Third week of january, where are you now?
Week 3 of January. The week when good intentions either begin to land — or quietly start to push back. New routines. Plans for the year. Full motivation. You know how it goes.
This is where we want to pause with you. Not to add more, but to take a moment to stop. To listen to what the body actually needs. And only then ask: what is truly the next step?
So no perfect start. No lists. No rush. Just calm in your system, clarity in your body and trust in your own pace.
At Foodsporen, we don’t see January as a starting gun, but as maintenance time. A moment to make sure the foundation is solid. What seems to grow suddenly in nature has usually been working underground for a long time. Roots first. Then movement.
And now?
Early January often looks like this:
It’s Tuesday afternoon. You’re behind your laptop. The Christmas break feels far away. Your mind is already racing ahead, but your body hasn’t quite caught up.
And you notice it:
You’re tired more quickly. Irritated more easily. Or just a little less sharp than you’d like to be.
The instinct?
Push harder.
More focus.
Power through.
Because that’s what we’re used to. Understandable! But not what your system needs right now.
After intense periods, the nervous system often remains in an activated state. Stress hormones don’t automatically drop just because the calendar changes. Recovery doesn’t follow schedules.
It follows safety, rest, and predictability.
That’s why we consciously choose a different pace in January.
What that means in practice
No big resets. No all-or-nothing.
Instead:
First, look at what’s genuinely unhealthy and address that (too little sleep, constant work, skipping meals). Then stabilize for a few weeks. Only then build, plan, and take new steps.
That’s not laziness. That’s active maintenance. And maintenance, also in humans, is always cheaper than repair.
Start by fixing the real energy leaks:
Poor sleep.
Consistently eating too little (or too much).
Always being “on”.
As long as those leaks exist, everything costs extra energy. Keep the rest predictable, your nervous system recovers through recognition.
Be selective with self-improvement. If everything needs to improve at once, your system stays in tension. And don’t expect instant results. What you’re putting in order now works beneath the surface first.
Maintenance often feels boring because there’s little visible “progress.” But this is where the foundation for focus, energy, and motivation is built. When the base is right, movement usually follows naturally. Without maintenance, a system runs on compensation, until it doesn’t anymore.
Lion’s Mane & microdosing —> stepping out of autopilot
In this phase, we notice it helps to support this process not only with rest and time, but also with something that gives the brain just a bit more room to move. That’s why at Foodsporen we personally like working with Lion’s Mane, combined with microdosing.
Both support neuroplasticity, each in their own way. They help the brain loosen fixed, automatic patterns and make it easier to strengthen new connections.
Mart, founder of Foodsporen:
“I always see it like ski tracks in the brain.
Those old tracks are deeply carved,
so you slide back into them automatically.
Microdosing makes it easier to carve a new track.
Lion’s Mane helps deepen that new track,
so you don’t slide out of it right away.”
You can explain this technically with terms like neurogenesis and growth factors, but what it really comes down to for us is this:
- a little more mental space,
- a little less automatic reaction,
- and choices that feel slightly more conscious, without forcing yourself.
Finally, some Fungi wisdom
January doesn’t need to bloom, it’s allowed to root first. What’s strengthened beneath the surface now makes everything that follows lighter, clearer, and more sustainable.
And honestly:
that feels a lot better
than pushing yourself again in week two or three of the year.
To close, a bit of fungi wisdom:
“Strong growth starts long before you can see it.”
If mushrooms teach us anything, it’s this:
what becomes visible is rarely the beginning.
The real work happens earlier. Quieter. Deeper. Out of sight.
From our mycelium to yours 🍄,
Team Foodsporen