Meditation, but I don’t think it would have landed earlier.
Insights from 1, like it not being my job to solve problems, it’s my job to show up and orient myself toward the problem. Whether it gets solved or not isn’t really in my control.
Relaxation is a skill. Like most skills, especially ones you’ve never trained, a small amount of deliberate practice yields large improvements.
Note taking system I enjoy using.
Increasing typing speed and buying the keyboard that maximizes speed after testing.
Desk ergonomics
Getting rid of most belongings a la Marie Kondo
Food allergy testing
Doing things that take less than five minutes immediately a la Getting Things Done
Training to notice hamster pellet loops aka news feeds, notifications, etc.
Creativity training a la The Butterfly and the Net
Relaxation is a skill. Like most skills, especially ones you’ve never trained, a small amount of deliberate practice yields large improvements.
Very interested in details here. I’ve noticed myself having a hard time relaxing, and have put some effort into figuring out how but not really been sure how to go about it.
I used to live in a world of constant thinking/planning and worst case scenario stress/fear/anger/tension. I was physical and mental mess. I was never relaxed.
Being able to relax was an effect that came with using my 5 main muscles of movement and working towards aligning my midline anatomy and balancing my body.
As I’ve regained my natural range of movement, releasing physical restrictions, my mind has become much calmer. I sleep better, I feel at ease. I’m more accepting, less controlling, and without the constant thoughts about what I should/need/must do. (I’d almost use the word happy).
Working with these main muscles was my “in” to understanding things that are meant to help with relaxation—yoga, tai chi etc. Starting with my ‘Base-Line’ pelvic floor and rectus abdominis muscles.
It’s been a long slog (my body was wrecked) but well worth it if you’re willing to look at some anatomy pictures, palpate the muscles on your body learn to connect with them.
Reducing stress and tension on the body = reduced stress and tension in the mind.
How did you go about increasing your typing speed? I’m currently using https://www.keybr.com/ but would be happy to know about additional resources. And what keyboard did you get?
One of my housemates is currently working on increasing his typing speed. He thinks keybr is actually quite bad, and he’s settled on just using TypeRacer a lot.
I’m a quite fast typer (~95wpm) and learned from Mavis Beacon as a kid. I thought it was pretty great software, but the only thing I had to compare it to was UltraKey (which was very obviously worse).
First I used keybr but eventually switched to software that focuses on problem digrams rather than problem letters. I’m not sure what the name of it is now.
Bought a laptop with mechanical switches and a ergo sculpt for when I’m using my laptop stand.
Meditation, but I don’t think it would have landed earlier.
Insights from 1, like it not being my job to solve problems, it’s my job to show up and orient myself toward the problem. Whether it gets solved or not isn’t really in my control.
Relaxation is a skill. Like most skills, especially ones you’ve never trained, a small amount of deliberate practice yields large improvements.
Note taking system I enjoy using.
Increasing typing speed and buying the keyboard that maximizes speed after testing.
Desk ergonomics
Getting rid of most belongings a la Marie Kondo
Food allergy testing
Doing things that take less than five minutes immediately a la Getting Things Done
Training to notice hamster pellet loops aka news feeds, notifications, etc.
Creativity training a la The Butterfly and the Net
Very interested in details here. I’ve noticed myself having a hard time relaxing, and have put some effort into figuring out how but not really been sure how to go about it.
Yoga Nidra is how I learned it. Essentially self directed hypnosis.
I used to live in a world of constant thinking/planning and worst case scenario stress/fear/anger/tension. I was physical and mental mess. I was never relaxed.
Being able to relax was an effect that came with using my 5 main muscles of movement and working towards aligning my midline anatomy and balancing my body.
As I’ve regained my natural range of movement, releasing physical restrictions, my mind has become much calmer. I sleep better, I feel at ease. I’m more accepting, less controlling, and without the constant thoughts about what I should/need/must do. (I’d almost use the word happy).
Working with these main muscles was my “in” to understanding things that are meant to help with relaxation—yoga, tai chi etc. Starting with my ‘Base-Line’ pelvic floor and rectus abdominis muscles.
It’s been a long slog (my body was wrecked) but well worth it if you’re willing to look at some anatomy pictures, palpate the muscles on your body learn to connect with them.
Reducing stress and tension on the body = reduced stress and tension in the mind.
How did you go about increasing your typing speed? I’m currently using https://www.keybr.com/ but would be happy to know about additional resources. And what keyboard did you get?
One of my housemates is currently working on increasing his typing speed. He thinks keybr is actually quite bad, and he’s settled on just using TypeRacer a lot.
I’m a quite fast typer (~95wpm) and learned from Mavis Beacon as a kid. I thought it was pretty great software, but the only thing I had to compare it to was UltraKey (which was very obviously worse).
First I used keybr but eventually switched to software that focuses on problem digrams rather than problem letters. I’m not sure what the name of it is now.
Bought a laptop with mechanical switches and a ergo sculpt for when I’m using my laptop stand.
If you haven’t tried mechanical they’re very cheap these days https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Switches-LED-Backlit-Gofreetech/dp/B07897PY96/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=low+profile+brown+mx&qid=1604968538&s=electronics&sr=1-13