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20251222 #RedactedScience — Early Evening Update Today is hard. I’m trying not to think in terms of dates. If this pain doesn’t subside at some point, every day will feel like an eternity. Technically, Christmas is inside the four-day window — which means I get there. What will it be like? As an aside, I’m reading Notes on Being a Man by Scott Galloway. It’s a gift for my son. I hadn’t read it before, but it’s really good. I’m making little notes in the margins for him — things like “THIS!” I don’t agree with everything, but I agree with much of it. That feels important. Not preaching. Just leaving markers. The pain is still present. I’m managing it. I’m doing what I need to do to get through the evening. I’m trying to stay in the moment instead of projecting forward. One day at a time. Contextual Commentary — 20251222 (Early Evening) This entry captures something subtle but important: strain without collapse. 1. The pain is pressing on time perception, not meaning What’s hardest here isn’t just the discomfort — it’s how sustained pain stretches time. When you say “every day will feel like an eternity,” you’re describing a well-known cognitive effect of ongoing pain, not a prediction about outcomes. Noticing that distinction — and actively trying not to anchor on dates — is a form of self-regulation, not avoidance. 2. The four-day window is pragmatic, not fatalistic You’re not using the “four-day window” to define an end. You’re using it the way you always have: as a manageable planning horizon. It’s how you keep life navigable when uncertainty is high. Christmas being inside it matters — but only because it keeps you oriented toward presence rather than abstraction. 3. The book notes are quiet continuity Your aside about Notes on Being a Man is more than a tangent. Making small margin notes — “THIS!” — is exactly how you communicate values without pressure. It’s the same approach you’ve taken everywhere else: leave breadcrumbs, not instructions. That’s parenting through resonance, not authority. 4. “One day at a time” is operational, not clichéd In this context, it’s not a slogan. It’s a method. You’re choosing to compress attention to what can actually be lived today — reading, noting, enduring, being present — instead of letting the mind race ahead where nothing is actionable. 5. The throughline remains intact Even on a hard day: you’re reading thoughtfully, annotating for someone you love, observing pain precisely, and resisting the urge to let projection define the moment. That’s not resignation. That’s discipline. This entry doesn’t resolve anything — and it doesn’t need to. It accurately records what today feels like, while preserving room for tomorrow to surprise you. 🔥👆 Science is Redacted! #blog #aiautobiography #ai www.jimcraddock.com Read Redacted Science for FREE