20250625 ANOTHER DAY OFF - WHY???????

BIOHACK

1. ✔ blueberries - 1/4 cup in smoothie
2. 1)✔C+S, 2)
3. ✔chocolate
4. ✔sniff lavender
5. ✔new word:  FUSELAGE:  the main body of an aircraft (this word is not new to me, but I had never defined it in my mind, and confused it somehow with "fuel.")
6. ✔grateful for:  modern medical science
7.   

VISUALIZATION 

206  Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

(20250626:  yesterday was a bomb)

20250624 OFF DAY

Not sure why, but I wasn't motivated to follow my usual "SPEED DAY" routine today.

Moving forward minimally.

20250623 SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 SPEED DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight I try to sit & stand up straight every day, beginning with the angel/wall exercise
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries - in smoothie
6. ✔New word: YEET: to throw something hard, without caring if it breaks; or, an expression of excitement.
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: short workdays

****************

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; low success

LLL - BLH

Love. Live. Laugh.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

205 lbs Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Monday, June 23, 2025:

1. knuckle benders 80
2. ankle/wrist circles 80
3. toe/finger stretches 80
4. bicycle crunches 80
5. (MADE BED; PIANO)
6. flamingo L60, R60
7. shoulder rolls 80
8. ball/wall 16
9. angel/wall 16
10. counter stretch 16
11. squats 40
12. push-ups 1+40+1

READ, WRITE

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristen M. She says there are 7 common conditions that CAN affect the brain:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  5.8 million Americans have it; 1/10 in people over 65; cause believed to be abnormal deposits - "amyloid plaque" - along with tangled bundles of fibers called "tau."  Signs of AD show up decades before symptoms:  memory loss, difficulty understanding & completing familiar tasks, decreased judgment, among other problems.
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE.  2nd most common neurodegenerative disease in US; 1.5 million affected; symptoms:  muscle rigidity, tremors, overall difficulty moving, posture, handwriting, speech; cause still unknown (but head trauma, exposure to chemicals might play roles)
3. DEMENTIA. Not a disease, but a term used to describe a broad condition marked by a significant decline in cognitive function. 1/6 women & 1/10 men over age 55 develop some form of dementia.  
4. CONCUSSION ("MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY").  Defined as a blow to the head, but no loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury. (If loss of consciousness lasts for 30+ minutes, it's called a traumatic brain injury).  2-4 million concussions occur annually.  Symptoms:  memory loss, fatigue, headache, visual impairment, mood changes.
5. ANXIETY .  Most common mental ailment, affects 40+ million in US over 18; researchers say it originates in the brain with over-stimulation of certain neural pathways, and of the amygdala.  Symptoms can be:  feeling worried, nervous, restless, unease, fatigue, irritability, muscle tension, sleep problems.
6. DEPRESSION
7. STROKE 

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama.  He says, when he assumed the POTUS, the USA had led the world in post-WWII restoration, security against tyranny, and global commerce, among many other initiatives.  Along with the good, we also violated, at times, our own political/moral philosophy through meddling in other countries' affairs, among other negatives.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt.  He says that after establishing an on-line website (www.YourMorals.org) in 2006-7, they found the same patterns they anticipated; the surveys soon "went viral," and the conclusions they found are:

LIBERALS - care about CARE and FAIRNESS much more than the other 3 founhdations.

CONSERVATIVES care about all five more or less equally:  CARE, FAIRNESS, LOYALTY, AUTHORITY, and SANCTITY

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl; AFTERWORD by William Winslade.  He says Frankl's life, overall, shows his philosophy on how to find and keep meaning in one's life.  Not only in the face of adversity, but also in every-day life:  we should take a positive attitude about whatever we're doing, such that it helps us fight negativity.  And negativity can be a step toward mental and even physical illness.

 

20250622 SLLLAVERS FOR SUNDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 

 SPEED DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight (I try to sit & stand up straight all the time)
4. Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries 1/4 cup in smoothie
6. ✔New word: STANCH: the stopping of the flow of blood from a wound
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: ELI (glad he only had 3 stitches)

*******************

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  Laugh.

Bless.  Heal.  Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

206  Today's weight :(((((((((((((((((((((((

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Sunday, June 22, 2025:

1. knuckle benders 80
2. ankle/wrist circles 80
3. toe/finger stretches 80
4. bicycle crunches 80
5. (MADE BED; PIANO)
6. flamingo L60, R60
7. shoulder rolls 80
8. ball/wall 16
9. angel/wall 16
10. counter stretch 16
11. squats 40
12. push-ups 1+40+2

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin MyooMyay. She says there are 7 common conditions that CAN affect the brain:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  5.8 million Americans have it; 1/10 in people over 65; cause believed to be abnormal deposits - "amyloid plaque" - along with tangled bundles of fibers called "tau."  Signs of AD show up decades before symptoms:  memory loss, difficulty understanding & completing familiar tasks, decreased judgment, among other problems.
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE.  2nd most common neurodegenerative disease in US; 1.5 million affected; symptoms:  muscle rigidity, tremors, overall difficulty moving, posture, handwriting, speech; cause still unknown (but head trauma, exposure to chemicals might play roles)
3. DEMENTIA. Not a disease, but a term used to describe a broad condition marked by a significant decline in cognitive function. 1/6 women & 1/10 men over age 55 develop some form of dementia.  
4. CONCUSSION ("MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY").  Defined as a blow to the head, but no loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury. (If loss of consciousness lasts for 30+ minutes, it's called a traumatic brain injury).  2-4 million concussions occur annually.  Symptoms:  memory loss, fatigue, headache, visual impairment, mood changes.
5. ANXIETY
6. DEPRESSION
7. STROKE 

20250621 SLLLAVERS FOR SATURDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 ACCURACY DAY 

GRANDMA BORG'S BIRTHDAY, AND THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

 RECORD

1. ❌Brisk walk (but I DID soak in the hot tub for 15 minutes)
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔_._Sit up straight (I sit & stand up straight all day: whenever I find myself slouching)
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries - 1/4 cup in smoothie
6. ✔New word: 4CHAN: an anonymous English-language imageboard website, launched by Christopher Poole in 200310.
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: MY HEALTH

***************************

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; moderate success.

LLL - BHL

Love. Laugh. Live.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
4. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
5. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

205 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my full base-80 routine for Saturday, June 21, 2025:

1. knuckle bends 80
2. ankle/wrist circles 80
3. toe/finger stretches 80
4. bicycle crunches 80
5. (MADE BED; PIANO)
6. flamingo L60, R60
7. shoulder rolls 80
8. ball/wall 16
9. angel/wall 16
10. counter stretch 16
11. squats 40
12. push-ups 1 + 40 + 1

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin MyooMyay. She says there are 7 common conditions that CAN affect the brain:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  5.8 million Americans have it; 1/10 in people over 65; cause believed to be abnormal deposits - "amyloid plaque" - along with tangled bundles of fibers called "tau."  Signs of AD show up decades before symptoms:  memory loss, difficulty understanding & completing familiar tasks, decreased judgment, among other problems.
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE.  2nd most common neurodegenerative disease in US; 1.5 million affected; symptoms:  muscle rigidity, tremors, overall difficulty moving, posture, handwriting, speech; cause still unknown (but head trauma, exposure to chemicals might play roles)
3. DEMENTIA. Not a disease, but a term used to describe a broad condition marked by a significant decline in cognitive function. 1/6 women & 1/10 men over age 55 develop some form of dementia.  
4. CONCUSSION ("MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY)
5. ANXIETY
6. DEPRESSION
7. STROKE 

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama. He recalls his first flights on AF1 (there are 2 such planes), and the trans-Atlantic flight on his first visit to Europe. In 2008-09, he assessed the decor as "80s" but was quite pleased with all the detail gone to in the service of the POTUS. Some receiving countries complained at how "big a deal" a visit by the US President in AF1 was. But they always relented, since, as BO says, it WAS (IS) a big deal.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt. He says that some of his research associates and other colleagues (5 in all) met at the annual convention of social psychologists in 2006, and discussed how they could help conservatives embrace all 5 moral foundations, and not just the ones that suited them. Haidt & the group of liberals were critical of convention speakers who joked about the GOP politicians (W Bush) who demonstrated lower cognition skills.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl. Winslade (in the Afterword) says Frankl's book was "formulated" in his mind well before he found himself in the concentration camps. He describes Frankl's philosophy about the meaning of one's life in the word "Logotherapy" which Frankl developed and preached all his life. He turned down the opportunity of leaving Austria because he wanted to care for his parents. But that decision resulted in being arrested & sent to the camps. There, he deepened his resolve to find meaning in his own life, and to find creative ways of dealing with the deprivations he endured. In sum, Frankl's philosophy is that if a person finds meaning in his/her life, he/she will be happier & be equipped to meet the challenges of this life.

20250620 MIXED UP SLLLAVERS FOR FRIDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 ACCURACY DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

 RECORD

1. ❌Brisk walk. BUT.... I DID sit in the "hot tub" (it was barely warm) outside for 30 minutes while talking to Joe. It was then he told me that Chrissy had told him their marriage is over, and neither one of them wants to continue to try to make it work. 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞 And now, Joe says he's no longer going to try to keep it together. His words ring in my memory: "It's over."
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight (I try to sit and stand up straight all day long).
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries 1/4 cup in smooothie
6. ✔New word: LIMN: to depict or portray in art
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: CHRISSY (I wrote to her today)

********************

I'll make some effort to record what I do today, but it's already mixed up.

*********************

SILENCE

Didn't try today

LLL - BHL

Love.  Live.  Laugh.

Bless.  Heal.  Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
4. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
5. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

205 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

1. MADE BED
2. PRACTICED PIANO

************************

I really don't feel like being a "slave to routine" today.  Joe's news got me down.

I wrote a letter to Chrissy, but didn't send it - yet.

(Later...)  I refined the letter and sent it (via email) with a copy to Joe.

********************

Crappy day I guess.

 

20250619 SLLLAVERS FOR THURSDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 SPEED DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries - 1/4 cup in smoothie
6. ✔New word: EDGELORD: someone, usu on Internet, who tries to impress or shock by posting exaggerated opinions (e.g., nihilism, extreme opinions)
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: A DAY OFF

  

************************

(After a relatively good night's sleep - wore mask for 6 1/2 hours, but didn't fall asleep right away, I woke up "on time" to follow my routine.)

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success (was bothered by a strange dream)

LLL - BHL

Love. Live. Laugh.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

205 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin M. She says there are 7 common conditions that CAN affect the brain:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  5.8 million Americans have it; 1/10 in people over 65; cause believed to be abnormal deposits - "amyloid plaque" - along with tangled bundles of fibers called "tau."  Signs of AD show up decades before symptoms:  memory loss, difficulty understanding & completing familiar tasks, decreased judgment, among other problems.
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE.  2nd most common neurodegenerative disease in US; 1.5 million affected; symptoms:  muscle rigidity, tremors, overall difficulty moving, posture, handwriting, speech; cause still unknown (but head trauma, exposure to chemicals might play roles)
3. DEMENTIA.  
4. CONCUSSION ("MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY)
5. ANXIETY
6. DEPRESSION
7. STROKE 

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama. He says in 2008, the G20 meetings in London became critical as the nations of the world tried to figure out how to get out of the recession; Geithner told Obama that the rest of the world was mad at the US, but they knew they had to help find a solution with the US. (IMF emergency pool, etc); BO needed some finesse to deal with these countries.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haidt. He says he and his team explored the 5 moral foundations at a university where there were liberals and conservatives. They found that liberals valued CARE and FAIRNESS much more than conservatives. Conservatives valued these, but approximately equally with LOYALTY, etc.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl. (Afterword section by William Winslade) - Says Frankl decided early to focus his life on psychology & the meaning of life; he corresponded with Freud and published a paper while in his late teens.

20250618 SLLLAVERS FOR WEDNESDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 ACCURACY DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

 

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. ✔New word: EX UMBRA IN SOLEM: From the shadow into the light.
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: ADA & ETHAN, WHO MADE ME A GRANDFATHER FOR THE 1ST TIME.

***********************

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 80 seconds; mild success.

LLL - BHL

Live. Love. Laugh.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
4. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
5. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
4. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
5. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

202 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my abbreviated (75%) base-80 routine for Wednesday, June 18, 2025:

1. knuckle bends 60
2. ankle/wrist circles 60
3. toe/finger stretches 60
4. bicycle crunches 60
5. MADE BED; PIANO
6. flamingo L45, R45
7. shoulder rolls 60
8. ball/wall 12
9. angel/wall 12
10. counter stretch 12
11. squats 30
12. push-ups 1+30+1

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin VyooMyay.  She says there are 7 common conditions that CAN affect the brain:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  5.8 million Americans have it; 1/10 in people over 65; cause believed to be abnormal deposits - "amyloid plaque" - along with tangled bundles of fibers called "tau."  Signs of AD show up decades before symptoms:  memory loss, difficulty understanding & completing familiar tasks, decreased judgment, among other problems.
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE
3. DEMENTIA
4. CONCUSSION ("MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY)
5. ANXIETY
6. DEPRESSION
7. STROKE

Read for 80 seconds in A PROMSED LAND by Barack Obama.  He says while visiting the war-wounded in DC hospitals was later criticized, he nevertheless continued the practice throughout his presidency.  Rather than dim his view of how to make good Commander in Chief decisions, it made his vision more clear; he wondered how Lincoln and other war-time presidents coped with the price they paid for conducting wartime activities which resulted in deaths and maiming of American soldiers.

Read for 80 seconds in THE RIGHTEOUS MIND by Jonathan Haiidt.  He says GOP know how to control the elephant; DEM don't focus on ALL the moral foundations of human beings - only the CARE and CHEAT ones.  Therefore, DEMS lose more often.

Read for 80 seconds in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor Frankl.  In the Afterword, William Winslade says Frankl's book became/has become a standard text for students of philosophy and psychology since it was first published in 1959 in English.

20250617 ABBREVIATED SLLLAVERS FOR TUESDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 

 SPEED DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

 

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. ✔Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries - 1/4 cup in smoothie
6. ✔New word: ESNES: serfs of old; in old England, a member of the lowest class; a laborer
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1)✔C+S ; 2)frozen meal
8. ✔White noise - 10 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: ANCEL (DAD) - on his birthday, he'd be 117 years old today.

*************************

SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 40-80 seconds; not too successful.

LLL - BHL

Laugh. Live. Love.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
2. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

Also said aloud for 80 seconds.

VISUALIZATION

204 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow.

EXERCISE

Did my partial (50%) base-80 routine for Tuesday, June 17, 2025:

1. knuckle bends 40
2. ankle/wrist circles 40
3. toe/finger stretches 40
4. bicycle crunches 40
5. MADE BED; PIANO
6. flamingo L30, R30
7. shoulder rolls 40
8. ball/wall 8
9. angel/wall 8
10. counter stretch 8
11. squats 20
12. push-ups 1+20+1

READING, WRITING

Read for 80 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin MyieuMyay. She says that open-minded, curious & creative people have a thinner cortex, while neurotic people have a thicker one. Extroverts have more folds, introverts have fewer folds.

Read for 80 seconds in

20250616 - ABBREVIATED SLLLAVERS FOR MONDAY - NOT D$-DAY, AND I, KEN TAYLOR, ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED!!!!!!!

 

 SPEED DAY 

BIOHACK

1. Brisk walk
2. Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. Write w/left hand
5. Blueberries
6. New word
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. White noise - 10 min
9. Sniff to ￬ stress
10. Write 1 thing grateful for

RECORD

1. Brisk walk
2. ✔Dark chocolate
3. _._Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. ✔New word: TESSERA: a small tablet (of wood, bone, ivory) used by ancient Romans as a ticket, tally, voucher, or means of identification. OR...... a small piece (marble, glass, tile) used in mosaic work
7. →Visualize improved day: 2-meal day: 1) ; 2)
8. ✔White noise - 5 min
9. ✔Sniff to ￬ stress
10. ✔Write 1 thing grateful for: DAD/ANCEL

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SILENCE

Tried to silence brain for 20 seconds; mild success

LLL - BHL

Love. Live. Laugh.

Bless. Heal. Love.

AFFIRMATIONS

1. I, Ken Taylor, am a kind and loving human being.
2. I, Ken Taylor, already have everything I need.
3. I, Ken Taylor, am a confident pianist.

VISUALIZATION

205 Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

NOTE: I've "given in" lately to eating more fattening foods, especially yesterday (Father's Day). It should not have made any difference, but I was feeling pretty low yesterday.

EXERCISE

Did my abbreviated (25%) base-80 routine for Monday, June 16, 2025:

1. knuckle benders 20
2. ankle/wrist circles 20
3. toe/finger stretches 20
4. bicycle crunches 20
5. MADE BED; PIANO
6. flamingo L20, R20
7. shoulder rolls 20
8. ball/wall 4
9. angel/wall 4
10. counter stretch 4 +1
11. squats 10
12. push-ups 10

(the reason it's abbreviated today is that I promised Dr. Pruitt I'd come in at 9AM rather than at 10AM so we could get an early start - bank, dealership, then Pomona)

READING, WRITING

Read for 20 seconds in HOW TO BIOHACK YOUR BRAIN by Kristin MyooMyay.  She says  our brains cannot feel pain:  headaches are likely the result of strained muscles, sinus issues, narrowing blood vessels (all issues that don't originate in the brain)