The walks need to get longer, and the pace needs to be pushed a bit. The heavy things need to be picked up so the muscles will strengthen for the coming days of wielding shovels, pushing barrows, and circling kayak paddles in and out of heavy water.
Don’t Breathe
To stay sane, I am trying to keep myself on the strictest of media diets and practice cognitive sovereignty, I really am. But even the smallest dose of Epstein files news becomes an overdose. It's like taking acid. The smallest tab and I'm trippin' balls, waking around, foaming at the mouth.   
Mastering Cognitive Sovereignty: Take Control of Your Mind
But the takeaway for me, personally, is his answer to the problem of social media and political manipulation. Go into training. Practice being really, really uncomfortable. He says we have to practice existential hormesis in order to regain cognitive sovereignty.
Overcoming Phone Call Anxiety to Make Change
When I was finished, I felt better. Much better. Calmer. Not as ragey. I didn’t think making those calls would make a difference, but it did. Taking action does relieve anxiety.
Inspired By In January 2026
What do you do to get through January? Aside from fleeing to somewhere sunny and warm? I know “winter is a mindset.” I know, I know. I read How to Winter too, but it’s hard when your skin doesn’t fit your face, and the cold is abusive, and there are only 9 hours and 41 minutes of sunlight, most of which is invisible. What do you DO!!!
Will You Recognize Yourself?
While they focus on changes in body weight or muscle tone, they often overlook what is happening on the inside due to sheer persistence. The act of showing up to train, day after day, month after month, year after year is the alchemical ingredient.
Project-Driven in 2026
So around the solstice, I wrote down 6 things on little slips of paper. These were the 6 things that I knew would make me happy, healthy, and creative. These were the things I knew would keep me playing the infinite game with gusto for a long time.
The 2025 Year-End Audit
Even though it takes a lot of time, I take a kind of sick delight in reading back over a year’s worth of my blithery, blathery, self-indulgent whinging as I try to express myself …and fail. My morning pages are one of the few places where I feel I can be raw, incoherent, self-pitying, judgmental, mean, sarcastic, and even nasty.
December Was Dumpster Month
The trouble is, every time I try to clean and organize, I run into the same problem: what to do with all the stuff that needs to go to the dump because it’s broken and ugly and nobody wants or needs it?
Book Group Picks and Personal Favorites of 2025
I so love to read! And I love talking about books with people who have just read them. That is why my book group is one of the ongoing joys of my life. We are even considering making 2026 the Year of the Classics.
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