Welcome to my newsletter

Well, as some of you know I started writing/publishing books since the Pandemic.  I got so bored and my books are how I kept going.  I’m really quite excited to have an outlet for what is inside of me.  Sales of my books are honestly few and far between but that’s okay.  I think I’m doing a good thing in life and it does help me too.

Since last newsletter, I published another book How to Manage Incontinence & Bathroom Anxiety: A Guided Journal/Workbook for Confidence.  They often say a writer should write what they know and since getting older, I do have some troubles in that area – but it has gotten much better with some professional help and much self-help to develop an action plan just for me.  As I prepared my book, I realized the shame and fear associated with “making a mess”, so I wanted to make a combination guided journal and workbook to address the emotional side and working toward how to handle the physical side too (action plan). 

It’s hard to believe I now have 16 published books and I’m only getting started!  I have so much to write about.  My procedure for writing/publishing is more efficient now with good tools and even with the help of AI, too.  I like the idea of my books going on and on, after I’m long gone for anyone interested.  Makes me feeling good.

As far as articles written, I’ve written a few.  It’s really easy using AI and I add my personal touches and guidance to make just what I’m looking for.  Some find the articles useful, and according to statistics, some aren’t interested.  That’s okay too.  I write to help myself and hopefully others too.  As you will learn in knowing me better, I’m an inventor too – and a rather quirky one.  I’m kind of like “Doc Brown” on “Back to the Future”.  Again, what I write about and invent is not of much interest now, but maybe sometime.  Some say I’m ahead of the time and I also hold the title of “Weirdest One in the Family”.

Articles –

·         A Glimmer of Hope? Exploring Light, Sound, and Hypnosis for Alzheimer's and Dementia Treatment – I made this article, first learning of MIT’s research into Light/Sound Therapy and adding hypnosis too, using an open source tool (Virtual Hypnotist) that has been around for some time.

·         Every Citizen Counts: 50 Ways You Can Help Fight Climate Change – It bothers me that we’re leaving a mess for future generations with regard to climate and the planet in general.  I made my article for those who want to take action now, instead of waiting for governments/businesses to change.

·         Design for the Other 90% (All the People outside of Developed Countries!) – As you read in this article, I was deeply impressed by a museum exhibition and a magazine article that focused on the rest of the world.  I grew up in the U.S. and really had no idea how the rest of the world lived.  This Design Concept appealed to me, since I’m a technical person and like to have action steps.  I did what I could in blog posts using old patents to springboard off of.  You’d be surprised how many “new” inventions are just rehashes of old inventions.

·         A Look at the Cumulative Stress Monitor: A Device with the Potential to Manage Stress and Prevent Burnout  - This is really an older article that I reposted in response to a post about Physician Burnout.  I think we could use wearables, smart devices, AI, etc. to monitor cumulative stress and give an early warning with coaching on how to calm down and even to change long-term behavior so people don’t get so overwhelmed with life or their work as to go into depression/suicide/etc.

Going forward, please don’t expect much out of me.  I’m creating these newsletters more “off the cuff” and not in a formalized way.  This is the new me – trying to be not so perfect.  Watch me at 77 years old!

 

See you next time (or not).  J

 

Tom Garz – tgideas@gmail.com

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