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I'm not sure how related this is to the "Massive Input.." article but The 3 Book technique came to mind: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oPEWyxJjRo4oKHzMu/the-3-books-technique-for-learning-a-new-skilll

I've eagerly shared the speech on the multidisciplinary approach to thinking with many people, yet it has been a miss to find someone who shares the same level of enthusiasm that I experienced when I first discovered it. I'm happy that you recognize and appreciate its value as much as I do!

HRV is an interesting metric - I had a first gen Oura ring that died, so unfortunately I have not been recording recovery myself any longer, suppose building intuition for recovery isn't such a bad thing though. Would be an interesting read to follow you along with the experiment. I enjoy self experimentation for health.

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Point 1: Related or not, I Iove the framework. I always appreciate when someone is able to articulate something I do intuitively. I generally take a similar approach to learning which is best books, best podcasts, a project or experiment to put theory in contact with reality. Then once I have foot hold I simply follow my curiosity. Not necessarily the most rigorous, but definitely the most fun!

Point 2: I find this phenomena incredibly fascinating. I experience this similar response frequently with all kinds of stuff I share or am excited about. What is it that we understand about this in particular that others don't? Are we the weird ones? Lol.

Point 3: HRV was hyper-fringy until whoop and oura started marketing it. I am interested in Dr. Lagos' approach; specifically, because she advocates for not being reliant on or obsessed with what the measurement device is telling you. She mentions on the podcast she only uses the HRV monitor every couple weeks as a way to provide directional feedback. Like you mentioned the goal is to be able to intuit your physiological state of being.

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