links for 2008-02-14

How to Boost Your Willpower - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog
“You need the energy from food to have the willpower to exert self-control in order to succeed on your diet,’’ said Dr. Baumeister.
(tags: Diet WillPower Health Brain)

How to Boost Your Willpower

An interesting research on the relationship between what we eat, self control and cognitive abilities. I wasn’t too surprised to hear about the effects of sugar in helping cognitive abilities. I experienced this first hand years ago when I was on a low carb/high protein diet that at some point resulted in a state of […]

Looking for a sitcom

One of the things I like doing when I’m done trading for the day and just need to monitor positions or just chill out is watch comedy shows. I usually get whole seasons and then just watch one episode after the other till I watch them all. I’ve now finished Scrubs and Two & Half […]

links for 2008-02-13

FT.com / Home UK / UK - College a waste of time and money for kids
“I don’t believe in a balanced education. Most colleges require students to take a smattering of art, maths, sciences and so forth..” THE main flaw of his argument. (via maoxian)
(tags: Education College)

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Coffee and its effects on cognitive capability

Ah I love my coffee.. but it’s not necessarily the pick-me-up drink if you’re on too little sleep.
Developing Intelligence : Caffeine: A User’s Guide to Getting Optimally Wired
Another study indicates the same is true of caffeine’s effect on the medial prefrontal cortex. In that study, sleep deprivation-related decrements on the Iowa Gambling […]

links for 2008-02-12

Featured Windows Download: Put Documents Online in One Click with Google Docs Uploader
(tags: Google Docs Lifehacker Utility Download)

MH Today
“Scientists fed some rats yogurt with artificial sweetener and some with sugar. The rats who ate the artificially sweetened yogurt gained weight than the ones who ate the sugar-spiked ‘gurt.” More?
(tags: Diet Sugar Sweetener Health)

links for 2008-02-09

TipMonkies » Blog Archive » Disposable e-mail address services
I’ve been using MyTrashMail.com for a while, its just works fine. I use this as well for websites which started blocking mailinator.
(tags: Email Privacy)

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