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Basic physics is more than a metaphor here. Kinetic energy is 0.5mv^2. I suspect that’s a baseline for everything. For non-physics-limited things, you can beat quadratic growth in energy needs with velocity, but you need to either exploit other humans, or the built environment.
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Wonder what the literal speed limit of neurons firing is set by. Probably it’s fixed by refractory period of neurons rather than glucose or something.
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I’ve been trying to increase my tempo of work, and I’m discovering it is: 10% refactoring schedules, 20% refactoring content (unbundling/febundling), 30% better habits (sleep, diet, exercise), 40% working on stamina (working at say 10% higher intensity for 10% longer every week)
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