I missed a few days, so I'm catching up in one fell swoop, on a Sunday, while I'm at Prato having some screwdrivers and brunch and watching the Bills play the Patriots, a game that started with a 96-yard TD on opening kickoff, with Damar Hamlin watching from his hospital bed just six days after he collapsed on the field.

His reaction:

With that motivation in mind, let's get to Days 4-7 of the Stoics challenge going, pretty much all of which I'm already doing—yay me!

Day 4: Find someone to teach.

I know using my own kids is kind of a copout, but man, this has been a tough couple of years, and I need to fully concentrate on my daughter to help her get through junior year. She is my sole dedicated mentee.

Day 5: Get your desk in order.

I "decluttered" my phone, computer files, and to-do list right before the new year, as I like to do every year, so I'm on track with this. I need to also work on my "office" (i.e., bedroom), and other rooms in the house as well, but I'll take this as a W.

Day 6: Carve out some leisure time apart from your phone.

This is all about slashing social media use (which I've been doing anyway—no hate-reading Long Island fascists on the weekend, and limiting my use of it to mainly two times a day, not all day long), and I have my creative goals for the year, so I'm good here, too. 

Day 7: Take a self-care day.

I've been doing Jennsday Wednesdays since before the pandemic. I rule.

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