Ben Button Adventures

I am on an adventure to find ways to slow down the ageing process. I think I am winning. I am half a century older than my young daughter, so I must find the fountain of youth. Email benbuttonadventures@gmail.com


Ben Button Adventures

FIELD NOTE — DAY 51
Woke up around 10:30–11:00
Went to bed at 01:30

No meditation
No fasting
Running day (late run at 22:30)

Private work morning
English lessons afternoon and evening

Energy level good — felt rested

Difficult moment:
Did not want to go running. My headphones not working, so my movtuvating playlist was not available.

Food:
Toast with tuna fish sread. Potato pancakes with ham, homemade chilli sauce, beetroot with rice (risotto-style), fluids

Family / social:
Conversation with a random man on the streets about God, the Bible and selfless love. Had a bible meeting with Elders from church.

Anything unusual:
Late night again — recognising sleep is becoming a consistent problem

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Ben Button Adventures

OBSERVATION — DAY 50

An early start does not automatically create a productive day.
More hours awake can create the feeling you should achieve more, even when the body has already done enough.

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Ben Button Adventures

FIELD NOTE — DAY 50

Fell asleep at around 21:30
Woke 03:00
Answered YouTube comments early this morning

Ran at 06:30 — running day
Slept again after run (approx 09:30–11:00)

Fasted today, 20 hours
Brocoli soup, potato pancakes
Duck liver pate

Meditated late evening
No physical training
Full, private work day

Took whole-food nutrition capsules

Energy mixed — alert early, low later
Difficult moment: feeling of not achieving enough

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Ben Button Adventures

OBSERVATION — DAY 49

Low energy days don’t come from one bad habit.
They come from stacking small drains: short sleep, long work, late caffeine, no recovery.
The body keeps the score even when discipline continues.

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Ben Button Adventures

FIELD NOTE — DAY 49

Woke up at 07:30
Sleep roughly 6 hours
No meditation
Fasted until 17:30
Not a running day
No physical training
Full work day, difficult
Energy very low, needed another coffee
Hardest moment: staying awake in the evening
First meal at 17:30
Took Whole Food Nutrition Supplement at 17:30
Went to bed early at 21:30

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Ben Button Adventures

OBSERVATION — DAY 48

Structure carried the day more than motivation.
Even with medium energy and tiredness in the evening, the routine still held.
The weak point appeared when stimulation faded — coffee solved the morning but created a gap later.
Energy borrowed early must always be repaid later.

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Ben Button Adventures

FIELD NOTE — DAY 48

Woke up at 07:00
Slept 00:30–07:00, sleep was okay
Meditation planned late in the night
Completed 19-hour fast
Not a running day
Did light body-weight training
Had a very busy full work day
Energy medium — tired morning, had coffee
Hard to stay awake in the early evening
Ate takeaway food
Took wholefood nutrition supplement

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