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May 11

Using Fear.

Taming the Inner Spider. I got sick with covid and didn’t recover fully right away. I struggled through brain fog, and fatigue for a couple of weeks, then crashed out again. I’m still not at 100%. It cost me financially too. I couldn’t work any overtime and had got a little complacent about the money the extra day a week was bringing in as it adds up to a significantly…

Psychology

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Using Fear.
Using Fear.
Psychology

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May 4

Keeping the Demons of Self-Doubt At Bay.

Survival Techniques For When The Self Shit-Talk Gets Rough. — If there is one thing I’m good at, it is the art of toxic thinking. It is 05:20 and I’m awake. I have work in a few hours. And I lie there and my mind starts to spin. I get up. Drink a coffee. Take some deep breaths. Check my…

Health

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Keeping the Demons of Self-Doubt At Bay.
Keeping the Demons of Self-Doubt At Bay.
Health

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May 3

Quitting Writing Was Bad For My Health.

But so was Trying Too Hard. I was killing it. I found love. I’d quit drinking and smoking. I was writing every day. I had formed structure out of chaos. Then I dropped writing because something or other got crazy busy (it often does).And Medium also made some changes so you couldn’t write from your phone. And I was time poor. (Most people are.) I was working the day job six days a week. I had taken on too much…

Writing Life

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Quitting Writing Was Bad For My Health.
Quitting Writing Was Bad For My Health.
Writing Life

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Jan 20

What I Learned About Habit When I Stopped Smoking.

Three Weeks Into A Quit. Any change to habit is painful. Could addiction really be just a super-habit in the case of amok with a chemically addicting element to it. In this instance nicotine. Habit has a physical element to it too. It involves the body’s neurobiology. Much easier to…

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What I Learned About Habit When I Stopped Smoking.
What I Learned About Habit When I Stopped Smoking.

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May 24, 2022

An Exciting New Dawn.

I’m back to 05:30 am starts. It is really the routine that I feel most comfortable with. I get everything extra I want to do with my day done, before starting the work day. I meditate, and then exercise. And then I try to write something. I’m pretty pleased about…

Habits

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An Exciting New Dawn.
An Exciting New Dawn.
Habits

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May 23, 2022

Are You Resting Enough?

Some Time Out Can Make All The Difference. — I had hit burnout. No matter how early I was getting to bed, I was still waking up tired. I felt depressed. My motivation was shot. I couldn’t concentrate properly. I booked time off work. Couldn’t afford a holiday. But given how I needed to rest, it wasn’t a big…

Health

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Are You Resting Enough?
Are You Resting Enough?
Health

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May 6, 2022

A Healthy Routine To Help Beat Depression.

I won a symbolic victory against the numb apathy that depression creates and got back into a semblance of my healthy routines by the end of this week. Nothing too strenuous. I managed to meditate for 20 minutes first thing after waking, and then did some light exercise. Of course…

Mindfulness

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A Healthy Routine To Help Beat Depression.
A Healthy Routine To Help Beat Depression.
Mindfulness

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May 4, 2022

Writing Through A Mild Depression.

Writing Through Depression Is A Toughie. — Writing through depression is a tough one. You don’t like much about yourself. Your motivation feels sapped. And not just your motivation but your energy levels too. It’s hard to concentrate. Thoughts tend to slow, and lack a little coherence. It is more difficult to edit too. …

Depression

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Writing Through A Mild Depression.
Writing Through A Mild Depression.
Depression

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Apr 28, 2022

The Middle Game Reset.

Why You Should Treat Your Middle Game Like a Fresh Start. — I’ve been off my game recently. I had backlogs at work. My living situation wasn’t secure. I’ve still got financial issues as well, though I am working to resolve them. Because I was tired I let a lot of the healthy activities go. I stopped meditating for a few weeks…

Concentration

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The Middle Game Reset.
The Middle Game Reset.
Concentration

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Apr 12, 2022

Writing Through Grim Times.

Unfortunately I’ve been busy. An office closing means working with people who may be faced with losing their jobs. I’ve been doing this from the Trade Union side. It is grim work. Especially at the moment with this scary economic climate. They have also just run a permanency exercise and…

Trade Unions

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Writing Through Grim Times.
Writing Through Grim Times.
Trade Unions

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Tim Crossland-Page

Tim Crossland-Page

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Learning lessons the hard way and sharing what I learn…https://ko-fi.com/tim0305

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