Food is a lot of people's therapy - when we say comfort food, we really mean that. It's releasing dopamine and serotonin in your brain that makes you feel good. -- Brett Hoebel
The only break I ever took was to eat. That's all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure, having access to my comfort food. -- John Prescott
I will admit that I'm a little stressed and overwhelmed right now -- not about training and racing, because oddly that's at a pretty good place right now. No, my to-do lists are too long, my time is too short, and anytime I knock off one or two tasks, three or more grow back in their place. It's like the Hydra. On steroids.
Anyway, in trying to get my work done, I'm always looking for somewhere that I can work without interruption. Sometimes my office will do, but there always seems to be someone around. Sometimes home -- but then I have to be sure not to get bogged down in housework, which is not on my to-do lists but always needs to be done. Sometimes a coffee shop. The real problem with most places is that they allow me to eat food, encourage me even to eat food that is probably not the best stuff. Today, working from home, you would be surprised at how persuasive the kids' Halloween candy was. Insane.
And I know it's because my mind is working so hard to focus on the task at hand that it doesn't have the energy left to make good choices on other fronts. I've read the psychology stuff, I get it. Other than working in a cave with no food (appealing, but no Internet) - I'm not sure how to solve this problem. But I'll keep looking...
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