Drawing up short-term memories quickly and accurately
As a supervisor at my job I'm often asked to recount events from months before, mostly insignificant events (at the time of occurrence anyhow). I am very careful in my immediate answers, as my short-term memory is not the best and I am fully aware of this and never want to say the wrong thing or end up saying something that is flat out wrong which could be wrongfully used. Memories are always unintentionally shaped by personal bias/perception which is potentially worrisome in the wrong situation. Just want to be responsible and fair as much as possible to the people around me. I tend to only recall things that are important or of great interest, and block out all the rest, because it's just a waste of space in my brain, so to speak. (I have a 50 year old brain, it's quite crowded. Unfortunately I feel like my memories have been harder to recall accurately since my late thirties, I mean seriously, where do they all accumulate over the years as we get older??) What usually happens is that my memories will flood back hours or days later because I've been thinking about it, which is quite inconvenient as far as timing goes. Is there any protocol to draw up more accurate memories more quickly? Thank you.
Urge-surfing mindfulness + temptation exposure = no-go practice?
What are your thoughts on combining urge-surfing mindfulness meditation with intentionally/preemptively exposing yourself to a specific temptation in real life and in real time as a way to do no-go practice and increase willpower? For example, setting the box of donuts in front of you and practicing how long you can resist?
Daily task-management (beyond chronobiology or important vs urgent)
What are tips for choosing, prioritizing, managing, and scheduling daily tasks? NOT chronobiology (you've already talked about dividing day into 3 phases). I would also appreciate it if you could deconstruct the important versus urgent matrix (Eisenhower or Covey matrix), which is frequently promoted despite not being evidence-based and not being helpful to me. The design of this matrix assumes that the tasks (and goals) people must choose between are typically as extreme as saving someone who's drowning or spending the entire day playing video games.
Vomiting, nausea, stomach bugs (not diarrhea), emesis
What are recommended tips for preventing and managing symptoms of vomiting, nausea, stomach bugs (not diarrhea), and emesis? Whenever I get sick this way, the pain is so bad and debilitating that I feel like my life is ending. Even if there's no magic cure, I'd like to not feel like dying or suicidal when sick with the aforementioned symptoms.
Guayusa
You talk a lot about yerba maté, but what about its cousin from Ecuador, guayusa? How do they compare? Guayusa is also used for ceremonies, and according to the Kichwa, has hallucinogenic effects in higher doses. Typically, it is drunk as a stimulant like tea or coffee though. What is its pharmacology and most important effects? Does it have GLP 1 effects like yerba mate?