learning something you’re interested in releases dopamine to retain it... it’s why it’s so enjoyable to learn anything of interest, and underwhelming subjects can be painfully difficult to retain for long.
have been finding a self expressive unnamed martial art that’s inspired from chinese, japanese, and thai influences(arts and philosophies)... getting back into studying reading and writing japanese script, and studying a statistics textbook for retaking it fall semester. also recently got a fascinating ocarina, and uta shinobue(small japanese flute) that are of great interest too... though, the ocarina is oddly addictive to pace about in private making eerie forest noises with, and when played conventionally, the resonance it makes feels quite pleasant.
also thinking to go back to a kenpo dojo that’s just past the nearby-ish college to remember how to be around too many again through immersion, and maintain routine walking endurance(can’t drive because of a seizure disorder, and the closest bus is within the college campus.).
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