Post academia life I rarely physically write with pen / pencil but rather just type so whenever I come across the rare occasion of having to fill out a document or write something out, my hand freezes for a sec and tries to remember how to do the dang thing 😅🤣 can anyone relate?
I remember a couple years ago I listened to someone talk about the whole value 4 value model and instantly it made sense to me, and I went and started talking to my friends about it and they kinda just gave me a skeptical look, in through one ear out the other. And that discouraged me a bit and I thought well it'll probably take at least 5 years or so for value 4 value to actually catch on but man being on #nostr for less than a week, seeing all this beauty unfold, plebs zapping each other left and right, following each other, sharing value and returning it with value, I mean damn, it's here already and it's seriously bringing tears of joy to my eyes 🥹💙
#plebchain
Will definitely check out thanks!
Just finished Dopamine Nation which was quite interesting, and just started The Daily Stoic that a friend of mine gifted me 📖
Being an athlete I try to be as health conscious as I can be to maintain peak performance. Over time I've picked up on certain indicators / signals my body gives me that either tell me what I'm doing is good (diet, recovery, training, sleep, breathing, etc) or not so good. Whether I'm giving my body what it needs or am deficient in certain nutrients.
One of these indicators is the warmth within my extremities (hands and feet). This is an indicator I really pay attention to as when they are cold it usually means 1. My body is focusing its energy usage on more vital organs and parts of the body that need focus and 2. I'm probably in need of certain nutrients, usually for me it's protein.
Which leads me to another interesting point that I've been thinking about within Japanese culture. In Japan there's this term called "hieshou" which is a term that pertains to people who easily get cold or always have cold hands / feet. It's become something of a norm over there (I say over there bc I'm Japanese American and only visit on occasion) to the point where there's literally a word for it, which honestly should be alarming as when the body is functioning efficiently and being taken care of cold extremities should rarely be an issue. My theory for one of the reasons why people have "hieshou" is because they're not getting enough protein. There are other reasons I'm sure as well such as stress, possible lack of exercise, overworking, and lacking other basic nutrients but I believe protein deficiency is one of them.
The modern Japanese diet, at least from my experience and knowledge, does not include enough protein. We eat a lot of carbs from rice to noodles and it's the majority of our caloric intake but not the most nutritionally available. Heck, in Japan a common restaurant combo is eating ramen with a rice bowl. There also is a popular sandwich called yakisoba pan which is yakisoba noodles in a hot dog bun😅 don't get me wrong it's all delicious but it's carbs on carbs, and definitely not enough protein and other important nutrients.
Just something I ponder. Exactly how "developed" are developed countries? 🤔 "developed" and "1st world" definitely does not equal truly healthy and thriving...
Tldr: Warm extremities (hands and feet) = body is doing well.
Cold extremities = body is not doing well or signaling something is wrong or lacking.
#health #plebchain
Any AOT fans out there? Just got a few tshirts from Uniqlo doing a collab with AOT and they're fire 🔥 if you're skeptical about getting into anime or think it's just too fiat, bitcoiners and plebs IMO should give AOT a chance, it's definitely thought provoking and has themes that align with us such as freedom, repeating cycles of violence, and the influence of the state to name a few 😆 make sure to read the manga too 🤓
#animeforplebs #plebchain
Hello fellow plebs👋
What's your favorite and least favorite lift / gym exercise?
Atm my favorite are Nordic hamstring curls, least favorite are actually star fish side planks for time 😬 and the weighted eccentric overloaded pushups I had today fuggg brutal ☠️
Any non Japanese people who like natto? Or at least have tried it? 😁😋
Anyone else completely leap frog #Twitter and come to #nostr? 🤚
Having major FOMO only reading through some of these amazing posts / notes on #nostr and not posting so here I go, HELLO BEAUTIFUL WORLD 🤩 and to those who have been passive consumers like myself, I hope this gives you the courage to take the first step to post!