Tools

Use Scrivener to capture and organize ideas for articles or books in the research section of a writing project.

For math or computer science work, move ideas and proofs into a LaTeX document as soon as possible.

For math classes, use a stack of white paper to reproduce proofs from scratch as a study method.

Recommended as a better gaming platform for kids than addictive online or free-to-play games; example given is buying a finished premium game like Zelda.

Use blocking apps as a practical aid for reducing compulsive checking and distraction.

Home garage gym used for pre-dinner weight training; example routine was 45 to 50 minutes after work and before dinner.

Use Trello to organize what you're working on with cards in piles and attached notes or files.

Use shared documents, such as a Google Doc, as an alternative to Trello for tracking queued and active work.

Use a paper-based planner for time blocking and reviewing deep work blocks by flipping through pages and looking for dark blocks.

Use inexpensive party lights to create red/orange/amber lighting conditions for shift work; specifically not red light panels.

Old-school positional therapy for snoring or sleep apnea: wear a very tight T-shirt backward with a tennis ball or hockey ball in the back pocket to discourage rolling onto your back during sleep.

Use the MEQ online to assess chronotype; search for 'chronotype MEQ' (Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire).

Book recommendation for anyone interested in the human spirit and self-discovery through martial arts.

Book recommendation; specifically recommended as an audiobook rather than only in print.

Short video recommendation for gaining perspective by mentally backing away from immediate concerns.

Book recommendation referenced as helpful for understanding trauma-related phenomena such as alexithymia.

Use a smart light bulb in the bedroom set very dim, around 5 lux, and deep orange/red in the evening.

Use a wearable to track sleep with some degree of high fidelity during a two-week experiment testing whether switching out afternoon coffee improves sleep.

Use warming socks or foot-warming technology at the beginning of the night to warm the feet and help cool the core for sleep onset.

Parents can use a tracker on a child's phone to monitor where they are.

Provide condoms as a harm-reduction measure if a teen may become sexually active.

Carry Narcan personally and keep it available in public settings including schools, libraries, and bars.

Use shoes with a wider toe box; host notes benefiting from a slightly wider toe box shoe for running.

Shoes with individual toe compartments are mentioned as an option some people use, including for running.

Use a mirror to help ensure the belly button stays facing forward during staggered-stance anti-rotation resistance work.

Specialized equipment needed to perform glute-ham raises.

If you do not own a rucksack, put a full gallon water jug in a backpack for rucking; it gets lighter as you drink it during the session.

Recommended for knowledge workers; use at very slow speeds, around 1 mph, for a couple hours per day. Casey reports starting the day on it and often forgetting she's on it. Discussed alongside standing desks as a way to replace seated work with more standing/moving work.

Suggested as a way to avoid fighting with doctors for labs by going outside the traditional system; examples given include Function Health, InsideTracker, Next Health, and Levels.

App for recording breathing/snoring overnight; place the phone face down after starting recording, then review the distribution and severity of snoring.