Speed Bumps on the Primal Journey

My primal journey has two key hindrances right now:
  • I live in a hostile environment (every food establishment and machine on campus is full of poison junk food and useless carbs).
  • I'm out of touch with my survival drive.

Some initial thoughts on responding to each:
  • Hostile environment
    • Improve information flows (internal and external), seeking better quality and faster delivery.
    • Make small changes, as larger changes can cause the system to go wonky.
  • Survival drive
    • Perform regular praxis, reflecting on chosen inputs and the physical-mental-spiritual responses.
    • Learn to thoughtfully leverage instinct. (What's behind that yearning for Cool Ranch Doritos?)

Still in progress...

Informants
History of Life: A Very Short Introduction
Primal lifestyle

Thinking in Systems: A Primer


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3 comments:

  1. I know exactly what you mean. Unlike you, I am avoiding pork - which, alas, is dad's favorite meat. In addition, someone in the house makes some sort of tasty baked dessert at least once a week (that infrequently is actually rare). There's no snackage around at work that's healthy. Fortunately, I live with an excellent chef who can make chicken (for example) about 30 different ways.

    I have found that my "cravings" come in one of two varieties: sweet and salty, sometimes both. Nuts and cheeses do wonders to satiate the salty and berries or dried fruit can cover the sweet. If it's both, cheese with a bit of honey is delectable.

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  2. Could the chips be for the crunch?

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  3. Jeff, could be. I'm not quite sure what to sub. Vege chips don't do it for me. I had cracklins yesterday; they were good.

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