Espresso insight

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  • Gait Induced Turf Toe and Bunions

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    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you’ve played sports and you over-pronate, you may notice that you have stiff turf toe or bunions. In my experience turf toe has been exacerbated during individual instances of trauma to the metatarsophalangeal joint during athletics. Fixing my gait reduces pain and swelling as well as…

  • My Approach to Metacognition

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    Why is everyone suddenly talking about metacognition? Olympic Gold Medalist Eileen Gu (Winter 2026 skiier) went viral after sharing her use of metacognition—”thinking about thinking”—during training. She believes it is possible to use the brain’s neuroplasticity to consciously rewire thought patterns, approaching mental training similarly to physical skiing to enhance performance. After the viral video,…

  • Apple Peeler with Ceramic Blade: review and thoughts after 4 years

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    Introducing the Kyocera Ceramic Horizontal Peeler I’ve had this thing for 4 years. The ceramic blade has not gotten dull at all! Conversely, metal bladed peelers tend to get dull and don’t cut as well over time. Not the case with a ceramic blade, the only downside is it is slightly brittle. However only peeling…

  • Casio A158W wearing experience after 4 months – full review and thoughts

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    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Casio A158W features and specs The Casio A158W features includes a 12 and 24 hour time format, day-date, alarm, and chronometer / timer. The A158W has the module 593 as the legendary all-black rubber-strapped Casio F-91W. So, from a digital display, electronics, and buttons perspective, the…

  • My experience following Dr. Ellie Phillips system for my teeth and mouth care

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    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  This is my experience doing Dr. Ellie’s dental / mouth health system. I am not a dentist, and I have two goals: I have heard some people can have negative side effects from this protocol so definitely consult with your dentist before trying this. Background: I…

  • Sales process for my indie startup

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    In the last month I’ve cold called 159 businesses. Full transparency, I have not closed a deal yet. Below I’ll share some reflections… what I’ve tried, how it’s going, what I plan to try next. Perhaps it will be helpful to another entrepreneur out there. So, why isn’t this business working? That’s a question for…

  • Garmin Forerunner 255: my review after wearing it for a few months.

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    As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases Why I bought the Garmin Forerunner 255 As a runner, I wanted a watch that could syncs with Strava for tracking running workouts so that I didn’t have to carry my phone during on runs. That is the ultimate reason I decided to get a Garmin.…

  • Attention shifting: a meditation framework for focus.

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    Meditation shifts your attention back to the spiritual. Day to day we are immersed in our physical world. The physical world is really just a game, which we call “life”. Physical world, the real world, life, and the physical game are all used interchangeably below. When we meditate, by removing our focus from the physical…

  • Ultimate A-Z List of Recruiting Software Vendors

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    For a full, regularly updated list of Applicant Tracking Systems, visit http://everyATS.com/ Recruiting Software, Applicant Tracking Systems ATS software providers Candidate CRM and sourcing: Alternative and Open-Source Applicant Tracking Systems ATS directory websites

  • Indie Hacking Arc October 2024 update

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    The idea for Focus Furnace came with my frustration at how 99% of websites require you to create an account, log in, or download the app before you can do anything. This is frustrating for users, so I wanted to find a way to host a sample version of the app on the first screen,…