03-04-2023, 10:41 PM
(03-04-2023, 11:59 AM)samba99 Wrote: Hi Duke,
I’m surprised no one asked you this, but I’m interested to know your actual daily habits and routines… especially those which are affected by Maverick.
Like how many hours per night do you sleep? How is your sleep quality?
Do you drink coffee?
What about offline journaling? Do you do it?
Do you have any favorite task app tracker? Or how do you manage everything?
Do you take supplements?
I’m just interested to know your daily lifestyle in general.
I hope it’s okay for you to share some
I've been asked a lot of questions, but never what my daily routine is. I don't think you're going to find anything special from my response, I'm not one of those atomic habits people or anything like that, but here goes, in order of questions asked.
I try to sleep at least 7 hours a night on weekdays. The least I sleep is 6 hours on the weekdays. But generally I average 7 hours during the week. Weekends I sleep in, but I also tend to get to bed later than usual. Sleep quality is generally pretty good for me, but this may also be due to my supplements I take, which I will get into below.
I generally don't drink high doses of caffeine. I do drink hot chocolate once in a while because I'm a sucker for it, but that has a fairly lower caffeine content comparative to coffee or tea. That being said, on special occasions once every few months, I will have a cup of coffee. Other than the hot chocolate, I don't take caffeine through other products such as soda or gum. And yes, caffeine gum is a thing.
I journal offline, in a hand written diary. I tend to journal two to three times a week.
The only app I use to manage my time is calendar, and that's so I know what meetings I have that day or for the week. I don't keep stickie notes or to do lists. If it's important enough, I'll remember to get it done. If I don't get something done, it wasn't a high priority in my life.
I take fish oil, bromelain and quercetin, and a blend of mushrooms that consist of Reishi, Cordyceps, and Lions Mane. The mushroom blend helps with inflammation and also gives me the best night of sleep I can get. It's also known to boost memory and cognitive abilities as a nootropic, but, my main reasons for using the blend are really for the inflammation and sleep. Any cognitive boosts I get, I chalk up to the fact that I'm well rested. And in case you're wondering about the inflammation, I workout twice a week using heavy weights and focus purely on compound exercises. So, inflammation is real, especially after one of my sessions. I also used to box when I was much younger and did martial arts for many years. Old injuries are a factor and the anti-inflammation properties in the mushrooms have made a world of difference for me.
One other thing I do everyday is meditate. I don't particularly meditate on any thoughts or try to rehearse any affirmations to myself, it's more just shutting down and focusing on my breath. I have found that since running Maverick, this particular exercise has gotten much deeper as Maverick keeps me in the moment, and when combined with breathing meditations, it seems to amplify my focus by a factor of 10. I feel that present with myself.
