I’ll try and fine-tune this format as time goes along, but for now I’ll just do my best to address the day prior, and give a look forward as needed.
Health:
Good workout (vigorous sprint to 3000 meters on the rower + mobility work). Good sauna, 200 degrees for about 45 minutes. Maintained at least a 16-8 intermittent fasting protocol by breaking my fast around 1pm with a bowl of soup. Dinner around 7:00pm with grass-fed beef tacos, salsa verde and a guacamole/pico de gallo. No alcohol. Sleep was straight through, rose feeling rested. 20 pushups/10 air squats upon waking.
Mind:
Meditated in the morning for 15 minutes. Didn’t do any breath work today.
Money:
Cooked at home vs. giving in to the last minute tug to go out for tacos. Also made a step toward a side-gig doing mediations for my old law firm. I really don’t like the work, but it is fairly low pressure and good pay. And when you need money you need money. Not too many other people can grab a side gig where one gets paid what I’ll get paid.
Blood pressure was 126/78. Until I started monkeying around with my breathing and managed to get my systolic up to 144, diastolic still at 78. That’s anomalous so I threw that second number out.
One item I’ve failed to mention, and need to incorporate in future tracking/effort, is creativity. It should be a fourth pillar, or perhaps it should go under the Mind category. I recently read the book Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis, and I am totally invested. Daily creative work is critical to maintaining purpose, and by extension mental health. More on that later.