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+# 2025-11-10 06:53:??
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+_Monday Morning Before Work_
+
+#original-format/typewritten-print #topic/mindfulness
+
+I've been trying to be alone with my thoughts more
+recently. It's almost bizarre how working in silence
+for an hour makes the thought of music or an audiobook
+seem overstimulating, It feels right, though.
+
+To want to converse with myself rather than let my
+superego be drowned out by appealing sounds or a
+fantasy story I've already heard, or obscure facts
+about a game I've never played and never will.
+
+I still relapse, of course, a lifetime (albeit
+a short one) of unhealthy interaction with computers
+will do that, but I'm making quick progress.
+
+I watched a video yesterday that suggested that
+it might be my growing understanding of computers
+rather than my self discipline that's lead to this
+change in the dynamic between me and them. That,
+in understanding _how_ they function, I've turned
+them from _devices_ into _things_, which lack
+the mystical allure of the former. Whatever
+the reason, it's good progress as far
+as I'm concerned. It feels good to be introspective
+and to have time to build skills people care about,
+like music and style and... birdwatching...