ThebookgotravereviewsfrompeopleIadmireandIbought
boththeaudioandhardcoverversions.Theaudiobookwas
releasedonAug28andIwentthroughall53hourslistening
withinaweek.
ItvaguelyremindedmeoftheWuXianovelsthatconsumed
measayouth.TheydisgustedmewhenIgotolder,however,
feelingmytimewastedonsomethingthatstoppedto
resonatethemomentIstartedtofacerealworld(well,in
theWestatleast...[
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Itlatercametomethatinthepast,whenIwassick,my
parentsalwaysgavemesomething"easytodigest."Thatmade
senseintuitively.Thebodyneededtheenergytofightthe
virusanditwasbetternottospendonanythingelse.White
flourwouldbegoodinthisparticularcase.Totheextreme,
manyhospitalizedpeople(mydadcametomind)"eat"by
injectingglucosedirectlyintotheirveins.
Agoodindicator...[
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Ipurchasedthebook"Shogun"byJamesClavellafterlearningthisquote:
“Alwaysremember,child...thattothinkbadthoughtsisreallythe
easiestthingintheworld.Ifyouleaveyourmindtoitselfitwill
spiralyoudownintoeverincreasingunhappiness.Tothinkgood
thoughts,however,requireseffort.Thisisoneofthethingsthat
discipline-training-isabout.”
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Theflumusthavelandedearlyduringmyvacation.Compared
withthepreviousoneacoupleofweeksago,thistimecame
therealdeal.Butgiventheformerexperience,Iwasnot
alarmed:itcouldbeanotherquickone.Feelingworsetoward
theendoftheweek,IstoppedintenseexercisesonSatand
onlyfeltgoodenoughtoliftweightthenextThu.Ididyoga
andbreathingasusual.
SleepwasshallowSunnightandsegmentedeverynightthe
...[
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Itookoffthelastweekofsummerandstayedhomewith
Tim.Wecleanedthehouse,trainedJiu-Jitsu,wentfishing
andcrabbing,watchedvideos,andcookedmealstogether.
Tuesdaynight,TimcaughtfluandsodidI.Thenext
morning,Isneezedbutrecoveredverywellwithinacouple
ofhours.Theboy,however,wasstillsuffering.Hewanted
somesoupandIknewjustthebestkindforasickkid.
Idrippedwaterintoabowlofwheatflour*,churn...[
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Mynephew*,H,iscomingtoBerkeleyforashortstudy.A
brightyouthfinishingcollegeinatopChineseuniversity,he
hasbeenworkinghardtoscorehighinTOEFLandGREto
applyforgraduateschools.Iwentthroughthesameandcan
wellempathize.
Thefamilyiswelloffbuthisdadstillwantstheboytogo
andthisisnotsurprising.Experiencessincethe1950'sof
myextendedfamilyhavebeenshapedbyasingletragic
eventfrom...[
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Iwentonthetraillateinthemorningandundercaffeine
andjoggedforaboutfivemiles.Iobservedsomething
interestingaboutbreathing,whichremindedmeofbooks
including"Body,Mind,andSport"byJohnDouillard,
mentionedinbothScottJurek'sbook"EatandRun"and
TimFerriss'sblogpost"ThePainlessPathtoEndurance."
Onlytoday'sobservationstookmyunderstandingalittle...[
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ThepoorsleeponFriAug3nightcaughtupwithmeandcold
exposurefromwearinga(new)tanktopSunnightdidn'thelp.
IfeltslightlyhotintheheadandbodyachesonMonand
lackofenergyonTue.ItwasWedafternoonthatIhada
boutofsneezes(foraboutfivemin).Thu,Ifeltstrong
butsleepyafterarestlessnight.Frifeltgreatandthe
fluseemedgone.Satmorning,Idid15-minofbreathing,
15-minofyoga,15-minofweight-liftin...[
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XeroShoesthecompanyhasbeenveryconfidentabouttheir
productsandboasteda"5000MileSoleWarranty":they
wouldchargeasmallfeeforanewpairtoreplaceanold
oneworndownto1mmthininthesole."Wedon’texpect
you’lleverneedthiswarranty..."bragstheirWebsite.
Well.Recently,Idid.
MyZ-Trek(PatriotBlue),purchased(at$59)onMay17,
2015,carriedmethroughmanyrunsinclu...[
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ThemanageremailedFridayafternoonaboutmyfeaturenot
workingundercertainworkload.Itwastheeveofthebeta
releaseofoursoftwareproduct.Thiswasanemergencybut
hecouldn'tcallasInevergavehimmyphonenumber;-)It
wasalmost9:00pmwhenIsawhisemail.Wedebuggedonline
foraboutthreehoursandItoldthemIhadtogotobed.
Thesedays,sleephasbecometheNo.1priorityasIlearn
moreeverydayfromMatthewWal...[
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