and don't smoke and wear a seatbelt! On 1/20/13, Logan Streondj <[email protected]> wrote: > As many of us are here attempting to create AGI. > Let us remember a saying, that a program is only as smart as it's > programmer. > Though of course we wish to make programs smarter than ourselves. > The point is we have to make ourselves as smart or cognitively fit as > possible, in order to do so. > > Cognitive Fitness begins with proper nutrition, having enough vitamins, > minerals and fatty acids. > Most importantly, pantothetic acid vit B5, choline, potassium, and DHA. > > I've been studying nutrition in it's various aspects for a long time now. I > recommend cronometer.com to help see if your diet is nutritiously > fulfilling, and to balance it as necessary. > > As the brain-to-body ratio, is important in determining overall > intelligence. > In fact overweight people experience so much inflammation that their > brains shrink. > You should of course aim to have a healthy BMI within the 18.5-25 range. > > Also cardiovascular health is important, for getting oxygen through the > lungs and pumped up to the brain. As some programmers tend to have > chronically sedentary lifestyles, this is an issue that crops up, in terms > of having relatively high blood pressure and resting heart rate. The cure > is Aerobic Conditioning. > > Which is aerobic exercise such as running, cycling, swimming, or perhaps > even dancing, to reach between 70-85% of your max heart rate for 10-30 > minutes every other day. If you don't have much practice with aerobic > activity then begin slowly within your comfort zone. For a balanced regimen > it is best to do a certain level of cross-training, meaning select at least > two different aerobic activities. > > Strength training, or weight lifting for strength and endurance is also > beneficial, as it lessens chance of injury, strengthens bones, and allows > you to do common chores more quickly or efficiently. > > While these may seem to be mostly physical fitness exercises, it is > essential for your body to perform optimally, in order for your brain to > perform optimally. > > In terms of actual mental fitness, it is much like physical fitness, in > terms of rest such as meditation is required regularly, along with aerobic > exercises such as learning new things, and strength training such as number > crunching or programming. > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >
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