck out for me:

- Timestamp. Every. Single. Page. ISO8601 works nicely here. You can now link to other notes. You can also use the context provided by the timestamp to corelate your note with emails and call history around that time. Huge leap in QoL here.

- Being flexible and adaptable is important. As long as your note is timestamped, it can be anything. Your notes should be able to adapt to the task at hand, if you're trying to fit the task into your note taking system you're just creating overhead. Think of your notes as capturing raw analog output. You can do all sorts of post processing later, but your task notes should basically just be a raw dump of what happened at that time.

- One thing under "write everything down" is to take notes on all of your business related phone calls. I even do a preamble before each call, where I write down the number I'm calling, any information I might need for that call, links to other relevant notes, etc. During the phone call I write down the person's name, the gist of the call and and any information they give me. This has saved my ass more than once.

- Just use a paper notepad. There's no batteries to run out, no software to go wrong, and by writing everything by hand with pen and paper, you'll be more likely to remember it. Legal pads work nicely, they lay flat and the binding rings dont get hung up when you remove it from your backpack.

SubmarineClub · a year ago
How do you store the paper notes after? Do you tear off the legal pad sheets, or just stack up full pads somewhere?

u/SubmarineClub

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