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Comment on Ask HN: Do you have a high level of energy throughout the day?

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The highest energy I've ever had was achieved by: - Using a standing desk.

- Creating my own list of tasks and trying to get through as much of it as I could.

- Skipping breakfast, keeping my lunch small, drinking plenty of water.

- Working out before dinner, and finally having my first big meal.

- Getting a full night's sleep. Usually skipping coffee because it wasn't needed.

Even on days when I had a large lunch, standing ensured that I didn't fall asleep at my desk.

Came to the same plan except I drink coffee at first half of the day to reduce hunger.

I do the same. I fast between 8pm and 12pm the following day (classic 16/8 model), but I have a black coffee around 10am as I find it helps reduce hunger.

Let me ask you a question: all of those changes you made would require discipline and tracking. How did you go about solving those problems? How did you implement these ideas/systems?

Aside from the standing desk, I had already noticed that I got more done when I:

- Create my own agenda and set a target to get through it. It's like playing your own game.

- Tend not to fall asleep if I eat a light lunch or eat less during the working day. I don't recommend this for people whose work is physical in nature though.

- Tend not to need coffee if I get a proper full night's sleep.

- I get better sleep when I'm physically tired as opposed to just mentally tired.

As for the standing desk. Standing all day is much more difficult when one has nothing to do. It was also a small way for me to not get fat, especially with all the free snacks available at the office.

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