Matthew Lehrer

Scientist/prof @PittPsychiatry @PittSleep Researching sleep, circadian rhythms, aging biology, cognition, Alzheimer’s disease

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@BonesawMD Logging off now 🫡

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@AgarthaSid Why does endogenous melatonin have a limitless antioxidant cascade but exogenous melatonin doesn’t?

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@visakanv Evergreen

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@Aella_Girl Ok I’ll bite

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@brainenergy4me Hopeful for you!

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@docanarchy You could read the papers instead of assuming the studies are poorly done

Based on my limited knowledge they’re about as effective as ssris for depression with much fewer (but not zero) side effects. Nowhere near 100% cure rate

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@brainenergy4me Poor health feels like such a waste but it’s not. I now see it as an opportunity to let go of how we think life should be but isn’t. What a gift. Took 10 hard years to realize but it’s very freeing

And go figure I’ve improved the most in the few months since this mindset shift

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@nickcammarata I’d say 1. To me, intimidating is more fear-inducing (would this person cause me harm) than complex/technical. You seem like a kind person :)

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@littleapostate Was not expecting that plot twist of a last line. Banger and quote material

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@brutedefarce Confucius touched on this

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@pyrounbounded I think experiencing a range of intense emotions is a sign of health, so yeah inner peace feels like the wrong phrase. Seems like people want their mind free of constant fear/anxiety but not necessarily to feel chill all the time

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@p_millerd Surrender experiment was very formulaic. Every chapter is about how there was a seemingly insurmountable problem that just happened to resolve once decided to let go. Not much variety but maybe that’s by design to drive home the messsage

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@p_millerd I much preferred the untethered soul to the surrender experiment. The latter read like everything just worked out for him and was hard to relate to. Will complete the trifecta with living untethered soon, curious if it’s written differently than his other two books

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@brutedefarce Actually Michael Scott spoke of this quite often

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@Thermobolic Awesome post. Congrats on getting your life back. Inspiring

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@brainenergy4me Yes. If you think life is hard, maybe you’re just not healthy. Requires self awareness because so much emphasis is placed on external rather than internal circumstances as primary sources of life friction. Also requires a nuanced view of what it means to be healthy

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@AJA_Cortes Miami is the Hong Kong of the western hemisphere

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@AskYatharth I’ve had fatigue for many years and use caffeine to power through, often with little success. Starting to see caffeine use as resisting my current state and now try to lean into how I feel and let go of expectations of how I wish my brain was working. More naps, feels better

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@Outdoctrination Thoughts on colostrum?