#uncoffeed...

Today is a good day. In the middle of a discussion about how a clear mind and a high-functioning network reinforce each other, evidence was delivered on exactly how that works. Message well-received. I have been so much more productive in the last six months than I have in the past six years. Thirteen years.  Not every minute of the last six months has been productive, but enough has happened that I am learning to stop measuring in minutes and I can now measure days. I have a decent overview and can foresee measuring in months very soon. One path to a clear mind is a clear work-space. Clutter is representative of many things:  you are too busy, you are too receptive, you are hiding from something. Building a fort. I'm no hoarder, but I do tend toward hanging on to things that may prove useful later, in the belief that I won't have to waste resources going out to buy a whatever once I figure out what I need. I think my Scots-Irish Ewing genes have handed down this prag...

Addiction is a real problem in our country - Drama Addiction. Facebook, media, entertainment, even our government are all drama-fed.  Like any addictive thing - pizza, drugs, lovers, political scandal - we feel the absence when we aren't surrounded by it.  And we go looking for it.  Looking for something because you are desperately craving it will inevitably lead to trouble.  You already know this is true, and now I'm calling you out.  The stats on my blog show you like Drama Addiction better than you like Diet or Psychology. So. Collectively, we're being sucked down the drain of drama, and taking our nation with us. We live in a reality TV show. Drama's insidious, though; it sneaks in under the guise of love and friendship.  It starts by listening to someone's problems.  There's a level of vanity involved when you offer advice.  Usually there is mutual feel-good, and the next time one of you has problems, you'll get together again....