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3 Days, No Food, No Phone
It’s Wednesday, late afternoon. I haven’t consumed a calorie nor checked my mobile device since Sunday night. I am nearing the end of a 3 day fasting period. I’m doing two fasts at once – no food, and no phone. I’ve done these fasts separately before, but never at the same time. I’ve also never fasted from food for quite this long before. I had done a 60 hour fast before — that’s dinner to breakfast with 2 full days between. This time it will be 72 hours dinner to dinner. I’m about 70 hours i...

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Everything is money
When everything is money, nothing is money.
The Time Between
Most people spend infinitely more time working than actually thinking about / figuring out / searching for / waiting for the right thing to work on.O...
3 Days, No Food, No Phone
It’s Wednesday, late afternoon. I haven’t consumed a calorie nor checked my mobile device since Sunday night. I am nearing the end of a 3 day fasting period. I’m doing two fasts at once – no food, and no phone. I’ve done these fasts separately before, but never at the same time. I’ve also never fasted from food for quite this long before. I had done a 60 hour fast before — that’s dinner to breakfast with 2 full days between. This time it will be 72 hours dinner to dinner. I’m about 70 hours i...
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I believe there are a few things that people can do to add several healthy years to their lives. These things include exercise, fasting, and nutrition. Within the next decade or two, I believe there will be several more things that people can do to add many more. Until those things come, here is what I do:
I run 3 or more miles 5 days per week. I fast for 16 hours every weekday from after dinner the night before until after noon that day. I practice a gluten-free vegan diet on weekdays.
I don’t take any pills for anything on a regular basis but there are two that I would try if I was older. I would take 1 gram of metformin and Basis, an NAD+ supplement by Elysium. I do take a daily vitamin from Nutrametrix which is a powder that is soluble in water. Neither brand is paying for this mention.
The other things that may help me live a longer and healthier life are not things that I do but rather things that I do not do. I do not consume too much alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, or other drugs (although some damage might have already been done in the first department). I do not have conviction that any of these things are especially bad for healthy longevity but I presume them all to be better in moderation.
My habits are far from perfect but they are healthy enough that I expect to live a longer and healthier life than most if I stay the course. I could still be struck by lightning this afternoon or face something fatal that is far less improbable, but even if these practices do not guarantee me a longer and healthier life, all else equal, a healthier life is a happier one.
I believe there are a few things that people can do to add several healthy years to their lives. These things include exercise, fasting, and nutrition. Within the next decade or two, I believe there will be several more things that people can do to add many more. Until those things come, here is what I do:
I run 3 or more miles 5 days per week. I fast for 16 hours every weekday from after dinner the night before until after noon that day. I practice a gluten-free vegan diet on weekdays.
I don’t take any pills for anything on a regular basis but there are two that I would try if I was older. I would take 1 gram of metformin and Basis, an NAD+ supplement by Elysium. I do take a daily vitamin from Nutrametrix which is a powder that is soluble in water. Neither brand is paying for this mention.
The other things that may help me live a longer and healthier life are not things that I do but rather things that I do not do. I do not consume too much alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, or other drugs (although some damage might have already been done in the first department). I do not have conviction that any of these things are especially bad for healthy longevity but I presume them all to be better in moderation.
My habits are far from perfect but they are healthy enough that I expect to live a longer and healthier life than most if I stay the course. I could still be struck by lightning this afternoon or face something fatal that is far less improbable, but even if these practices do not guarantee me a longer and healthier life, all else equal, a healthier life is a happier one.
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