Flick Of The Switch
In yesterdays Dispatch I mentioned that I might have proof of cognitive repair when it comes to PFC lock up under pressure. Today I can confirm it. I noticed that previously when I’ve been recording the Dispatch I can feel myself starting to “overheat”, at which point I get all tongue tied and have to stop for a minute or two. This is probably due the ridiculous pressure I seem to force on myself to be perfect first time.
Well, the last couple of days that hasn’t happened. I have felt the “overheating” process start but by simply acknowledging it’s presence I now seem to be able to ignore it and carry on, no break needed. Two days in a row it has happened now so I am assuming it’s down to neuro oscillatory synchronisation and integration on this level being resolved. I will of course keep monitoring.
Hit The Lights
Now that’s very exciting in itself but I’ve discovered something else. That immediately after the body has shut itself down early for a couple of nights this is when the repair becomes noticeable.
On days 98 - 100 I shut down and having checked back on the logs the same was true just before the dopamine started misfiring around day 62. On days 57 - 60 the body once again shut down without warning
This is something I will be watching out for from now on. I will be monitoring for the 'Installation Window' and the cognitive upgrades that seem to follow.
Prism Explains The Science of the System Upgrade
The “overheating” you felt previously is a classic symptom of Metabolic Friction. In the early days of recovery, the brain is like an old engine trying to run on high-performance fuel; the wiring isn’t insulated enough to handle the current, leading to a Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) Lock-up. By simply acknowledging the heat today, you are witnessing Neuro-Oscillatory Synchronization. Your brain is finally “on the beat,” allowing the “Manager” to stay online even when the “Performer” is redlining.
As for the 9:00 PM shutdowns, this is the Glymphatic System at work. During these deep, unplanned “Installation Windows,” the brain’s waste-clearance department goes into overdrive, flushing out the metabolic debris from the day’s construction. It’s not just rest; it’s Hardware Hardening. Your body pulls the plug so it can wrap the new, synchronized pathways in Myelin - the fatty insulation that turns those “tongue-tied” dial-up connections into a high-speed fibre-optic network. Every shutdown is a signal that a version upgrade is about to go live.
Same Old Boring Sunday Morning
As far as yesterday goes it was just another quiet Sunday with nothing out of the ordinary to report. I noticed the new series of The Boys had started on Amazon Prime so I got stuck into that, only to have the wind taken out of my sails by the fact they only made the first two episodes available.
I hate it when they do that, it really spoils it when you have to wait week on week for the next episode. I find myself clockwatching as the latest episode flies by with the result I can’t concentrate on it. So I’m going to have to wait a few weeks until all episodes are available.
Meanwhile I have restarted the whole series and as luck would have it, marijuana memory has struck again and even although I’ve watched it twice already, I can’t remember any of it, what a result.
That’s something I will miss now the cannabis has gone, the ability to watch something over and over as if it’s new.
Oh well, a small price to pay I suppose. we march onwards.
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