Day 264 - Another Day, Another Dragon

Day 314 – Lean Into the Pain

An ultra-marathon runner shares a technique used during a 50-mile race: focusing on pain to manage it. This practice is supported by a new study indicating that voluntary attention to physical discomfort can regulate the body’s inflammatory response.

Day 313 – The “I am relieving stress” excuse

The author discusses the negative impact of social media, drawing parallels between its addictive nature and strong narcotics. They highlight a personal decision to limit their children’s access to social media and reference a study on hair pulling that suggests boredom, not stress, is a primary driver of habitual behaviors. This leads to a reflection on the common excuse of “relieving stress” for doomscrolling, proposing that boredom might be the real underlying cause.

Day 312 – What Makes the Blues?

This piece explores the essence of the blues, moving beyond technical definitions to delve into its emotional and structural complexities. It suggests that the blues isn’t about resolving tension but rather providing a space for it to exist and be expressed, making personal struggles communal through its unique language of ambiguity and contradiction.

Day 311 – Finding Someone is Probability Problem

This article explores the idea that finding a partner, or any new relationship, is fundamentally a probability problem influenced by one’s environment. It suggests that by changing the environments we inhabit, we can increase the number and variety of people we meet, foster repeated exposure for deeper connections, and create new ‘weak ties’ that expand our social universe, ultimately leading to more opportunities for meaningful relationships.

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