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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I’ve tried adderall, doesn’t work for me. Increases output at the expense of quality and creativity. In general psychoactives don’t help. They all mess with the trade offs. No substance I know of *just* increases tempo.
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then you shall be cursed with exercise forever, mwa ha ha...
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i deeply suspect it’s a genetic thing; my mom tried keto last year and reported such a brain/energy boost she *learned Wordpress by herself*. i was totally not expecting that
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Pot is worse than useless. Creativity stays the same, motivation to do anything unravels entirely.
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Long before I first tried it, a colleague at work who used it regularly remarked that I sounded like I was on pot all the time anyway. I think I was 25 at the time.
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extremely crude tool that i probably wouldn’t recommend if i understood my body more. yeah, doesn’t feel ideal at all.

