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30 Did you learn anything new about yourself today? (03/28/2023)

I was brainstorming any new things I learned about myself. This isn't new but I have very low self-restraint when it comes to snack. Whenever I go to the supermarket to buy household things I need, I feel a very strong urge to buy snacks, especially chocolates and Hasbros coca cola gummies. I try not to think about it and continue looking for items in my list but right as I am about to go to the checkout counter, my mind whispers that I have forgotten the most important item: the snacks. Now, I am buying everything in bulk, double or even triple the amount so I don't have to go to the store often and binge eat snacks.
I was looking at my hands and there were some yellow spots right below the joints of my fingers. They were caused by calluses due to pull ups and deadlifts. The rest of my skin feels soft and stretchy but those calluses feel hard and even rough at times. It appears yellow due to the thickened area of skin. It's almost as if my skin is adapting to physical trauma by hardening wherever its hurt to get strong. The more I learn about our bodies, the more amazed I am by its ability to heal and strengthen over time. That's what differentiates us from non-living things like robots. Sure, you can fix a robot by giving it new parts but it won't heal itself on its own.