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Yep, plan your week, just like we've talked about every Sunday since this started.
But let's talk about other plans.
There's a very, very small, but not zero, chance of the use of nuclear weapons in the next month or more. You should have some iodine tablets in your medicine cabinet in case this happens in the environment around you. Tennessee has some important targets, including Oak Ridge, Erwin, and several others. Iodine competitively inhibits radioactive iodine from being absorbed by our thyroid gland.
We could see major changes in the value of the US Dollar, and the cost of imported items may rise rapidly because of it. We have had an advantage in international trade because essentially all international transactions have used the US Dollar to settle. Expect China and Russia to introduce an alternative currency for the purchase of oil and other exports of theirs.
We could see profound disruptions in food supply, in energy, and in the availability of imported goods. Prepare accordingly. Your home should contain at least a month of food, medications, toiletries, and anything else that's an ongoing expense. You'd be better of with 3 months.
Rotate items that have expiration dates through your routine consumption. You don't need rotten food when the excrement strikes the blower.
And don't store food you wouldn't eat.
This war could just be the dying gasps of the Putin regime, or it could be a long-planned attack on the West. Regardless, consider most reporting to be incomplete or outright false. The term "fog of war" isn't just a euphemism. During war, nobody really knows what's going on.
You should be integrated into your community.
If a famine happens, if you don't lose weight like everyone else is, people will know you have food supplies. So ration your consumption.
OPSEC. OPerational SECurity. Tell only what is necessary. Collect info. Power is knowing what others do not. "Loose lips sink ships." There's no reason to tell people all of your preps, your contingencies, and your training. Save most of that info for if it becomes important. Teach your kids to consider home conversations to not be publicly discussed.
Have contingencies for holing up at home and for unexpected relocation. Having a "go bag" is a good idea, and having it in your car is an even better one.
One Degree!
I'm on a weekend night call schedule this weekend, which always leaves me feeling under-rested and generally icky.
But I wanted to remind you that outdoor exercise without screens is really good for your mental health.
Go outdoors, preferably into the woods.
Get in tune with those surroundings, the sights, the sounds, the smells, even the movement of air and the varying temperatures as you walk.
We were made to be outdoors.
We were definitely not made to work in cubicles.
One Degree!
What you want from your body will dictate what you need to set as goals, and the goals will determine what you'll end up having to change to attain them.
I've spoken many times about systems being better than goals, and my position has not changed.
But goals are easier to discuss and to understand, so for this week, we'll be very specific about goals.
Do you want more muscle mass?
Do you want to be stronger?
Do you want to run faster?
Do you want to gain weight?
Do you want to lose weight?
Do you want to improve general fitness?
Do you want longevity?
Do you want strong bones?
Do you want to earn a Black Belt?
Understanding the benefits and costs of each particular goal may help you decide what you want.
For example, if you want to compete in body-building competitions, you'll not be doing the same thing as if you were focused on longevity. Same with strength competitions.
But general fitness and longevity go fairly well together.
Running is great but will increase the likelihood of needing knee or hip ...
I'll make this one short and to the point.
Spring time change is hard on all of us. Having to get up an hour early doesn't make going to bed an hour earlier much easier.
Yes, it's nice to have more productive time in the evening.
But it's at the cost of forcing us out of be an hour earlier, as we all know.
Our challenge is to adjust our circadian rhythm to match the world's expectations around us.
My main strategy is supplementing with a dose of melatonin about a half hour before I need to be asleep. It helps most people fall asleep more readily.
If you need a nap during your day, take it between mid-morning and early afternoon. Limit it to 20 minutes.
Taking a longer or later nap may make it even harder to get off to sleep in time.
All of the other normal advice applies even moreso:
- Take a 20-minute walk after supper.
- No screen time for the last hour before bed.
- Listen to calm music after supper.
- Don't eat for 2 hours before bed.
- Don't have conflict-laden conversations ...
