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"text": "on second thought, uploading this 20gb video to youtube on hotel wifi may not be the best plan"
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"text": "An article from The Guardian that\u2019s been sitting in my backlog for a while (it was published back in January, 2021), Eleanor Morgan discusses \u201cLost touch: how a year without hugs affects our mental health\u201c. It\u2019s not a particularly long read, but does have some good links to research and other information about the impact not having enough human contact in your life can have.\n\n\n\nAs adults, we may not comprehend the importance of touch even when it disappears. \u201cWe might begin to realise that something is missing, but we won\u2019t always know that it\u2019s touch,\u201d says Prof Francis McGlone, a neuroscientist based at Liverpool John Moores University and a leader in the field of affective touch. \u201cBut when we talk about the problem of loneliness, we often ignore the obvious: what lonely people aren\u2019t getting is touch.\u201d\n\n\n\nCertainly strikes true to me.\n\n\n\n\u201cTouch is a modulator that can temper the effects of stress and pain, physical and emotional. We have seen in our research that a lack of touch is associated with greater anxiety,\u201d says [Dr. Katerina] Fotopoulou. \u201cIn times of high stress \u2013 the loss of a job, or a bereavement, for example \u2013 having more touch from others helps us cope better, particularly in calming\u00a0the effects of [the stress hormone] cortisol.\u201d Even if we\u2019re used to not being touched a lot, after a while the need can feel very physical \u2013 sometimes described as \u201cskin hunger\u201d or \u201ctouch hunger\u201d.\n\n\n\nI also thought it was interesting to hear about CTs \u2013 nerves we have that are keyed for gentle contact:\n\n\n\nThe\u00a0two square metres of skin that contain us are teeming with nerve fibres that recognise temperature, texture and itch, etc. One set of fibres exists purely to register gentle, stroking touch: the\u00a0C tactile afferents (CTs). [Professor Francis] McGlone has been studying this since 1995, when it was discovered in humans. \u201cThese neurons, in the skin of all social mammals, transmit slow electrical signals to the emotional processing parts of the brain. They play a critical role in developing the social brain and our ability to withstand stress.\u201d\n\n\n\nI\u2019ve discussed loneliness and depression on here before, it\u2019s a bit of a recurring topic. I\u2019ve seen and read other articles discussing the topic of the need for physical contact (and could have sworn I\u2019d linked to some on here, though they seem to be escaping my search at the moment), and it\u2019s something I\u2019ve definitely given a lot of thought to \u2013 I\u2019ve gone through various periods in my life where I had very little physical contact, and know from experience what a difference it can make on my general health, happiness, and wellbeing.",
"html": "<p>An article from The Guardian that\u2019s been sitting in my backlog for a while (it was published back in January, 2021), Eleanor Morgan discusses \u201c<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/24/lost-touch-how-a-year-without-hugs-affects-our-mental-health?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR26HsTWoqIEh45ChLv0JeHX0LFstB4UHmt3u5z08-8Hhxis5GltnJQZKeQ\">Lost touch: how a year without hugs affects our mental health</a>\u201c. It\u2019s not a particularly long read, but does have some good links to research and other information about the impact not having enough human contact in your life can have.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>As adults, we may not comprehend the importance of touch even when it disappears. \u201cWe might begin to realise that something is missing, but we won\u2019t always know that it\u2019s touch,\u201d says Prof Francis McGlone, a neuroscientist based at Liverpool John Moores University and a leader in the field of affective touch. \u201cBut when we talk about the problem of loneliness, we often ignore the obvious: what lonely people aren\u2019t getting is touch.\u201d</p></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly strikes true to me.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTouch is a modulator that can temper the effects of stress and pain, physical and emotional. We have seen in our research that a lack of touch is associated with greater anxiety,\u201d says [Dr. Katerina] Fotopoulou. \u201cIn times of high stress \u2013 the loss of a job, or a bereavement, for example \u2013 having more touch from others helps us cope better, particularly in calming<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/04/stress-anxiety-knees-weak-palms-sweaty\">\u00a0the effects of [the stress hormone] cortisol</a>.\u201d Even if we\u2019re used to not being touched a lot, after a while the need can feel very physical \u2013 sometimes described as \u201cskin hunger\u201d or \u201ctouch hunger\u201d.</p></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I also thought it was interesting to hear about CTs \u2013 nerves we have that are keyed for gentle contact:</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>The<a href=\"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/skin/#:~:text=Skin%20is%20our%20largest%20organ,than%20make%20us%20look%20presentable.\">\u00a0two square metres of skin</a> that contain us are teeming with nerve fibres that recognise temperature, texture and itch, etc. One set of fibres exists purely to register gentle, stroking touch: the<a href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0173457\">\u00a0C tactile afferents (CTs)</a>. [Professor Francis] McGlone has been studying this since 1995, when it was discovered in humans. \u201cThese neurons, in the skin of all social mammals, transmit slow electrical signals to the emotional processing parts of the brain. They play a critical role in developing the social brain and our ability to withstand stress.\u201d</p></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve discussed <a href=\"https://nadreck.me/tag/loneliness/\">loneliness</a> and <a href=\"https://nadreck.me/tag/depression/\">depression</a> on here before, it\u2019s a bit of a recurring topic. I\u2019ve seen and read other articles discussing the topic of the need for physical contact (and could have sworn I\u2019d linked to some on here, though they seem to be escaping my search at the moment), and it\u2019s something I\u2019ve definitely given a lot of thought to \u2013 I\u2019ve gone through various periods in my life where I had very little physical contact, and know from experience what a difference it can make on my general health, happiness, and wellbeing.</p>"
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I'm sitting in my hotel room eating this müsli with yogurt and strawberries thinking "wow these strawberries sure don't have much flavor" ...and then it hit me...
I opened up Thursday's leftovers of extremely pungent lentil salad with blue cheese and it doesn't smell like anything either.
The only thing I can smell is the hand sanitizer which frankly was way too smelly before, that and a hint of coffee.
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"text": "I'm sitting in my hotel room eating this m\u00fcsli with yogurt and strawberries thinking \"wow these strawberries sure don't have much flavor\" ...and then it hit me... \n\nI opened up Thursday's leftovers of extremely pungent lentil salad with blue cheese and it doesn't smell like anything either. \n\nThe only thing I can smell is the hand sanitizer which frankly was way too smelly before, that and a hint of coffee.",
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"text": "This Fiona Apple song from the \u2018This Is 40\u2019 soundtrack back in 2012 is really, really good. youtube.com/watch?v=Z7nekC\u2026",
"html": "This Fiona Apple song from the \u2018This Is 40\u2019 soundtrack back in 2012 is really, really good. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7nekCeeRyg\">youtube.com/watch?v=Z7nekC\u2026</a>"
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Dear #SanFrancisco friends who went to #SXSW or #Austin #Texas recently, please stay home, isolate for a week, and test on days 5-7. The #SXSWSARS was particularly bad this year.
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"text": "Dear #SanFrancisco friends who went to #SXSW or #Austin #Texas recently, please stay home, isolate for a week, and test on days 5-7. The #SXSWSARS was particularly bad this year.\n\n#COVID19 #superSpreader #wearAMask\n\nhttps://twitter.com/therealkatburns/status/1507105451506348035\n\nh/t @KevinMarks",
"html": "Dear #<span class=\"p-category\">SanFrancisco</span> friends who went to #<span class=\"p-category\">SXSW</span> or #<span class=\"p-category\">Austin</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Texas</span> recently, please stay home, isolate for a week, and test on days 5-7. The #<span class=\"p-category\">SXSWSARS</span> was particularly bad this year.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">COVID19</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">superSpreader</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">wearAMask</span><br /><br /><a href=\"https://twitter.com/therealkatburns/status/1507105451506348035\">https://twitter.com/therealkatburns/status/1507105451506348035</a><br /><br />h/t <a class=\"h-cassis-username\" href=\"https://twitter.com/KevinMarks\">@KevinMarks</a>"
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Wouldn’t you know that just as I finish a book club session on How to Take Smart Notes, the second revised edition is released… #zettelkasten (boffosocko.com/?p=55803247)
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"text": "Wouldn\u2019t you know that just as I finish a book club session on How to Take Smart Notes, the second revised edition is released\u2026 #zettelkasten (boffosocko.com/?p=55803247)",
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