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Vibe Logging: The Value in Tracking Emotions Through Time

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  For many years I tracked how I spent every minute of my time – and I learned fun facts about myself – over the course of three years of data my average time spent reading fictional novels per day was forty-four minutes. But eventually I stopped logging my time; I’d learned it added roughly twenty minutes to my shower to wash my hair, and that I didn’t feel happy with my relationship when we spent under two hours of quality time together per day. The experiment was a success, but the returns were diminishing. Then, seven years after the original time-logging project began, I had a new inspiration: vibe logging. The premise was that each day had a “vibe” to it – wistful, industrious, melancholy, frustrated, introspective – and that by keeping track of these vibes I’d learn something about how my mood shifted over the course of days, weeks, months, and – maybe, if I was ambitious enough – years. I’ve been “vibe logging” for four years now, and I can say this project has been an astonish

Can I cook you dinner?

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When people offer to cook for me, I usually politely decline. I know they mean well, and I love when people cook for me – but the reality is that “wanting to cook for someone” usually means you want to cook from your specialty repertoire, which won’t include anything I can eat. “You can just bring me some organic berries if you like,” I tell people. This is usually pretty fool-proof – unless they aren’t attentive and buy moldy ones. What can be even harder is turning down healthy, home-cooked meals in someone’s home – something they’ve already made and are sure will meet anyone’s criteria. “It’s vegan,” they’ll tell me. I smile and nod and say, “No thank you, it smells lovely but I really can’t.” “Are you already full?” “No, I just have a very sensitive body,” I’ll say. “This is gluten-free and free of refined sweeteners too,” they’ll add. My smile will deepen, because I’m glad people are cooking healthier and making more accommodations for others; I’m glad that they want to feed me

10 Tips to Increase Your Creativity

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1. Eat in Silence Take at least one of your meals or snacks alone, in silence or subtle ambient music. The process of chewing and receiving calories is highly stimulating to the brain; it’s ideal for generative, creative thought. Don’t look at your phone, a magazine, your computer, or talk. Just let your mind wander. If you start having an idea, keep following that idea until you feel inspired to act on it. If the inspiration doesn’t come, let that idea pass as it will. If inspiration comes, pull out a sketch pad to put some of your thoughts down. Only go to a monitor if you know you have the will to resist the temptation to look at any notifications. Go directly to the posting screen without allowing your eyes to read anything else at all. If you can’t do this, stick with paper. 2. Take Long Baths Take a bath in silence or subtle ambient music. Spend at least twenty minutes in the bath, but from there, stay only as long as it takes to feel inspired. This could already

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