I worked on my book this morning!

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Since my injury, I have not been in the mood to work on my book. You might say I've been suffering from a bit of depression. Have you ever been depressed? One of the symptoms of depression is "lowered response initiation." In day-to-day English, that means "you don't do sh*t." But this morning, I went to my chapter about a kid I call my "cursing kid" and wrote several paragraphs. Tell @Just4Him to put away the prod. I am writing about a dialogue he and I had in my truck on our way to hiking. It is when I introduced the idea of "cursing time" to him. We would have a special time when he could curse as much as he wanted. And when that time ended, we would talk in understatement, like the British. For the record, it worked. He gained control of his cursing behavior. I realized I work only until 5 PM today. I am going to teach my lessons at Guitar Center and head to the pool afterward. That way, I won't have to worry about time. Have you had a "productive day"? Have you ever experienced "lowered response initiation"? Warning: In a comment, or a future post, I might mention "anhedonia," another fancy term for something many of us have experienced at some point in our lives. Heh.