20250724 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 (toenail, + I'm lazy)
2. ❌Dark chocolate (none till teeth whitening has "set" by Friday)
3. ✔Sit up straight
4. ✔Write w/left hand
5. ✔Blueberries
6. ✔New word: HODGE: And English rustic laborer
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: DAVID

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SILENCE

Well, I counted to 60; c'est deja quelque chose.

LLL - BHL

Live.  Laugh.  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.

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WHY, OH WHY DOES IT TAKE ME SOOOOOO LOOOOOONG TO INTERNALIZE IDEAS, TRUTHS, AH-HAS, ETC???????????????????????????????????????????????

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VISUALIZATION

208  Today's weight.

I visualize weighing less tomorrow

EXERCISE

Did my 75% base-80 routine for Thursday, July 24, 2025:

1. knuckle benders 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 30

READING, WRITING

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.  Caused by problems in brain biology.  MILLIONS of chemical reactions in the brain happen; depression is not caused by chemistry alone.  Changes in HIPPOCAMPUS can contribute to depression.  Other factors:  genes, work, sleep patterns, prescription drugs.  Estimate:  8% of US population is depressed within given 2-week periods.
7. STROKE