Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?
3 things for me:<p>1)  Meditation, I used to think it was something hippies did.  I now think its worth 10 IQ points.  I honestly can&#x27;t recommend it enough.<p>2) Sleep, I&#x27;m getting close to 40 and the last 2 times I pulled all nighters I ended up deleting pretty much all the code I wrote from 11pm onward.<p>3) Occasional Fasts. I normally fast from 6pm until noon the next day but I now do one 3 day fast each month.  I think this is going to become more and more common as a way to head off cancer in the body.<p>I&#x27;m not a doctor but my doctor friends believe that eating less is the secret to increasing life span and fasting is the secret to heading off cancer cells before they can really start to grow.<p>Also after 3 days of fasting I find that the mind becomes sharper.<p>Your millage may vary....