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Yeah it does for sure. I’ve tried my fair share of nootropics and other enhancing substances and find mixed results. It would definitely be an interesting avenue to re-explore for me and to lay out our findings for others.
I think the basics like mindset, nutrition, sleep, and sex are the best to master first, then to see if these substances are good tools to use occasionally. I don’t know if they work long term, but hey I guess that’s something we’ll try to find out!
September 9, 2020 at 7:18 pm in reply to: Most interesting Mindset topic? (anything is fair game) #998Stoicism is a great base for anyone’s mindset I think, but would you say it is only one tool in the mindset kit? What downsides or missing pieces do you think might need to be covered with other mindset tools?
Hey man, someone had to make the first sex post in the forum, good on ya!
Here are a few things I can attest to boosting excitement/libido. Listed in order of strongest to least:
-Red light/sunlight on full body, especially the gonads, but be careful there and only do a minute. Full sunlight on the chest and back is great for 10-20 minutes. Sunlight is preferable, but halogen lights personally work extremely well for this. Too well in fact. Juuv and other red light therapies I assume would work as well.
-Maca root powder
-Acetyl-L carnitine
-Heavy weight lifting
-Red meat/eating lots of fats and protein rich animal foods. Eating a lot in general
-Strangely enough, high quality B vitamins and lions mane had a “boosting” effect as well
-Lastly, lowered stress and cortisol seem to allow the body to recharge a bit moreI don’t even know if these are supposed to be aphrodisiacs, but I learned mostly by accident that they had this side-effect, at least on me :p
Good suggestions Spencer!
Another curve ball for you gents is fasting – when not to eat rather that what to eat. It’s best to have a fasting window of between 12 hours to even 2 hours to really allow the body to purge itself and reset. From what I know, eating when the sun up is better for your “food” circadian rhythm to align with your “light” circadian rhythm and keep your body running smoothly.
Greg, any favourite meal tips?
I think that depending on a person’s individual weaknesses, any category could be most important. If a certain area of their life is their weakest link, then that would be the place to focus.
That being said, I think that if you look at things generally, mindset would be first, then nutrition, then sex, then sleep.
Without a proper mindset, not much can be done; mindset is the captain of the ship. If you can’t even steer out of harbor, what’s the point of the other three?
Without proper nutrition, a person eventually becomes lethargic and even ill and mindset can’t do much to directly change this. Nutrition is the fuel – the crew and the engine that keeps things going under the deck. It’s also the repair parts for the ship.
Without control over one’s basic driving force – their sexual energy, a person can waste serious amounts of energy and do a lot of harm to their brain as we know from our article on porn and NoFap – steering the ship around in circles looking at the hot sirens and mermaids all day and maybe even falling into their trap – but I don’t think this would be as detrimental as having no steering in the first place or not having a capable crew or fuel in the tank to operate with.
Without good sleep, you won’t function nearly as well physically or mentally and your mood will be shot even with a great mindset, nutrition, and sexual control, but sleep is often heavily affected by the first three habits more than it affects them IMO. One sleeps well when one is in a good state of mind, well nourished, and in control of themselves. Sorry, no ship analogy this time.
It’s really hard to put these in order, and it depends on the person, but generally I’d stick with:
1. Mindset
2. Nutrition
3. Sex
4. SleepWhat topics would you like on here
Spencer?Ketosis and the pros and cons of having different levels of carbs in the diet, the carnivore diet, and weight lifting! Also how ketosis and lifting might work together and how to optimize for that.
September 4, 2020 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Most interesting Mindset topic? (anything is fair game) #965There’s a lot, but a simple one was that when I get upset it’s usually something I’m doing wrong, not something someone or something else is doing wrong. In general, I’ve learned that the real progress to be made in life is often solved by looking internally and practicing awareness, not looking externally for things to blame. I don’t really think this is specific to me though. Those are a bit more personal.
What’s your favourite mindset topic here? Let me guess, Stoicism ;).
Haha liver is definitely a tough one, just had to throw it in for the nutrients! I hear the keys are 1) soak in milk, 2)turn liver as little as possible and 3) don’t overcook! Another tip is to squeeze some lemon on top and apparently that cuts the taste a lot. Last tip is to just take desiccated liver capsules if you really want an easy tasteless way to do it.
A fat grass fed sirloin with liver (or liver supplements) with grass-fed butter poured on top seasoned with some Keg spice for lunch after intermittent fasting. Aww yeah.
September 2, 2020 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Any rationale behind the length of time that you sleep? #957Personally, I find I need to just try different amounts of time out to see how I feel, and I’ve noticed that through experimentation I like to get around 8 hours in bed, about 7.5 hours asleep. Less than that I find makes me tired and/or irritable, and more than that usually makes me feel groggy. If I ever find that I’ve skimped on sleep for whatever reason, I make it up with a 20 minute nap, or I try to go to bed early – preferably right when I start getting tired. Then, I go back to the 8 hours.
I’ve tried the 90 minute cycle thing out and it does seem to help, but I can’t be sure so I go back to intuition. I’ve also tried sleep apps that wake me up right when it thinks I’m at the end of a cycle to reduce grogginess and it might have helped a bit, but I prefer to have a really consistent wake time. At the end of the day (or night?), I try to keep it consistent and do what feels best from experience, and that seems to be about 8 hours in the ol sack 11pm to 7am these days.
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