Perspective

Written Dec 12, 2022, tagged under post

It is said that:

Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -- Winston Churchill

Taking a step back, the act of writing something each day in this blog is giving me a bit of context and perspective that I hope I can learn from. I most definitely have some rather important areas for improvement. While they are being repeated pretty well daily, I feel that it should be possible for me to make changes that move me in the right direction.

The real clincher for me - the alpha papa, the keystone - is sleep. When I get this right, everything else tends to fall into place. Conversely, let this slip and everything else comes crashing down. And, unfortunately, it's been slipping for the last few weeks.

When that one goes, the next domino in the chain to fall is always eating. Without actually enjoying it, I find myself eating all sorts of things that I really shouldn't, and in volumes that are not going to end well.

The next major consequence tends to be my ability to concentrate. I become more easily distracted, get less done and waste time more.

Basically, I'm writing these words to really drill the message home into my thick skull that I need to get back on plan as far as sleep is concerned. Wish me luck.

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