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Stronger By Science[0] recently did a longer piece on caffeine, trying to argue against it (from the perspective of lifters who actually enjoy caffeine as a performance enhancer). You know, scientifically trying to disprove your believes.

TL;DR: Probably mostly harmless in medium quantities, but no real proven long-term benefits. So if you enjoy coffee, just drink in moderation.

[0] - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/pros-cons-caffeine/


Probably they have articles "on the heap" for filling or summer or something, which they are now cranking out for click numbers. Maybe also a bit of chatGPT


I believe your overall statement is true, but that doesn't mean "People don't leave jobs; they leave managers." is wrong.

I have left jobs because I had a shit manager, but he was enabled by a shit company culture. My teams were mostly great, the tasks were okay. It might have been time to move on regardless, but the biggest reason was shitty managers and shitty company culture.


I think with WK getting to 1.5k - 2k is possible in 1-2 years if, as OP said, you invest a lot of time every day. I noticed that if I could keep my usual pace every day I would complete it in ~2years. But since I do take breaks, have better and worse days, I am at a 4-5 year pace. I am at level 32 and about 2.5 years in.


It's skewed. I read the terms first, but then the website bugged so I had to reload. And then it said I haven't read the terms first. So....


Same, I had the wrong webcam plugged in and when I plugged the right one the website bugged so I had to reload. It said I didn't read the TOS but I did... oh well.


I think it's just how the environment is set up. If the company sets you up for success in remote work, there might be some sub-optimal things, but it will work out. (Remember, not everything is perfect in the office as well).

If the company does not accommodate for this properly, then you will fail. Experience will help you compensate for some of these shortcomings, but that will also only go so far.


It's like with most things in life.

If you want to become fitter, don't think "I want to lose 10kg of weight", think about finding a sport which you like and healthy food which you enjoy eating.

Your belly might not disappear 100%, but you will feel better, and you are in for the long run.


Specifically, eating sources of ecdysteroids like Spinach, Quinoa, Masal Root, etc. These are anabolic but do not have any androgenic side effects like conventional steroids.

The Popeye spinach meme is real.

I suppose if you come from a culture that eats insects you could also get a large amount of these compounds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecdysteroid


Eating spinach is generally good, but don't go overboard with it. For one, it's got the highest concentration of oxalic acid amongst green vegetables, and high concentrations of that can lead to kidney stones.

I don't know what would be considered too much spinach, personally I include it in my salads but not as the base (usually that's romaine for me), and sometimes Sautee some to go with eggs for breakfast, but I don't get it every grocery trip.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/529555-what-are-the-effec...


I’ll bite. Are you suggesting that those foods you mentioned have anabolic effects analogous to exogenous steroids?


I'm not suggesting, I'm stating.


I'm sorry but I think Clubhouse is dead


Could be anything.

Could even be just a user with a few beefy machines and a lot of proxies.


There is research on this, and basically people have gone from a model of concentric circles to a model of connected island.

What does this mean?

Back in the day, you explored the area around yourself by foot or bike. Your model of your surroundings grew in concentric circles, which included more and more places of interest. Your friend's house, school, the library, and so on.

Nowadays, you drive everywhere, by train or car, and it is like warping to that location. The way is just a wait, which you spend on your phone, or sometimes driving (but really (auto-)piloted by your navigation system).


Worse yet is the GPS navigation pointing forward instead of north and telling you which way to turn in relative space (left or right). Many folk aren't building an intuition about the layouts of their towns and cities because everything is relative.

My Dad got my a US Atlas for Christmas around my 16th birthday and told me to always trace out the route is was going by hand and understand in absolutes where I was going. Eventually it all clicked now and I find it odd that people sometimes compliment me on my navigation of cities and ability to use maps—but I'm not sure how people do it otherwise without being glued to a phone. Getting slightly lost has always been the fun part.


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