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Ask HN - Do you use hunger for productivity? (Life Hacking)

Background: I've been meditating for a while and I have a good feel of myself and what's happening within. I can focus on things like feeling my blood circulation to toes / fingers, feeling heart beat etc.

Okay now I've realized that being a little hungry (not starvation) keeps me sharper and more focused especially while coding.

I think I'll try and remain slightly hungry as much as possible without risking nutrition and conduct a little self experiment to see how this goes.

The challenge is:

1. I don't know off a scientific way to define various states / stages of hunger

2. I don't know how to measure programming productivity

3. Obviously I don't know how to co-relate these two.

What I'll first do is ask you for your experience?

Have you noticed your work focus while hungry and after a meal?

Do you have a similar or contrary experience you want to share?

Do you think I'm crazy?

3 points factorialboy 14 years ago 6 comments

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