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My ADD journey part 1

About ten years ago I did one of those dumb pop psychology tests on Facebook called 'what mental illness do you have'. According to the test I have ADD. I didn't think too much of the results at first but then a lot of my friends were commenting things like"ditto we all knew that already" and "you didn't have to take a test to know that". So I did some more research and took some more tests and yes it looks like I have and always have had ADD. I've had to struggle with a lack of a concentration and memory my whole life. However I've been doing a lot of research and experimentation to try to improve my condition. Recently I've had a very bad week where my memory and focus were terrible. I'm not entirely sure why but I'd made several changes at that time. I'd given up alcohol, started taking huel and have been playing Cytus quite a bit. My job is quite stressful and it was busy recently as the kids were of school. I don't see why huel would effect me this way but I've stopped taking that and I seem to be a little better. From reading an ADD forum alcohol seems to have mixed results however overall I think it's a good idea. My sleep quality should improve and hence my brain function. Video game study results are also varied however I think the intensity of Cytus (playing one handed on hard mode) maybe messing with my mojo. So I'm trying not to play that one as well (although it is rather addictive). Ive also started to practice transcendental meditation again (shown to improve ADHD in children) and I've started to take yakult daily. (A study showed improved cognitive function after people had been taking for 3 weeks). Also I took bullet proof coffee today. As ketotic metabolism is also supposed to improve brain function. Once I've gotten a bit sharper again I'm going to try taking huel again to see if it has any adverse effects.

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I can't believe it. For three months I ended my contract with vodaphone they continued to charge me and they are refusing to refund me.

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I developed this product because I couldn't take the bins out without gagging. Furthermore I had an upcoming babysitting job and I needed a way to comfortably change nappies. Suitable for a range of smelly work environments such as strong smelling chemicals, sewage and food waste processing. May also be used as a sleeping aid, or for whenever you want to enjoy the relaxing floral fragrance. This mask is lightweight with comfortable cotton straps. The lavender typically lasts for around 1-2 years. If the smell starts to fade you can refresh it by giving the mask a squeeze to release more of the natural oils.

One Wheeled Mayhem

So recently I bought an electric unicycle. I figured I could use it to get to work as it is only 6km away. This thing has a range of around 20km and goes up to 18km per hour. I’ve had fun learning how to use it but it’s been quite painful. I didn’t get along with the training wheels as they kept falling off so I had to learn without. It was only after a few days of training that I found out the correct way to start and stop. Hence I have cuts on the insides of both my ankles and my inner calves are rather sore.

I’m sure once I get used to it I’ll be able to ride without injuring my legs but for now it’s rather difficult. Still crashing quite a bit. Got to avoid busy streets for now.

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Run home challenge day 7

So yesterday I was off so I planned a circuit equivalent to seven stops. I turned too early by accident though so it ended up being about six stops but still a good run. I got a stitch on both sides and stopped to gag at one point but it wasn't too bad. Should be able to make it all the way home in less than an hour in less than 30 days from now. Exciting. I bought myself a door gym for the days when I'm resting my legs but I think my legs are recovering much faster now. Soon I should be able to run every day.

Run home challenge day 5

I ended up working last night so I ran home for 5 stops. Actually six because I haven't been counting the run to the first stop. I had to break it up though: Four stops at the Piccadilly end then 2 at the home end. The first door were a struggle. Had to break a few times.

Run home from work challenge, Day 3

So I got my new trainers yesterday. Grey sketchers with memory foam, they match my jacket. Its so much better than running in my work shoes!

Ran for four bus stops last night. My legs were feeling OK until I started running then they were sore right away. Looks like I'm going to have to train every other day. That means my next training day is my day off so I'll plan a circular route approximate to the distance of five bus stops.

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Run home challenge day 2

Well after I finished work last nightI saw there was a 14 minute wait until the bus so I decided to start my run from the Piccadilly end. I ran for three stops! Not bad seeing as I was only going to start with one. The best part is by running to the fourth stop there is another bids I can catch so I got home 6 minutes earlier. I was planning to go for four tonight but my legs are quite sore this morning so I may need to give them a rest, depending on how they feel by the end of the night. Planning on buying some trainers on my break so hopefully that will encourage me.

Run home from work challenge

I hopeless at running. I'm so unfit. Yet I'm planning to run all the way home from Piccadilly to St. Johns wood. At the moment I normally take he 139 bus from Hamleys, Regent Street to Belsize road. A journey that takes around 40 minutes. I'm going to have to train for this otherwise I'll be out all night and probably with a few injuries. My plan is to start by getting off a stop early after tonight's shift and run the remainder. The following night I will run two stops. After running about 3/4 of the bus route I will skip the bus all together in order to run a better route. With the better route I should be able to run home in about an hour (I hope). I better get myself some running shoes on my next day off. Hmmm three shifts until then I should be OK running three stops in my work shoes. Depending on how my shoes hold up I may have reduce the start of my training. I'll keep you posted. I hope that eventually I can make the run in about the same time as the bus would take me and to do it every night. Wish me luck!

Why should one believe in anything?

To me belief is a very strong word. Not one that should be used likely under the definition of wholeheartedly having faith in something to be true beyond any doubt. One may use the word colloquially as in “I believe that there is a train leaving in 20 minutes” or “I believe in myself” To emphasize the level of truth of a subject in their reality. However this is not the kind of belief I am talking of. I’m talking of a more existential usage such as “I believe that the train exists” or “I believe in God”. I pose the question; why should one believe in anything?

The viewpoint I wish to convey is that of the practical scientific nihilist. By which I mean for practical reasons one may temporarily accept their reality/existence/conciousness based on a belief system consisting of empirical unfalsified scientific evidence. However one may not be able to wholeheartedly have faith in this reality/existence/conciousness as one cannot ever truly know the truth.

Why can’t one know the truth? Well for those of you who know how science works forgive me. Science works by producing theorem based on mainly empirical knowledge and experience. The theory is then tested and if the theory is tested to be correct by the original theorist as well as a significant number of studies by other scientists then the theory is held to be true. Until of course it is falsified by just one event showing the theory to be incorrect. Then the Hypothesis needs to be changed or adjusted to fit the new observations. This is how science undergoes paradigm shifts. However we exist (supposedly) in the present. We are not looking at scientific evidence from an infinite time into the future. That would be the only way to truly know that the theory was right. Therefore one cannot truly believe in any scientific theory. As far as other belief systems are concerned they contain no concrete methodology for seeking the truth. They are dogmatic and therefore infinitely more likely to be further from the truth.

Is the truth out there? Does it exist? To my mind it does but we have no real way qualifying or quantifying. The only thing I could say that I believe in is that something is. However this is so impossibly vauge that one could dismiss it. I wouldn’t even go as far to say that I believe that something exists. As it may not in terms of what we define existence. Descartes said “I think therefore I am”. Yet this statement is fundamentally flawed as it assumes that cognition requires physical presence within the observed reality. Artificial intelligence may be said to ‘think’ (if not by now then at some point in the conceivable future) But does the avatar of this intelligence exist?

What it comes down to is that we have no real way of determining whether or not our reality is mearly some Platonic cave of shadows or Matrixesque simulation. While this seems unlikely it cannot be ruled out. If we exist within an infinite universe then theoretically all possibilities within the rules of physics of that universe can exist. Hence it is more likely than not then somewhere within an infinite universe, exists an intelligence either real or artificial that exists within a simulation of reality so detailed and realistic that it is unable to be realized from within.

Herein lies the problem with the majority of philosophical thought. Most philosphers seem to try to explain the world from such a specific peculiar/abstract context. The result is something far from the truth. Take realism for example (If something is not within your reality then it no longer exists.) After you die, your unique gestalt reality relating to a particular object with your specific combination of rods, cones, memories e.t.c dies with you. However that doesn’t mean that the object in question no longer exists. Only one specific perception of it does. I am not suggesting one should believe that nothing exists, just that one cannot rule out the possibility that your reality is not what it seems.

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