Brian Schnabel

Friday, November 6, 2026: 6:06 PM: Over the past week I’ve been doing two things that really have been helpful in improving the way I feel. Firstly: When I wake up earlier than 5:00 AM, I drop into meditation mode, running my scripts out loud, all with the aim of simply staying centered. I only work on that which forces itself to the forefront of my mind in a disruptive manner using simple techniques, killing off tension in my body as I go. Secondly: I don’t wear gym clothes full-time around the house anymore as it would seem my mind subconsciously tends to associate them with pajamas. Dressing as if I expect guests or planned to go out seems to increase my energy level as well as help me focus on writing my book and other projects. While having to do more laundry because of this change will suck, I think the benefits it’s likely to bring going forward will be worth it.

Friday, November 6, 2026: 5:32 PM: I have been sleeping for about five and a half to six and a half hours a night over this past week and doing ok with that. I’m able to fall asleep around nine in the evening and sleep until at least two thirty in the morning. I suspect that this has something to do with my changing my intermittent fasting window from 6:00 PM through 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM through 5:00 AM, which is when I get up. But, since I only fast on those days when I have stuff like pizza or bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, I am aware that there’s more to the story. Other things that might have helped are things like getting off the computer around 7:00 PM, cutting back to only one 30-minute meditation session daily, and no midday naps. I don’t know if this will continue but for now it seems to be working.

Friday, November 6, 2026: 4:37 PM: After some careful consideration, I’ve decided to cut contact with a friend I’ve known for years, currently living at liberty Towers. I was trying to convey to them what was really happening regarding the timing of the Park Place and Main plus Main and Spring Street traffic lights. Their response was to tell me I just didn’t know what was going on because I couldn’t see. When I heard that I knew it was time to let this relationship go, “Permanently.” I sincerely hope they don’t have an accident in that area of Newton NJ. However, I will not put up with bigoted statements like the one she made to me from anyone, “Not even a white woman with some African American features who identifies as black.”

Friday, November 6, 2026: 2:52 PM: On Sunday, I gave Copilot every journal entry I’d written since July 1, 2022, asking the AI to tell me which things I keep saying I need to get done. The generated list contained everything I expected to be there, but Copilot caught something else in the analysis of my journals I didn’t expect. However, upon review, I found it to be accurate. The discovery was that I have a bad habit of rapidly redesigning the way I do things rather than simply picking up where I left off with those things I’ve gotten behind on. Copilot’s take on my journal entries, particularly from the past year, is that I’ve streamlined the way I do things enough. Now it’s simply a question of sticking with what’s there for a period longer than thirty days before making anymore changes; only doing so if it’s truly necessary.

Saturday, October 31, 2026: 8:57 AM: Over the past couple of days, a few things have come to light for me that require some changes in habit. It’s nothing earth-shaking, of course, but will no doubt help with my focus and motivation, which has been sucking wind for a while now. However, I do see a light at the end of the tunnel, especially if I implement the following:

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Monday, October 26, 2026: 8:13 AM: I woke at 1:35 AM this morning and had a tough time falling back asleep. So, I ran the meditation script I’ve been working with of late and things went well. Sure, there were some stupid racing thoughts and tension turned up in my stomach by way of response.

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Sunday, October 25, 2026: 4:04 PM: I think the real magic behind intention setting and subsequently successfully achieving desired manifestations as a result lies in the questions we ask ourselves. However, these posed questions have to be asked with the understanding that the only person we can ever change is ourselves regardless of our desired end result. In the case of my recertifications, after deciding that this year’s application approvals would go smoothly, my self-posed questions were as follows:

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