Lisa- you raise a very point about my post. I should have explained what I do to unwind from work when I get home at night. When I decided to make the changes to my life that I described, part of what I was trying to do was to form a type of consistency to my already existing (less rigged) day-to-day routine. I find that for myself if I have certain activities that I only do once a day, at a specific time of the day, then that generally helps to put me in the state of mind I am hoping to achieve though participating in that specific activity. That being said, when I get home from work what I generally do is watch one / two episodes of whatever TV series we have rented on DVD (since I try not to watch TV at any other time during my work week this activity helps get me in a relaxed state). I’ll also have a glass of wine or some equivalent to further relax myself (much like the TV situation, since I only drink once I’m done with all my responsibilities for the day this activities signals my brain that its time to wind down).That about sums up my after work routine for a typical evening, I hope that answers your question.
I really enjoyed your post about your philanthropic experience. I think you were right when you mention how your friend’s pain seemed less severe when she was focused on your conversation rather then her pain. In the same way that our proficiency in any give task will drop by 50% when we attempt to take on something else at the same time, your fiends pain was able to be removed has her main focus due to the fact the she was now concentrated on you. Nice work.
Lisa- you raise a very point about my post. I should have explained what I do to unwind from work when I get home at night. When I decided to make the changes to my life that I described, part of what I was trying to do was to form a type of consistency to my already existing (less rigged) day-to-day routine. I find that for myself if I have certain activities that I only do once a day, at a specific time of the day, then that generally helps to put me in the state of mind I am hoping to achieve though participating in that specific activity. That being said, when I get home from work what I generally do is watch one / two episodes of whatever TV series we have rented on DVD (since I try not to watch TV at any other time during my work week this activity helps get me in a relaxed state). I’ll also have a glass of wine or some equivalent to further relax myself (much like the TV situation, since I only drink once I’m done with all my responsibilities for the day this activities signals my brain that its time to wind down). That about sums up my after work routine for a typical evening, I hope that answers your question.
I really enjoyed your post about your philanthropic experience. I think you were right when you mention how your friend’s pain seemed less severe when she was focused on your conversation rather then her pain. In the same way that our proficiency in any give task will drop by 50% when we attempt to take on something else at the same time, your fiends pain was able to be removed has her main focus due to the fact the she was now concentrated on you. Nice work.
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