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Fri Nov 6 06:00:01 EST 2020 ======================================== Slept from ten to seven. Woke briefly around four. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Work ---------------------------------------- - Restart TFTP server Done. - Figure out what to do about Central Done. - More check scanning set up Some. - Edith @ HV Started. - Katrina @ HP Started. - Talk to Bob about YES Done. Spent half the day thinking it was Thursday. Fifteen-minute walk at lunch. Warm and sunny. Heard crickets. Home ---------------------------------------- - D&D @ 7 PM? Or tomorrow? (tentative) Done. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24858084 > slow breathing is one of the things that helps with breath-focused meditation, but there are other techniques with varying intentions and benefits. > Broadly speaking, mindfulness-type meditation can make you aware of thoughts or emotions that you weren't previously aware of that could be affecting you. Has something ever bothered you, and you didn't realise how much until later on when you got irrationally annoyed at something else and thought "wait a minute, this shouldn't bother me this much"? Mindfulness practices can make you more aware of that emotion sooner so you're not carrying it with you all day. There's nothing inherently odd about it. > There are also other forms of meditation that are intended to increase your sense of love and gratitude (metta), to come to grips with your own mortality (maranassati), and surely other psychological exercises I'm not aware of. Vacuumed, pruned house plants, washed dishes, drove car around. Subscribed to the Washington Post. Fuck it, The Atlantic too — let's support good journalism. Scott called into D&D from Serbia (Belgrade) — with video. Ryan joined D&D tonight! Servings: grains 5/6, fruit 2/4, vegetables 3/4, dairy 3/2, meat 2/3, nuts 0/0.5 Brunch: coffee, two hot dogs, banana, cucumber Lunch: potato with avocado and sour cream Afternoon snack: pear Dinner: cheese curls

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