The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.”
— Evening Solace.
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Mental Health Tip
Asking is the antidote to anxiety
6/100 days of productivity • 30-Oct-23, Monday
We often get caught up in our thoughts, especially the spiraling ones, and we forget that there is a way out. The spiral has a way out, but we think it's a circle. Sometimes, the way out is to ask for help and take a helping hand.
It is impossible to see this when you are in the spiral. You only see the light after you get out. That is the most annoying, trickiest part of this anxiety business.
Today I took a chance. I had been worrying about facing my PhD advisor for weeks because I had made no progress. And I couldn't move a bit forward because I was paralyzed by guilt. The only way to break this loop was to talk to my advisor -- accept that I needed help and reach out to him.
Man, that made a huge difference! It took a huge weight off of my chest and I could sit at my desk without feeling the urge to bolt out the door. And today's productivity is all because I asked.
About today:
Talk to my advisor about my anxiety and ask for support This was an unexpected good thing. I did not think talking to my advisor would lift my mood or even give me the motivation to work!
Start working on project 2. Spend time on the code, and ask for help if stuck
• If the work flows, go with the flow (It did! so I added a few tasks)
• Get the code running: memRC for time series prediction
Return to room @ 4:30 pm. Relax and watch Coursera lectures Chose to stay in the lab and work on the code
Work for 30 mins on Mindfulness course
Turn off phone by 9:30 pm. Wind down, meditate for 10 mins.
Sleep with guided meditation
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12am. Rain poring down my window. Everyone asleep. No noise whatsoever. A brain full of inspiration.
I've wished for a night like this for ever, and I'm not gonna waste it.
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If it doesn't destroy you and left you in pain when it's over, then it wasn't love.
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