On the topic of dumb streaks: I have now listened to all episodes of Cortex at least twice.
Really looking forward to finishing this run and trying really, really hard not to pick up some other huge time filler instead.
It was not the fault of Cortex, but yesterday was definitely a day where I spent way too much time listening to podcasts instead of giving my mind some more space. Creating that space made everything better rather rapidly, made the day feel less stressed, and made me realize the day was not very stressed to begin with, either. Funny how putting voices in your head during every possible break from other things can make your mind feel like there is no quiet time.
So, I eventually shook that feeling off and realized that it was a pretty good day. The important things got done, along with some of the bonus things. Today is the last day of work before the holidays, so it is automatically starting as good. Despite the fact that I was awakened by the alarm at the wrong phase of my sleep, so that my head still feels full of slow-moving clay weighing me down, adding inertia to everything.
Guess the coffee will have to come early, fast, and strong.
But yes, it is a good day! I have some good work tasks to knock down.
Oh, and another streak to work on actually. Fortunately a good and quick one: we were told in no uncertain terms that it is time to get serious about brushing the teeth of our dog every day. I was not a sublime master at this yesterday, but no matter how it looked it actually went quite a bit better than the last time I tried my hand at it. Always fun to feel that there is a chance of rapid and noticeable improvement in something. Especially when the task only takes a minute or two to knock off every day.