Last updated on 2023-04-11
Review of Morning Pages from 2022
Listen more, talk less. Be calm and kind. Meditate more. Stop mindless, unconscious activities – mindless internet scrolling, passive watching and compulsive behaviors. Replace those activities with chosen activities – reading, exercise, and meditation.
Be generous and forgive yourself and others. Practice mindfulness while eating, while exercising, while socializing and when outside. Do not hurry. Take up space. Be spontaneous and joyful.
Get outside and into nature more. Do the popular and big hikes in Southern California.
Know what enough is, and stop there.
RAIN technique from Tara Brach is important when you feel anxiety or stress or physical pain.
2023 Diet
Eat a protein shake >40g of protein in the morning after coffee.
Eat my normal, meal-prep lunch.
Eat a dinner that has >40g protein and 3 servings of vegetables. Then: NO EATING AFTER 8 PM!
One cheat meal per week.
Workout Plan
Four days per week.
- Do 45 minutes of Zone 2 cardio on the incline treadmill. Add in jogging as heart rate allows. Stay between 128 and 135 bpm.
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Do a strength training activity per schedule.
- Monday – Push / Pull
- Tuesday – DB Thrusters 8×8 strict Tabata protocol (20sec on, 0sec off)
- Thursday – Push / Pull
- Friday – TBDL 531 BBB
- Be active on weekends.
Information Intake
Read LATimes, NBCLA, BBC (add in WSJ???) in the morning. No mindless internet at night.
I will read, meditate, listen to podcasts or music at night. No mindless scrolling. Treat the internet as a tool. Do not let it be a vice.
Financial Plan
Be frugal; buy nothing. Save as much as possible. Earn as much as possible. . . until you have enough.
Focus on spending on experiences, and not on buying anything other than food.