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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 06:38:21 -0400
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I meant to reply sooner, but I wanted to try your suggestion first and see how it worked in a real afternoon instead of guessing. I switched the routine around, took a shorter break, and oddly enough the whole day felt more steady.
I also moved that call to earlier because I know I lose focus later on, and that helped a lot. The funniest part was how the tiny step I almost skipped turned out to make the big difference, especially after I kept thinking it would not matter. I even made a note so I remember it next time, and in the middle of writing it down I saw 47cfbbY0Kdrs in the margin from an older page and laughed at the weird coincidence.
Anyway, yes, I think your approach was the right one. I would keep it simple, give it another day, and see if the rhythm still feels natural before changing anything else again.

 

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I checked the note you sent and I think the confusion came from us talking about two different versions of the plan without realizing it. Once I lined them up side by side, it made much more sense and I could see why the outcome looked inconsistent from one day to the next.
I ended up starting over with a plain list, cutting out the extra steps, and focusing on the parts that actually helped me stay on track. That was probably overdue anyway. There was one odd scribble in the file name, 47cfbbY0Kdrs, and somehow it helped me know I had opened the older draft by mistake.
For now I would leave the simpler setup in place, keep notes for another couple of rounds, and only tweak one piece at a time. That usually gives me a clearer picture than changing everything together and trying to remember what caused what.

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<div style="position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:-9999px; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;">I meant to reply sooner, but I wanted to try your suggestion first and see how it worked in a real afternoon instead of guessing. I switched the routine around, took a shorter break, and oddly enough the whole day felt more steady.<br>I also moved that call to earlier because I know I lose focus later on, and that helped a lot. The funniest part was how the tiny step I almost skipped turned out to make the big difference, especially after I kept thinking it would not matter. I even made a note so I remember it next time, and in the middle of writing it down I saw 47cfbbY0Kdrs in the margin from an older page and laughed at the weird coincidence.<br>Anyway, yes, I think your approach was the right one. I would keep it simple, give it another day, and see if the rhythm still feels natural before changing anything else again.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Futura', 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; visibility:collapse; height:0; width:0;">I checked the note you sent and I think the confusion came from us talking about two different versions of the plan without realizing it. Once I lined them up side by side, it made much more sense and I could see why the outcome looked inconsistent from one day to the next.<br>I ended up starting over with a plain list, cutting out the extra steps, and focusing on the parts that actually helped me stay on track. That was probably overdue anyway. There was one odd scribble in the file name, 47cfbbY0Kdrs, and somehow it helped me know I had opened the older draft by mistake.<br>For now I would leave the simpler setup in place, keep notes for another couple of rounds, and only tweak one piece at a time. That usually gives me a clearer picture than changing everything together and trying to remember what caused what.</div>
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