[nnnnnn]

Lifestyle:

* Sleep ... 7.5 to 8 hrs, no more no less

* Wake up at 8/9 to maximize hours of sunlight

* Lift weights 4+ times per week... the four hrs you spend in the gym will be made up for with 10 hrs of productivity throughout the week

* Healthy diet (high protein, low carbs, low sugar, fresh food)

Computer:

* VIM

* Avoid HN

* Start working right when you get up

* Answer emails / do other menial tasks when tired

* Get rid of all notifications: phone silent/vibrate, no Gmail/fb/twitter notifications outside of the platform itself

[tkellogg]

4 hours of lifting a week? That's a lot of time. I know myself well enough that I won't make goals/commitments that I know I won't keep, like this. I have some simple weights in my living space that are hard to ignore. I typically lift for <5 min/day; when I go to the gym I keep it under 20 min to lower the cognitive commitment. It works for me - I can bench press 250 lbs. You really don't need to spend hours at the gym to stay in shape.

[maibaum]

A 1-hr session 4 days a week is a pretty typical lifting regiment. Personally I consider that hour a cognitive release rather than commitment, but to each his own!

[bjoe_lewis]

"Avoid HN" can you elaborate?