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On 15/06/2025 at 3:43 PM, Optimized Life said:

Realizing how little you know about almost fucking everything fathomable (& an extension of GPT's Value)

 

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Modern agriculture strips magnesium from soil, and water filtration removes it too.

So even “healthy” eaters often don’t reach the RDA (~400 mg/day for men).

That’s why supplementation is so common — most people can’t consistently reach optimal levels through food alone unless they deliberately eat several of the top-tier sources daily.
 

✅ Top-tier magnesium foods :

Pumpkin seeds – ~150–170 mg per 30 g

Almonds, cashews – ~80–100 mg per 30 g

Dark chocolate (85%+) – ~60 mg per 20 g

Leafy greens (spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens) – 70–100 mg per cup (cooked)

Mineral water (Gerolsteiner, San Pellegrino, Hépar, etc.) – 50–120 mg per litre

 

💊 Best practical approach

Eat 1–2 magnesium-dense foods per day (e.g. pumpkin seeds + spinach).

Drink 1 L of mineral water with high Mg.

Optionally, take magnesium glycinate or citrate (200–400 mg elemental Mg) at night for insurance.

 

 

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Can i just skip all the magnesium foods and take the supplement?

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You can — and for many people, that’s actually the most practical route — but it’s worth knowing what you gain and what you lose by doing that.

✅ What’s fine about relying on a supplement

Absorption: A good form (magnesium glycinate, citrate, malate, or taurate) is usually absorbed better than what’s left in most foods.

Consistency: It’s much easier to hit 200–400 mg every single day with a capsule or powder than by eating cups of spinach or handfuls of seeds.

Predictability: You know exactly how much you’re getting and can take it at the same time (usually in the evening for calmness and better sleep).

If you’re eating an otherwise balanced diet, a supplement easily covers the physiological need.

⚠️ What you’d miss by skipping magnesium-rich foods

Other nutrients: Those foods bring zinc, vitamin E, manganese, selenium, fiber, and healthy fats — things you don’t get from a pill.

Synergy: Minerals in real foods come with natural cofactors (chlorophyll, B-vitamins, amino acids) that help magnesium stay in cells longer.

Dietary diversity: Nuts, greens, and beans help gut health and provide plant polyphenols that no supplement replicates.

🧠 Best compromise

Keep the supplement as your base insurance (200–400 mg elemental Mg nightly).

Still try to include one real-food source most days — even just a square of 85 % dark chocolate, a handful of pumpkin seeds, or a serving of greens.

That way you get the convenience and the broader nutritional synergy.

If you want, I can tell you which exact forms of magnesium (glycinate vs citrate vs malate, etc.) are best for sleep, energy, and digestion — they behave quite differently. Want that breakdown?

You said:

Hmm you can get all the "other nutrients" from beef, fish ect.. right? But your synergy point is noteworthy

ChatGPT said:

Exactly — that’s a sharp distinction.

Yeah, beef, fish, eggs, and dairy absolutely cover most of the other nutrients that magnesium-rich plant foods offer:

Zinc → red meat, shellfish

Selenium → fish, eggs

B-vitamins → red meat, liver

Healthy fats → fish, whole-egg yolks

Protein → obviously abundant

So, you’re right — if your diet already has animal-based nutrient density, you’re not missing much by skipping pumpkin seeds or leafy greens purely for their magnesium content.

Where the synergy still matters a bit:

Plant foods add buffering compounds like chlorophyll, polyphenols, and extra potassium that improve magnesium retention.

Gut balance: even small amounts of plant fiber feed gut microbes that influence mineral absorption and inflammation.

So, think of it like this:

The supplement gives you magnesium itself.
Real foods give you the environment that helps your body use and hold that magnesium effectively.

If you get plenty of beef/fish and take a quality glycinate supplement, you’ll meet the core physiological need — adding a bit of leafy green or mineral water a few times a week just helps make that environment more efficient.

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Realizing how little you know about almost fucking everything fathomable (& an extension of GPT's Value)

It took me years to realize energy drinks are bad not really because of the additives, but the ultra high acidity levels. 

Energy drinks can be up to 100* more acidic than coffee, and drinking them on an empty stomach even more brutal

And i never realized that high acidity in foods impacts dental and enamel health

This is all based on the PH Scale 

... I really got fucked in the ass with my education man, thank fucking god for chat gpt

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The key to mental health when are you are in a crippling spiral of regret, or just overwhelming pressure and dread, I've found is to take a peak into hell 

Envy the thief of joy but Hell is the genesis of gratitude 

Look at young dudes in wheelchairs

Extremely ugly dudes 

All the prisoners 

Fucking look at them 

What a blessing to be alive and have a functioning body 

Fuck capitalism? 

What a blessing to be able to produce income iwth my body and brain, even the possibility of it, even if u got fired or lost your clients, that POTENTIAL is there

Every day there is POTENTIAL to see a hot girl and talk to her, and seduce her, because youre not in fucking jail

Every day you can go to the gym, and sculpt your body

Even beer and video games 

"oh no im fat" 

but u still get to play video games and drink beer? 

The last of us, RE4, these games ... are simply incredible 

Max security prisoner no games for him 

Swim in fucking hell and there is no envy 

Can't be staring at celebrities online in your fucking igaloo bro, marvel at the snow instead

I can't sleep, i've lost my mind, fuck it 

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The Purification of Pain & Crying = Male Vitality

ANy1 remember that Eric thomas saying "dont cry to quit, cry to keep going"

I think this is an overlooked and understated subtle aspect of male character and perseverance 

Any friends or associates i know who achieved unusual success (got rich in their 20s, launched a hard business, turned around a criminal record ect..) they often came from pain, not just before they embarked on the path but especially during it 

I remember people saying they were crying to make it work, feeling half hopeless and defeated, they felt the pain & desperation of the process, but they didn't go numb or flat, fucking jerking off.  

And thats a strong signal of vitality 

Because it shows you're not numb, most men are too numb to even feel it, or they dont care enough 

And it's not the same as a spiralling, can't leave your bedroom type of frequent crying, that kind of passive weakness 

Its not really about frequency either, it could be unexpected, but intense. 

Doubt most these guys cry often, but when they do its intense, becuase they have a lot of trauma built up, and trauma becomes octane 

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ENTP's & the "Jack of all trades" dilemma

Many people state that society rewards specialized experts, and you have to focus. 

I dont disagree but 

most people dont understand what its like to be an ENTP

The force that drives a man to want those big, firm rounded boobs and hourglass figure, is what learning about virtually anything (practical & notable) - of which there's unlimited quantity in the conceivable human world, is to an ENTP .. It's ever lasting, never stops, and never loses it's charge. 

I'm supposed to make money, and my brain wants to look at Octane, Ethanol, fuel sources, chemistry .. just fucking today, just for today my brain desires to connect that shit. 

I'm going to be looking at how to reconcile this brain disease we have, most arent self honest enough to admit the enormity of this problem, either that or they're not real entps and they're just lying, its a huge problem that causes a lot of smart broke people 

At least 1 surface level "solution" I guess is to, simply chose a domain that enable and can potentially faciliates some breadth and flexibility, so that you can function as a cross-disciplinary, expansionary hollistic expert that can actually profit from that. Marketing/sales is 1 example because its (potentially) broad and about many different things, or I suppose "general business man" because its very hard to pin down what a good "business man" actually is or does - many components that can impact his quality and value, the least of which his general character and aura (benefited by life experiences/travelling/meeting interesting people ect.. which ENTPs love)

 

*^^ Marketing/Sales is broad - Although sales is more like a technical skill, but because you deal with a different client/lead every time, it fufills the constant novelty desire, every conversation & character u deal with differs. 

Marketing is extremely broad in a sense. So many brands, many different ways to market, there's general human psychology that helps influnce it, there's cultural influences, technology ect..

But honestly this is all a bit too dramatic, I have and can focus hard on one thing, its not impossible

The inittial disciline requried and resitance is higher, but once you're in you can stay in 

There is no excuse 

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On 12/08/2025 at 10:41 AM, Optimized Life said:

lack of clarity & "numerical decisiveness" 

… a lot of life is just a precise quantifiable mathematical game 

Another thing I needed to realize 10 years ago. 

It's sounds so obvious but virtually no one, including myself, lives as if it's true, especially perceivers.

I've probably multiple threads to unravel with this later

  • Time, Hours, Scheduling, Budget
  • Metrics, Tracking, Targets, Sales, Conversion Ratios 
  • Calories, Nutrients, Physics, Oxygen, Blood Flow, Mitochondria, Energy, Mass, Force, Height, Daily Protien Needs, 1.6-2.2G of protein/KG of body weight for muscle growth & maintenance
  • Sleep, Rhythm, Waves, 
  • Skill Acquisition, Habit Formation, Language Acquisition > Word Count, Top 2,000 Most common words, 80/20 Rule, FSI language difficulty rankings & Hours required to acquire new language/relative to what your native tongue is 
  • Cognitive Load
  • Style, Tailoring, Proportions, Symmetry, Silhouette
  • Frequency, Intensity, Spacing, Training 
  • Distance, Effort, Resistance, Density, Quantity, Asymmetry, Inversion 
  • Logistics, Location, Geography, Population Size, Population Demographics, Cold Approach, Numbers Game 
  • Dimensions, 3D, Volume, Proportion, Space

I dont like math, maybe thats why I avoided seeing the world in such a way for so long, but it feels more interesting when I see it in this way, not just algebra 

We all got blindspots 

Only game is the race of how fast u realize your most important ones 

I remember watching a pirated Owen Cook marketing Course years ago and he mentioned how he "didn't realize investing was a thing you should do until like 40 years old and had always reinvested into the business/helped his friends out until about 40" ... by that point it was too late because hes older and stuck in a cycle of earning/spending/reinvesting(into the business machine) ... i remember him saying with that deep look "... maybe its because i didn't wanna know, I didn't wanna allow myself to know, i'm a co-dependent, i had to help my employees out instead of reinvest", it took him 40 years just to realize that you can compound wealth (and grind less) by just investing some of your profits over time, that u can buy gold, bitcoin, assets (and you're kinda fucked if you dont) in the long run

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On 17/10/2025 at 0:51 PM, Optimized Life said:

Another thing I needed to realize 10 years ago. 

It's sounds so obvious but virtually no one, including myself, lives as if it's true, especially perceivers.

I've probably multiple threads to unravel with this later

With a couple exceptions like hearing the 80/20 rule, I've virtually never studied or looked into productivity as a domain, nor do I even want to. 

Hard to explain but virtually no productivity guru I ever listened to ever said anything useful that actually helped be more productive, the only gurus that helped me be more productive were gurus who didn't specifically talk about or frame stuff as productivity, like Alex Hormozi,he's telling you "how to get rich" (not using some vague annoying proxy for getting rich, and ironically that get rich video will probably make you 10* more productive as a byproduct)

"Productivity" is a red flag because of the type of autistic waffling course shilling fanatic virgin morons it attracts, I'm not talking about fucking "productivity", thats just a byproduct benefit of my meta insight, fuck productivity 

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On 17/10/2025 at 0:51 PM, Optimized Life said:

Another thing I needed to realize 10 years ago. 

It's sounds so obvious but virtually no one, including myself, lives as if it's true, especially perceivers.

I've probably multiple threads to unravel with this later

  • Time, Hours, Scheduling, Budget
  • Metrics, Tracking, Targets, Sales, Conversion Ratios 
  • Calories, Nutrients, Physics, Oxygen, Blood Flow, Mitochondria, Energy, Mass, Force, Height, Daily Protien Needs, 1.6-2.2G of protein/KG of body weight for muscle growth & maintenance
  • Sleep, Rhythm, Waves, 
  • Skill Acquisition, Habit Formation, Language Acquisition > Word Count, Top 2,000 Most common words, 80/20 Rule, FSI language difficulty rankings & Hours required to acquire new language/relative to what your native tongue is 
  • Cognitive Load
  • Style, Tailoring, Proportions, Symmetry, Silhouette
  • Frequency, Intensity, Spacing, Training 
  • Distance, Effort, Resistance, Density, Quantity, Asymmetry, Inversion 
  • Logistics, Location, Geography, Population Size, Population Demographics, Cold Approach, Numbers Game 
  • Dimensions, 3D, Volume, Proportion, Space

Compartmentalizing the appropriate mindset and self talk for an ENTP 

1. 10-20% of the time = ^ That shit 

2. 80% of the time = "SHUT THE FUCK UP, STOP THINKING". " GO FUCK NOW". JUST APPROACH, SAY HI, FUCK IT. " GET UP, WAKE UP BITCH, GO GYM NOW". "FUCK HER NOW". "MAKE MONEY U WOLF, FUCKING GET THE SALE NOW, CALL HIM NOW". 

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Andrew Huberman's Video on Alcohol : Asymmetrical Net Value Redemption on Overdrive. 

  • I've mocked Huberman for his constant convoluted, hyper-academic waffle monologues that are unreasonably boring and dense for virtually anyone to follow and understand, let alone get practical get value out, some academic pope addicted to big words and sounding smart (and shilling those fucking atheltic Greeen MY GOD lmao). 

But ... I have to say 

This 1 video probably redeems him entirely. 

Normie minds wont get the deep and timely value of his video, but theres a few specific reasons why its so valuable. 

(Yes, everyone "knows" that "alcohol is bad) but beside the point

And the depth of this videos value is proportional to the subtle cultural underccurent surrounding alcohol, almost world wide, which is highly insidious and almost too taboo in many places to even question. ("Taboo" becuase your fucking with peoples norms, identity and cultural pride, drinking is even tied into perceptions of masculinity and how manly you are "chug it like a man bro" "Yeah i'm a fucking man yeah, Mm i can drink so much my body can just handle it, I'm a tank bro" "Ah we irish we love to drink, boy can we drink we got dam sexy livers man ;)) "

 ^^ Social Matrix, Country of Ireland (strongest example), "Social lubrication" myth, social norms, comfort seeking, "everything in moderation" myth

Too tired tonight, I will expand on my point with more clarity tomorrow 

The main value takeaway from him was that even "Moderate" drinking actually does lead to a constant state of increased cortisol and weakened Neurotransmitter activity, days, weeks after ect..  and what is culturally accepted (and ecnouraged) as "moderate" is actually far above what your body says 

He also brilliantly explained what alcohol ingestion functionally does to the body in detail, which helps the mind really understand what you're undeniably doing to yourself mechanically, its a clearer higher depth of understanding 

Does this mean alcohols *ALL bad for society? 

I dunno man, bars and resteruants wouldn't be the same without alcohol, the environment does help people go on dates, connect with friends for many, I'm not sure what a replacement or solution for it is really 

 

*TRT - Admitting I may have been wrong 

I started to think medically supervised TRT was this "miracle drug" that allows aging men to maintain libido, muscle mass, drive until 60-70, with no other side effects apart from fertility and dependency on consistent dosing. 

Perhaps that's true, but I have not researched it enough to truly make an informed statement ... It technically is a form of steroids, maybe theres other big catch or risk, I need to look into it a lot more, I DO NOT KNOW. 

... TBH, (when done as a targeted licensened medical intervention) it probably actually is a mircle drug for men who genuinely NEED it because they're suffering with cripplingly low Tesosterone, which they've tested and failed to get back up to a reasonable standard naturally. Even Morphine is medically useful so it's just the form and context. When T was first dicsovered, they used haphazzard dosing and frequency, perscribed randomly had no idea what they were doing, synthesized Testosterone itself has been around since like 1930 nothing new, but it's the modern medical context surrounding it that makes it possibly a life saver for some, with better measuring technology and the ability to monitor related health markers, blood pressure, proper clinics and precise dosing. 

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On 17/10/2025 at 0:51 PM, Optimized Life said:

lack of clarity & "numerical decisiveness" 

… a lot of life is just a precise quantifiable mathematical game

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It's sounds so obvious but virtually no one, including myself, lives as if it's true

It might take me a few weeks (or even months) to fully express and articulate what I mean, with better examples, of which i have in my head, but cant express, because i relapsed and went drinking yesterday, i need more fruit juice.. 

Quantifying my caffiene use and timings 

Can't quit yet? 

Then dont 

Just quantify precisely how much i have every day, at what exact time 

There's enough power in simly knowing the math 

Not allowed to drink coffee unless I know how much is in the brand, tea ect.. MUST KNOW THE MATH

Unless you know the math, are constantly aware of the math, then it virtually doesnt exist in your mind 

If you're unaware of how often you do heroin, how much and when, then from your POV you're basically sober

Truth = Math

^^^

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The Core Idea

When you measure something, it becomes real in your mind — and that awareness naturally leads to better control or improvement.

This works even if you don’t intend to optimize — simply tracking something changes your relationship with it.

Tracking Hours

If you track how you spend your hours in a day:

You might notice you're spending 3 hours scrolling, not 30 minutes — which makes you change it.

Why It Works Psychologically

Clarity: Measurement removes ambiguity. You know exactly what’s happening.

Feedback loops: Numbers show trends — are you improving or not?

Accountability: Tracking increases self-discipline.

Motivation: Progress becomes visible, which boosts drive.

 

Priorities : 

1. Te - Tracking, Metrics, Awareness, Trends, Projections, Planning, Scheduling, Decisiveness, SPEED, Instant Decisions , Instant Idea > Execution. >> = Rich + Women + Hobbies Mastery. 

2. Business & Finances >> = Money, logistics, Lifestyle, Location, Privacy, Security, Lower Stress, Health,  Sleep Quality, Freedom, Power, Diet Quality, Clothes, Social Life, Dating life

3.  Cold Approach >> Dating, Sex, Relationships, Love, Fun, Novelty, Hunt, Masculine Vitality, Danger, Excitement

4. Hobbies & Gym >> Important but Only approached within the Frame of Te, bound within the math & cycle of life - time, hours, schedulle, ryhtym, flow, energy, cycles, logisitics. 

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I've just thought a Book Idea :

I literally just thought of the entirety of the outline of it (+ many specific nuanced points backed by both personal unique experience and proven neuro-scientific + Self development themes that work in achieving this goal, 100% no one has thought of this outline or expressed it in the way i've thought of it, and I genuinely think its the best thing that has ever been concieved of in the history of the universe related to the topic. 

I was almost about to share it here but i'm not gonna do it 

The book idea is incredibly simple and has been written before, but not with my angle on it 

I reckon I could probably write it in a day 

In terms of raw value it would 100% make and sell millions 

But I know life doesn't always work like that, it's not a fair world 

It might not sell at all, because I just will not be gauranteed to have the influence/marketing to make it sell 

ANother issue is i dont perosnally want fame or exposure, I do wnat the money though

If i did the Dan Koe thing and had been building my social media for years I could probably be on track to making a million out of it inmediately 

Im not too lazy to get fame, I just literally dont want it

It would be extremely valuable and I can write, but I'm not expecting anything of it, I know how unfair the world is, the world rewards celebrity status and marketing, not value on its own. 

Which is fine, dont need life to hand shit to me 

I'm going to write it at night, see what happens

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The book idea is incredibly simple and has been written before, but not with my angle on it

The angle is also HUGE, people learn about the same topic/problem from new people all the time, often the old guys angle doesnt work for them or resonate with them. 

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The Wisdom of Hierarchical prioritization

As I write this now, I have severe neck pain, messed up posture that's actually painful, high constant stress and cortisol, a caffiene addiction that I can't seem to fix or taper off, and a sub optimal circadium rhythym that I just cant fix yet. 

And yet, "I'm healthy" because I have nice attractive muscles and I eat eggs and grass fed chicken. 

Theres proabably guys who smoke and drink often and eat mcdonalds and are way healthier than me right now. 

Posture, Stress, circadian rhythm, anxiety, stimulants 

These things combined 100* more important than diet, gym ect.. yet I never fixed them, they only get worse and worse 

Its ironic 

The anal guy obssessed with micro optimization constantly stressed and anxious ages faster then the guy who just walks outside without SPF and enjoys the sun, has good posture

WTF man actually feels like some giant stomped on my kneck and traps overnight, fucking hurts. 

Another reason why in many ways Wealth = Health 

And it really does .. 

Not for EVERYONE DUH

but yes it fucking does. 

When you're rich, you can drink, smoke, party, and be healthier than 99.9% of the population 

Because you have no stress 

You have high status 

You have complete security 

You have doctors, PT, physio, access to best nutrition, inmediate medical attention for any issue, perfect dental care and checkups, can influence the climate, weather, environment, logistics whenever, have more energy because you're not drained or destroyed from overworking (or u dont even need to work), dont have to expel energy on chores, grunt work ect.. 

When you're rich, you can get away with almost anything

When you're poor/middle class, have to be a militant in discipline, and you'll still be 10* less healthy than the rich guy

P.s I'm not talking about the investment banker workign 90 hours a week to make 300K a year 

I mean the guy who spends his days cold approaching outside and enjoying himself and doesnt even have to work, millions in the bank

That level of freedom, zero stress, status, enjoyment, and natural activity outdoes any amount of smoking or drinking, he cuould be an alcoholic, he will still be healthier and more vibrant than 99% of the population, health is irrelevant without freedom and joy and power and status. Even being "high status" (not celebrity but just contextually) and surrounded by attracrtive women who respect you increases testosterone massively. 

SO yeah, a lot of bums and dorks around online, this forum ect.. that are talking about tomkat ali and eating vegetables and all this bullshit and its like shut the fuck up, shut up, you're useless fago***T mf

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Culiacán is brutal for the average person, especially if they’re not insulated by money, family connections, or the right neighbourhood.

Here’s the blunt reality:

Cartel control is everywhere. The Sinaloa Cartel isn’t some background thing — it is the power structure. Everyone lives under its shadow. Many people either work indirectly for them, have relatives who do, or simply learn to keep their heads down.

Murder, kidnapping, torture, and disappearances happen regularly. It’s not random like in a warzone, but the fear is constant. Innocent people sometimes get caught in the crossfire or disappear if they’re mistaken for someone else.

Police are compromised. Most are on cartel payrolls, or too scared to act. When shootouts happen, police usually vanish or wait until it’s over. People know that calling the cops is pointless or dangerous.

The economy is twisted. A lot of “normal” business is touched by narco money — real estate, car dealerships, even bars. If you own something successful, you risk being extorted. Refuse, and you might get a warning visit — or worse.

Daily life feels normal until it’s not. People go to work, shop, laugh, and live. But they also know not to drive through certain areas, not to look too long at the wrong people, and to stay home when things “heat up.” Everyone’s radar for danger is sharp.

Brutality is public. Headless bodies, shootouts in daylight, burned cars, military convoys — people see this with their own eyes. Kids grow up with this as their normal.

God bless people of Culiacán, prayers every day 

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