The Science of Self-Help

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Day 1052

Day 1052 Record Keeping
Day 1024 Fixed Meditation (15 min)
Day 898 Writing (DID NOT DO)
Day 438 Rowing (100 25 lb kb swings, 4x25, Russian style & bike ride)
Day 179 Mobility/Stretching (back & hip smash)
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Eating
Day 276 Pantry Check (DiD NOT DO)
Day 274 Food Recording (DID NOT DO)

Early to Rise
Day 207 Water
Day 207 Sleep Recording  (11:45|12:20|8:30|9)
Day 178 Bedtime Curfew
Day 16 Wakeup Alarm 68

Great sleep, bad wakeup. Did a back smash before bed last night, based on the idea that mobilization activates the parasympathetic nervous system and is great for relaxing you. It did relax me, my quality of sleep was great, but my wakeup was pretty bad in that I felt pretty groggy and as though I could have slept more. Now that waking up seems to be pretty consistent, I really want to look into what increases my quality of sleep. I feel this involves a solid before sleep routine. I don’t know if that should include mobilization - I think that the parasympathetic nervous system is invoked constantly by new age practices that may not necessarily be true - but I’m willing to experiment.