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15 October 2012

mood intervention checklist continuing your humble correspondent's adventures in self-management (avoid useless arguments, understanding stoicism) and the capstone: arbitrary stimuli affecting one's consequential disposition, let us gather ideas about what said stimuli can be. →[More:]

I have so far

✓ Sunlight
✓ Social interaction (with the right people and at the right places likely to be beneficial)
✓ Exercise
✓ Meditation
✓ Hygeine (remember to shower and stay fresh etc)
✓ Temperature Control
✓ Lighting Control
✓ Suitable foods
✓ Avoid caffeine
✓ Comfortable clothes
✓ Avoid thinking about Drama or events/issues you can't affect right now (and definitely don't drag yourself into them)
✓ Avoid media that is stressful, sad or otherwise counterproductive
✓ Proper rest and sleep

post by: Firas at: 19:59 | 6 comments

Noise levels

posted by geek anachronism 15 October | 21:26

good one. Also

✓ Posture
✓ Breathing
✓ Fresh air

I hereby subtitle this list: Just Cause You're Screwed Doesn't Mean You Have To Be Miserable.
Something like that. Okay I got it. Full List Title: "Mood Intervention Checklist: Just Cause It's Bad Doesn't Mean It's Miserable"

posted by Firas 16 October | 01:23

Good list so far.

Fresh air, Sunlight, Lighting, Rest, all express themselves, in my life, as submitting to the Natural Environment (which for me, is everywhere.) In the big picture I would call it acceptance. So, I would maybe add Nature to the list as an, for the time being, external stimuli.

I guess it could be argued that I am talking about going to church regularly. And that might be how the submitting to Life works for you. I prefer the wilderness where no conventions are placed between me and the unavoidable necessity to be self and place aware; to simply go with what is presented without resistance.

YMMV

posted by MonkeyButter 16 October | 09:33

perfectionism

posted by Obscure Reference 16 October | 09:48

Hormones.

posted by fancyoats 16 October | 13:46

That's a really good list, Firas. I've recently found that listening to upbeat music to be a help.

posted by deborah 16 October | 20:58

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