4 Hour Sleep Training – Day 11 & Sea Urchins

Just a quick update. After the test over the weekend I’ve been back on track. And for some reason unknown to me, after only 4.5 hours last night I’ve been fired up all day, training, working, studying.

I think that some of it definitely comes from learning to direct my focus more, which I’ve had to do if I want to be productive. I’ve talked a few times already about how I’ve noticed I can have as much energy, focus as I choose to, or that I can motivate myself to have. It has been one of the best mental exercises and experiences. The only thing that I could relate it to would possibly be living in a different country to learn a language. Being completely immersed in it. The choice is yours, to either focus on not being able to understand, or to use all your resources to go for it.
Get busy living, or get busy dying.

On a much more fun note, I took the diet to heart today. Dean Karnazes talks about his diet playing a big role in his performance, endurance and ability to sleep less. Now, I already have the diet of a Buddhist monk myself. So today an opportunity came up for sea urchin, where me and my adventurous nature had to have it. I used to hate sea urchin until Matt showed me the ways of a true sushi master, last year living on Maui. Thanks bra!

We even harvested our very own sea urchin from a beautiful beach on Maui the same day that I moved back to CO. Yes, we ate it! And yes, it was wretched. Fortunately, this one today was delectable

Fun facts about sea urchins

• The part you eat, is the gonads
• Yes, you eat it raw
• It tastes like a creamy custard
• Traditionally considered an aphrodisiac, sea urchin “roe” has been found to contain the cannabinoid anandamide
• They can poke you and sting for days (Matt can tell you)