Your HRV isnāt low because youāre overtrained.
It might be because youāre bloated.
Gut stress = nervous system stress
Inflammation = cortisol spike
Poor digestion = poor sleep
Low vagal tone = low HRV
Bloat isnāt just a belly issue.
Itās a recovery issue.
I havenāt been showing up as much this week.
Not because I lost motivation.
Because I got bloated.
I added a few āhealthyā protein bars and RTD shakes.
Started eating earlier.
Thought I was dialling it in.
Instead I felt foggy, sluggish, gassy.
Like my vibeScore was stuck inā¦
Spent half the day debugging semicolons, type errors, and rogue 'complete' strings š šŖ
Spent the other half fixing suspense warnings and getting npm run build to actually... build.
But hey ā the MVP compiles. And that counts as a win š ļøš
Everyoneās chasing lucid dreams.
But studies show metacognition during REM sleep can disrupt emotional processing and memory consolidation.
Lucid dreaming is a lesser stage of sleep, not a higher stage of it. Basically more awake on the sleep-wake scale
7 things destroying your focus (that arenāt your phone):
1. Skipping breakfast
2. Back-to-back meetings
3. Midday crash from poor sleep
4. Caffeine after 2 PM
5. Ignoring your ultradian rhythm
6. Working through your trough
7. Forcing productivity instead of recoveringā¦
You tracked your HRV.
You optimized your sleep.
You still canāt focus.
Still think itās about discipline?
Hereās the kicker:
Your biology runs the show.
Track your rhythm, not your to-do list.
I donāt start my workday with tasks.
I start it by checking my HRV, sleep, and vibe score.
Then I align deep work with my ultradian rhythm.
Productivity isnāt about doing more. Itās about timing it right.
(UltraDia beta drops July 23.)
Everyoneās chasing motivation.
But motivation is unreliable.
You donāt need more hype. You need a nervous system that isnāt fried.
Recovery isnāt optional
You push harder.
You drink more coffee.
You stay up later.
Still drained. Still distracted.
What then?
Recovery isn't optional
Track it. Train it. Live it.
You hit burnout.
You questioned everything
You almost quit
But then:
You tracked your rhythms
You optimized for recovery
You reclaimed your mind
Now you're not just productive.
You're aligned
Recovery-first. Front brain engaged
Paused, not stopped.
The restaurant I work in is in full graduation chaos mode right now.
Extra shifts, high volume, constant motion.
So Iāve cooled off UltraDia progress this week to protect energy and avoid burnout.
Itās strategic recovery. Not an L
Back soon. Sharperā¦
š§ Why does changing your skin in a game feel so good?
Thatās novelty-triggered dopamine.
Weāre baking this into UltraDiaābut without the addiction loop.
Hereās howš
- UI subtly shifts colours between peak & trough cycles
- High vibe scores unlock new visual themes
- Badgesā¦
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