daylies

a modern eightfold path

because

right living begins with the needs of our own body

today

bathe
groom

stretch
exercise

eat
sleep

app goal

imagine the above pane was eight buttons in a grid. then in the pane’s footnotes are three toggles that define what the buttons do. in mode “today” each button logs if we’ve done it today or not. in mode “history” each is a link to a calendar view of pushing each respective button. in “learn” each is a link to an essay on the topic

the rest of this page are outlines for the still-unwritten essays

meditate

see sub-page: meditate

ruminate

see sub-page: ruminate

bathe

shower stool
- alternately: ball
talking to self
don’t conserve water
lizard time
- risk
the male butthole
cleaning bafrooms

groom

if we look good we feel good
toofbrushing
fingernails & toenails
facial hair
haircuts
soap and alcohol, not deoderant

stretch

motion is lotion
can not relax our way to good health
secret technique: live on floor
- how to stand up
focus on hips and shoulders
the theory of minimal stretch
- circles bent over a chair
- circles on a pull up bar
- hip thrust on bed
- take a knee
- wing flaps
- shower time is lizard time
  - sit on a ball
  - roll around on a ball
  - fit self into corner
the theory of western yoga
- squat
- downward dog

exercise

most exercise is good exercise, but today let’s talk about:

the art of spinning

flow & musubi
martial v. performance
neuroscience of using a tool
don’t try to be fast, be precise
left & right hands learn different
- try light/shadow
music
weapons

eat

everyday
- ritual
- family time
- family responsibility
  - cost
  - effort
theories of health
- eat anything we want so long as we make it ourself
  - exception: fox & bacon
- we’re all gonna die anyway
nutrition
- frequency & time of meals
- size of portions
- calories
- protiens
  - beef and water conservation
- fats, carbs, & sweets
- fiber
- vegetables, vitamins, & variety

sleep

see sub-page: sleep

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