I am determined to make today one of those 'get on track / productive' days. I love these days as I finally make a dent in my to do list and when I get to bed...I feel less out of control. I started by getting up and finishing a short walk this morning. As much as I like to believe this will contribute to weight loss, I think my walks are really more of a stress management technique more than anything else. Today I combined it with a new podcast...the topic...scarcity effect.The basic takeaway was that when you are desperately short of something (money, food, time etc.) your mind actually creates a tunnel vision that doesn't allow you to think of other things. They talked about how your focus on one thing actually robs you of insight to other areas - how you forget to pay bills because you are so focused on such as finding food for your kids or time to accomplish necessary tasks. It explained the cycle of poverty with examples that exist in a world where credit cards are abundant. I know there have been periods in my life where work has absorbed a disproportionate amount to time and I have lost sight of a lot of things. Rationally I know how to avoid this...but when you get caught in the cycle...
Anyway, an educational start to the day!
Progress to date...
Green tea = 2
Blog entries = 2
New foods = 1
AM walk = 1
Amazon reviews = 6
Birthday message = 1
Effort in hair/makeup = 1
New words = 1 (assauge)
Trip advisor = 3
Podcasts = 1
E-mail unsubscribe = 12
New restaurants = 1
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