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- 9 Sie 2022
The Body Keeps The Score, Atomic Habits, and The Road.
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- 15 Mar 2019
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. I discovered it from the movie trailer where the premise seemed really interesting but the movie seemed really dumb. So far the book is wonderful. It’s funny and cute and heartbreaking and thought-provoking and very, very creative. I’ve never read anything like it.
LOLurtranz
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- 16 Kwi 2025
I've been reading Crime & Punishment by Dostoevsky. I kept failing out of college because of drinking so I never read a lot of classics. I'm surprised at how similar our current speech patterns relate to Russians in the 1860's. I'm in ACT 4 and still have no idea why he killed them.
Recreational Polluter
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- 4 Lut 2026
Currently reading The Brothers Karamazov. I started it to coincide with a Lent challenge on the Hallow app however I didn’t care much for what they were doing. I’m still reading and enjoying the work but no longer paying attention to their daily videos. I’m coming to The Brothers after having read Poor Folk and The Gambler last summer. I bounced off of it a few years ago when I attempted it directly following Crime and Punishment, probably that was just too much Dostoyevsky at once. This time I thought I’d start with a few bite sized Dostoyevsky works before diving in.
It’s been a while but if I recall correctly Raskolnikov rationalizes killing his land lady in a few ways all stemming from his belief that he is an exceptional person and the rules simply don’t apply to such people as he. He can flout conventional morality just like a Napoleonic figure would. From this belief in his superiority he is able to rationalize the killing of Alyona through a utilitarian lens. Essentially that he, as an exceptional person but also a broke boi, would do much more good with the money than his “louse” of a land lady.
Of course that’s just how he rationalizes it to himself. The reader must also consider his financial desperation and general depression as motivations for such a violent outburst.
What translation are you using? I read the Constance Garnett translation and found it a bit Victorian. Especially when compared to the translation of The Brothers Karamazov I’m reading, done by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
It’s been a while but if I recall correctly Raskolnikov rationalizes killing his land lady in a few ways all stemming from his belief that he is an exceptional person and the rules simply don’t apply to such people as he. He can flout conventional morality just like a Napoleonic figure would. From this belief in his superiority he is able to rationalize the killing of Alyona through a utilitarian lens. Essentially that he, as an exceptional person but also a broke boi, would do much more good with the money than his “louse” of a land lady.
Of course that’s just how he rationalizes it to himself. The reader must also consider his financial desperation and general depression as motivations for such a violent outburst.
What translation are you using? I read the Constance Garnett translation and found it a bit Victorian. Especially when compared to the translation of The Brothers Karamazov I’m reading, done by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
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- Dołączono
- 29 Sty 2020
Hyperion by Dan Simmons. This one has been on my list for a while and I finally decided to read it following the author’s recent death. Finished Hyperion and am about 25% of the way through The Fall of Hyperion.
Without giving too much away, the first book is structured like a sci-fi version of The Canterbury Tales, with a group of pilgrims sharing their stories as they set out on their (rather morbid) pilgrimage to the planet Hyperion. Their stories & motivations for undertaking the pilgrimage are all very different, but often intersect in interesting ways. Hyperion is the site of an ancient spacetime anomaly called the Time Tombs, which are believed by some to be inhabited by a creature called the Shrike. The premise didn’t really spark my interest much when I read the back cover, but it’s more interesting than it sounds imo
Overall I’ve enjoyed the series a lot so far. There’s a lot of technobabble that gets easier to decipher over time, but if you don’t like sci fi you probably won’t like this one.
Without giving too much away, the first book is structured like a sci-fi version of The Canterbury Tales, with a group of pilgrims sharing their stories as they set out on their (rather morbid) pilgrimage to the planet Hyperion. Their stories & motivations for undertaking the pilgrimage are all very different, but often intersect in interesting ways. Hyperion is the site of an ancient spacetime anomaly called the Time Tombs, which are believed by some to be inhabited by a creature called the Shrike. The premise didn’t really spark my interest much when I read the back cover, but it’s more interesting than it sounds imo
Overall I’ve enjoyed the series a lot so far. There’s a lot of technobabble that gets easier to decipher over time, but if you don’t like sci fi you probably won’t like this one.
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- 16 Kwi 2025
Thank you for that. I'm reading the same translation and I agree it can be a bit Victorian. I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (not that it's Victorian) right before this so perhaps I've just gotten used to that kind of word flow. It's been an interesting book- Hopefully I'm not disappointed when it's over!
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- 22 Lip 2015
I started Hyperion a while back, and found the concepts intriguing but the prose, characters and story telling structure were so flat and lifeless I gave up. Does it get any better?
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- 2 Gru 2020
I read Hyperion waaaaaaay back in grade school but never went to the rest of the series. You think the rest is worth picking up again?
The sex scenes in that book scarred me as a young lad
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- 16 Gru 2025
If you interested in unique historical interpretations of the Odyssey and Iliad, might I humbly suggest The Origin of Consciousness In the Break Down of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes. It's a personal favorite of mine, and it's nothing if not unique.
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- 27 Cze 2019
Still working through Project Hail Mary, which I told myself I was going to finish before my IRL book club's meeting about it last week. Oops. Anyway, it's a quick read but given that it's Andy Weir it has its reddit moments.
Womble of Wimbledon
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- Dołączono
- 13 Gru 2022
The Soft Machine by William Burroughs. For those who find Naked Lunch too coherent and accessible. It is... interesting I suppose, but not really something I would recommend, and I say this as someone who loves Naked Lunch. It was written with the cut-up method so it's all over the place, no narrative as such but it's kind of fun trying to piece together recurring characters, locations and plot elements. The language is very repetitious. This man was really obsessed with cocks and male arseholes.
cold comfort
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- 20 Lip 2023
Admirable persistence. I thought I'd try it as a little popcorn read before the movie comes out but I didn't even make it all the way through the excerpt meetnewbooks has:
“What’s two plus two?”
Something about the question irritates me. I’m tired. I drift back to sleep.
A few minutes pass, then I hear it again.
“What’s two plus two?”
The soft, feminine voice lacks emotion and the pronunciation is identical to the previous time she said it. It’s a computer. A computer is hassling me. I’m even more irritated now.
“Lrmln,” I say. I’m surprised. I meant to say “Leave me alone”—a completely reasonable response in my opinion—but I failed to speak.
“Incorrect,” says the computer. “What’s two plus two?”
Time for an experiment. I’ll try to say hello.
“Hlllch?” I say.
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
What’s going on? I want to find out, but I don’t have much to work with. I can’t see. I can’t hear anything other than the computer. I can’t even feel. No, that’s not true. I feel something. I’m lying down. I’m on something soft. A bed.
I think my eyes are closed. That’s not so bad. All I have to do is open them. I try, but nothing happens.
Why can’t I open my eyes?
Open.
Aaaand…open!
Open, dang it!
Ooh! I felt a wiggle that time. My eyelids moved. I felt it.
Open!
My eyelids creep up and blinding light sears my retinas.
“Glunn!” I say. I keep my eyes open with sheer force of will. Everything is white with shades of pain.
“Eye movement detected,” my tormenter says. “What’s two plus two?”
The whiteness lessens. My eyes are adjusting. I start to see shapes, but nothing sensible yet. Let’s see…can I move my hands? No.
Feet? Also no.
But I can move my mouth, right? I’ve been saying stuff. Not stuff that makes sense, but it’s something.
“Fffr.”
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
The shapes start to make sense. I’m in a bed. It’s kind of…oval-shaped.
LED lights shine down on me. Cameras in the ceiling watch my every move. Creepy though that is, I’m much more concerned about the robot arms.
The two brushed-steel armatures hang from the ceiling. Each has an assortment of disturbingly penetration-looking tools where hands should be. Can’t say I like the look of that.
“Ffff…oooh…rrrr,” I say. Will that do?
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
Dang it. I summon all my willpower and inner strength. Also, I’m starting to panic a little. Good. I use that too.
“Fffoouurr,” I finally say.
“Correct.”
Thank God. I can talk. Sort of.
Something about the question irritates me. I’m tired. I drift back to sleep.
A few minutes pass, then I hear it again.
“What’s two plus two?”
The soft, feminine voice lacks emotion and the pronunciation is identical to the previous time she said it. It’s a computer. A computer is hassling me. I’m even more irritated now.
“Lrmln,” I say. I’m surprised. I meant to say “Leave me alone”—a completely reasonable response in my opinion—but I failed to speak.
“Incorrect,” says the computer. “What’s two plus two?”
Time for an experiment. I’ll try to say hello.
“Hlllch?” I say.
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
What’s going on? I want to find out, but I don’t have much to work with. I can’t see. I can’t hear anything other than the computer. I can’t even feel. No, that’s not true. I feel something. I’m lying down. I’m on something soft. A bed.
I think my eyes are closed. That’s not so bad. All I have to do is open them. I try, but nothing happens.
Why can’t I open my eyes?
Open.
Aaaand…open!
Open, dang it!
Ooh! I felt a wiggle that time. My eyelids moved. I felt it.
Open!
My eyelids creep up and blinding light sears my retinas.
“Glunn!” I say. I keep my eyes open with sheer force of will. Everything is white with shades of pain.
“Eye movement detected,” my tormenter says. “What’s two plus two?”
The whiteness lessens. My eyes are adjusting. I start to see shapes, but nothing sensible yet. Let’s see…can I move my hands? No.
Feet? Also no.
But I can move my mouth, right? I’ve been saying stuff. Not stuff that makes sense, but it’s something.
“Fffr.”
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
The shapes start to make sense. I’m in a bed. It’s kind of…oval-shaped.
LED lights shine down on me. Cameras in the ceiling watch my every move. Creepy though that is, I’m much more concerned about the robot arms.
The two brushed-steel armatures hang from the ceiling. Each has an assortment of disturbingly penetration-looking tools where hands should be. Can’t say I like the look of that.
“Ffff…oooh…rrrr,” I say. Will that do?
“Incorrect. What’s two plus two?”
Dang it. I summon all my willpower and inner strength. Also, I’m starting to panic a little. Good. I use that too.
“Fffoouurr,” I finally say.
“Correct.”
Thank God. I can talk. Sort of.
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- 9 Sie 2022
The Road is an interesting book. I think you take away from it what you don't already know. For people who are blind to how cruel the world can be, that's what they're struck by and what they remember, but people who are already accutely aware get the message.
I miss my dad.
I miss my dad.
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- 29 Sty 2020
I can see where you’re coming from tbh. I think it does get better, maybe around the midpoint, but perhaps not enough to warrant revisiting it if you were turned off before. There are some parts that felt ridiculous to me even after I was fully invested in the story.
I’m not far enough into the sequel to reach a firm conclusion, but it’s solid. There are some interesting twists in terms of character motivation, and the shorter chapters make it feel more readable in bursts. While I liked the first one and have enjoyed the sequel so far, I’d say it’s still a tier or two beneath my favorites in the genre (Wolfe, Vance, Herbert, and to a lesser extent Asimov).
lmao yeah, the sex scenes in Kassad’s story are a bit silly
- Dołączono
- 21 Maj 2019
I liked Gravity's Rainbow but Finnegans Wake did the whole "circular structure" thing better. Everyone thinks they're too good for Joyce now, but everyone used to rip all of his best ideas off for decades.
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- 13 Mar 2026
I'm reading Shooter. It's the autobiography of the top marine sniper in the Iraq war. It's neat to see how the marines think and operate, and the shit they go through in war.
I read Roadside Picnic recently too, because I love the STALKER games and the movie. The games, movie, and book differ so much in subject matter, plot, and storytelling, it's like the only thing they share is the setting and atmosphere. That's what everyone likes about them, though.
I read Roadside Picnic recently too, because I love the STALKER games and the movie. The games, movie, and book differ so much in subject matter, plot, and storytelling, it's like the only thing they share is the setting and atmosphere. That's what everyone likes about them, though.
LordOfZhbagva
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- Dołączono
- 18 Cze 2024
I've just finished The Rise of Rome The Making of the World's Greatest Empire, by Anthony Everitt.
Pretty much what I expected. Can't say I learnt much, however, a narrative form of Roman history is good, simply because it puts what I know into context with itself. It skips on a lot of segments, probably the worst of them being the Sertorian war, but I can't fault it too much. It's a nice and well readable book that covers 700 years of history and provides a basic level of historical knowledge about it. But, as always, if I want more detail, I'll read a more specialized work.
Next goes Rubicon The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland. Since the work is more focused and on a shorter timeframe, I expect it to be more dense and detailed.
That aside, I've almost finished J.L. Spaulding's segment of the Kingdoms of Sudan, I have some 15ish pages more until I'm done with it and I'm mostly surprised by how similar Sennar is to modern Sudan. There is a plethora of similarities ranging from the clannish culture of central government (from a few select Arab clans today being the source of the vast majority of leadership in Sudan to the ancient pre-islamic and probably pre-christian tradition of maternal inheritance of power being tied to the rulers mother being from a central clan), to the encirclement of the capital by peripheral peoples (today in the form of purposeful economic impoverishment of the periphery to the medieval methods of literal enslavement and settlement in garrison forts), to the Dinka and Shilluk (in both cases being described as encroaching from the south yet being hampered by their disunity), to the lack of control over the desert nomads, etc. It's all very interesting and when observing a country with which one doesn't have much previous knowledge or assumptions, provides a very interesting glance into the human social structures.
Also, something I noticed, specifically about the mentions of Roman homosexuality. It's basically universally ascribed to morally bad groups or individuals. So far, in the Rise of Rome, it's ascribed to:
-Etruscans (Roman enemies in central Italy who besieged their city)
-Celts (Roman enemies in northern Italy who plundered their city)
-Hannibal (Carthaginian who almost plundered Rome and butchered them by the tens of thousands)
-Sulla (an interesting figure who killed off a third of the senate, the class that provided us historical sources)
Also, on the topic of the funniest Greek character yet, check this one out:
Pretty much what I expected. Can't say I learnt much, however, a narrative form of Roman history is good, simply because it puts what I know into context with itself. It skips on a lot of segments, probably the worst of them being the Sertorian war, but I can't fault it too much. It's a nice and well readable book that covers 700 years of history and provides a basic level of historical knowledge about it. But, as always, if I want more detail, I'll read a more specialized work.
Next goes Rubicon The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland. Since the work is more focused and on a shorter timeframe, I expect it to be more dense and detailed.
That aside, I've almost finished J.L. Spaulding's segment of the Kingdoms of Sudan, I have some 15ish pages more until I'm done with it and I'm mostly surprised by how similar Sennar is to modern Sudan. There is a plethora of similarities ranging from the clannish culture of central government (from a few select Arab clans today being the source of the vast majority of leadership in Sudan to the ancient pre-islamic and probably pre-christian tradition of maternal inheritance of power being tied to the rulers mother being from a central clan), to the encirclement of the capital by peripheral peoples (today in the form of purposeful economic impoverishment of the periphery to the medieval methods of literal enslavement and settlement in garrison forts), to the Dinka and Shilluk (in both cases being described as encroaching from the south yet being hampered by their disunity), to the lack of control over the desert nomads, etc. It's all very interesting and when observing a country with which one doesn't have much previous knowledge or assumptions, provides a very interesting glance into the human social structures.
Also, something I noticed, specifically about the mentions of Roman homosexuality. It's basically universally ascribed to morally bad groups or individuals. So far, in the Rise of Rome, it's ascribed to:
-Etruscans (Roman enemies in central Italy who besieged their city)
-Celts (Roman enemies in northern Italy who plundered their city)
-Hannibal (Carthaginian who almost plundered Rome and butchered them by the tens of thousands)
-Sulla (an interesting figure who killed off a third of the senate, the class that provided us historical sources)
Also, on the topic of the funniest Greek character yet, check this one out:
And a couple of quotes from Dionysius and Plutarhch about Aristodemus the Queen:
- Dołączono
- 15 Lip 2019
This morning I was given the book: The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism by Matt Mason and so it has jumped the queue and I should be finished reading it by tomorrow
- Dołączono
- 18 Gru 2019
Brain Energy by
Christopher M. Palmer
This book... hit me pretty hard. Not because it was bad, but because it made me think about things that I once considered irreversible in people I care about. The author is a scientist turned amateur writer, a man who sounds gay when he talks, but..... I think he found out exactly why people turn crazy and how to properly treat it. It's not a cure book, but it can be a roadmap to something resembling a cure.
The first 4 chapters are facts and stats about just how shit the modern medical industry is at addressing mental illness. There's even a based moment where palmer quotes the former head of the National institute of mental health (NIMH), basically saying they wasted 20 billion dollars writing science papers that did jack shit. These 4 chapters are a very hard sit, as it really goes into the weeds and explains just how worse the problem is getting and just how ignorant we are of treating it.
The next 4 chapters build up the connecting theory of Brain Energy. It's a lot of painstaking building blocks where palmer cites research to build credibility but im just going to sum it all up here.
EVERY SINGLE MENTAL ILLNESS IS A METABOLIC DISORDER OF THE BRAIN.
Now your probably wondering how the hell that is possible, so Ill try to simplify and explain the details. Metabolism covers a lot of things in the body that we simplify into being Fat when we have low metabolism or skinny when its high. It's not that simple.
(I'm going to bastardize the research a bit, but bare with me.)
The Brain of every human being is basically a city. Every city can be a bit different depending how a person is formed in the womb (some city blocks can be missing if your autistic) But basically most normal people have the same overall system. Where everything falls into place is the cars that supply energy between each city block to keep the lights on. Metabolism is how we properly process that car/cells power supply in the brain, what happens to the body is a biproduct of that system.
The common thing among all these cells and all forms of mental illness is Mitochondria. It is the metaphorical gasoline that powers the cars of every Brain city on Earth. But if something bad happens to the gas supply? Then the city loses power and all hell breaks lose. (In an age of shitty processed food, it's easy to connect the dots and see why things are getting worse)
It's a very simple explanation, so why is this still such a hassle now? Unfortunately, there are a LOT of ways to fuck with the gasoline supply all over the city. There's a lot of city blocks that can lose power in specific ways, minor to major. Sometimes it's overactive cells, underactive cells, abnormal development, difficulty with Maintenance , cell shrinkage, cell death..... It can be difficult isolating what is effecting the brain if you cant narrow it down to a specific city block. Especially considering the fact that mental illness can lead to a cascade loop where one city blocks loss of power begins to effect the others even though it's differing symptoms. (heart attack bringing an onset of depression and vice versa)
Things get a lot better in the next chapters 9-21. This is where everything comes together and the solutions start to properly form. 100 percent the best part of the book and id recommend starting from page 163 if you want the quickest way to find some productive information.
Everyone is is different, what works for one person might not work for another. As I was looking for one specific mental illness to treat, I will only discuss one potential treatment that I got out of it, but this covers a lot of material. You may be shocked to know that a lot of the solutions in this require simply weaning off the patient from external things that effect their mitochondria supply before doing anything particularly drastic. (For example taking meds or drugs that lower hyperactive mitochondria in the short term, but end up making you feel even worse long term with underactive mitochondria) I ended up learning a lot about how proper 30 mins of sunlight actually effects the body's mitochondria supply and your ability to sleep.
But there was one suggestion that really intrigued me, and that was the idea of the Keto diet. The way it works is it wholesale replaces the defective gas supply with Pure Fat. Now that may not sound super healthy (and there can be some side effects if you don't consult with a doctor ) but when you cut out carbs and go all fat it tends to have a shockingly cleansing effect on the body and brain. The science is in it's infancy, trial testing has only been started in 2023 and there's only something like 5 pages dedicated to it.... but it really really stuck out to me as something specal that could be a the missing piece of the puzzle. It's something that's been around sense the 1920's as a treatment for epilepsy, but only recently has it's effects on the brain started to be recognized.
It's not a perfect book, there's a lot of shit you have to comb though, but it gave me a much needed dose of hope in a dark and turbulent time. Id recommend buying it, but if your skeptical or don't have the money, its not hard to find it free online.
Christopher M. Palmer
This book... hit me pretty hard. Not because it was bad, but because it made me think about things that I once considered irreversible in people I care about. The author is a scientist turned amateur writer, a man who sounds gay when he talks, but..... I think he found out exactly why people turn crazy and how to properly treat it. It's not a cure book, but it can be a roadmap to something resembling a cure.
The first 4 chapters are facts and stats about just how shit the modern medical industry is at addressing mental illness. There's even a based moment where palmer quotes the former head of the National institute of mental health (NIMH), basically saying they wasted 20 billion dollars writing science papers that did jack shit. These 4 chapters are a very hard sit, as it really goes into the weeds and explains just how worse the problem is getting and just how ignorant we are of treating it.
The next 4 chapters build up the connecting theory of Brain Energy. It's a lot of painstaking building blocks where palmer cites research to build credibility but im just going to sum it all up here.
EVERY SINGLE MENTAL ILLNESS IS A METABOLIC DISORDER OF THE BRAIN.
Now your probably wondering how the hell that is possible, so Ill try to simplify and explain the details. Metabolism covers a lot of things in the body that we simplify into being Fat when we have low metabolism or skinny when its high. It's not that simple.
(I'm going to bastardize the research a bit, but bare with me.)
The Brain of every human being is basically a city. Every city can be a bit different depending how a person is formed in the womb (some city blocks can be missing if your autistic) But basically most normal people have the same overall system. Where everything falls into place is the cars that supply energy between each city block to keep the lights on. Metabolism is how we properly process that car/cells power supply in the brain, what happens to the body is a biproduct of that system.
The common thing among all these cells and all forms of mental illness is Mitochondria. It is the metaphorical gasoline that powers the cars of every Brain city on Earth. But if something bad happens to the gas supply? Then the city loses power and all hell breaks lose. (In an age of shitty processed food, it's easy to connect the dots and see why things are getting worse)
It's a very simple explanation, so why is this still such a hassle now? Unfortunately, there are a LOT of ways to fuck with the gasoline supply all over the city. There's a lot of city blocks that can lose power in specific ways, minor to major. Sometimes it's overactive cells, underactive cells, abnormal development, difficulty with Maintenance , cell shrinkage, cell death..... It can be difficult isolating what is effecting the brain if you cant narrow it down to a specific city block. Especially considering the fact that mental illness can lead to a cascade loop where one city blocks loss of power begins to effect the others even though it's differing symptoms. (heart attack bringing an onset of depression and vice versa)
Things get a lot better in the next chapters 9-21. This is where everything comes together and the solutions start to properly form. 100 percent the best part of the book and id recommend starting from page 163 if you want the quickest way to find some productive information.
Everyone is is different, what works for one person might not work for another. As I was looking for one specific mental illness to treat, I will only discuss one potential treatment that I got out of it, but this covers a lot of material. You may be shocked to know that a lot of the solutions in this require simply weaning off the patient from external things that effect their mitochondria supply before doing anything particularly drastic. (For example taking meds or drugs that lower hyperactive mitochondria in the short term, but end up making you feel even worse long term with underactive mitochondria) I ended up learning a lot about how proper 30 mins of sunlight actually effects the body's mitochondria supply and your ability to sleep.
But there was one suggestion that really intrigued me, and that was the idea of the Keto diet. The way it works is it wholesale replaces the defective gas supply with Pure Fat. Now that may not sound super healthy (and there can be some side effects if you don't consult with a doctor ) but when you cut out carbs and go all fat it tends to have a shockingly cleansing effect on the body and brain. The science is in it's infancy, trial testing has only been started in 2023 and there's only something like 5 pages dedicated to it.... but it really really stuck out to me as something specal that could be a the missing piece of the puzzle. It's something that's been around sense the 1920's as a treatment for epilepsy, but only recently has it's effects on the brain started to be recognized.
It's not a perfect book, there's a lot of shit you have to comb though, but it gave me a much needed dose of hope in a dark and turbulent time. Id recommend buying it, but if your skeptical or don't have the money, its not hard to find it free online.
Womble of Wimbledon
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- Dołączono
- 13 Gru 2022
Nearly finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Fantastic book, I like the way it keeps revealing more and more pieces of the puzzle and always communicating so clearly what the characters are going through emotionally. Very moving at times. I will probably watch the movie now. I will also try some of his other books. I love an author who can tackle big ideas while keeping the language as simple and direct as possible.