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koolhead17on How coronavirus infected my brain: anxiety, the internet, and keeping up to date

* Listen to some instrumentals, if you like

* Read

* Write

* Avoid: News, Twitter

* Breath, exercise

koolhead17on Google Wave’s failure is a lesson for modern real-time collaboration tools

Google Wave was ahead of its time. It has more to do with timing than technology or product.

koolhead17on Facebook quitters report more life satisfaction, less depression and anxiety

Facebook and Instagram

koolhead17on Athlete’s Heart (2003)

I would recommend reading "The Haywire Heart: How too much exercise can kill you, and what you can do to protect your heart." The author has some athletes story on similar lines.

koolhead17on Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?

The Phoenix Project

koolhead17on TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

TikTok is a soft porn dosage for newer/emerging internet users.

koolhead17on Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they don't trust Google

And yet they use Android daily. :D

koolhead17on New productivity software startups

Liked what you folks are doing with monolist. :)

koolhead17on There Is No Tech Backlash, Worse We Think There Is One

koolhead17on Book Summary: Atomic Habits by James Clear

+100

koolhead17on Depression, anxiety rising among U.S. college students

koolhead17on Consume less, create more

Be a Stoic.

koolhead17on The Evolutionary Roots of Human Decision Making

Ditto.

koolhead17on Spark of genius: Zapping the brain improves creativity?

Add cold water showers too. :)

koolhead17on GitHub Hires Former Bitnami Co-Founder Erica Brescia as COO

Lucky Github. Erica is an incredible founder, met her few times in early days of Bitnami at OSCON, Portland.

koolhead17on How Did WeWork’s Adam Neumann Build a $47B Company?

Nice Concept. Good Luck. :)

koolhead17on Why Evernote failed to realize its potential

What was the reason from switching back from notion?

koolhead17on This is Your Brain on Exercise (2017)

I would recommend reading the book for anyone looking to get more information on same.

Spark: How exercise will improve the performance of your brain

koolhead17on Launch HN: The Juggernaut (YC W19) – A Publication for the South Asian Diaspora

Congrats for the launch Snigdha. Hoping to be a contributor to your magazine some day. :)

Good Luck.

koolhead17on Cannabis Smoking Associated with Higher Sperm Count, Study Finds

Reminds me of:

* Drinking coffee 3 times a day is good for heart.

* Smoking cigarette can help in weight loss.

* Eating caveman's diet in modern era will help in healthy life.

Who is sponsoring these research? Makers of these products?

koolhead17on Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?

One book that has changed my way of seeing every aspect of my life is: The Enchiridion By Epictetus [1]

1: http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html

koolhead17on Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet

People forgot Orkut? I have made so many friends and some are still close to me. :)

koolhead17on Don't Pay to Acquire Your First Users

What will happen to the head of growth and google ads?

koolhead17on DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps

Who uses Apple Maps?

koolhead17on Ask HN: How do you manage your stress?

* Exercise

* Eating right

* Having company of great friends around.

* Reading some philosophy books, once in a while.

koolhead17on Show HN: Todoer App – Minimalist task management tool

I have been using Workflowy for sometime, kind of loving it.

koolhead17on Protein mania: the rich world’s new diet obsession

No one talks about the side affects of eating meat. :)

koolhead17on Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Principle by Ray Dalio.

When Coffee and Kale Compete by Alan Klement.

Spark by Dr John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman, John Ratey.

The One Thing by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan.

The Mythical Man Month by Frederick P. Brooks.

A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs by Tren Griffin.

Software Project Survival Guide by Steve Mcconnell.

The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis.

I Wonder What I'm Thinking About? by Moose Allain.

Truth, Lies & Statistics by Lee Baker.

On shortness of life by Seneca.

koolhead17on Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?

Loved this book, so much wisdom.

koolhead17on Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?

+1 "The old man and the sea"