Schooling Struggle

20: Brain Break, Recharge, or Escape?

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How do you restore your reserves?  Are you intentional about that, or rarely think about what's involved?  In this episode Peter and Todd discuss the processes they have found and employed, what has and has not worked.  As usual there are a few sidebar conversations which eventually come back around to the point of discussion.


Related points:

  • Having an awareness of balance and a mindset of acceptance when balance shifts.
  • Different scale of restoration events.  Micro and macro, and things in-between.
  • Brain recharge and reset, mindset of restoration.
  • Where we find joy shifts in life with its variables – families, circumstances, environment.
  • Different methods of restorative action can be found anywhere, and at any time.


    • Mental habit / action / tool examples:

    • Once a year, try to unplug and detach completely, and look or go into yourself.
    • Cultivate an awareness of your feelings and boundaries.  Know when they are overstepped or shifting.
    • Look for and note the things which you know rejuvenate you.
    • Appreciate when you are present in that which recharges you for added benefit.
    • Example recharge rules:
    • Don’t do anything you don’t want to do.
    • Look for comfort in structure/routine.
    • Consider having dedicated spaces for dedicated events.
    • Bed = sleep
    • Gym = workout
    • Living room = lounging


      • Quotes/quips:

      • "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” - Benjamin Franklin


        • Rando Mentions:

        • The Silence of the Lambs (novel) - Wikipedia
        • Anderson Island (Washington) - Wikipedia
        • Intermittent Fasting: What is it, and how does it work? | Johns Hopkins Medicine
        • Why do we block blue light? - A simplified explanation – GembaRed
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