Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug when coding?

Re:Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug w... by fsloth on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:33AM (#37506753)

"Is there any alternative?"

Try exercise. May or may not work, but a quick high intensity exercise only for few minutes gives me usually energy for the next few hours. Run stairs, do pushups and squats or whatever.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug w... by adr1an on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:49AM (#37506878)

I'd ve said the same. During my PhD I started training martial arts, and one of the things that struck me is that it changed how often I ate and the quality of the foods I craved. Of course, it's all related to oneself. Good luck!

Do consult with a medic and try tracking bodyweight. Only yesterday I saw one of the 'smart' scales that allows you to do all sorts of calculations and monitoring.

A behavioral psychologist might be of help for the anxiety too!

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Re:Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug w... by fsloth on Thursday September 14, 2023 @06:04AM (#37506968)

Well, this went full-on-HN quickly :D

Getting pulse racing for a few minutes is the easiest things ever and does not require anything else.

It does not need skill, monitoring, strategy, motivation or external consultation.

Just few minutes likely suffice for a ridiculous amount of bang-per-buck benefit.

I agree that an organized exercise regimen has improved my wellbeing as well but that's a whole different discussion IMO ;)

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