https://forum.gamequitters.com/index.php?/discover/Game Quitters - All ActivityenEntry 17.7 (Written on 18.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) Day 541: No Useless Videos Day 1375: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1414: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 6: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -8 BPE units -Some 30 Minutes of progress on the ticket appeal -At the end of the deliveries even though it was already 21 07 and I was far away from the train and I thought I am not going to make it, still giving it quite the gas to try and get there, and lo and behold the train was 3 minutes late and I arrived just about a minute or so before it got there 1 Thing I could do better -Setup a search ad in WG gesucht Sleep documentation for the week July 13-14 = 1 13 + 6 30 - 15 - 19 = 7h 09m July 14-15 = 8 19 - 15 - 4 = 8h 00m July 15-16 = 7 24 - 15 - 14 - 9 = 6h 46m July 16-17 = 7 21 - 15 - 9 - 4 - 11 - 55 = 5h 47m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 186 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 45 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 106 (Actually I think I might have had some micro sleep during a pomodoro, but it was very short(like 3-5 minutes probably), and I'm not sure, so I'll let myself enjoy the benefit of the doubt) Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 554Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:41:07 +0000Day 287/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Diet has been slacking these past couple of days, so resetting my DietStreak counter! 32/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 88 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 10/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 94/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 16/90 NoVidyaMedia 55/90 Reading 32/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 29/90 VibeCodingFri, 17 Jul 2026 21:42:31 +0000Entry 16.7 (Written on 17.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) Day 540: No Useless Videos Day 1374: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1413: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 5: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -10 BPE units -Keeping on doing deliveries quite quickly after the ticket I received from the police for driving in the pedestrian area with my non-electric bike.... -Preparing the nuts part of breakfast for the next day 1 Thing I could do better -Get into the shower in an effective manner without downshifting gears, so that I may get into bed by 22 30 and finish the night routine by 22 40(45 also works) so that I write Sleep b4 AS at 22 40(45) Sleep documentation for the week July 13-14 = 1 13 + 6 30 - 15 - 19 = 7h 09m July 14-15 = 8 19 - 15 - 4 = 8h 00m July 15-16 = 7 24 - 15 - 14 - 9 = 6h 46m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 185 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 44 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 106 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 553Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:02:23 +0000Entry 16.7 (Written on 17.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) Day 540: No Useless Videos Day 1374: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1413: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 5: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -10 BPE units -Keeping on doing deliveries quite quickly after the ticket I received from the police for driving in the pedestrian area with my non-electric bike.... -Preparing the nuts part of breakfast for the next day 1 Thing I could do better -When the police officers told me to get off the bike, assume they meant to stop aswell... Sleep documentation for the week July 13-14 = 1 13 + 6 30 - 15 - 19 = 7h 09m July 14-15 = 8 19 - 15 - 4 = 8h 00m July 15-16 = 7 24 - 15 - 14 - 9 = 6h 46m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 185 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 44 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 106 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 553Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:55:52 +0000Day 286/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Ah okay, not sure as I typically don't do that. But no I guess not! 😂 31/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 87/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 9/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 93/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 15/90 NoVidyaMedia 54/90 Reading 31/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 28/90 VibeCodingThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:33:06 +0000I'm using the template I used the last time. 13/6/26 - 16/7/26 "L" will stand for the (last) plan/notes for this term. "T" will stand for done this term. I added "Future goals/direction" to better reflect on the things I am trying to do and to add specificity. I will copy it and stick it somewhere where I can see it to remind myself whenever I feel aimless. I will also use different colors: blue for newly added goals/habits, green for completed/successful, orange for ongoing/some progress and red for ones I haven't worked on in that period. Books/Reading articles/Learning: L: I've been reading (financial, but not only) blogs by Financial Samurai and Derek Hagen. I've also started a book recommended to me by my girlfriend on the lack and discrepancy of data on women from a feminist perspective, but I'm having a better time reading the financial blogs still. T: I've grown a bit tired of reading financial blogs, so I picked up the book again. I'd like to get back to reading daily. Possible direction/goals/habits: (Borrow) and read one book until the next monthly report. Read daily (a few times a week). Reading (and crosswords) are a good way for me to relax. Drop a book whenever I don't look forward to reading it. CHECK HERE EVERY MONTH. (While this is technically just a hobby, I like to keep it separate, because it's a big one.) Family: L: So my grandma was (finally and thankfully) hospitalized about a month ago. During one of the "routine" emergency ambulance visits, one of the medics noticed that her legs are in really bad condition, mostly due to poor hygiene. No surprise there, because I had called the emergency back in January because of her legs. She had a surgery in the hospital and they pumped antibiotics into her, but it seems that it's just a matter of time when they're gonna have to amputate her leg. She also had undiagnosed/untreated diabetes for a very long time, which doesn't help. She still delusionally insists that she's doing okay and looking forward to being home in her flat again... I met my brother yesterday for lunch and we had a good talk about his job and other stuff. - I had two visits to my grandma in the hospital, both with my parents. I'm happy that now she has daily care, though of course the bad news is that it's unlikely it'll ever get substantially better. On a brighter note, my parents and my girlfriend's met for the first time and it seemed to me they had a pretty good time together. T: I visited my grandma at the hospital, my mom at her spa retreat and I'm meeting my brother tomorrow over sushi. Nothing much happening otherwise. NOT: I don't want to get alienated from my family. Possible direction/goals: Work on getting the new kitchen for my grandma. Continue work on maintaining the relationships with my family. Keep in contact at least once a month. Business/English/Army: L: In the end, I got contacted by the company I sent the offer to, so something did in fact come out of it. I updated the price offer asked for a really premium rate this time, because I need to travel to get there. The outlook is good, I have more than enough work at this point. I'll have to make some price increases to reflect that. I also made a partial analysis of the rate of return on the website. I compared the performance of the last 8 months of the old website and 8 months of the new website. The old website "generated" 5 students and the new one "generated" 5 students as well. I also have three active inquiries now. I guess I was expecting more, but granted I also raised the prices and have enough work as it is, I'm not really bothered by that. I had a few army activities in April, including a SERE theory course. I'm still in contact with the "price offer" company. If it works out, great, I'll have extra 5-7 hours of work per week for a great rate. If not, I'll have more free time for myself. I win either way! I also sent out the questionnaire for this semester. Nothing else otherwise. T: So I managed to strike the deal at the company with the conditions being pretty much what I wanted. That's pretty good, as it's a lot of work for a lot of money. I also had some physical army testing and I managed to run longer, do more push-ups and sit-ups too. NOT: I don't want to have a job that I don't enjoy. I don't want to have a job that is not well paid. Past projects: Copied to a Google Doc to keep this less cluttered. Current projects I'm working on: Website improvement project - since August 2024 - finished August 2025 with some small upgrades in autumn 2025 lecturer trainings - ENG business February-May 2025 55 minutes F2F lessons (+ online reminder too); pricing updates I and one of my FIRE friends organized a teacher/lecturer meeting. Find more teachers/colleagues to share workload with (with or without commission). Areas to work on continually: English table update - check every now and then for improvements. Keep classes at around 15-20 hours a week. Keep asking for reviews or recommendations from students. CELTA colleagues calls. Go through "lecturer academy" + CELTA materials + lecturer course. Exercise/Movement/Health + 10-13 break: L: I had the army tests just two days after writing the last report. I passed, but I want to improve on my result, so I'm going again in two days. Managed to exercise 17/20 of my 10-13 breaks. I also dug up my run competition results from the last three years; I'm getting better, bit by bit. T: I did the army test and I managed to run longer, do more push-ups and sit-ups too. As for the breaks, by getting the new client, I effectively made it impossible to have a break on Tuesdays. I was thinking of going there on bike, but it's a bit too far for me (around 60 kilometers total). I allocate two hours to (paid) travel there and back even in the car. I'll count these days out for the future. That means I hit 15/16 of working days, out of the grand total of 24 working days. 8 days were not possible due to traveling and work. This might warrant some future thinking whether I actually don't want to change this to make time for exercise on Tuesday afternoon. Managed to cycle, hike and go to the gym with my girlfriend a few times at the weekend too. Attended a running competition/army test and marked down the results in the table. NOT: I don't want to become fat. Possible direction/goals: Keep in shape by exercising at least twice a week for 30-60 minutes. Have a session every weekday from January. Start flossing regularly. Incorporate balance and spine exercises. Keep on using the Oura ring to track vitals. Keep having the 1000-1300 break. Social + Personal Hobbies + Free Time (cool things I've done): L: Had another FIRE meeting, met my friend a few times and attended a pub quiz with a few other friends. We also watched the hockey championship. I also watched a few action and finance films when my girlfriend was away with her family for the weekend. T: I had yet another another FIRE meeting, met my best friend a few times, went to a pub quiz and attended a friend's birthday party. It was actually nice to see some old friends in a while. Possible direction/goals: Keep in touch with my friend groups (FIRE, quiz, best friends...). Relationship with my girlfriend: L: Since I've been off porn for a month, I have to say that we have better sex. I overall think the relationship is in a better place too. We also went to a funny talk show. T: Spent time together, went for a trip to a different city too. Visited her family. I even thought of how and when to get married. Possible direction/goals: Make time to talk every day. Keep on working on strengthening our relationship via common activities. Others: L: I felt a bit clueless as we were coming back home from the holiday last week, as if I had no priorities and no goals. This week proved me wrong. I actually felt quite beat-up at the end week, as I plunged from my active holiday of 10 days straight back into work. I have more than enough stuff to do and to work on that are meaningful - it's just that for a day, I felt that nothing was going on. This year, so far I've managed to sock away about 35% of what I made this year, after taxes. I've debated myself on whether I should take more holidays, but come to the conclusion: What would I take holidays from? There's not much point in doing so if I already do what I want and what I need. I've read something on living an international lifestyle - changing countries every few months to avoid personal taxes, but I guess it's not something that would interest me at the moment. Last but not least, I'll circle back to porn. It's been kind of back and forth for the last few weeks, but even months and years. I had some limited success of longer streaks of no porn in 2022 for a few months, no porn in 2024 for a month before the CELTA course (it was very insightful, but also very stressful). I obviously don't do it in social settings and sometimes I'm busy enough to not think of it for days or even weeks. It's not even that I watch porn for nudity and some depictions of sex, I think there's something else at play. After about a week of abstinence, I also feel my natural libido coming back. The issue is, I don't know how to help myself with it. I'm planning to do some research again on how to understand myself better soon. Continuing on my musings with money, considering what I've saved up through my work, I feel like I might start giving the money more purpose and intent. I might use it to give myself more free time, but I don't feel like overloading myself or neglecting an important area of my life. Just the balance and spine exercises and flossing come to my mind at the moment. I need to give myself some more time to think about this. @Heretic666 As I wrote above, my relationship with my girlfriend got better after about a month off porn. It's not that I've completely stopped thinking about it, but it's not even been that hard to abstain. In fact, I even managed to masturbate on my own (without porn), which is something I haven't done in a long time. I also feel more energy overall, so I might be getting better sports results. As a side note, my girlfriend and I went to a fertility clinic to check if we're both able to have a baby and the results were positive for both of us. As for battling the company that refused to refund me for tickets for a concert after it was canceled, I got a court order in my favor, so it's going well. T: Now I'm at 8 weeks of no porn. I'm going through an online course slowly and steadily at least a few times per week. I just don't need porn if I take care of myself; and that's easier to do if I have more control over my time. Week 27 (June/July week) was tough. It was very stressful (a surprising amount of work), as I didn't have time for myself, on top of a heatwave. Our flat is really exposed to sun, so it was a major pain. Despite that, I managed to not watch porn and I was grounded. Good job (just saying that to myself). --- Still thinking about new quality-of-life improvements, related to work, money and time. The 10-13 break every day is good. What's next? No work after X p.m.? Hard limits on the number of lessons? No work with "bad" clients? I don't know really. It's actually quite difficult to responsibly manage more than 25 hours per week due to the nature of my work. Even then, I feel like I have much to do besides work anyway, which I (still) don't do for example, using the inter-dental toothbrush, do balance exercise to fix my posture etc. How do I limit my workload with some intent and thought and maximizing the purpose I get from my work? It's a good problem to have, but I still want to solve it in a way that makes sense. --- For thought: Maybe I should just learn to plan better, though just the thought of having some hours of my day scheduled makes me cringe. Oddly enough, I don't get this feeling while planning lessons of my students, normally in bigger blocks. Maybe I should rethink that belief to make me happier. This might change with the late morning exercise lessons. 10-13 change works well. I've had this recurring thought every now and then that I am often somehow prevented from what I want to do in my free time; basically whenever I am not with students or sleeping. No, I just need to stop reading and learning all the time and start doing things. Imperfect action yields results. Information alone is useless. I like these reports, because they take me back in the calendar and let me see if there's something I've missed or something I need to check on again.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:55:17 +0000Entry 15.7 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) Day 539: No Useless Videos Day 1373: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1412: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 4: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -4 BPE units -Double workout -Making an appointment to the dentist 1 Thing I could do better -Start the workout straightaway, without dragging feet. Sleep documentation for the week July 13-14 = 1 13 + 6 30 - 15 - 19 = 7h 09m July 14-15 = 8 19 - 15 - 4 = 8h 00m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 184 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 43 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 105 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 552Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:32:18 +0000Keep it up my man. See you some day maybe. Cheers to your progress. Keep some sort of reflecting routine will ya'? I think the journaling here helps keep one accountable, and has worked for me for quite a while, so for me the saying "don't fix what is already working" goes. But if you found a better or equally worth replacement I'm all for it. Just keep sure that those are not "laziness excuses" that keep you away, because these 5 minutes daily or so may indeed make the difference.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:03:11 +0000I partly agree. I think quitting cold turkey requires discipline of course, which is finite, and shouldn't be exercised in the long hall. Indeed habits and environmental changes are what helps make it into something that requires almost no discipline, but, in order to allow yourself to find these new habits, it often helps to deprive yourself of the hormones that gaming fulfilled first, which in turn causes stronger cravings which pushes you to finding these new habits and routines. So, I think there's definitely a place for discipline and quitting cold turkey, but in the long term the overall environments and habits are what helps stick to it. Even then it is not an infinite solution, because once an addict - always an addict. You still have the neuronal connections that can fire up really quickly and throw you into old habits. And once you experience habit changes or "down times" cravings may return. Then again discipline is required for short periods while you're looking for a new bridge to a new environment. I guess the fact you don't need this forum is due to the fact that you reflect somewhere else, right? Because I may definitely understand that you don't need this forum. But I would argue that reflection in some way or form is indispensible. Let me know what you think if you read this message after all. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, glad to see you're following your potential and are not participating in gaming. One more human who contributes to society and develops himself makes us stronger as a race as a whole, and of course makes you feel more fulfilled usually(so far as my assumption goes :) ).Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:58:41 +0000Nono, I mean if you masturbate without porn , so just visualizing. Does that break the streak? Because I feel like you answered whether watching porn without masturbating breaks the streak... 😅 Or did I misunderstand something?Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:48:18 +0000Entry 14.7 (Written on 15.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) Day 538: No Useless Videos Day 1372: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1411: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 3: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -After finding out that the train was not "restricted" for bike travel at 16-18 trying it after all as was originally planned and buying a weekly ticket -About an hour nap -Being in bed at 22 35 in combination with the public transport trial 1 Thing I could do better -Weigh the pro's and cons of looking and potentially moving in to a new apt. vs. staying in the current one Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m July 9-10 = 58 +6 17 - 15 - 34 = 6h 26m July 10-11 = 58 + 6 23 - 15 - 34 - 6 = 6h 26 m July 11-12 = 7 11 - 15 - 28 = 6h 28m July 12 - 13 = 6 32 - 15 - 10 - 10 = 5h 57m Average sleep this week 43 x60 + 249 = 2829/60/7 = 6.73 = 6 + 60 x 0.73 = 6h 43m July 13-14 = 1 13 + 6 30 - 15 - 19 = 7h 09m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 183 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 42 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 104 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 551Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:37:59 +0000Day 284/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 29/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 85/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 7/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 91/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 13/90 NoVidyaMedia 52/90 Reading 29/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 26/90 VibeCodingTue, 14 Jul 2026 19:25:55 +0000Entry 13.7 (Written on 14.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2717 (80th birthday) -First week at Wolt, apparently some 5-5.5 hrs a day. -Starting to take naps instead of continued sleep -5 Workdays, 2 days of double workouts Day 537: No Useless Videos Day 1371: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1410: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 2: Being in bed before 23:15 (By the way there was one day a few days ago where I went into bed at 23:16 but I forgot to document it, I'm pretty sure it was the 11th, so now is more like day 2 rather than 113.) 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -Having come on time to the train, even though I turned back and decided not to go on it because it was on "bike prohibited" time -Calling Sozialreferat and Mobilitaetsreferat in regards to the tickets -This time managing to come back with enough time to brush teeth 1 Thing I could do better -Having prepared the meal for two days, although, not tomorrow since no meals are planned for wednesday. Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m July 9-10 = 58 +6 17 - 15 - 34 = 6h 26m July 10-11 = 58 + 6 23 - 15 - 34 - 6 = 6h 26 m July 11-12 = 7 11 - 15 - 28 = 6h 28m July 12 - 13 = 6 32 - 15 - 10 - 10 = 5h 57m Average sleep this week 43 x60 + 249 = 2829/60/7 = 6.73 = 6 + 60 x 0.73 = 6h 43m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 182 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 41 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 103 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 550 Note: Probably most important thing is to get the sleeping times back in order now, by finding a way to have shorter arrival and back journey from work, because every such day is 1.5 hours "thrown out" well not really because I still move my body and it is necessary for this work, but if I can Improve it and save the time it could be well worth the investment.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:58:13 +0000Taking a break from the forum, for now. Still going strong, and I still plan on completing a full 90 days. I think the best part of this challenge for me is that it's given myself more time to actually think. It's not avoiding games that's great; it's opening up space in my brain to allow new thoughts and creative insights that I love. We can only hold so much at a time.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:37 +0000Day 283/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 28/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 84/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 6/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 90/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 12/90 NoVidyaMedia 51/90 Reading 28/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 25/90 VibeCodingMon, 13 Jul 2026 19:41:19 +0000Entry 12.7 (Written on 13.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2718 (80th birthday) Day 536: No Useless Videos Day 1370: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1409: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 112: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -Cut grass for the potential buyers visit -Clean room for the potential buyers visit -Double training 1 Thing I could do better -Remember to replace the time I pooped with visualization. Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m July 9-10 = 58 +6 17 - 15 - 34 = 6h 26m July 10-11 = 58 + 6 23 - 15 - 34 - 6 = 6h 26 m July 11-12 = 7 11 - 15 - 28 = 6h 28m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 181 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 40 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 88 (Mostly involuntarily I guess - falling asleep during a focused BPE unit. Which actually makes sense, I make more than average physical activity and sleep about 6 hrs for the last few days... Aswell as consume very big meals) Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 102 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 549 Notes: There were 3 things during which i became late 1st about 30 min because i was checking out public transport tickets in the morning about 30 minutes more because i started working out right after a meal with no pause and was delaying it a lot an squandering time 3rd because I went to the toilet and didn't innterchnge it with visualization 2 more things t meantion are that I wanted to cut my nails and that my hand was somewhat burning in he evening, so i might want to use sunscreen the next dayMon, 13 Jul 2026 04:43:57 +0000Day 282/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 27/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 83/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 5/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 89/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 11/90 NoVidyaMedia 50/90 Reading 27/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 24/90 VibeCodingSun, 12 Jul 2026 20:22:08 +0000Entry 11.7 (Written on 12.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2718 (80th birthday) Day 535: No Useless Videos Day 1369: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1408: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 111: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -Being at the hotspot before 16 55 -Nap -Going to pee more often (At least at the beginning I put some more focus on finding a place to do so) 1 Thing I could do better -I most definitely need to try out at least a week with public transport. Yesterday the way back took me some 1 hr and 20 minutes, that is not to speak of the possible additional deliveries because of starting in the city center in the beginning of the shift. Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m July 9-10 = 58 +6 17 - 15 - 34 = 6h 26m July 10-11 = 58 + 6 23 - 15 - 34 - 6 = 6h 26 m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 180 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 39 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 87 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 102 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 547Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:42:23 +0000Day 281/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 26/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 82/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 4/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 88/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 10/90 NoVidyaMedia 49/90 Reading 26/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 23/90 VibeCodingSat, 11 Jul 2026 10:42:42 +0000Entry 10.7 (Written on 11.7) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2718 (80th birthday) Day 534: No Useless Videos Day 1368: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1407: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 110: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -4 BPE Units -Nap -Out of home at 16 38. Still not 16 30, but again an improvement from previous days 1 Thing I could do better -If I want to go pee during shift, find a way to go pee soon Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m July 9-10 = 58 +6 17 - 15 - 34 = 6 26 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 179 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 38 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 87 (During pomodoro falling asleep while sitting) Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 101 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 546 Note: Note that I keep starting night routine at 23 15 and waking up at 6 15 - 6 30. Those are routinely 7h at best if it keeps going like that.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:33:04 +0000Alright, I see that 99% of the times journals here have a bad ending, so I guess I'll tell what happened in those years. Gotta say that it was actually it, I found the solution that actually worked (at least for me). I've played overwatch once in the past 3 years and it was in September of 2023. I don't play other games, though I've had like 3 minecraft sessions with my brother. I don't see myself even as a casual gamer anymore, that's something in which I have 0 interest now. I was absolutely right in my past few posts, quitting gaming cold turkey is bullshit. Gaming itself is not a problem, it is a symptom. And quitting something cold turkey is a very big change that most likely won't stick and you'll fall back to your usual routine. If you wanna change in the long run, you have to make small incremental changes in your routine over time. This way it will actually stick and become a habit. Two years ago I was hired as a engineer in a lab to design chips for image processing in the top 1 university in my country. I've been giving lectures and just gave my fist talk on a conference last month. Overall I became someone who I'd never thought I could become just a few years ago. All that you have to do is to put in hard work every day. Small incremental changes and minor improvements that would accumulate over years. I still have unresolved problems in social life, but overall I'm in a much better place. And ironically, I quit games but not wanting to quit games :) I won't be around anymore, because I don't need this forum, I wish everyone good luck on their journeys. Bye!Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:28:52 +0000Day 280/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 25/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 81/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 3/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 87/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 9/90 NoVidyaMedia 48/90 Reading 25/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 22/90 VibeCodingFri, 10 Jul 2026 16:23:37 +0000Entry 9.7 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2718 (80th birthday) Day 533: No Useless Videos Day 1367: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1406: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 109: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small -7 BPE Units -1 Pomodoro -Managing to get to work at 16 58, although it's not 16 50 or 16 55 as I wrote in the note yesterday, it is still an improvement from 17 08 of the previous day 1 Thing I could do better -Leave home at 16 30, not start to prepare the bike at 16 30 That means I need to start dressing at 16 15, at least for today and tomorrow. After that it may change if I indeed get the Deutschland ticket, which for the sake of experiment - I should. Sleep documentation for the week July 6-7 = 1 13 + 6 31 - 15 - 10 = 7h 19m July 7-8 = 8 32 - 15 - 9 -10(the 10 minutes is an estimate because alarms kept going off for about an hour although I don't think it bothered me much while sleeping) = 7h 58m July 8-9 = 6 09 + 1 01 - 15 - 14 - 6 = 6h 35m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 178 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 37 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 86 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 101 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 545 Note: Let's see if I can really actually manage to get to the store on time and get back on time to place the stuff in the fridge and get to the Job starting time BEFORE 16 55. So it means 16 50 is preferable.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:36:20 +0000Day 279/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Yes, if I come across it by accident and close it, then it's not a streak break, but if I linger and look for more then it's a streak breaker. 24/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days then 75 days) 80/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 2/365 PornFree (PB: 193 days) 86/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 8/90 NoVidyaMedia 47/90 Reading 24/90 Affirmations (PB: 3 days) 21/90 VibeCodingThu, 09 Jul 2026 19:38:30 +000026/90 - Still going strong. I almost forgot about this challenge; it's getting a lot easier now. @reader Don't feel sorry! You gave the advice of "don't take advice" -- a very sensible and thoughtful approach, I would argue @Ikar You are absolutely right. It was a vent for sure -- but it's likely best to keep moving without forcing explanations. Congrats on quitting them at 21! @Yan Great suggestionThu, 09 Jul 2026 01:46:51 +0000