Monday - Tuesday 29-30/1/2018

Despite a day of petty frustrations, I still managed to fit in 80 minutes meditation in the afternoon and get to bed on time. It took me a while to drop off but I got 6 hours and my deep sleep has noticably increased recently, pushing over the hour.

 Though sleep discipline is undoubtedly improving my wellbeing, it's not turning me into Buddha! I'm still oversensitive, brooding and low stress-tolerant. It's BECAUSE of these traits that it's so important I pursue mental discipline to control them.  

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