Newest idea for bedtime enforcement- I started a spreadsheet where I can record what time I took melotonin, went to sleep, woke up, etc. If nothing else, I figure I might at least get some good data.

When I moved, one of the Random Objects I stumbled across were the goggles I had to wear for about two days, post-LASIK. I hate driving in bright sunlight, and sunglasses are never good enough. I remembered that these goggles were amazing at blocking sunlight (since they were for protecting sensitive, just-surgeried eyes) and decided to use them as my driving sunglasses, despite the fact that they look somewhat unusual, and leave little goggle marks on my cheeks. On a somewhat related note, I still wear the bracelet I got from Rejection Therapy almost everyday, as a reminder to do things like this.

I attempted using a strict Pomodoro (blocked websites), and tried a variety of time settings. I disliked it, and found the enforced time settings to be unnatural to my workflow. I left the app on my browser though, since I can see using it as a pre-commitment device, if I end up recognizing that I am getting overly distracted by facebook or whatnot. Just click the little tomato, and it will force me to get off time-distracting sites for a while.

I've been specifically noticing emotional states, and their effect on me in the middle of experiencing them quite a lot lately. I had already started doing that before mini-camp though, so I don't know if the increase in it is due to natural progression of the skill, or due to the Emotional Awareness class. As an aside, I think that is the next class we will run at our local meetup.