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It depends.. I don't remember it... And the standard of normal days were quite different everyday, so I can't say it definitely... Maybe 3 days? I don't know. It really depends on the situation, and the criteria.

So... it's my turn to change...! I hope my journey ends like yours

I'm glad to see that you're doing great! Keep it up. And good to hear that you reached 50% of your journey! That's awesome!

Day 32 Umm... good... Nothing much to say... I wanna sleeeepppp..... Keep it up guys!

Awesome! You must be proud of yourself!

@giblets I think you don't need this because you already doing great. It's a kind of crutch for me

Day 31 was perfect!! - Almost 9 hours studying!! I added 'stretching' habits in Habitica app, and it helped a lot. It's my highest score this month. And my party in Habitica just began another new quest, and I'm the main dealer, so I have to be so disciplined because there's no healers in the party. I have to beat a boss by doing my best in my life. I have to kill the boss before he kills us. (There were couple of urgent moments when some of party members didn't do their daily habits. Some of the members died, so my plan in this new quest is, killing the boss before my party members become lazy... hehe) - I'm so happy right now, I wanna see if it's gonna be consistent or not. - Good night Gamequitters, see you tomorrow. <Gratitude> 1. I could study for 8 hours and 47 minutes. 2. I'm happy with my role in Habitica party. 3. I could translate some paragraphs in Wikipedia from English to Korean.

Umm.. just hang in there... I have no idea what to tell you.. because of my lack of experience.. I hope you figure out how to deal with this problem.

I also have some shirts and pants that are too small to wear. Maybe I should try some diets someday... When my learning plan goes really well... It's good to see your efforts! Keep it up! And I think being sad when the schedule like that postponed, is natural. Everybody deserves that emotion when that situation takes place.

Umm.. good question. I have funny ways to deal with cravings... It's not a perfect way to prevent me from gaming, but sometimes it works. There are a few friends that don't like the game I played. I ask them to play with me. Quite simple, isn't it? I can hear every, and lots of reasons why they don't like to play, with couple of times of rejection, so that makes me exhausted to persuade them. After this procedure, I just lose my cravings, because at some point, I begin to think the game I wanted to play as an empty thing, which is not worthwhile to invest my precious time in. Another way to deal with cravings is thinking about the amount of quests that I have to do in games. When I think about this, I begin to realize that I also have tons of things to do in the real life, and I get to choose the real life quests, not the imaginary ones. I also had relapsed, but now it's ok. I felt really sad and depressed at the moment, but now I'm getting better and better everyday, so it's not a huge problem if you believe you can do it this time. And it's very important to write journals everyday, even if you fail to be productive. I think it's so crucial because the moment I relapsed was the time I quit writing journal. Just come here and write about your mistakes. It's ok to share some experience from failures. These days, I think the medias, they are only interested in success stories, but I think learning from failures should be a very important topics to share. Lastly, if you have cravings and if you are about to relapse, don't be embarrassed to come here and share your stories. Writing and reading some posts in this forum is much more productive than gaming. I promise you that if I had came here consistently, 30 days ago, I wouldn't have relapsed at that time. I was so dumb and I just didn't do any school things(including some final exams.... quite embarrassing isn't it?) Just come here and talk to people until your cravings disappear.

Keep it up! I'm looking forward to reading your next story!

Hang in there, we all have to face our own problems. You know it, right? If the things you have to do seem too many, just try to do something small part of them. Every single day.

Day 30 YEAH! - I had to fix my cellphone as it had a problem, so it took most of my morning time. It was stressful so I kinda decided to get rest today. Slightly justifying But I'm gonna get back on track from tomorrow. Nothing much to say. - I'm a bit dizzy and my neck hurts. I think it's because of the hard learning that I've been doing these days. I think I should get rest. Time to sleep. See ya

Welcome!!

Owww.. 5 hours... alright. I'm definitely sure 5 hours today and couple of hours yesterday are over the standard of gaming in moderation... Did you make account in Habitica? Did you set up some good habits there? Why don't you share some of yours?

My today is also bad, but I still have 6 hours left, so I'm going to be an optimist like you. Hang in there. I think you did great, as you mentioned, you ate decently, and did some exercise.

Good job! Keep it up!

Day 29 was perfect! - 7 hours of studying. I'm so happy about my effort. - I'm really tired but satisfied. It's 12:18 am and I'm gonna sleep right after I write the journal. - The blue graph is still safe. I want to see if this be more consistent than before. There were couple of times that I was like this, during my first attempt. So I'm not definitely sure whether it's safe or not. I'll be really careful in order to keep the blue graph alive. - Again, good night, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Gamequitters I hope your days be productive!

Great job! Keep it up! It's nice to hear a good news.

What are you going to do when there's craving next time? Is there any practical strategy to deal with it? If you already failed couple of times, you should make plan B because it means that your plan A doesn't work properly. For me, using an app "Habitica" really helped me a lot not to waste my time. I could set up small goals, split tasks and chores, so that I could be more productive and focused. Just try this app couple of days and see if you get better

Your gradual goals look cool! Keep it up!

In my case, game addiction was not the major cause of my messed-up life so I told some of my close friends and family about this. It was ok. They understood what my status is, and sometimes they gave me some advices. Tell your close ones when you feel comfortable. The first day seems to went well. Keep it up!

So far so good! Keep it up! I also get tired afternoon especially right after lunch time.

That's cool! Keep it up! I hope you get the job

If you don't like to go outside and ride bike, how about just cleaning the bike? I also had couple of hard times that I don't want to do anything, but those small things made me productive after a few days. It's better than doing nothing. And think about having some rewards for your tiny successes. In my case, I had a bad habit, procrastinating, like not doing laundry, and dishes. Those chores are really bothering things, so I started my own way to deal with procrastinating. I reward myself with Habitica, it's an app for building good habits. It's an only legitimate (life) game among Gamequitters, I guess. It may sound childish, but I enjoy getting XP, and gold when I finish those small tasks that I don't wanna do right away. Just try it. There's nothing to lose. Try it couple of days and see if it's effective. Start with small tasks. And split the task, if it's stressful to do it. For example my small habits are: - If I sit on a chair and start studying right away, I get points! If I don't, I lose my HP. - If I brush my teeth right after I eat, I get points! (so childish... lol) If I don't, I lose my HP. - If I do the dishes right after I eat, I get points! If I don't, I lose my HP. - If I open up my notes when I do nothing, I get points! (Not "studying". Just "opening the notes". Tiny, isn't it?) And if you have trouble to focus on something during daytime, the same trick is adaptable. Split the task, and begin with trivial activity. After I applied this strategy, I could study 4-7 hours a day without much effort, consistently! It's a big change for me. Just try it a couple of days. And see if it works.