Here's a snapshot of the biological insult from international travel. It takes your body over two weeks to fully recover.
It's a big price tag.
One international trip per quarter is a reasonable balance.
Time to recover:
> sleep duration: 2 days
> grip strength: 5 days
> mood: 1 wk
> cortisol: 9 days
> sleep quality: 2 wks
> blood glucose: 2 wks
I experienced a huge spike in food noise when in Australia. The desire to eat continuously even though I wasn't hungry, and even full.
The seven time zone shift shocked my circadian rhythm which then altered my hunger hormones.
Leptin stopped signaling that I had enough stored energy. Ghrelin ran elevated all day instead of only before meals. Blood glucose spikes from bread and carbs (that I ate to be in family ritual) triggered emergency hunger signals in my brain
Sleep deprivation weakened my prefrontal cortex's ability to override the urge. Making me feel helpless and controlled by impulse.
That noise has been absent for years as I've dialed in habits of sleep, nutrition and exercise.
It reminded me how burdensome and debilitating the food rumination noise is. How it can feel like food is the only thing the brain can focus on, edging out all other life priorities.
I imagined traveling back in time to when I was helpless to control my eating and being presented with a miracle drug like a GLP-1 which simply flips the switch to turn off the noise.
This imagination also filled me with excitement about the future. If we can turn off food noise, what if we could turn off negative self talk, hedonism, jealously, status comparisons, catastrophizing and boredom.
What if we became effectively immune to companies hijacking our dopamine? Tricking us into self destructive habits while they profit.
I have unabashed excitement for the future because I think this is the inevitable frontier. That pessimism is being non-imaginative.
That is not to say that bad things won't happen or that we won't be challenged by the pace of change, but it is to say that conscious life is the most precious gift the galaxy has bestowed and it's our opportunity and duty to carry it forward.
Metan a @skain24 y @Karchezzz en el mismo elo en el @SoloQChallenge y solo por ganas y ambicion Karchez gana
Fuck talento eso es una bobada que solo vale para Caps y 3 mas.
Esfuerzo es 99.9999%
Por algo Karchez esta como loco cada vez que hacemos algo.
Ganaría 100%
I met Kate’s parents.
It was a nail bitter.
We landed after 24 hours of travel and immediately went to her mum’s house where the family congregated… her mum, dad, auntie, three cousins, sister, brother-in-law, a 3-wk old newborn, brother, and soon-to-be sister-in-law. There were 15 of us crammed into a living room.
Upon arriving, someone said “oh I know your content from X”.
Blood drained from my face. Nobody could tell though because my face is already pretty pale.
Her dad and I hit it off. We cracked macadamia nuts from his tree, used an electric saw to open a coconut, and spoke about being carried as a baby by his 14 year old brother in the Bosnian snow while a German shot at them with a machine gun.
Her mother, also from Bosnia, needed some time to warm up. That’s reasonable. I understand. I’m a bit unusual. She’s soft spoken, careful with her words, and protective of her daughter. A few days in and I began to worry that I may head home with an undecided verdict.
I decided to live in her mum’s world. I ate everything she prepared, including meat, bread, and pasta, and embraced the discomfort of being an introvert in a week-long marathon social interaction with the entire extended family.
We spent time in her garden and she fed me stevia leaves, peppers, celery, chives, peanut berry, grapefruit, and starfruit.
Growing up, my mother and I maintained a garden together. I loved tending to it daily and it felt good to be back in the soil. Spending time with Kate’s mum motivated me to grow a longevity garden.
Our shared love of gardening was the first big breakthrough.
What really sealed the deal was when I interviewed Kate’s mum for an hour on camera, covering her upbringing and life and learning more about Kate. Somehow that format allowed her to see me more clearly than a generic social setting.
I think she came to understand and trust my devotion to Kate.
In the final hours before my departure, she was radiating with warmth. The entire family had gathered for a meal and it was laughter and teasing all around.
My love and respect for Kate deepened. I spent time going through all of her childhood things, helping me see and understand her with greater depth. More on this later.
It feels nice to be part of the family.
He decidido tomarme un descanso de EUW.
Necesito volver a acostumbrarme a jugar con buen ping.
Para esto estaré jugando en NA, dejaré mi cuenta en Challenger antes de irme al soloqchallenge.
Dia 1 comienza ya!😎
League of Legends pro Bin has been fined $22,000 for not giving fans high-fives after a match
The LPL states that this is a mandatory part of his on-stage interaction requirements
🤯🇪🇸🇮🇶 IRAQ STUNNED SPAIN WITH THIS BANGER AHEAD OF THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP.
The Spanish national team is now coming to PUEBLA, MEXICO, to play their final friendly before the tournament kicks off! 🏆🍿
hello,sorry for late,I needed time to think.
I had the worst time of my pro gamer career this spring season.
I couldn't enjoy and focus the game at all, and since I was not getting better, I lost confidence day by day.
The vicious cycle repeated itself, and in the end,I only disappointed the team and the fans.I'm really sorry
I was very disappointed in myself, and all of this was my fault.
I will take a good rest during this vacation and look myself to do my best to return.
I don't know what future will come but If I get any chance,I will do my best to bring back my best perform again.
I want to say thank you to who supported me even I played really bad this season.
Jynxzi LOST IT and had a GENERATIONAL CRASHED OUT destroying his set up after being eliminated by Tryndamere under tower while playing ranked League of legends 😭😭
Es una locura esto.
Quieren hacer que el sector sea más aburrido, sin pasión y narrativas y que los jugadores no digan nada.
Luego nos quejamos que no hay de qué hablar y que todos los jugadores contestan PR...
Ojalá todos los jugadores sean como Jojo y los equipos como KCORP Y KOI.