LEE SHERMIN

Not How the Body Works Not How the Body Works slowlyslowlynow.blogspot.com We like neat little boxes. "Three meals a day." "Eight hours of sleep." "Show up. Be consistent. Push through." But here’s the thing: That’s not how the body works. Hunger Comes and Goes Some days you wake up ravenous. You eat with the urgency of a starved wolf. Other days, food is just... there. No growling belly. No desire to devour. We’ve been sold a narrative that we must eat at specific times or else—what? The metabolism monster will get us? But since the beginning of time, we've eaten when there was food. Feasted when we had it. Fasted when we didn’t. This is our design. We ebb. We flow. We adapt. Energy is Not a Tap You Leave On There are days when you could build an empire before breakfast. Your fingers fly, your mind sizzles. And then, there are days when even brushing your teeth ...

Learn the Feeling Struggling to Learn the Knowledge/Skill? Learn the Feeling, First. We've been taught to chase knowledge, to memorize facts, to master grammar and equations. But what if we've been chasing the wrong thing all along? Don’t learn the language. Don’t learn the knowledge. Learn the feeling. When you're learning something new — a language, an instrument, a craft — pause and feel. Let your body flood with that warm, buzzy joy. That peaceful satisfaction. That sense of curiosity and wonder. Why? Because feelings create habits. The joy, serenity, excitement, and cocktail of positive emotions you feel *in the moment* of doing something? That’s the real teacher. Your brain remembers that high, and it wants to chase it again. That’s how mastery starts. Not with duty. Not with discipline. But with delight. ...