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I've since returned to drinking periodically, but, it's nice knowing I can cease at any given moment using this methodology if I choose.
Edit: Crud, `why we sleep` was easily my first, but I'm now digging into the potential debunking of it.
Standing otherwise.
After frustrations with windows / linux (laptop, dell xps 13), I ended up shelling out a bunch of money to get a macbook pro '16 with just the two ports: No touchbar. Had to have the top replaced within 6 months due to keyboard. The two ports heated up and pushing heavy throughput via wireless would make bluetooth go apeshit. Sold it immediately afterwards, endured a few more frustrating months with linux. Got a '17 pro, surely they had fixed things. Keys started sticking. Replacement, sold it. Now on a '19 macbook air, because surely they've fixed it, yes?
Keys are sticking after less than ~10 uses.
My desktop has been linux powered since that soul search started, without issue. The trackpad on my lenovo x5c is working wonderfully under ubuntu after I realized I had been importing broken configs from my 10+ year old backups: Exclude your dotfiles.
I only miss two things from the entire ecosystem: ulysses (the text editor) & little snitch. Everything else about linux is far superior.
Let's get him some bounties! :)
A bit too graphical for my tastes, and lots of distractions — but, lots of learning.
I still don't understand sleep, but, Walker breaks down sleeps benefits & shows the data to back up why we should be getting a full night's rest. He has given me a newfound respect for something I wantonly would throw away at my next personal whim. Silly me, it's been working against me the whole time.
Fewer late nights learning to code, and I'm making much better progress already in the memory department.
As for Cavey's book: Cavey takes a really interesting look at Jesus through a historical lens, coupled with all these little things I had missed in my own reading of the New Testament. It's full of goodies, and is one of those books I've got 20 copies of in my library to hand out like candy.
Runner-up would be `the end of religion` by Bruxy Cavey.