Untethered Notes
Check Please
In my continuing effort to get things done, by breaking them down into ridiculously specific instructions. I started preloading items from my wish list into my daily to-do list. I am skilled at putting things off indefinitely. My new habit is to preload my daily to-do list with three to five items or projects I have neglected. Being able to check off a little box is apparently the only reward I needed to sort out storage, move dirt, purge my old clothes, and clean off my desk.
New Habit
I am spending 20 minutes a day playing software games. I hope to build my programming skills with Python. My thinking is that as long as it’s gamified learning, I don’t think it will stress me out and fluster my immune system. At least not as much, and researching Medicare Part D formulary rules for approving Medicare Part B hospital drugs for non-approved applications.
What did I read this week?
The Untethered Soul| Michael Singer
A few weeks ago, I read another one of his books. This one is written on a personal scale. He asks questions only the reader can answer. Everyone should love to read this book because it is about them.
He lays out some insights about what we are and are not. We are not the voice in our head. We are the being who has to listen to the voice in our heads. Best practices suggest developing the skill set to pay less attention to the noises in your head through meditation practice.
I agree with that. When I take the dog for a walk around the block without my phone, I come back calm and relaxed, ready to sit down and work on my next devious scheme or wicked plan.
Along those lines, I had a big success with my plan to get Medicare Part D to cover my super effective drug, a prescription for Standostatin. It tells my kidneys to create less output. The result is that I stay better hydrated consistently. This version of the drug has a huge advantage for me in that I only have to take an injectable dose once a month. It’s normally given for another illness while you are in a hospital. The other option is taking three shots a day every day. I have taken both versions. While the once a month dose has a daughting needle, I do prefer it to being covered by bruises from the three-times-a-day dose of the tiny needles.