Notes from James

WEEKLY LETTER
ISSUE #5 · May 17

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It was really fun to learn about the same topic for the past 7 days. I understand so much more about meal sizes and frequencies than I did at the start of the week.

All is takes is 10 minutes per day and you can learn more about one topic than 90% of people know.

I am offering this email list first access to my 7-Day Learning Challenge

Completely free to join, here is the link to sign up:

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

- Dr. Suess

Last Week’s Learning

All learning videos can be found on my Instagram

Day 261 What is plasma gasification?

Day 262 Over and under estimating because of the planning fallacy

Day 263 How does defrost in the microwave work?

Day 264 What is airplane turbulence?

Day 265 How you can increase life-satisfaction by producing “Hope Molecules”

Day 266 How to pray even if you are not religious

Day 267 Dishwasher vs handwashing

From James

This past week I investigated if it is actually healthy to eat 3 meals per day.

The answer wasn’t as satisfying as a yes or no, but I have plenty of thoughts to share on the topic.

First, as cliche as it sounds, no two people are the same so generic advice about when to eat and how much to eat will not apply to everyone.

Learn how to listen to your body and you will figure out more than just how often you should eat.

Your body is the best tool that you can use to figure out how much and how often to eat.

Here are some different things you can try for days in a row to see which your body likes the best:

  • Eat at the same time every day

  • Eat 2 or 3 meals per day

  • Avoid late dinner or snacking before bed

  • Intermittent fasting (5:2, 16:8, or alternating days)

    • 5:2 is limiting calories to 500-600 for a day 2 times per week

    • 16:8 is eating for 8 hours per day and fasting for 16

    • Alternating days is fasting every other day (500-600 calories on fasting days)

  • Counting calories (eat 500 less calories than your current diet to lose 1 pound per week)

  • Eat the majority of your calories early in the day to fuel your body

More information in the videos on my Instagram if you want to learn more.

There’s lots of factors that affect dieting, and I am not a professional. If you want the advice of a professional I recommend seeing a nutritionist.

- James

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