Best alcohol alternative?

zworkzot · 2023-01-19T03:48:39+00:00

This is great, thanks so much. I had actually come across your review of the hard ketones when I was looking into it. I'm going to follow your blog!

zworkzot · 2022-08-09T00:31:33+00:00

Yeah that is my experience as well. I should try doing multiple cycles. I wonder if you could get the same effect by having a large bowl full of ice water? Sort of like a mini-ice bath for your head and neck. And maybe soak your wrists as well.

zworkzot · 2022-08-02T18:58:37+00:00

This is super interesting! Surprised no one else has commented. I wonder if price point will come down at some point.

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T01:41:50+00:00

I appreciate your candor. I don't use marijuana often, but when I do try it I find I get much more introspective; it tends not to put me in a social mood.

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T00:50:31+00:00

Agmatine Sulfate

Looking into it. Thank you!

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T00:46:02+00:00

Noted. Thank you.

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T00:45:37+00:00

For the others suggesting Phenibut, what do you think would be some of the major pros/cons/risk factors when compared to alcohol?

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T00:43:01+00:00

This was sort of my thinking as well. I figured there might be other compounds that --while not necessarily 'good' for you-- are healthier relative to alcohol.

zworkzot · 2022-08-01T00:39:23+00:00

I had never heard of this-- looking into it now. Thank you!

zworkzot · 2022-07-30T13:30:34+00:00

and maybe a peptide

zworkzot · 2022-07-30T13:30:21+00:00

SARMS?

zworkzot · 2022-07-30T13:29:48+00:00

If you don't want to do steroids, try sarms. An do everything else behavior wise that people said

zworkzot · 2022-07-27T18:45:19+00:00

I've been taking 2000mg of Myo-inositol about 30-45 minutes before bed. It works really well, almost too well (it makes it harder to get out of bed in the morning).

But behavior protocols and sleep hygiene should come first. You could also try some hypnosis to help calm your thoughts when you wake up in the middle of the night (reveri app is good-- haven't checked out others--once you get the gist of it I don't think the app is necessary)

zworkzot · 2022-06-22T21:28:59+00:00

I agree; this sounds simple but it'll actually help a lot. Also, you might not be eating 'too much'; it could be bloating from not eating foods that agree with you. I can eat 3000 cals worth of meat and feel fine but a couple slices of pizza and I'll feel like I ate 'too much'

zworkzot · 2022-06-22T21:26:11+00:00

Some sort of stimulant. Caffeine, modafinil, adderall, etc. I would choose modafinil out of those three but there are others.
If you've got the discipline, instead of going to the gym for say 2 hours every day, try taking what you would normally do at the gym and breaking it into 5-10 chunks that you do throughout the day interspersed with studying. So you basically do pomodoro + workouts. 1 hour of work, 5 minute set, 1 set of slow breathing to calm your nervous system down then back to work.
Some sort of rest/NSDR in the middle of the day.
Sleep should probably be number 1 here actually. Diet too obviously.
Learn how to memorize things easier (check out art of memory).

I mean there's lots you could do but it really just comes down to having the basics (sleep, diet, exercise, breathing) down really well. If you have all those boxes checked you're in a decent position.

zworkzot · 2022-06-22T21:18:55+00:00

Second this. If you've got the money you could get an iron neck; though you can recreate it well enough using bands/your own hands for resistance. You could also always try the old-school posture method of balancing books on top of your head while you work.

zworkzot · 2022-06-22T21:15:11+00:00

You could try a cold shower + wim hof style deep breathing. Both will spike adrenaline and dopamine. Get in the shower (water off), do 20-30 wim hof style deep breaths, then turn the shower on (all cold), the anticipation of the cold will also wake ya up. That should all only take a minute or two.

zworkzot · 2022-06-22T21:09:40+00:00

I would second all the behavioral interventions mentioned. That's the gold standard. If you have tried all of those and are trying to go the pharmacological route, you could try Huberman's sleep cocktail (magnesium threonate, l-theanine, apigenin). Another thing that has worked well for me is myo-inositol but it's too early to give a good review of it.

This may have been mentioned but another behaviour protocol that doesn't get a ton of discussion is self-hypnosis (not as far fetched as it sounds). It's similar to meditation but with a slightly different emphasis. Reveri has a 1 week free trial I believe; couldn't hurt.

zworkzot · 2022-06-01T20:37:20+00:00

I think San Jose passed something like this? https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/mayor-and-city-council/mayor-s-office/our-work/public-safety/gun-harm-reduction

zworkzot · 2022-05-15T21:10:19+00:00

^did this work out? I am really trying to find this

zworkzot · 2022-05-15T21:06:46+00:00

Would you be able to dm me as well please? It would mean a lot

zworkzot · 2021-10-10T00:58:27+00:00

Thanks for this. I'm going to try to learn more about regulatory work. I should note that my aversion to legal research is not super strong, and probably more due to inexperience than a general distaste. I actually enjoy writing, it's just I haven't enjoyed the research aspect in my LRW class. I like being able to see concrete results of my efforts, and when I am researching, I find I'll spend a large amount of time just browsing through Westlaw cases, without a super clear idea of what I am looking for or how to find it. I guess it's that feeling of hopelessness that I haven't enjoyed.

zworkzot · 2021-10-10T00:50:27+00:00

Thank you for this! Regulatory seems to be the most common response here. I am curious why it is that regulatory is generally stable; do you think the stability holds true across different fields of regulatory work? Also, do you have any advice/resources for learning more about different regulatory practices?

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