Stats

Cash: 10.9%
Core: 78.9%
Explore: 10.2%
Workout: 35min dog walk (fighting a bad cold, taking it easy)
Alcohol: None
Sleep: 11pm to 6:45am, rested (thank you NyQuil)

Shallow Thoughts

The crypto-asset selloff today was interesting to watch in real-time. A lot of people must feel like they've lost a lot of money today, even though it was never realized gains. Hopefully they wagered no more than they could afford to lose. Days like this make me happy to have my Core, and the Core exists for days like this.

Sleep Thoughts

Part of moving is finding a whole new set of trustworthy medical practitioners. Fortunately in North Texas there seems to be an unlimited supply of doctors and dentists, and there are plenty of reviews available. Even more fortunately, one of the best reviewed dentists in my city is a block away. So my wife and I went for our regular cleaning and discovered that our new dentist also happens to run a sleep therapy clinic. He's got a theory that a lot of "problems" that modern children have (i.e. ADHD, anxiety/depression, bedwetting, mood swings, etc) are actually the product of bad sleep. I try to maintain a healthy skepticism about everything, but from what I've read so far the theory seems to be pretty sound.

It's got me thinking a lot about sleep. I wax poetic about the value of our finite time on earth and lament that we need to spend 1/3 of it in daily suspended animation so that we don't lose our minds, but I'm starting to think it deserves A LOT more attention. Maybe making those 8 hours of sleep more "productive" will make the other 16 hours of consciousness even more valuable. Less anxiety. More clarity. It's certainly worth a try.

So tonight instead of pecking away at the keyboard late into the night, I'll be turning in early. I'll start by getting more sleep, and then figure out how to get better sleep. Hopefully y'all see the results in the quality of my writing.