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Maybe I make a career out of this hobby of mine ..
"All programmers are optimists!" - Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. Computer Architect, Software Engineer, Computer Scientist.
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4 hours ago, Hitaru said:
To be fair, I've probably done more this week and a half than in the last whole year.
I feel the same way, I would actually miss a lot of meals at times when I was gaming but now that is quite rare apparently!
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11 hours ago, Sowelu said:
Yesterday I survived by a mere miracle. I kind of doubt, I will make it today.
As a last line of defense you can try telling yourself on repeat that you can and will make it .. that this too shall pass .. thoughts become reality so try to stay positive about it all. You don't still have games in the house or digitally do you? What about your family, are others playing games in your home? Some kind of action to make things easier for your detox may be necessary to be made.
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Good choice I think MrHarr. Go for a video game detox here and more if you dare, your 30s 40s and beyond would benefit greatly. Do try and start a journal here it is a good help!
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I haven't experienced these related to games sorry but I have had experience being a client in a mental health clinic, she wanted me to attend a 12 step program several times. I would prefer to journal here over subscribing to a 12 step program again, not for me.
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Quick journal entry today: I procrastinated doing much anything today recovering from workout yesterday, an extra nap after full body day is a good idea I think. I did however not miss a single meal - that would happen to me often when gaming.
46 minutes ago, Zubb said:I've had my hands full just trying to nail down my basic software configurations for stuff like zsh and dwm.
dwm config looks like a tough learning curve but that master and stack window layout looks really nice and useful looking .. i3 has been a pretty simple and enjoyable experience still but definitely leaves something to be desired!
50 minutes ago, Zubb said:already considered the possibility of switching to less powerful hardware, and found it either unhelpful for avoiding gaming
exactly this, early 2015 after my last main career ended I turned all my time and efforts to text games but thankfully GQ was also setting down its roots!!
57 minutes ago, Zubb said:If you've got time I'd really like to learn more about how you made your home workout scripts.
say you want to get a loop going to repeat a command 100 times
for i in {1..100} do termdown 60s --font doh --text 15 --end --quit-after 15 done"--text 15" sets it so after the 60 second countdown it says 15 while "--quit-after 15" actually adds the 15 second post-countdown delay before another instance of termdown would begin in this situation. I will get my full script polished up and shared soon!
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I'm looking into practicing speed reading to start replacing more screen time with book reading myself.
Steve Pavlina talks quite a bit about procrastination on his well aged dot com blog.
If the game admin won't delete your game data then maybe you could set up an IP block rule to them from your router or device, lock it with a password you can't possibly remember, and don't write it down anywhere. Maybe you could also request to the admin to heavily punish your account, stripping it of certain progress and digital possessions.
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6 hours ago, Sowelu said:
Plenty of opportunity to "relax" a bit by playing a game.
6 hours ago, Sowelu said:I am getting cravings just thinking about it.
6 hours ago, Sowelu said:EDIT: Having really hard time resisting the urge to play a bit when I come back home. I can practically see myself getting a beer and launching Cyberpunk.
Typical detox withdrawal symptom, most people go through this phase. What really helps shake this off is the repetition of new replacement activities or in other words making new habits out of new hobbies and activities. Exercise, healthy eating, and sleep are huge in reducing stress! Would consider hanging up smoking and drinking they are only diversions that end up stressing your lungs and liver!
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2 hours ago, Sowelu said:
I already have NodeRed installed on Raspbian, but I am too intimidated by 50-pages long technical manual how to set up static IP with it
DM me to motivate you further here, with this one I recommend using either a search engine or the operating system maintainer's wiki. I don't think Raspbian has a good wiki. You could try using a popular well maintained OS wiki like Arch Linux but the issue there is the OS file structure, file relevance, and available tools could all be different .. Your best bet is likely to search in a search engine for "how to complete <your task> in raspbian" .. Raspberry Pi basically == Raspbian just FYI, good luck!
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So today was pretty cool as I learned I can watch videos in TTY full color by using
mpv -vo=drmI then got a looping bash alias written that uses the Linux "termdown" program to assist with doing home workouts. I got a pretty intense full body day put in as I got everything working just how I wanted by tweaking the script little by little throughout the day. This is all the goals I accomplished today but this bash alias will serve me well building new workout routines and adapting to new exercises! I might even try to get this alias further developed into an actually packaged program, good night GQ!
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congrats 30 days, possible years of a new life on the horizon, let's get it!
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Now that I think more about it is not ideal to talk about the old lifestyle we're trying to replace particularly specific games so I will be seeing myself away from this topic now, someone could have a real soft spot for any mentioned games. I think it just takes a little time for the mind to change tracks to totally focus on our new life we are building so most of us new to a detox just may tend to talk about that life a little I guess.
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My opinion is the more you give thought to any game at all is the more opportunity it has to negotiate with your bad habits you want to replace and detox from! From an outreach help point of view this kind of topic is possibly of some value to get a point across but from a detox point of view I would just try to stick with generalizations and not focus on one particular game even though you hadn't played it before.
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lots of small goals done today: data backed up, system deleted, system reinstalled, and modified the new boot process so it loads directly to the Linux TTY keyboard-only interface! This journal update is done using a terminal text-based browser from within the TTY, it is a goal to get used to completing regular tasks every day from this minimal operating environment. Yet to fully decide wether or not to completely brick the startx GUI from being able to load, pros and cons both ways but currently there is an option to load the GUI to run a normal GUI browser, GUI apps etc if need be. Have already been used to operating inside GUI PTY terminals so this will be a fun experience that removes a lot of distracting clickbait eye candy I usually succumb to. Yes you, YouTube!
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6 hours ago, Sowelu said:
Yesterday evening I watched movies with my son so I had something to occupy myself with.
6 hours ago, Sowelu said:I am worried that the temptation might be very strong. Just to play a bit... The problem is I can't concentrate only on gq. I have to manage it along other stuff.
Still have a few projects to occupy my time myself though I know I will be done with those before long and it wont be around to occupy my time. Building habits out of new hobbies is such a necessary step forward here. There is a hobby finder tool on site with a few other resources, here's the link and best wishes! https://gamequitters.com/hobby-ideas/
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spent most of the computer time clearing out excess storage because it needed to happen anyway and so the data backup will take less time on slow tech. data transfer not complete so aborting tonight and restarting in morning we have lightning anyway and i am tired for sleep, to be continued!
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6 hours ago, Damje said:
My goal for the coming week is to start decreasing my overall screen time and to start replacing it with sports, reading and other healthy hobbies.
Replacing through repetition building new habits, you got this!
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Drawing, nice. An potentially cheap hobby with opportunity for social connection, rest, and mentally engagement .. I may have to dabble in this soon myself!
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Jumping on the main file backups today and that is making progress for my progress as I listen to some Tony Robbins motivational speaking about progress!
A quote, "People ask me all the time 'What does it take to be happy?' I always tell them it's really simple, one word, progress. Progress equals happiness. If you keep growing, you're gonna feel alive and if you keep growing, you're gonna have more to give and when you're growing and giving that's when life is magnificent."
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Getting things done and won! The reply field is the only way I know to update the journal. You can also highlight text to quote selections which also goes to use the same reply method.
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We hereby grant you permission to be uncursed! .. at least we practice that life here as much as possible. Welcome to DM me with the chat messenger here, welcome to the forum!
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6 hours ago, Sowelu said:
So I need to convince myself I have already quit the gaming and experience the state.
.. hope this journal will somehow be a step in the right direction.
the journal entries are a huge help with setting and making that change, intentions to manifestation and such. setting new goals and keeping ourselves honest and accountable around other like minded folk is a nice help too!
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welcome back and peace to you, pretty fresh comeback myself!
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Spring forward daylight savings in case anyone forgot! Spent the morning learning as much as possible about watering and feeding the houseplant. Will definitely return to finish the computer maintenance before the weekend hit but sometimes things that require more urgent attention come up. This still improved an area of my life I can put into immediate practice and I have not totally forgotten about computer goals, this is a clear win. I will no doubt be spending time learning how to collect clean rain water & doing it as well as making my own plant food compost as well though all in due time, no hurry. One goal at a time, one day at a time.
You know I started my very first game detox in March also a few years ago .. I think seeing new seasons start to take shape is a big catalyst to change for us.
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For you to make a change your environment has to change. You know what you have to do right? Go ahead and get rid of all the games and game systems, see how long that buddy stays your buddy..