35 / CGM Monitor. Stealth $. Caffeine. Life.
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Cheers,
Dan
"To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life." — Walter Mitty
One of my all-time favorite movies is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. This quote is LIFE Magazine's motto in the film. It's inspirational. It is a call to action. It uses verbs..to see, to draw, to find, to feel. Can these verbs inspire you this week?
"For most of us, to be caffeinated to one degree or another has simply become baseline human consciousness." This is a fascinating read about how caffeine knits itself into the fabric of our lives, and why caffeine might be the culprit in an invisible public health crisis.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident...repair saves you money...repair saves the planet." Print out the Repair Manifesto and hang it over your garage workbench with pride. Maybe it'll serve as a reminder of the value of being able to fix your devices.
So many government-related headlines are full of negative news it was nice to read about a successful FBI initiative stopping criminal organizations around the globe. It's "one of the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date in the fight against encrypted criminal activities."
I wrote before about the types of wealth. Relatedly, this recent article talks about Stealth Wealth, tips for how to stay invisible with wealth. Interesting to read within the context of all types of wealth (time, social, financial, physical), although the article comes from a financial perspective.
Design thinking is a buzzword nowadays. This post titled "In Defense of Design Thinking, Which is Terrible," untangles the world of design and proposes that any embrace of design by non-designers is a good thing. "It means our language, the vocabulary of design, is broadening to the rest of the world."
Levels Health published my article on their website to demonstrate the impact of training with a CGM.
What CGM taught Dan McGlinn about fueling for his first ultra-marathon
My Levels Diary.
(Read this online here.)
By matching his data with how he felt, Dan found that stable blood sugar while running could push him farther than he thought possible.
“How can you challenge yourself to know yourself better?” Like many, this is a question I found myself asking during the pandemic. I had already started running before lockdown, but now it became a focus. Running is a way of pushing the body to its physical limits and learning how to rise to the challenge.
I had done some shorter races but was inspired by the community and the challenge of an endurance event known as The Mid-State Mile in Tennessee. The race has no fixed distance: you simply run a 1.1-mile trail loop (with 340 feet of vertical gain) over and over until you either give up or fail to complete the loop in 20 minutes. My goal was to run a total marathon distance (26.2 miles), something I’d never done.
Ultra training comes down to three things: nutrition, stamina, and fitness. The body needs fuel to exert itself steadily; the heart and cardiovascular systems need to be strong; the mind and legs must endure the grueling hills. While some runners race fasted, forcing their body into a fat-burning state, most ultra runners rely on carbs for fuel. But that strategy also runs the risk of bonking, or having a blood-sugar spike and crash that leaves you depleted and unable to continue. I knew that understanding my glucose response would be crucial to my success and was grateful to use a CGM to get that data.
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🔊 Listening: Sob Rock, new album from John Mayer
📖 Reading: The Bitcoin Standard (aff. link)
🐦 Tweeting:
➕ Win: The kids at camp over the last two weeks grew in leadership before my eyes.
👁️🗨️ Looking Ahead: Deep dive into crypto projects.
This week was: Outdoorsy 🌳
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