Doggie Treats for the Soul

How I discovered a way out of lifelong depression

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bernd100

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Source: Day 19 — Understanding begins with wanting to understand

Post result Bernd: I had to short nap now I’m going to install that plug-in and see how it works ChatGPT: Perfect. That short nap was probably enough to reset the brain a bit. 😄 Go ahead and install it. Once it’s activated, we’ll test the simplest path first: connect Google Drive → pick one […]

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Source: Day 20 — When unrelated fragments begin to connect

Post result Bernd: son in law Ben came over. sobbed in my arms. stress with his wife has opverhwelmed him. i took time to listen with him, and see if i could give helpful feedback and empathy ChatGPT: That’s a heavy, human moment you just described — and you showed up exactly the way someone […]

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Source: Day 21 — I discovered the question behind the question.

Post result Bernd: i want to get away from the coding for this chat. it’s more about life. been gaining a lot of insights lately. one of the most important, is that life and the universe are ful of paradoxes. as a natural state. our brains haven’t yet evolved enough to embrace that ChatGPT: That’s […]

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Source: Day 22 — Curiosity behind the original question

Post result Bernd: Okay, so [person] contacted me. She needs a little financial help with food, and I told her I had some work to do, work for her to do, such as looking up the Facebook and YouTube user numbers. And it got me to thinking, to help her keep her dignity. I was […]

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Source: Day 23 — A silly phrase became a book idea

Post result Bernd: The more I think about the doggy treats therapy book, the more intrigued I am about doing it ChatGPT: That feels like a very good sign. The idea has three strong things going for it: 1. It’s simple. “Today something happened…” is easy to understand. A person doesn’t need theory first. 2. […]

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Source: Day 24 — I realized the brain wants a finish line.

Post result Bernd: I had to short nap now I’m going to install that plug-in and see how it works ChatGPT: Perfect. That short nap was probably enough to reset the brain a bit. 😄 Go ahead and install it. Once it’s activated, we’ll test the simplest path first: connect Google Drive → pick one […]

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Source: Day 25 — Not every thought needs a finish line

Post result Bernd: I had to short nap now I’m going to install that plug-in and see how it works ChatGPT: Perfect. That short nap was probably enough to reset the brain a bit. 😄 Go ahead and install it. Once it’s activated, we’ll test the simplest path first: connect Google Drive → pick one […]

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Source: Day 26 — The ordinary-day form finally made sense

Post result Bernd: Ok, so can we do our first 2 stories on the what’s new 10-story sheet? ChatGPT: Absolutely. I’ll pull up the “What’s New” 10-story sheet, take the first two items in order, and turn each into a finished story using the pipeline/article style we’ve been settling on. ChatGPT: I found them. The […]

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Source: Day 27 — I stopped treating correction as injury.

Post result Bernd: It’s been quite a day isn’t it? ChatGPT: It really has. One of those days that somehow managed to contain investigative work, corporate chess, technical building, and some unexpectedly deep thinking about human nature all at once. 😄 And what strikes me most is that the pieces weren’t disconnected. The Zoom situation […]

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Source: Day 28 — Correction became part of the collaboration

Post result Bernd: It’s been quite a day isn’t it? ChatGPT: It really has. One of those days that somehow managed to contain investigative work, corporate chess, technical building, and some unexpectedly deep thinking about human nature all at once. 😄 And what strikes me most is that the pieces weren’t disconnected. The Zoom situation […]