tangleweeds wrote:luke wrote:Now you've got me thinking something like, "no processed foods", or minimizing them. It may seem like a stretch that they're a distraction, but I use them specifically for mind control. (comfort food).
I actually had "avoid blood sugar crashes" in my initial brain dump because I frequently forget to eat, but then I took it out again because I felt a similar unease. But think about it, how could food be extraneous, when keeping the body running happily makes it more generous about sharing resources to let the forebrain do some heavy metabolism.
Forgetting to eat means I frequently run out of reasonable fuel without adequate preparation to magic up more in time to maintain stable happy blood sugar. So I eat something unreasonable instead, bopping my blood sugar in the opposite direction (on adventures of varying duration), but in the end, the crashes look the same. I'll be circling the same drain, wandering the house like a Roomba bouncing off of everything until I get captured by crafty furniture, hypnotized by enticing electronics, and run out my batteries there.
Isn't that the epitome of 21st-century distraction?
Perhaps you could (if you haven't already), consider a keto(genic) diet? Blood sugars being a lot more stable is one of the many befefits. Of course there are downsides and it may not suit you for various reasons..... sorry to add to the derailing...
I find that when I eat keto I study better (earlier mornings, late evenings tolerated better, more drive to study including in tiny high pressure stolen moments - think short breaks at work where I'm run off my feet as I can leave eating until later, more energy, more clarity), so were I to compete in this challenge (I won't, sorry Cavesa), diet would most certainly factor in my personalised rules.