Front-Brain Fridays is live. This first issue breaks down recovery metrics that actually mean something—like HRV, RHR, and sleep HR. If you’re serious about productivity, you need to understand your recovery. Read it here →

Your prefrontal cortex—aka your “front brain”—literally shuts down when you're low on glucose, magnesium, or sleep. That’s not procrastination. That’s your brain going offline. You’re not lazy. You’re underpowered.

Login + JWT auth working ✅.Google OAuth up next 🔐.UltraDia MVP nearly done. Tracks your vibeScore, HRV + ultradian peak cycles. You don't need to hustle harder. You need to sync your brain.

You meditated. You journaled. You even tracked your HRV. Still fried by 3 PM. What then?. Maybe it’s not about your habits. Maybe it’s your rhythm.

Amateurs chase productivity. Pros trade recovery. The smartest portfolio?.🧠 Front-brain focus.💤 Nervous system rest.♻️ Ultradian rhythm. Outperform by underdoing. That’s recovery-first productivity.

🎯 UltraDia MVP almost ready. Just wrapped Google login with JWT flow. OAuth callback, token issuance, secure redirect; all working clean. From blank page to brain-based login screen 🧠🔐. Designers - How would you improve this UI? 👇. #buildinpublic

What is one habit that stops you from burning out? 🔥.

How to burn out:. → Ignore recovery.→ Grind through every dip.→ Chase dopamine instead of depth.→ Pretend rest is weakness.→ Confuse stimulation for focus. Congratulations, you’ve just fried your front brain.

RT @NeuroStacker: Maybe you don’t have depression. Maybe you have a fried nervous system. Maybe you have 400mg of caffeine on 5 hours slee….

Starting magnesium glycinate tonight. 💤 315mg elemental.📊 Tracking with HRV and resting heart rate.🧠 Goal: deeper sleep, parasympathetic activation, nervous system support. Most people chase stimulation. I’m building a recovery-first productivity protocol. Recovery is the

Maybe you don’t have depression. Maybe you have a fried nervous system. Maybe you have 400mg of caffeine on 5 hours sleep. Maybe you have zero sunlight and endless cortisol. You’re not broken—you’re burned out. Track your biology before you pathologize your brain.

Recovery is the new productivity. I stopped measuring output by hours worked. Now I measure it by HRV, focus, and how long I stay in the front brain. Burnout doesn’t look like collapse. it looks like doomscrolling.

Most people measure productivity by output. But elite performers measure recovery to increase output. Track HRV, RHR, and VibeScore to know when to push—and when to pause. Your nervous system is your productivity dashboard. Start checking it.

Feels like I’m working 3 full-time jobs at once:. 💻 Coding the product.📣 Content.🍳 Working restaurant shifts to fund it all. Anyone else feeling this?.

Building a startup feels like having 3 full-time jobs:. 💻 Coding.📣 Content.🍳 Restaurant day job. You feeling this too? What’s your stack? 👇.

Still tired after 8 hours?. Here’s what might be silently ruining your recovery:.🍽Eating late (+6–10 bpm RHR spike).📱Scrolling in bed (blue light = melatonin suppression).🍺Alcohol (destroys HRV for 24h).🏋️‍♀️Overtraining without tracking metrics. Want better performance? Start.

Once I stopped chasing 8 hours and started tracking HRV, everything changed. Turns out, quality recovery isn’t just about duration—it's timing, nervous system load, and how you wake up. Recovery-First > Sleep-More mindset

This hits but let’s upgrade “chilling” to intentional recovery. You pushed hard in the morning. Respect. Now earn the second half of the day by actually recharging:. NSDR.Walks.Sunlight.Parasympathetic reset. Rest isn’t the absence of work. It’s the presence of recovery. 🔁.

Manager: [triggers stress] by constant messages while trying to work. Me: 10x I4:E6 breaths.HRV: 🫡.Nervous system: back online.