Perhaps these posts should be called “Monday Lunch with Isaac.” Since that is mostly what they are.
I woke up late yesterday morning and had an awful day, and it made me thing the Cognitive Behavior based sleep therapy has it right. Apparently it’s at least as effective as pills etc. for helping with sleep disorders, but it leans heavily on CBT, cognitive behavior therapy. I like CBT because it has roots in spirituality. I think it make have come from ideas of the stoic philosophers, which were a close off-shoot of Plato and Socrates, but also it shares a lot with Byron Katie’s work, which has an overtly spiritual goal. I also like it because it’s… what do they call it, ‘evidence based,’ meaning there is scientific research to back up it’s effectiveness. I think looking for evidence based things has some limitations, like for instance the fact that… I don’t remember the actual numbers, but something like 50-70% of psychology based research studies have turned out to be bad, meaning not reproducible using stringent standards.
In any case, I think what ruined the day for me more than anything else were my beliefs about waking up late ruining my day. Take those away and the day would have been fine, if not super productive. Nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so, and all that.
It’s gonna be another short one I think. I am very much looking forward to having Thanksgiving off! Two weeks away, the countdown continues. Me and Suzannah are planning on going to the RenFair, which is apparently quite a good one.
I’m continuing to think about how to enjoy my work more and be less worried/anxious about it, more myself, to have more fun doing it.
OK, out of time. See ya next week.
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