- [x] Set timer for 20 minutes - [x] Start First day on the iPad for morning pages. How does it feel? In some ways the keyboard is actually really great. It has a clicky clicky feel. It has a limited screen. There are no distractions. I think I might keep going on the iPad for morning pages. What is the context compared to other devices? It is pretty tough to write on the phone screen. I can feel the keyboard a little bit cramped, but for 20 minutes? Maybe this is the best there is! Why is news about apple so addicting to me? Is it the parasocial relationships that have grown over the years? I wonder if it’s really just a safer form of filling the space in my head with noise. My dad always had NPR on, but now I get depressed from the news. NPR is in a constant battle for attention with the other news agencies. And it just totally bums me out. I really stopped listening. Which isn’t really a good thing. Why am I supporting the news? For everyone else to listen? Maybe I should keep reading the news. Put NPR and NHPR on my rotation to read but not to listen. This setup is good for keeping my time at 20 minutes for morning pages. Today is a train o though that is reflective about my habits. How am I doing with habits? Pretty good overall. I have a hard time during long work days keeping up with habits. I have to find the right ratio between keeping going and staying flexible. French habit is going well. Stretching is not. I did find that I’ve climbed outside now 13 days this year. That is pretty darn good. It’s not good enough to make me a very comfortable outdoor climber yet, but if I keep at it, I will get comfortable over time. If I can reduce my days working clinically, I’ll have more weekends free, and more days possible with climbing with other people like Jenny. In the winter I want to get some 4000’ climbs done to finish my list. Am I in good enough shape for that? Maybe, I’ll need to transfer some exercise time to that. But, so far, this summer has been a pretty good case of recognizing my [[Four Thousand Weeks]], and not being upset that I can’t do everything. I’ve been a little bit worse of a friend to Mark. I think that’s ok. I’ve been a little bit better of a friend to myself. I’m going to transition to weekly review now so I can have had a little bit of reflection time and a little bit of planning time and a little bit of exercise time.