Gustav Bech Wind

Soon to be psychologist / Ex athlete, Ex Pro Gamer

Writing about human performance and attention.

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@achillesx The roadblock here imo is that when you incorporate this "period of nothing" earlier than sleeping, it (of course) isn't blissful silence.

Your brain is actively trying to make sense of the million inputs, and (especially if you just started) it's gonna race away.

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@RianSweetDoris Front-loading dopamine depletion before a task is such a goated method.

Staring at a wall for 5 minutes before working is more productive than your favourite guru's hack.

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Concentrating on something for an hour without distractions will be a job interview test in 10 years.

If you are working to optimize your attentional environment, you are SO early.

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@timpjohansson Also ties directly to stress levels.

No more 4pm coffee induced anxiety.

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@mattizzo I think this has come from bombardments of social media inputs, explicitly (or implicitly) labelling muscle mass and BF% as the only two important measures of health. Tough nut to crack.

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@lord_danno This is James Clear in a nutshell.

I always think, "The best workout plan is the one that you can do".

Big shift of frame

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Not sleeping well is hereby pronounced uncool.

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@chensiquan_ It's such an issue how rest/sleep for many is/have been demonized as unproductive/"not grinding".

Those relying the most on their performance in the world (pro athletes) have figured this out to a T.

It has to become uncool not to sleep well.

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@biohacker It really is systemic fixes for what most people believe is a motivational/effort bottleneck.

Getting shit done on autopilot is how it should be.

Such higher leverage than questioning the decision each time.

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@ConradCapacity It's the Law of diminishing returns. Having "good enough" habits set in place is so important, because you really do get 80% of the results with 20% of the work (even if it's such a cliché)

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@stevemagness Love this quote: "How good a session was, is determined by if next session can be better"

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@yoursimmo11 Such a paradox that doing more ≠ better results. It's often the opposite.

"If you only have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail".

Same issue here: if the only available lever you have is "more", how the hell can you be convinced to do less?

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@buildwithnkosie Insanely high ROI habit.

I follow this with pre-planning next week, trying to figure out any roadblocks before they even appear.

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@nairndavid_ I think most people, unironically, would benefit more if they swapped 2 of their gym sessions with nature walks.

Real kings do both, but let's go watch some sunnnn.

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@RyanJoseph Great habit. @RianSweetDoris calls your most important task the "summit". It must be deconstructed clearly enough to know Monday morning, what step 1 is.

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@ConradCapacity Yup. And both will never charge while doomscrolling reels.

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Repeat after me: “Relaxation is not recovery”

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@SteveOnSpeed I think getting over the (imagined) mountain of "Gym is #1 priority in my life, I must lift more" is peak health mindset growth.

Getting to "I do this only for me, and progress is felt, not measured" will do wonders for your stress levels.

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There is no virtue in working 12 hours a day if you can get it done in 6.

Time ≠ Output.

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@rajmichaelsfit Less is more, pretty consistently in regard to health