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by reinhard
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 222

Re: Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024

Thank you, Amy! I am glad it resonated with you. And that No-s is still working for you after so many years (and the habitcal too!).
by reinhard
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield
Replies: 6
Views: 486

Re: Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield

Hi Stefan, Questions like yours are why I do this "work" at all! I'm so glad the powerfully silly start times look like they might work for you too. "Up before the enemy" certainly is striking! And I like the way you've spun it around to find the humor in it. I have two month period coming up when I...
by reinhard
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Everyday systems based on game theory
Replies: 1
Views: 86

Re: Everyday systems based on game theory

Interesting! Thank you, Alex! I will definitely check this out. Looks right up my alley (und eine gute Übung für mein Deutsch!)

Reinhard
by reinhard
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 222

Re: Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024

Glad you like it, Stefan! I too prefer print, but I'm not sure how the economics of that work with self-publishing (what I'd been intending to do with the Everyday Systems compendium). I know ebook is easy, and the economics make sense, even if I don't wind up selling many copies. I'll look into it ...
by reinhard
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 222

Pocast #83: The No S Diet 2024

Hi long-suffering No-S bulletin boarders, finally an episode squarely of interest to you: Episode 83: The No S Diet 2024 https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/83/ The No S Diet, from scratch, as if I’d never spoken or written about it before. Draft chapter for the upcoming Everyday Systems Com...
by reinhard
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield
Replies: 6
Views: 486

Re: Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield

I'm glad you liked this episode, Stefan! Your question about the "angel numbers" a little while ago was the inspiration for it. I don't have a name specifically for the getting up early part... it's not quite Timebox Lord, or Schedulualisticly Insignificant Time... it's a special case of "Powerfully...
by reinhard
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New here…
Replies: 10
Views: 10630

Re: New here…

No worries, I've taken similar hiatuses (no more!).

Understood about FB, it's an acquired compulsion...

Happy lurking! (and maybe more than that once I make some more tech progress and can entice people back here again...)

Reinhard
by reinhard
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Sever upgrade Log
Replies: 2
Views: 303

Re: Sever upgrade Log

You are very welcome, Amy! I hope I have something more exciting (or at least forward moving!) to report at the end of this month.
by reinhard
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Sever upgrade Log
Replies: 2
Views: 303

Sever upgrade Log

Hi All (or rather, the few of you who are still left here!), As promised in my last state of the systems podcast, I'm going to post a monthly update of what I've done to upgrade the technical underpinnings of the everydaysystems sites in the same cadence in which I push out the podcast episodes. Wel...
by reinhard
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield
Replies: 6
Views: 486

Podcast #82: Clock & Calendar, your Sword & Shield

Enjoy! (sorry, not what I said I would podcast about -- No S re-assessment will come next month) Episode 82: The Clock & the Calendar, your Sword & Shield Posted by Reinhard on 2024-01-31 Build habits by leaning on the clock and calendar rather than fighting against them. Beyond N and S days. Cutesy...
by reinhard
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: ATTENTION ALL HUMANS!
Replies: 7
Views: 35332

Re: ATTENTION ALL HUMANS!

You are fight, Duncan. I'm glad you figured it out anyway. I'm hoping to have this fixed in the next few months, but a temporary announcement is easy enough to add.
by reinhard
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #81: State of the Systems 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 3252

Re: Podcast #81: State of the Systems 2023

Thank you, Stefan! I so appreciate your thoughtful feedback and encouragement. I'm glad my revisiting old systems plan sounds of interest. Thanks also for the episode suggestion -- I do have quite a few thoughts on that subject (sleep protocols, the psychological power of number). Just trying to thi...
by reinhard
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #81: State of the Systems 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 3252

Podcast #81: State of the Systems 2023

Annual update on all the Everyday Systems and how they are doing for me personally

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/81/
by reinhard
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:26 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #79: My Pet Demon
Replies: 4
Views: 4425

Re: Podcast #79: My Pet Demon

I'm so glad, Deb. Thanks for letting me know!
by reinhard
Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #80: Antimantras & Repetitive Thought Injuries
Replies: 0
Views: 4991

Podcast #80: Antimantras & Repetitive Thought Injuries

Hi all -- new podcast episode. Hope you enjoy! https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/80/ Episode 80: Antimantras & Repetitive Thought Injuries Posted by Reinhard on 2023-11-30 I think I mix about 14 metaphors in this episode: We’ve got a goose-stepping white bear baseball player with devil hor...
by reinhard
Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #79: My Pet Demon
Replies: 4
Views: 4425

Re: Podcast #79: My Pet Demon

Thank you, Stefan, as always, for another thoughtful response! (and sorry that it took me a week to see that you'd posted it) I guess I may have been overstating the case a little -- playing devil's advocate (or demon's advocate) a little too enthusiastically. I mentioned "no s" as being a system th...
by reinhard
Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: a kind of anniversary, 15 years
Replies: 5
Views: 7295

Re: a kind of anniversary, 15 years

So happy to hear it! Congratulations and thank you for letting us know!
by reinhard
Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Fourteenth year
Replies: 9
Views: 10459

Re: Fourteenth year

So good to hear it, DaveMC. Really appreciate the ongoing updates!
by reinhard
Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #79: My Pet Demon
Replies: 4
Views: 4425

Podcast #79: My Pet Demon

New Podcast Episode Everyday Systems #79: My Pet Demon Oct 25, 2023 Self-saboteur? Time to stop playing with your pet demons (maybe). https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/79/ Enjoy! (FYI if you can't figure out how to sign up to this ancient bulletin board, try the facebook group: https://www...
by reinhard
Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #78: Spider Hunter, a CBT for Anxiety Game
Replies: 0
Views: 8683

Podcast #78: Spider Hunter, a CBT for Anxiety Game

New podcast episode:

Spider Hunter: A CBT for Anxiety Game

Anxious? Here's a fun technique for getting over it. It's halfway between gamified mindfulness and exposure therapy.

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/78/

Enjoy!
by reinhard
Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #77: Aristotelian Self-Portrait
Replies: 2
Views: 7597

Re: Podcast #77: Aristotelian Self-Portrait

Thank you for your thoughtful response, Stefan! A "habit prison" is indeed a danger for people like us. :-) I've gone through many periods in my life when I find I've loaded too much on -- and then something like Aristotelian Self-portrait helps me whittle it down again. Shovelglove per se easily fi...
by reinhard
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #77: Aristotelian Self-Portrait
Replies: 2
Views: 7597

Podcast #77: Aristotelian Self-Portrait

On time (in the nick of time!) this month:

Aristotle: "You are what you repeatedly do." Well, what do you repeatedly do? In this episode, an exercise for finding out.

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/77/

Enjoy!
by reinhard
Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New here…
Replies: 10
Views: 10630

Re: New here…

Welcome! And congratulations on making it through the awkward registration process! Yes, the board will stay as long as I'm able to keep it alive -- and upgrade plans to make it less goofy while still blocking spam are in (slow) progress. In the meantime, the FB group is livelier. I don't love FB ei...
by reinhard
Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Fourteenth year
Replies: 9
Views: 10459

Re: Fourteenth year

So glad to see you here again, DaveMC! And that No S is still working for you.
by reinhard
Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 3 Year Check-In
Replies: 16
Views: 10901

Re: 3 Year Check-In

Good wishes/vibes from me as well! Sorry I haven't been much of a presence here lately.

Still working on that "board reboot." (and in the meantime, more on facebook)
by reinhard
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #76: My Friend, ChatGPT
Replies: 0
Views: 10234

Podcast #76: My Friend, ChatGPT

New Podcast Episode:

My Friend, ChatGPT

Practice being human with AI

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/76/

(Sorry this is a little late. To balance that out, it's also a little too long. :-))
by reinhard
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Re: Happy new year, loyal board members!

Thank you for your patience and continuing encouragement!

I'm hopeful I can make the switch/upgrade in June.
by reinhard
Wed May 31, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #75: Apps for Mentats
Replies: 0
Views: 10040

Podcast #75: Apps for Mentats

New podcast episode:

Apps for Demihumans

Everyday Systems as Apps for Human Minds

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/75/

(Half of what I originally meant to cover in this episode, but I was running out of March and want to keep my one-episode-a-month streak going!)
by reinhard
Fri May 12, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans
Replies: 5
Views: 8748

Re: Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans

Somehow that aspect of my German nature seems to have skipped a generation (or two -- my kids are slobs too).

I'm intrigued by Swedish Death Cleaning! (Great title, if nothing else)

I'll check it out.

Reinhard
by reinhard
Tue May 02, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans
Replies: 5
Views: 8748

Re: Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans

I'm so glad to hear it! Thank you for letting me know!

Reinhard
by reinhard
Sat Apr 29, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans
Replies: 5
Views: 8748

Podcast #74: Tidiness for Demihumans

New podcast episode:

Four catchphrases for tidier habits.

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/74/

Hope something in there resonates with someone!

P.S. sorry the bulletin board upgrade progress seems to have stalled -- things are (very slowly) happening behind the scenes.
by reinhard
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Re: Happy new year, loyal board members!

Progress update: the new everyday systems "droplet" has been spun up... this way we can get everything working without operating on a live patient. I'll post here as we get each component transferred and upgraded.
by reinhard
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Little-brain Upgrade: Systems for Better Thinking and Writing
Replies: 1
Views: 5536

Re: Little-brain Upgrade: Systems for Better Thinking and Writing

Sorry it's taking me a while to respond to this, but I will!

(in fairness, your "tomorrow" is taking a while, too) :-)

But no rush! We want to get this right and that takes some mulling.
by reinhard
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #73: Demihuman
Replies: 2
Views: 6711

Re: Podcast #73: Demihuman

So glad it resonated with you, Amy!

Thanks for letting me know!
by reinhard
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Re: Happy new year, loyal board members!

"Save the bulletin board" status update: this is a small step, but we just got https working on all 4 everyday systems sites instead of just everydaysystems.com (something that's been nagging me for years). So now nosdiet.com, shovelglove.com and urbanranger.com all use https. There's no practical s...
by reinhard
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Re: Happy new year, loyal board members!

Glad you think so! We had two coffees together about it already to plan. Next week we might start breaking stuff...
by reinhard
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:44 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #73: Demihuman
Replies: 2
Views: 6711

Podcast #73: Demihuman

New podcast episode:

Demihuman: a lighthearted approach to imposter syndrome

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/73/

Enjoy!

Reinhard
by reinhard
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 11650

Re: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022

reinhard wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:04 pm
A little later and much shorter than last year:

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/72/

Reinhard
by reinhard
Mon Feb 27, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Trying it for 2023
Replies: 3
Views: 6297

Re: Trying it for 2023

Glad you are both off to a good start!
by reinhard
Mon Feb 27, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 3 Year Check-In
Replies: 16
Views: 10901

Re: 3 Year Check-In

Wow, that's a disincentive all right. :-)

Good luck!
by reinhard
Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 11650

Re: Podcast#71: State of the Systems, 2022

I'm glad you enjoyed it Stefan! I like Sabbat-Säufer. :-) But I do find it helpful to keep all the systems in sync and mutually reinforcing each other with the N-day/S-day divide. Fridays in the past have been particularly challenging -- so it's actually been quite helpful to keep my guard up just t...
by reinhard
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Re: Happy new year, loyal board members!

Update: I've been speaking with a friend who has current professional knowledge of how to do this sort of thing (he's in "devops") and a plan is emerging... more soon!
by reinhard
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 11650

Re: Podcast#71: State of the Systems, 2022

Thank you for stopping by, Andrew!

Let's exchange notes as we figure the writing thing out. I see you've already started already in a new thread. Will pop over there shortly!

Reinhard
by reinhard
Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 3 Year Check-In
Replies: 16
Views: 10901

Re: 3 Year Check-In

Amen!
by reinhard
Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 11650

Re: Podcast#71: State of the Systems, 2022

Thank you, Amy! My research project for this year (or however long it takes) is to go hunting for that happier medium, if it exists. Maybe it'll be a mirage, a Loch Ness monster, but maybe not. A worthy quest for a self-help guru, in any case. So glad you are still getting good mileage out of the ha...
by reinhard
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 11650

Podcast#72: State of the Systems, 2022

A little later and much shorter than last year:

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/72/

Reinhard
by reinhard
Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 3 Year Check-In
Replies: 16
Views: 10901

Re: 3 Year Check-In

Thank you for checking in again, and congratulations on your perseverance over so many years and through so many challenges! I wish diet and exercise could just be figured out once and for all and that's it -- but life keeps throwing new challenges at us. I know I experience that with my "golfer's e...
by reinhard
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Trying it for 2023
Replies: 3
Views: 6297

Re: Trying it for 2023

Welcome back! And sorry for the delayed welcome.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Reinhard
by reinhard
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 2022 report
Replies: 11
Views: 9427

Re: 2022 report

Congratulations, LadyBird! And thank you for sharing here.

Thanks also for sharing those titles (and appreciating what a great and consistent support Oolala has been here for so many years now!)

Reinhard
by reinhard
Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Happy new year, loyal board members!
Replies: 19
Views: 17341

Happy new year, loyal board members!

My resolution this year is to get this bulletin board into better shape, so new members can join without the hassle of me personally having to approve them from a flood of spam join requests, and we can preserve and learn from the many historical posts that are still here. It may involve some downti...
by reinhard
Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 1-Year No S / Shovelglove Testimonial
Replies: 6
Views: 7171

Re: 1-Year No S / Shovelglove Testimonial

Diego,

Congratulations on your no s / shovelglove success and thank you for sharing!

I always love hearing the details on how people make these things work for them (outdoors, different S-days).

So good you clearly have the "maintenance is more important than progress" mindset.

Reinhard
by reinhard
Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:20 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast#71: Last Wordism
Replies: 0
Views: 10515

Podcast#71: Last Wordism

Just in time for Thanksgivings: A two-word anti-mantra to snap you and your family out of automatic bickering:

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/71/
by reinhard
Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #70: Surgical Flogging
Replies: 2
Views: 7492

Re: Podcast #70: Surgical Flogging

Hi Amy,

Glad it resonated with you! Hope you find it useful.

Reinhard
by reinhard
Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #70: Surgical Flogging
Replies: 2
Views: 7492

Podcast #70: Surgical Flogging

Finally an episode squarely about No S again! Hope you enjoy it. Podcast #70: Surgical Flogging Food logging: apparently it works. But it's torture to do long term. I discuss a way you can practice a limited, strategic, surgical form of food logging with the No S Diet (or any other diet) that gives ...
by reinhard
Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery
Replies: 5
Views: 9775

Re: Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery

Thank you, Ladybird!

It's been a rough few years for the whole planet so I can't wallow too much, but I do appreciate your kind sympathy nonetheless!

It's an interesting challenge, this getting old business... I hope I can continue to see it that way!
by reinhard
Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:16 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery
Replies: 5
Views: 9775

Re: Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery

Thank you, again, Stefan! I so appreciate your feedback and good advice, here and in email. The "anti spam" features of this bulletin board dissuade almost anyone new from joining so it's great that some old timer as least have persisted! I need to figure out a better solution to that issue -- Faceb...
by reinhard
Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:39 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery
Replies: 5
Views: 9775

Podcast #69: Shovelglove Recovery

After 20 years of swinging my sledgehammer injury-free, I discovered that that even Shovelglove can cause or at least be impacted by injury. How Shovelglove principles like "schedulalistically insignificant time "and "maintenance is more important that progress" have been key to my recovery. https:/...
by reinhard
Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:36 am
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Handles -- how long?
Replies: 1
Views: 10047

Re: Handles -- how long?

Sorry for the delayed response! Welcome!

That does sound rather long!

I guess if you have high enough ceilings, you can do something with it, though.

I like your list of pros... though I might suggest for practicality investigating getting a shorter handle.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
by reinhard
Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Thirteenth year
Replies: 4
Views: 6900

Re: Thirteenth year

So happy to hear no-s is still working for you and thank you for letting us know! (and the links back to the dawn of time!) I keep thinking I should shut these old boards down since so much the traffic has moved to FB, but posts like this (and all that history) remind me why they're still valuable e...
by reinhard
Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:58 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #68: How to be Ordinary
Replies: 0
Views: 10716

Podcast #68: How to be Ordinary

New podcast episode: How to be Ordinary Be a Mensch, not a rockstar. It's surprisingly hard, even though you probably don't have any alternative. https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/68/ When I told my 9-year-old son I was working on a podcast with this title, he asked "why are you of all peo...
by reinhard
Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just heard of Wansink's fall
Replies: 3
Views: 8849

Re: just heard of Wansink's fall

I had heard, and was disheartened. His creds had seemed so impeccable, and his conclusions so common-sensical. The danger of wanting something to be true, especially if it seems so plausible, is real. Good science has to get past that. My hope is it's the particular experiments, rather than the larg...
by reinhard
Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #67: Demogorgon Whack-a-mole
Replies: 3
Views: 10137

Re: Podcast #67: Demogorgon Whack-a-mole

Thanks, Oolala, for these thoughtful responses!

I agree that the technique of asking yourself to imagine yourself being/behaving this way in x years/forever is helpful, maybe even necessary.

It reminds me a little of that famous rabbinical question, "...if not now, when?"
by reinhard
Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Starting NoS after many lapsed years
Replies: 7
Views: 10241

Re: Starting NoS after many lapsed years

Welcome back! The boards are still going, but sadly neglected (by me). I keep hoping I"ll have time to tidy them up (or at least convincing one of my children to!) but haven't yet been able to. I am thankful, however, that a core contingent has been finding them useful and keeping them alive. We do ...
by reinhard
Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #67: Demogorgon Whack-a-mole
Replies: 3
Views: 10137

Podcast #67: Demogorgon Whack-a-mole

What to do when your appetites keep routing around your rules to contain them

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/67/
by reinhard
Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #66: Right Relationship with Robots
Replies: 2
Views: 8587

Re: Podcast #66: Right Relationship with Robots

Thank you, Stefan! Glad to hear it.

Funny, I've been enjoying my Roomba a lot more since I recorded it, its charming quirks notwithstanding (or perhaps because of those charming quirks).
by reinhard
Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:13 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #66: Right Relationship with Robots
Replies: 2
Views: 8587

Podcast #66: Right Relationship with Robots

New podcast Episode:

Technology for habits, and habits for technology. Also a story about my Roomba.

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/66

Hope you enjoy!
by reinhard
Wed May 04, 2022 6:42 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #65: Mindful Bagful
Replies: 2
Views: 8583

Re: Podcast #65: Mindful Bagful

Glad it resonated with you, Amy! Thanks for letting me know.
by reinhard
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:36 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #65: Mindful Bagful
Replies: 2
Views: 8583

Podcast #65: Mindful Bagful

A lighthearted "Jedi mind trick" for calming yourself down in certain mundane situations:

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/65/
by reinhard
Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)
Replies: 6
Views: 14221

Re: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)

You're very welcome, Maria! And thank you for your kinds words. Good to see you here again.
by reinhard
Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)
Replies: 6
Views: 14221

Re: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)

Not at all! I am very grateful for your interest!

Glad audiodidact output is resonating and good luck with your timeboxing tweaks!

Reinhard
by reinhard
Fri Apr 01, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)
Replies: 6
Views: 14221

Re: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)

Hi Stefan, Good questions, all around! Middle age has been challenging on the exercise front. I always imagined my physical powers would gradually decline, but no, it's been sudden shocks, some recoverable, to a degree, some possibly not, and others still in the recovery process (I hope!). First it ...
by reinhard
Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)
Replies: 6
Views: 14221

Podcast #64: State of the Systems Part 3 (Meta)

The formatting of the transcript is a little inconsistent (working on that) but hopefully good enough for now:

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode/64/

Hope you enjoy it. Very curious if any of the titles for potential future episodes resonated.
by reinhard
Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #63: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 2
Replies: 6
Views: 13357

Re: Podcast #63: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 2

Domamine nation is an excellent book. The audiobook version is excellent too (read by the author). I've listed to it and read it in print (and generated some anki cards). Gave it the full "Study Habit" treatment. I'm taking notes for an episode I'm tentatively calling "Demogorgon Whack-a-mole" that ...
by reinhard
Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #63: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 2
Replies: 6
Views: 13357

Re: Podcast #63: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 2

I'm glad you both like it! Thank you for letting me know. It's not often I come across truly wise self help books and Anna Lembke's is definitely one of them. I love how she is simultaneously tough and compassionate. Some of the terminology is great too, "self binding," in its various forms (chronol...
by reinhard
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Retiring Bulletin board?
Replies: 36
Views: 41092

Re: Retiring Bulletin board?

I'm happy to see this continuing evidence that the boards are used and appreciated! I certainly won't shut anything down as long as I can keep them kicking along, and who knows, maybe some hitherto untapped additional resource (child labor? early retirement?) will make it possible to fuller attentio...
by reinhard
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:33 pm
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Juarez Valley w/ ShovelGlove
Replies: 1
Views: 8002

Re: Juarez Valley w/ ShovelGlove

Hey, I like that. Makes it a much more full body workout, with the squatting element. Sorry for the delayed response! Evil facebook has been luring my limited attention away from these boards. (In case you're open to being similarly lured, the shovelglove group is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/...
by reinhard
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #62: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 1
Replies: 3
Views: 11165

Re: Podcast #62: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 1

Thank you, Stefan! Both for your continuing encouragement about the podcast and the specific tips about the golfer's elbow. I have a strong patience muscle (from practice, not nature!) so I'm totally fine with it taking even a year to get back to 100%. I have (reluctantly) incorporated stretches. MD...
by reinhard
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 2 Year Check in
Replies: 4
Views: 9828

Re: 2 Year Check in

Congratulations and thank you for letting us know!

I like your reinforcement technique!
by reinhard
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #62: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 1
Replies: 3
Views: 11165

Podcast #62: State of the Systems, 2021, Part 1

Enjoy! 2021 was miserable in most respects, but it’s been another fantastic opportunity to test the true mettle of Everyday Systems. Part 1 reviews Body and Spirits systems: The No S Diet, Shovelglove, Urban Ranger, Lawful Good Biker, Glass Ceiling, Low Smoking. https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/e...
by reinhard
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:01 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Reinhard - can you do an everyday systems for dating?
Replies: 1
Views: 7744

Re: Reinhard - can you do an everyday systems for dating?

I wish I could -- but then again I don't. I only seem to have a knack for problems I personally have, and I'm afraid I've been happily married for over 20 years now so am totally unqualified to advise on this subject... it was a different world back then. And even then, I wasn't any good at dating. ...
by reinhard
Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:22 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #61: VC Cat
Replies: 0
Views: 12418

Podcast #61: VC Cat

An inspiringly ridiculous image to ward off the dreaded "what the hell" effect.

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=61

Hope you enjoy.
by reinhard
Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Retiring Bulletin board?
Replies: 36
Views: 41092

Re: Retiring Bulletin board?

Glad to hear people are still finding this useful -- I'll see if I can conscript my children to help at some point. A race between human maturity and bitrot :-) The "right" facebook group (at least the one I'm aware of/involved with!) is https://www.facebook.com/groups/nosdiet I'll try to link to it...
by reinhard
Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:27 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #59: The Study Habit
Replies: 5
Views: 16493

Re: Podcast #59: The Study Habit

I'm so glad it's resonated with you, Stefan, and the other related systems! And that you're managing to fit the Study Habit into your life. During the week, my dedicated study blocks are pitifully short. 14 minutes (surprise, surprise) is my standard but sometime in a pinch I'll do a mere 7. I try, ...
by reinhard
Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 7 Years of No S Diet - With an integrated 24h Fast
Replies: 4
Views: 11543

Re: 7 Years of No S Diet - With an integrated 24h Fast

So glad to hear this and thank you for sharing! The 24 hour fast a week is interesting... your timing is indeed good within the no-s framework! I've been doing "meditative Mondays" with a slightly longer than usual medication session (still pitifully short, just 14 minutes, but I get something out o...
by reinhard
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #59: The Study Habit
Replies: 5
Views: 16493

Re: Podcast #59: The Study Habit

I just posted the follow up episode.

Still not so strong on "comic pragmatism" for an everyday system but I think there are at least a couple funny bits in it?

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=60

Hope you like in Stefan! (but don't hold back if it's not what you were hoping for).
by reinhard
Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #59: The Study Habit
Replies: 5
Views: 16493

Re: Podcast #59: The Study Habit

Stefan! I'm glad you got something out of it. I think it was emails with you over the years that finally convinced me to do this episode. You are right! It is lacking in comic pragmatism. I'll see what I can do about that... possibly not so much in the next "behavior" episode, but maybe as a v2. Tha...
by reinhard
Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:06 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #59: The Study Habit
Replies: 5
Views: 16493

Podcast #59: The Study Habit

This is one I've been trying to collect my thoughts on for years -- hope it resonates. Tite: The Study Habit Description: How to go from 'study=cramming' to making learning a lifelong habit https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=59 (wasn't able to cram it all into one episode, unfortunat...
by reinhard
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:35 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #58: Loose Lips Sink Ships
Replies: 0
Views: 15472

Podcast #58: Loose Lips Sink Ships

Image from WWII propaganda to keep you from sabotaging your own self-improvement efforts.

Enjoy!

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=58
by reinhard
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Retiring Bulletin board?
Replies: 36
Views: 41092

Re: Retiring Bulletin board?

Thank you for your responses! I am glad to hear it's still of some value to some of you. I think for now I'll continue to let it kick along. Maybe I can persuade one of my increasingly tech-savvy children to resurrect it in a worthier form some day soon... I'll continue to investigate other options ...
by reinhard
Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Retiring Bulletin board?
Replies: 36
Views: 41092

Retiring Bulletin board?

Hello dear loyal Everyday Systems bulletin board members! I'm sad to have to be thinking of doing this, but I don't have the bandwidth any more (and truthfully haven't really for a while now) to keep up with the technical upkeep of this phpBB bulletin board system and I feel bad at how run-down it's...
by reinhard
Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Blankful: Roll your own fill-in-the-blank tests
Replies: 3
Views: 22249

Re: Blankful: Roll your own fill-in-the-blank tests

Sorry blankful somehow stopped working a while ago... I'll see if I can revive it.

These days, I'm very into anki cards, which have something in common. Anki "cloze deletions" are more versatile if slightly less ef.
by reinhard
Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #57: Posifactive
Replies: 0
Views: 15046

Podcast #57: Posifactive

All the self-help books ever written distilled into one word, with a note of enlightened self-mockery that makes the whole thing bearable

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=57
by reinhard
Mon May 31, 2021 11:14 am
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Podcast #56: Good Redundancy
Replies: 1
Views: 11093

Podcast #56: Good Redundancy

Hope this resonates with some of you (ties a lot of previously mentioned techniques together):

https://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=56
by reinhard
Mon May 31, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Lost 30 lb!
Replies: 3
Views: 13503

Re: Lost 30 lb!

So glad to hear it and thank you for posting here! Many things I loved about your testimonial (besides your mere success, which is certainly something!): "pseudohunger" (a very apt term I hadn't heard somehow), that Shovelglove and the Lifelog are also resonating for you, that years into the SEO arm...
by reinhard
Tue May 11, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back After 11 Years
Replies: 13
Views: 23983

Re: Back After 11 Years

I'm back -- but trying to figure out how to get our from under "94405" notifcations (mostly spam account creating attempts) so please bear with me for a bit!
by reinhard
Thu May 06, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: i'm back! :)
Replies: 26
Views: 37088

Re: i'm back! :)

Deb, I'm sorry I wasn't virtually around when you came back last month, but I hope you are still here so I can make it up to you with a very warm if much belated welcome?
by reinhard
Thu May 06, 2021 5:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back After 11 Years
Replies: 13
Views: 23983

Re: Back After 11 Years

Welcome back! I've been awol from the boards for a while too (but not from the diet and other systems, I always make sure to at least practice even if I can't preach!). I'm so moved and gratified (and also a little ashamed) that so many board members have kept it going in my absence. Thank you! I do...
by reinhard
Mon May 03, 2021 4:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New Podcast Episode: The Lifelog
Replies: 3
Views: 13890

Re: New Podcast Episode: The Lifelog

Good point -- there are many ways to track summary compliance. I went with simplicity and a gently nudge to keep the S-days to a minimum (since for the purpose of this calculation they aren't distinguished from failures.) I also found it interesting that it doesn't take that many N days to make a re...