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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: The Animal Published A Book!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 329
Re: The Animal Published A Book!
Wow, so cool. Congrats! Just snagged the ebook. I'm going to try to save it for cruddy weather days once I get up to the hideout, with the hope it inspires me to make some of time there worth writing about aside from my random journaling. But the temptation to devour it immediately will be immense.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:16 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
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Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
I'm very interested to see what value you find from the service. Access to a Galleri test is one of the "exclusive" perks of my wife's concierge doctor. Pricing is similar. It's not something we've pursued, due to age. I think there's a time where it's worthwhile, if one has the resources...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:31 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Welp, I got off the wait list promptly and am all signed up with Function health. The $499/yr membership covers the cost of the standard 109-item annual screen plus the ~60 item subset that get retested on a 6 month interval. To do all the tests requires something like 12 vials of blood need to be d...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Have you looked into a concierge medicine service? A few years ago, my doctor moved to the MDVIP model. He then removed the middle man and went straight concierge. For about $2500 a year, you get the medicine 3.0 labs array. But also in person stuff. EKG, grip strength, balance on a force plate, et...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:54 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Interesting you prioritize the LP(a) and homocysteine tests. My heart health concerns are low, so I haven't paid careful attention to what one should prioritize. ... It's hard to know what's worth it or not. With the blood tests, I kinda figure the needle is already going in, so why not? If I think...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:21 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Insulin test is very affordable. I'm getting that and fasting glucose on my annual labs, then calculating the HOMA-IR online. As a point in time measurement, it's not perfect, but I like the leading metric aspect. Selling a CGM with insurance is very tough. Uncontrolled diabetes is the criteria. Ty...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:06 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Mike Lustgarten is working on a series on RHR and HRV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiC3o6YXGB0 My HRV skyrocketed into the 80s for the month we were traveling, then plunged to the 50s the moment we returned home, before settling in the mid to upper 60s. It would be interesting to see if yours v...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Comptia Security+ Certification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 318
Re: Comptia Security+ Certification
Certain jobs adjacent to mine before I retired required it in order to have admin privileges on some networks. My coworkers who had it for their assignments tended to roll their eyes at it as it was just a credential they had to get that didn't have any bearing on their actual jobs. They were just h...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Love the experimental approach to sleep quality and recovery. I wonder about meditation or zone 2 exercise for improving resilience score. If it's based upon HRV, that's often looking for more parasympathetic promoting activity in your day. For sleep - I am currently trying a weighted blanket. Noth...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Some random nerdiness : On sleep. When I first moved back to Illinois I just used a bed that was already set up in the room I occupy. It had a decent mattress, but one that was pretty old. A few weeks ago I finally swapped things around and put my better quality mattress on the bed. Over the next f...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Also a heavily considered factor in the Okinawan blue zone (and the health of japans older population in general): Well, I've got the walking covered, and the purple sweet potatoes are a staple. I should probably focus on getting on the ground more often though. For many years I slept on a futon on...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
Also basis for the famous sit--rise test: https://www.today.com/health/sit-to-stand-test-rcna73986 I still score a 10 on that one. I try to remember to use it as my get down/get back up movement when I get down on the floor mat for body weight stuff. The only time I have trouble is if I am just wea...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
... Keeping it one of my top 2 priorities in a world full of unexpected problems and super-interesting new opportunities is much more difficult. i guess Erotic Capital Management Over Age 55 may also require some adjustments. (sigh) Yes, that's a challenge I've had mixed success with. Basically, I ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:51 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
I agree that the human psychological narrative would have to be significantly adapted. For instance, just the fact that it's beginning to seem more likely that neither of my kids will have kids themselves is significantly altering my take on my senior years. But also the fact that my soon-to-be 84 ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:33 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
... Assuming aging is truly solved, then many of the physical accumulation problems that cause psychological changes in the elderly will be solved. The plaques will be cleared. The bloodflow maintained indefinitely. A twenty-year-old's rejuvenatory abilities working in a ninety-year-old body. It so...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:33 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
I've contemplated before how many of the world's problems might be caused not only by terror management but because our lives are relatively short. How might human behavior be altered if, say, the average life expectancy was 500 years? or 1000 years? Surely more long-term planning and thinking woul...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: ERE or Semi-ERE past Age 65
- Replies: 131
- Views: 6934
Re: ERE or Semi-ERE past Age 65
My main task for 8 mos of the year now that I'm retired is looking after my dad. He's 84, for far into the time period you're talking about. Here's some things he struggles with and essentially couldn't do on his own. -Buy anything. He has money, but can't really drive on his own, can't use a comput...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Where do you get music?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1121
Re: Where do you get music?
Lately I've just been buying albums in mp3 format, usually on amazon. It's more expensive that way, but I feel like the artists deserve their royalties if I am enjoying their music as part of my personal collection. Unfortunately much of what I buy is old enough the artists likely long since sold of...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
- Replies: 1384
- Views: 295632
Re: A Journey of Mindfulness--the Remaking of Life in Midstream.
I have an alternative perspective that I have recently adopted. So many of the problems we cause as a species are the result of the - "I will be dead by then" - way of thinking. ... Ha, yes, that's a noble way of looking at things. Having a slightly different situation, my outlook is base...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: SWR milestone record
- Replies: 320
- Views: 252239
Re: SWR milestone record
Maybe this is not what is intended but my actual withdrawal rates have been 2021 (5 months) 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2023 (first 7 months) 0.00% Historical accumulation era data 2013 7.53% 2014 10.08% 2015 5.64% 2016 4.80% 2017 4.33% 2018 4.21% 2019 4.41% 2020 3.55% 2021 2.50% (first 7 months) Those number...