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Ubermensch · 11-26-2011, 08:14 AM

Ubermensch Day #11: Physical Exhaustion

Polyphasic sleep: I slept for 8 hours. I slept from 3:00 AM to Noon. Something I has been on my mind and I can’t take proper naps.

Exercise: Legs day. Went to the gym to do squats, leg press and calve excercises. Pushed myself pretty hard in the gym. I’m so Zen that when people do bicep curls in the squat bar, I don’t even care.

Reading: Read 30 pages of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. He talks about intrinsic motivation, the pit falls of external motivation, and all that crap. A good read to understanding people and more applicability, what distinguish a bad employee from a good employee (can be useful for future hiring purpose)

Learning foreign language:

Current method of learning doesn’t involve learning the alphabet or grammar, or even the vocabulary.

I’m doing rote memorization of the phrases, and then pronouncing the words, trying my best to do without the foreigner accent. After I’m done the LiveMocha exercises then I can learn the proper grammar/alphabets.

Good execution is better then perfect planning.

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Nov 01 2011

Where are you from? – tongue shin en [pause] oh de so wash eme ka
I’m _______ from – chou um [pause] oh de so wasp zom me da
How old are you? – tongue shin in [pause] yo sa de she me ka
I am ___ years old – nan in yo za de [pause] me da
I don’t understand – chil moo get sum me da

Word of the day: aioli, “i yo lee”, a sauce made of oil and eggs

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Business: n/a. I’m sorely lagging behind in the business department, I need to prioritize by doing marketing the FIRST thing in the morning. I’m leaving it to the late evening, and by that time I’m really exhausted.

Daily Conclusion:

I need to see a doctor, I’m experiencing chronic fatigue. I’m not sure what it is but it has been a while since I went to the family doctor. Maybe proper sleep and stop drinking coffee helps but I will continue with the polyphasic sleep, I like napping.

My current wallpaper says: “When the work get overwhelming, remember that you’e going to die”.

11-26-2011, 08:14 AM	#22 (permalink)
Ubermensch Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 92	Ubermensch Day #11: Physical Exhaustion Polyphasic sleep: I slept for 8 hours. I slept from 3:00 AM to Noon. Something I has been on my mind and I can’t take proper naps. Exercise: Legs day. Went to the gym to do squats, leg press and calve excercises. Pushed myself pretty hard in the gym. I’m so Zen that when people do bicep curls in the squat bar, I don’t even care. Reading: Read 30 pages of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. He talks about intrinsic motivation, the pit falls of external motivation, and all that crap. A good read to understanding people and more applicability, what distinguish a bad employee from a good employee (can be useful for future hiring purpose) Learning foreign language: Current method of learning doesn’t involve learning the alphabet or grammar, or even the vocabulary. I’m doing rote memorization of the phrases, and then pronouncing the words, trying my best to do without the foreigner accent. After I’m done the LiveMocha exercises then I can learn the proper grammar/alphabets. Good execution is better then perfect planning. ——————————————————– Nov 01 2011 Where are you from? – tongue shin en [pause] oh de so wash eme ka I’m _______ from – chou um [pause] oh de so wasp zom me da How old are you? – tongue shin in [pause] yo sa de she me ka I am ___ years old – nan in yo za de [pause] me da I don’t understand – chil moo get sum me da Word of the day: aioli, “i yo lee”, a sauce made of oil and eggs ——————————————————– Business: n/a. I’m sorely lagging behind in the business department, I need to prioritize by doing marketing the FIRST thing in the morning. I’m leaving it to the late evening, and by that time I’m really exhausted. Daily Conclusion: I need to see a doctor, I’m experiencing chronic fatigue. I’m not sure what it is but it has been a while since I went to the family doctor. Maybe proper sleep and stop drinking coffee helps but I will continue with the polyphasic sleep, I like napping. My current wallpaper says: “When the work get overwhelming, remember that you’e going to die”.