Ask HN: What bits of fundamental knowledge are productivity multipliers?

Re:Ask HN: What bits of fundamental knowledge are productivi... by aj7 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @03:52PM (#30859998)

During stressful times, I’d have agoraphobic attacks in the car. They were pretty terrifying. I’d open all the car windows and blast the radio. But you know what worked much better? Solving math problems in my head.

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Re:Ask HN: What bits of fundamental knowledge are productivi... by ketzo on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @05:31PM (#30861042)

I like this one too!

A big part of learning to deal with anxiety is understanding that an anxiety attack is rooted in a chemical, physiological response that you can't control; sometimes what you need to do is just ride it out, and let your body get back to normal.

Math problems, loud music, singing songs -- great ways to "get out of your brain's way" as my therapist used to put it.

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Re:Ask HN: What bits of fundamental knowledge are productivi... by eurasiantiger on Thursday March 31, 2022 @08:57AM (#30866650)

My go-to is trying to visualise and rotate various 3D shapes, like a cube, trihedron, dodecahedron…

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