Health -Your health is very important for your success -Getting enough sleep, having a good diet, maintaining energy levels, and being healthy will contribute to your long-term happiness and success.
Sleep -Melatonin is a supplement that many rationalists take to get better sleep at night -Sleep Cycle is a good app that monitors your REM sleep cycles and wakes you up in a 30 minute time period when you are closest to being awake -Setting an alarm at 9:30pm to be able to keep track of time late at night can help avoid the “oh god, it’s already 2am?” effect. It also helps avoid... -Hyperbolic Discounting
Diet -You will be determining your own diet for the first time in your life -Most freshman gain lots of weight after starting University due to poor diet and not knowing how to feed themselves in a healthy sustainable way -Your diet is important for maintaining your general energy level and keeping you healthy -MyFitnessPal is your new bestfriend for keeping track of what is in the food you eat and for losing weight -If you want to lose weight: Avoid getting calories from liquids -Eat and drink far less sugar. Sugar turns in to fat and has tons of calories. Soda and sugary coffee drinks are your new worst enemy
-Most freshman gain lots of weight after starting University due to poor diet and not knowing how to feed themselves in a healthy sustainable way
This actually goes both ways: I always heard the Freshman 15 as “you either gain or lose fifteen pounds your first year.” (I know I missed a number of dinners due to inattention.)
Especially if you’re used to eating home-cooked food most of the time, eating cafeteria/restaurant food most of the time will most likely lead to weight gain. You may want to prioritize getting access to a kitchen and preparing food for yourself.
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Health
-Your health is very important for your success
-Getting enough sleep, having a good diet, maintaining energy levels, and being healthy will contribute to your long-term happiness and success.
Sleep
-Melatonin is a supplement that many rationalists take to get better sleep at night
-Sleep Cycle is a good app that monitors your REM sleep cycles and wakes you up in a 30 minute time period when you are closest to being awake
-Setting an alarm at 9:30pm to be able to keep track of time late at night can help avoid the “oh god, it’s already 2am?” effect. It also helps avoid...
-Hyperbolic Discounting
Diet
-You will be determining your own diet for the first time in your life
-Most freshman gain lots of weight after starting University due to poor diet and not knowing how to feed themselves in a healthy sustainable way
-Your diet is important for maintaining your general energy level and keeping you healthy
-MyFitnessPal is your new bestfriend for keeping track of what is in the food you eat and for losing weight
-If you want to lose weight: Avoid getting calories from liquids
-Eat and drink far less sugar. Sugar turns in to fat and has tons of calories. Soda and sugary coffee drinks are your new worst enemy
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This actually goes both ways: I always heard the Freshman 15 as “you either gain or lose fifteen pounds your first year.” (I know I missed a number of dinners due to inattention.)
Especially if you’re used to eating home-cooked food most of the time, eating cafeteria/restaurant food most of the time will most likely lead to weight gain. You may want to prioritize getting access to a kitchen and preparing food for yourself.