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Plan your work and work your plan. 

Targets: 1 - improved executive function and emotional regulation

2 - touching nibbana without drug-induced delusion

3 - creating an optimised approach to meditation for the neurodivergent mind

4 - translating the core teachings of the buddha into pseudo-scientific language that suits the times

Pre-season weekly structure

All workouts for the day decided based on morningcheck-in. If in doubt, leave it out.

Sit: 2x daily, duration 10-30 minutes. Stop while comfortable and easy vipassana focus on all 6 senses, with occasional 'drawing in' to a focal point. Include 2x weekly turbocharged sessions after Z2 work and 1x long weekend session if mood permits.

Move: daily walking or cycling // daily vocalisations // 2x aikidō per week // ad-hoc yoga

Learn: morning writing // daily reading and listening to the suttas (no interpretations) // regular translation of the buddha's teachings

Optimise: write (cmem↓) before morning sit (D↑dvar↓) = clearer mind

vocalisations (D↑↑dvar↓ ) in bath (S↑NE↓) before evening sit (D↑dvar↓) = easier samatha jhāna

turbocharge with Z2 exercise (D↑↑↑) before some sits (D↑dvar↓) = easier vipassana jhāna

tda = tonic dopamine // dvar = dopamine variability // cmem = churn memory // phys = physical readiness // d = dopamine // s = serotonin // n = norepinephrine

mss = meditation stress score (turbocharge sits score double). 60 points = 60 min *high-quality* meditation of any kind.

Week 1-6 post-race = acute recovery

No sitting meditation. Walking, making knives, enjoying life, coming off the drugs, quiet, peace, sleep, humming in the bath. Weeks 5-6 saw the natural reintroduction of cycling and sitting meditation, but nothing intense. I have been in the clouds somewhat, with grandiose ambitions to change the world. They are dying down a little now and I am realising where I should focus.