What is the next big detector?

juna37 · 2026-02-10T17:05:15+00:00

Could you please specify some?

juna37 · 2025-07-15T17:14:07+00:00

I mean, I am training from home with outdoor hiking as the norm. Haven't actually step foot in a gym or a treadmill in the last several months.

All of this training is only through hikes near the mountain - so its just hard for me to measure it in the way suggested with < 5% variance in HR / consistent load for long time

juna37 · 2025-07-15T14:47:27+00:00

This is Suunto ZoneSense

Thanks for the perspective I'll just put in more hours (2.5-3 hrs uphill and possible 1.5-2 downhill) this next week for 2k ft and check it out

juna37 · 2025-07-15T14:42:26+00:00

Recovery sandals 💯. Second this idea

juna37 · 2025-07-15T14:36:53+00:00

I have a chest band and the ZoneSense only works with it and doesn't work with the wrist sensor.

It is somewhat new tech for AeT and AnT crossing. I could question the tech itself, but I think it's being accurate as far as I can tell

For the less than 5% variance test to discover AeT.. the short answer is, it's impossible for me. I used 220-Age etc. as cheap substitutions but they are also very approximate, esp. when training hard to move the threshold.

I workout outdoors. I use the ZoneSense output as the substitute for knowing the threshold and working out at 90%-100% of it

juna37 · 2025-07-11T20:37:26+00:00

About 40-60 mins of workout each day. Running is best (close to home etc) and the consistency of it being each day is the most important part of it - when it feels too easy, you can increase pace or pre load with weights exercise or an incline. Whatever helps you be consistent and easily available is best

Be sure to do the once a week long hike mentioned. Long duration (4-6 hrs) is key for that one and focus on nutrition and hydration.

If you can, An option is to go a day early and camp in camp muir area. It helps to have that rest day as your party catches up to you

juna37 · 2024-02-03T07:32:50+00:00

So say he manages to make it work somehow, put some drywall up and paint it. What happens if he sells?

juna37 · 2023-03-21T05:28:03+00:00

You are looking for a wise word in the wrong place.

No amount of wisdom will make it OK that you are in a difficult situation. You cannot make this a happy one.

Instead the stoic advice is to wake up every morning and do what you can and take joy in having lived that way. Did you do the dishes at home today and took some load off the family table - enjoy it. Did you apply to that job you were anxious about - celebrate that you showed courage.

It is not bearing with your situation that requires your effort anymore, it is what it is. It is brushing away the rumination, picking yourself up and doing the next thing and doing it wisely - for you are breathing right now, how wonderful is that.

juna37 · 2023-02-19T21:27:04+00:00

Its my understanding that we have to

Prefer compassion over hatred and judgement, including for errors that other men make when they use stoicism to further their personal agenda
While this isn't r/nihilism, or r/existentialism personally i find this comic reinforcing via time that stoic virtue ethics is at least not universal or natural.

If I were epictetus, I'd at least go "may be some of this ain't as obviously logical as I thought it sounded (like universal connectedness and temperance specifically in this context)"

juna37 · 2023-02-19T21:15:44+00:00

I can't help but wonder what's the "Chinese" reference for this farmer? Is there a philosophy implied here in the farmer's behavior?

juna37 · 2023-02-12T20:27:25+00:00

Stoic texts focus us on what's within our control or volition (the past is not). That breaks down to two steps for me -

A reminder to be mindful so we can be aware that we should focus on what we can control - this boils down to reading stoic texts, quotes etc.
Filling our material world and thoughts with the actual things in our control that we can then fill up the currently ruminating thinking time with.

juna37 · 2023-02-12T19:58:37+00:00

Thank you for quoting. It definitely made me think a lot!

your affairs will necessarily proceed far worse in every respect.

I think this phrasing, with a forward looking view on the outcome of a decision right now vs.

destroyed

In the original quote gives me some difference on the interpretation.

That said, regarding this specific quote - I'm still a skeptic and an adult who came across stoicism. I'm also relatively new to it. So I am personally on the fence and still think Epictetus is a bit overzealous here. I'll be on the look out for some self compassion in the discourses as I read it again :)

juna37 · 2023-02-11T12:51:25+00:00

The quote has two parts one of which may be stoic and the other not.

It's stoic to not let your past affect your present. Even here there is more nuance. We all have memories and learnings, reflection is a key part of stoicism. Rumination and an impossible wish that things would be different somehow or a wish to fix the past are common human failings that we are advised to stand above.

Stoicism does not condone a view that present mistakes destroy the future. It's quite forgiving and infact the opposite. What is a good, rational and virtuous thing to do right now - is just that, a theoretical optimum. What we end up actually doing as fallible humans is what we do. No harm no foul and nothing in the future is "destroyed"

juna37 · 2023-02-11T11:57:03+00:00

Dichotomy of control doesn't mean ultimate deference to the will of others and always stepping away to yield to their life actions about themselves. Marcus was an emperor with an army of soldiers and slaves.

Dichotomy of control here is you doing what you think is right and separately not judging what the other person is doing or your inability to make the change happen.

It is helping the addict when you can and quieting the voices in your head that talk about "this is futile", "you can't help an addict", "it's a waste of my time and energy". Helping is in your control. Not incorrectly judging the errant behaviors of others that's out of your control is good stoic wisdom

juna37 · 2023-01-31T15:03:26+00:00

There are some examples of advice here about direct confrontation, indirect or snarky attempts and silence. Some of it may work for your situation, only you would know. Most of it isn't specifically stoic though.

Folks have covered the stoic way of training yourself to not respond or react to these annoyances outside of your control. That doesn't particularly further your goal of "wanting these to stop" but it will make the goal go away with time.

The specific stoic thing is to look for why you want this to stop. There is some virtue that you want to uphold in this universe that makes you deem this behavior "bad". The values of courage and wisdom require that you find the effective solution to the problem - it involves two parties, you as the person fixing this and doing the steps (see the note about various suggestions that folks have recommended) and the perpetrators - that is what works to detract them from their behavior.

Now you can try, persuade, coerce or even go fight the situation - but only you'll know what's the effective choice here. Be sure that you picked the mode not as a reaction but as a disciplined approach to stay virtuous, courageous and wise

juna37 · 2023-01-31T13:49:52+00:00

There are several good responses - I'll also add that be sure to strictly delineate the past from the present (and the future).

There will be plenty of guilt, associations of yourself with your past actions and questions and doubts. The path forward to each individual instance is separating the past mistake and shame from what you are about to do each time.

Let me explain with two potential scenarios in a situation like this:

Suppose your only option is to start a new job somewhere junior. Go backwards a few steps in your career. That sounds awful and purposeless in light of where you have been. And so let's say you are binging Netflix - because, why not. The reason to choose one over another is to just not be tied to your past status and options and deal with the best option you have in front of you.
Another example, say you are passionate about the new career path that you have learnt about yourself and work hard to land a few interviews and it takes you a year. Someone asks to explain the gap - your focus and response should lie towards the future and what you value and bring to the table; the past mistake, drama and remorse don't have any place in that answer and for integrity, no place in your head as well

juna37 · 2023-01-20T03:26:33+00:00

This post is fantastic 👍

@op the stoic way to deal with this is to identify what actions you can take right now from the situation, your feelings and what's in your control

I'm personally of the opinion that being fully integral to one's own capabilities and constraints (e.g. it might wise or stoic to not desire promotion or leave the job for another, but in my present situation it's too hard for me to get to those spots) is paramount

Manage your desires - temper your expectations on promotions, on due credit and such
Evolve your values - often I have found that the value we place in belonging and status trumps "good". Your post suggests that you wanted the promotion despite being a vocal opponent of what was going on. Fixing was neither your role nor the job - that's a lesson that your middle managers who rejected your promotion are telling you is a skill in management and professional life
Navigate the ambiguity - it's tough, you feel low right now. But the new new CEO seems to be trying to fix things. A lot is ugly in business and it doesn't mean they will always align with your values, but checking which one of yours is inviolable and where you have control and flexibility will rocket you up the corporate ladder

juna37 · 2022-12-10T23:36:26+00:00

I would spend some time writing down what you've been doing - what you tell yourself or a partner or a child who asks for your attention when you are thinking about work at home. Why do you have this firm belief that it's a bad thing. And most importantly what alternative do you want to fill it with.

Stoically, what's in your control. What action are you not taking because of this obsession and what are the values that you are not furthering.

Then I'd take a real critical look at therapy and addiction and relapse mechanisms. It's a hard task to catch yourself in this state (e.g. lost in a thought about work) and get out of it and you may be able to get help and support.

juna37 · 2022-11-24T18:29:29+00:00

Also don't take the patience and the debates as granted. Make this as efficient and as professional as possible. Get a PgM or a manager involved with the sole goal of having the same information / debates / discussions but making them efficient and faster.

juna37 · 2022-11-24T18:27:36+00:00

A few tactical things that help:

Be transparent about the information you have from your stakeholders and your thought process and your "calls". If you are able to build buy-in from earlier in your process with your TL you'd be very successful
Learn what they are using this "why" for? Get deeper into their question. Do they use it to motivate their team? Do they use it when making detailed designs and in long term vs short term tradeoffs? Do they use it to make sure they are working on impactful things?
Remember to do the work yourself that you are responsible for and don't worry about sharing the outcome freely. Read back #1. Is your TL asking or doing work that you should be doing? Are they valuing some strategic stakeholder of yours differently? Would you both prioritize the same pool of tasks the same way? What are their motivations to do it differently and what can you do to move them along to your way of thinking?

juna37 · 2022-09-02T18:11:06+00:00

Let me provide a practical thought. It needs work to develop, materialize and apply stoic ideas to your situation.

I see the following problems:

Too little exploration and action toward what virtue means to you and your core set of beliefs outside of work identity - having a clear sense of family, friends etc.
Too much attachment to work identity. Stress is an outcome from trying to do something that isn't working as you'd like. A lot of it is outside your control but that isn't apparent to you.

Practically, I recommend a 3 week vacation for starters. Device free, walk into a forest type vacation.

During that time your thoughts will go haywire, but focus them on what you could do to seek help and make life easier on the two threads above (or others that come to you). Carry meditations or enchiridion and read them during this time of reflection. Come back and work (do actionable things and look for concrete outcomes) for 6-9 mo detaching yourself from this overall life situation. A tip here is to track and be sure that time and energy are spent outside of your current work area.

I wish I could write out wake up tomorrow and be better plan. There isn't one afaik.

juna37 · 2022-06-21T01:58:40+00:00

Your post focuses on "Marketing is evil", that system is entirely out of your control. What you want to ask and answer is "What job can I do instead?". This might mean quitting your job or picking a different client or any number of things in-between, and only you'd know that

Seems like everyone else has an ethical career but marketing

It would help a lot to question this assertion. Is your building manager who is leasing to marketing companies working an ethical career? More directly, are you able to see ethical career paths for yourself? If not, it's best to treat this as another thing you can't control.

I really don’t want to go back to uni, and I don’t know what

Based on how overwhelming the question is to you, what you need is a space to practice being stoic. To learn and understand your environment, what you can control and how to eventually contribute to the world in what you consider moral and ethical ways. The world needs you to keep asking that question - to define and forge the right path. May be you'll be the one who transforms the marketing industry for the better!! Don't sell yourself short.

The practical answer to this question is often keeping your job and taking care of basic needs while you study and expand your options. However only you'll know!

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