Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Issue #3 – October 4, 2017

Broster - A combination of a bro and a hipster. Has the party-loving attitude of a bro but the pretentious taste of a hipster. 

Issue #3 – October 4, 2017

Positive News: Three U.S scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm, "otherwise known as our biological clock, the Nobel committee said. 

The committee explained how an imbalance between lifestyle and rhythm could lead to increased risk for a number of diseases including metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. 


Currently Reading:
Daily Rituals: How Great Minds Make Time, Find Inspiration, and Get to Work
By: Mason Currey

A collection of the daily routines of some of the greatest minds to ever live. It is inspiring and puzzling, hopeful and distressing all at the same time. It is of interest to note that there is no one formula to achieve success or to even a productive routine. Some of my favorite eccentric stories:

Ben Franklin - Took daily naked air baths which involved opening the windows of his house to increase air flow and sit in front of the window in the nude. This was for the benefit of health but I wonder what the neighbors thought.

Beethoven - Poured pitchers of water over his hands to cleanse them while bellowing up and down scales or humming loudly. He would then stride around the room, jot something down and continuously pour water on his hands and sing loudly. These were moments of deep meditation but would often cause leaks in the floorboard. An admired genius but a terrible tenant.

Louis Armstrong - A lifelong insomniac, Armstrong relied on music to lull himself to sleep. Before he could get into bed, however, he had to administer the last of his daily home remedies, Swiss Kriss, a potent herbal laxative invented by the nutritionist Gayelord Hauser in 1922 (and still on the market today). Armstrong believed so strongly in its curative powers that he recommended it to all his friends, and even had a card printed up with a photo of himself sitting on the toilet, above the caption "Leave It All Behind Ya." His doctors were horrified by his daily self-medication, but the routine seemed to work for him. The message of leave it all behind you is great in moving forward but not as pleasant when paired with shitting.

Mark Twain - When writing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Twains routine was quite simple. He would go to the study in the morning after a hearty breakfast and stay there until dinner at about 5:00. Since he skipped lunch, and since his family would not venture near the study - they would blow a horn if they needed him - he could usually work uninterruptedly for several hours. After dinner, Twain would read his day's work to the assembled family. In those days, he had trouble with sleeplessness and tried several remedies, these included champagne before bed, lager beer, hot scotch, and sleeping on the bathroom floor.

To each his own, just need to find the right routine that works for you. This book is full of interesting ideas to consider; however, they may contain methods that are clearly detrimental to health (see Jean-Paul Sartre's daily ingestion of ten times the recommended dose of Corydrane - a mix of amphetamine and aspirin)

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