Well it’s not simple. You need to first figure out which types of mushrooms you are interested in picking, then you need to figure out which trees they grow with, then you need to figure out which forest zones in your area have those types of trees, then you need to visit those areas throughout the appropriate “season” for the mushrooms you are looking for (here in the pnw we have a fall and spring mushroom season both feature distinctly different types of mushrooms, in different areas, with different tree hosts) to see if there are actually mushrooms fruiting in that place at that time. It actually takes years to develop this knowledge and skill set but you should invest in a couple books to help you along your way: this and this. As far as actually seeing where to “dig” for porcinis, there will usually be a more mature specimen in the area that is protruding above the ground and serves as a “flag” to signal where to look for a patch (which isn’t always forthcoming). There will be bumps in the ground where the growing mushrooms are pushing up the surface and that is where you will find the primo specimens to harvest to eat. Hope that helps.
I too enjoyed reading Sapiens.
The book goes in-depth how much of the world is a "fiction" around us - LLCs aren't real, baseball's rules aren't real, capitalism isn't real. But if the reader's takeaway means that "fiction" == "not real and therefore meaningless", they've hugely missed the point.
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. This book will scare you into sleeping more.
There is also a great Joe Rogan interview with the author. Everyone should watch it.
You really should pick up Why We Sleep before you decide. Pretty good evidence that there are serious detrimental long term effects on losing even little bits of sleep. Be careful.
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You should read Sapiens, the author explains how the agricultural revolution was a horrible thing for mankind.
tl;dr : We stopped eating diverse foods, which were then more prone to parasites, began to live together and spread diseases among us, stopped running like our bodies are supposed to and began working with our backs curved, which gave us hernias and stuff, etc.
The book isn't just about the agricultural revolution, it's about the history of our species from the first homo sapiens to right now. Amazing book, very trippy.
A friend took me when I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed college kid. I took our findings to a mycologist on campus who spent 20 minutes describing proper browning-in-butter protocol. I was hooked- both on mushrooming and the goofy people involved. I already collect field identification books, so I have a shelf in my bookcase just for mushroom ID and foraging. Every time i go out i try to ID a new mushie. Anything im super lost on i take to a mycologist friend in town, or i email the prof at OSU (which is 30 minutes drive) and bug them with it.
I also have permits for personal collection of mushrooms in all the local national forests (most were free) and researched the county and state park rules for collection on their property. Gotta be responsible, yo.
I recommend picking up All That Rain Promises and More (link) and the unabridged Mushrooms Demystified link2 because i reference both a TON, The first one is waterproof, and David is a certified goofball.
Really glad this situation ended well.
Driving while tired is worse than DUI. DUI causes delayed reflections, driving tired you have micro sleep events.
Read this book: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501144316/
Ahhh, I’m really sorry to hear this. Unfortunately it’s quite common for cats and owners to have differing political views. Fortunately, there is plenty of literature which can really help you both in learning to live together harmoniously. Firstly, you need to consider whether or not there is a possibility of your car bringing firearms in to the house, should your conservative cat follow party lines. I found this book, how to speak to your cat about gun safety very useful for triggering (no pun intended) a meaningful discussion.
Best of luck!
Read Why we sleep by Matthew Walker. He's a sleep researcher and covered this topic extensively. There are also tips on how to improve sleeping quality (such as regular schedule, avoiding blue light and screens, avoiding alcohol, etc)
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316
Seconded. While absolutely not the ultimate compendium of exercises it does label muscle groups with a good anatomical drawing and what exercises works what, does give suggestions on alternative grips, cautionary warnings. It is a very good book.
source: I own a copy
Not a new thing in my reality. I remember reading about the origins of corn in Charles Mann's "1491" book, where it is described to be very colorful
I started reading the book "Sapiens: a brief history of humankind" per my boss' recommendation. Now our department has two cynical persons facing an existential crisis and constantly discussing how transient and seemingly meaningless humankind is to the earth. And we agree that, as humankind, we are committing a very slow suicide.
That aside, it makes a good read. Not too much of an academic paper but deep enough to make you think.
Congrats on getting up with the alarm but I can't help but think your difficulty getting up is because of some problems that aren't being addressed.
It could be a bunch of things:
The amount of blue light you're receiving from screens before going to bed, which signals a part of your brain to push your circadian rhythm (which controls release of various hormones related to sleep) back as it still thinks the sun is out. Wearing blue spectrum light blocking glasses when I get home helps me be dead tired when my bedtime comes.
Various sleep hygiene musts like a pitch black room (no charging lights, no digital clock, no nothing), cold room temperature, and no noise (do you wear earplugs or do you even need to?)
Timing your sleep cycles to wake up in the light-sleep stage 1 cycle instead of the heavy sleep stages 3 or 4. These later stages have much more sleep inertia and are harder to shake off upon waking.
Because you say that it doesn't matter how much sleep / when you go to bed, I'm wondering if something is interfering with the restorative stages of your sleep cycle. Does your fitbit have sleep tracking on it? If so, what are you clocking in at for each stage?
If you REALLY want to take care of this problem, you should grab this book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316
It is absolutely one of the most interesting and insightful (and no pseudoscience) books I have read. If anyone is having problems sleeping or would like to know more in depth about the benefits of getting enough sleep (and concrete health risks of the opposite), I would buy this book and devour it!
You're going to need to buy this book if your cat keeps trying to mess with your guns.
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You should read 1491 and America Before. Also there a numerous journal entries that have been published about the true history of Columbus and westward expansion.
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I was just listening to the interview with Matthew Walker on Joe Rogan's podcast. He's a neuroscientist and sleep expert and the information he shared on the effects of sleep deficit were really shocking.
Link to the book - https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316
I don't think so.
I took an online class based on this book and it has a good theory in it. It's been a few years but, IIRC, Harari says that the followers of monotheistic religions are almost required to suppress or eliminate other religions and their deities. If your god is the only true god, all other gods must be false gods or your entire religion is false. Nobody likes their religion being called a false religion, especially when they're deeply emotionally invested in the religion.
Basically, IMO, calling pagan gods "demons" is the result of a smear campaign against those gods and religions tied to them by monotheistic religions. Polytheistic/pagan religions are much older than monotheistic religions, but one of the results of this drive to prove that YHWH is the one "true god" is that some of the other deities became "demons". And the Bible, of course, has to reflect this bias.
Yes, you have some people who believe in monotheistic religions and are more secular. But this smear campaign was run by the church and people who were/are deeply religious and fundamentalist.
IMHO this is a semantics issue that stems from American political culture. Many words/phrases have been co-opted by one of the two major political movements (right or left) in the United States. Using these words triggers a Pavlovian (often hostile) response from people with politically indoctrinated minds. A majority of American TBMs are deeply entrenched in this world of confrontational political ideology.
Recognize the subconscious emotional responses that are triggered when you hear/read the following words:
Patriotism, Climate, Defense, Feminism, Drugs, Immigrant, Ground Zero, Fascist, Handouts, Abortion, Safety Net, Civil Rights, Preemptive, Guns, Black, White, Extremist.
Remember, these are just words. People's ideas give them meaning. Pointing out this phenomenon isn't a value statement by me on anyone's personally held moral values (which should hopefully be able to endure rational analysis and modification).
I've seen many exmos retain their exact same political stance after leaving TSCC. Just because a person has become self-aware of a strongly held and harmful myth-belief called "religion" doesn't mean they will automatically become self-aware of another strongly held and often harmful myth-belief called "politics".
Let us all just be good humans to each other.
Oh...and read Sapiens. That book clears up a LOT of this stuff.
This book does a really good job of explaining the impact of less than 7 hours of sleep a night (TLDR it will kill you early)
Here's a metastudy with many (many) footnotes on sleep duration and mortality.
Just for longevity, this makes sleep at least as important as exercise for mortality.
(Source: I work in the sleep industry)
Having armies and defence forces that can destroy entire nations is a big deterrent, in Sapiens Harare attributes our declining major international conflict rates to this.
https://www.amazon.com/All-That-Rain-Promises-More/dp/0898153883 And this is the west coast mushroom hunters’ bible. It has all the info you need to know which mushrooms to pick, and what time of year to look for them!
I found that Matthew Walker (neuroscientist and psychologist) and his sleep studies helped me understand the importance of sleep greatly! Perhaps you might want to check him out. I don't know what the general consensus on Joe Rogan here is, but here is an interesting episode where he was on his show. Also, his book, Why We Sleep is pretty interesting.
Or maybe if you want to effectively care for your patients, start having great time management skills. I don't have to elaborate more on the effects of having less than 6 hours of sleep daily on a person's brain, more with 2-3 hours. You could re-read your notes on Neuroscience on that one. Or you could read Matthew Walker's book, Why We Sleep. Let us not pat the backs of people who have poor systems then reason this out with "they just study too much because they care about their patient's health". Let us also not picture it as the supposed norm in med school because this paints a false reality to future med students. Rather, let us promote a culture in our med schools that motivates students to strategically plan out their days. You don't have to lose sleep, risk your self of various health diseases and decline in cognitive function for losing such to be able to take care of patients. "I will sleep when I die" mentality should not be idolized. :)
Imma shill this book in a parent comment as well because it deserves it. It questions and addresses a lot of misconceptions about the Americas before European contact - especially in regards to population size and levels of "advancement" of civilizations in the hemisphere. Also because I'm passionate about all things history related and in general, a nerd.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann.
Probably my favorite book I read in college because it's genuinely interesting and written for a broad audience.
I’m reading the book, Sapiens, at the moment. It contains a long chapter about this specific topic. I would recommend this book to anyone from beginning to the end.
I read this book 2-3 years ago "The Brain That Changes itself Self" super fascinating all about neuroplasticity and how the brain can re-wire itself. One chapter talked about porn regarding people losing their jobs, relationships, social life etc. Because of porn, it can also lead to impotence. I will just take some quotes:
> [A 2001study] found that 80 percent felt they were spending so much time on pornographic sites that they were putting their relationships or jobs at risk.
>When I asked if this phenomenon had any relationship to viewing pornography, they answered that it initially helped them get more excited during sex but over time had the opposite effect. Now, instead of using their senses to enjoy being in bed, in the present, with their partners, lovemaking increasingly required them to fantasize that they were part of a porn script.
I can't suggest this book enough. My recommendation would be to combine through that chapter if you are interested.
EDIT: This book is on amazon and is well worth the cash side note I realized when I ordered it was in 2012....time is strange
$10 amazon
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Consider this as a secondary support purchase- How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: