• The Diary of a Cavewoman,  Uncategorized

    Living instinctively

    Ok, “ancestral” living.  There, I’ve said it.  And some of you will be more than familiar with it.  I couldn’t bring myself to use the word “ancestral” in the heading because I abhor the nature of popular usage of buzzwords.  Buzzwords cause progressive thinking to be labelled as trends, ultimately belittling paradigm shifts which are potentially beneficial.  But the word “ancestral” has become synonymous with nutrition and diet, and that’s an area I’m not qualified to enter into.  I really want to talk about the wider aspects of our ancestral capabilities and how we’re doing ourselves an injustice throughout life. So, this post isn’t about nutrition? Nope.  It’s about losing…

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    10 new habits in 21 days

    Who has time to spare for 10 new habits?  I’m not what I would call “time-rich”, but I am an early-riser with a lot of flexibility.  So how can I get more out of every day?  Surely, there are opportunities to learn and progress while simultaneously  juggling responsibilities. Feeling the need for a change? I’ve been curious about neuroplasticity with regards to breaking bad habits and creating new ones.  The popular psychology take on building new habits is that it takes 21 days.  That’s a rather sweeping claim (in my humble opinion as a layperson) given that a habit is defined as “an automatic reaction to a specific situation”.  But…