Yesterday, I collected and interpreted data to arrive at a better understanding of real world events. Today I realize I need to utilize exactly the same data centric processes to precisely evaluate my own day-to-day experience and to drive evidence based decision making. Perhaps I should rephrase that – call this an attempt at evidence based recovery. The associated tasks are as follows:
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Category Archives: TBI
Sleep and Recovery
This morning I feel battered. I have been pushing myself on the walks. Walk therapy appears to be the one action that I can take that delivers clear, positive result. Walking appears to smooth out potential upheavals, leaves me better prepared to cope, drives awareness and insight. I believe walking generates a Flow state. And there exists published evidence that a walk in the woods results in physical changes to the brain and an increase in positive neurotransmitters.
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Flow and Non-Flow
I want to begin this post with a quote taken from my Accident Log:
Back from voting and grocery shop. Ran into problems making sandwich for lunch. Believe I was thinking of too many things i.e. more than one thing at a time. Realized that I did not know what I was doing with the sandwich and the sandwich ingredients, and the kitchen implements. I blurted out loud the recognition of this fact: “I don’t know what I am doing.” This seemed to help. Brought the focus of attention back to the sandwich. Like a 5-2-5 moment.