69/74 degrees. Quiet with no clouds.
Got some early work done, but am taking a day of vacation today. Alienes brother and his wife are visiting on their way to a trip to east Tennessee. It will be fun showing them around.
Listening to the Willpower Instinct (2nd time around, which is unusual). Today was about studies that show that doing one thing "good" (such as recycling or contributing to a cause) may "give" us permission to actually do impulsive actions that more than negate our "good actions". That is amazing if true. Of course, I knew that it is easy to fall in the trap of "I exercised today and burned 200 calories, so I can eat that candy bar" etc. , but the other-that even a thought about doing good may lead to undesirable impulsive behavior is much more subtle.
Also the author went into Heath's experiments and experiments showing the the "potential for pleasure" is really the basis for much of our addictive habits. It's not that the action itself is pleasurable, it is the expectation or anticipation of pleasure. Looking back, I can see instances of that in my life, such as planning a trip being more fund than the trip etc.
I bought a new "rear" light for my bicycle, hoping to catch the attention of the most inattentive person. Supposedly it can be seen for a mile. I recently heard of a resident who was hit head on by someone who was "texting" and hit her. Scary.
The company English Garden apparently has decided to abandon any attempt to see that the landscaping is completed right. I get so tired of companies that just grab the money and really don't care what kind of job they do. No matter how much you check them out you never can tell. Left shrubs half unplanted and dying. I had expected better, but than I always anticipate people will try to do their best, not just take the money and run.
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