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Hello! Today was an up and down day. The exam went alright. I invited my friends to our place, but I had very little energy left after the exam week and the matriculation exams so I was rather mentally exhausted. Well sometimes there are days like these, giving yourself enough time to rest is important – doing that tomorrow. The best moment of today was going to a café with my friend. We chatted for hours about relationships, friends and the future. It was very refreshing to have such a good conversation. Today I'm grateful for: WeekendSympathetic cafe nearbyHaving friends who support and whom you can talk toMy fresh and mopped roomU2 radio on Spotify

Hello! Today was a cool day! The history exam went rather alright. I need to improve my usage of time because I'll have less time during the matriculation exams. Anyways it's nice to notice the changes in perspective during the course of studying. The best moment today was chatting with workmates. I heard a story about my workmate who is highly intelligent, but has a unreliable memory due to brain damage. It was very interesting to hear about his story. I've been working nearly full day, but at the moment I feel rather energetic. I'm planning on keeping next Saturday full study free in order to get some rest. Maybe going to chill with my friends from gymnastics. Today I'm grateful for: Dire Straits – badass riffsOmelettesChill enough a workdayThe least exam and the weekend are soon hereGoing to a café with my friend tomorrow

Hello! Today has been a work-filled day. My physics exam went alright. At this point it is not one of my priorities. After school I went to the gym, but my body had not recovered properly, so I took it a little lighter than usually. I've studied history this evening. It has been interesting. The best moment of today was a conversation with my teacher. He's a sharp chap. If we were of the same age I'm pretty sure we'd be good friends. Not saying it's not possible now, but the difference in interests and situation of life is of course noticeably different. I took a work shift for tomorrow so I'm going to spend tomorrow studying and working as well. I'm very glad that it's weekend soon so that I'll have time to do something else than study. My level of energy and capability to study has been good. I'm sure that the pressure helps me to organize myself more efficiently than usual. Planning is a great source of strength. Today I'm grateful for: Metallica and Foo FightersHaving friends to talk toCold shoversSteamed vegetables and blood sausageAwesome weather

My god they are the worst! (Have you checked Mato Jelic's channels – He's awesome )

Hello! Today has been alright! The listening exam went alright, not too bad, not especially awesome. Today I've been studying for nearly the whole day. Planned it well so it hasn't been too bad, but I need to remember to rest as well. We are having our nationwide finals during an exam week so it's no wonder studying is present. The best moment of today was a conversation with one of my classmates and also having this flirty situation with a girl. After the flirty situation I felt anxious though because I thought that I should go talk to her or something but on the other hand my brain was going nonono. Phew – Overanalyzing this at the moment probably. I've got plenty to learn when it comes to girls and relationships. Nevertheless enjoyed the sparky moment. That's true – a timely reminder. It's not only about speed, but also the direction. Today I'm grateful for: Getting sleep last night – I woke up 4 times and had nightmares about badguys chasing me and post-apocalyptic robots hunting people down, woke up a couple times with heart beating at about 150 BPM, but managed to fall back asleep every time Red Hot Chili Peppers – It has been a while since I've listened to themThe music performance went great and it was cool to play recorderWalk helping me to get my daily exerciseElliott Hulse's new video He is a smart guy and it was interesting to hear his interpretation about cycles of life.Good attitude of working at the moment

Hello! I'm going to have the first part of my matriculation tests tomorrow and I'm pretty excited. Hoping it will go well. I'll do my best and it's all I can do for now. Today was a cool day. I went to school, hung out with friends and went to the gym. Gym was quite hard today but I am happy with my lifting results. I've spent the rest of the evening rehearsing my vocabulary. The best moment of today was laughing with my friends. I feel like the pace in which I'm going to be progressing on the 7 habits is somewhat hindered due to the amount of studying. Well I'll try to get some of that in my schedule too. For now I'm going to prepare everything I need tomorrow and go to sleep. Good night everybody! PS. I've also got a fipple flute performance which I'm excited about too. Today I'm grateful for: Gyllene tider – good Swedish music from 80sFree weights and squat racksNice conversationsEncouraging words from my Swedish teacherFeeling rather okay with the exam

Hello! Today has been a good day which has consisted of mostly studying. The best moment of today was doing a visualization exercise. I feel like there is a need for change in my life. I feel like the way I've related to some thoughts has not been ideal. I want to work on my values and habits to establish a better foundation for my life. For now actual changes are at least as important as shifts in my mindsets. I feel like the way I've moved to this direction is by focusing on minor things that are not important and just floating too freely without goals or values in mind. I've thought pretty existential thoughts the last two months or so. Thoughts like "The World is too complicated and I'm so dependent on my subjectiveness that I can't really know what's good or not." have been paralyzing. Existential questions are so goddamn tricky. I think the Stoic approach which goes like "Accept what you can't change and change what you can." is a rather empowering one since it emphasizes acting. What to do now? I'm going to start by continuing to read Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Alongside it I'm going to focus on developing a set of values I approve and include them to my daily life. I'm going to connect with my dreams and goals more closely in order to get a better look at what I want. I'm going to balance my gym and work better so that I will be able to train consistently. Alongside all this I'm going to be reflecting to spot mistakes and keep me going to the right direction. I need to watch out for overanalyzing, which easily creeps up on me. I also need to realize that the way I think is way more under my control than I previously thought. I feel like over-accepting and identifying with my thoughts and feelings caused the feelings of lost and confusion. All in all this feels like a big challenge – to tell myself that I've not been going to the ideal direction and it's time for me to correct the plan. It's going to be hard and there will surely be times when I don't know where to go or what to do, but I'm trying my best to do what I can, to focus on moving on to the right direction, the direction to which I'm guided by my intuition, goals and dreams. Today I'm grateful for: Completing my studying goalThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeoplePlaying recorderMarkersCooking Thai food with my family

Happy Birthday!

Hello! Today was a good day. I studied Swedish and history and played frisbee golf with my friends. The best moment of today was learning to throw the frisbee in a way that it flew about where I wanted it to. I'm going through some weird emotions. I don't really know what it is really about, but I feel like this is very natural. I'm feeling a bit lost with my thoughts and sense of direction. I've gone through feelings like this in the past and eventually they've eased up. It's annoying when the problem you're dealing with isn't a tangible one. Well, I'll try my best. Today I'm grateful for: Awesome weatherDoing sportsGreat friends to hang out withGorgonzola pastaCool conversations with mom about martial arts and politics

Hello! Today was a great day! School was good, chess was good and friends were good. The best moment of today was having a conversation with a small group of friends. I got plenty of perspective and resonance for my feelings. A friend of mine whom I've not previously talked as deep to had very similar thoughts compared to mine and it was great to feel that I'm not the only one thinking this way. Today I'm grateful for: Having a nice night out with friendsBeing able to drive a carOur lovely Swedish teacherGirls' points of view helped me get some perspective on my "guy-view"Chickpeas

Thanks! I'm feeling better now.

Hello! Today has been better of a day. I was a bit tired during school but went to play some chess with friends afterwards and it was really awesome. I've studied maths the rest of the evening and made pretty decent progress thanks to Opetustv's educative videos. I've been watching them on 2x speed on their website and I've learned a ton. Internet is goddamn awesome since it helps people communicate so much better. We truly live on a remarkable time. The best moment of today was playing chess with my friends. Today I'm grateful for: Mom cooking great foodAwesome high pressure weather todayPlaying chess with friendsWalks – they are way to exercise during coldOpetustv providing me with precious information

Hello! Today has been a day that I've been a little stressed out. I feel like all this studying is taking it's toll. Also having a little flu so I can't go to gym and wind off at the moment. I'm going to find some alternative activities. The best moment of today was eating russian Seljanka soup for 1.90€ with my friend. Feeling a little overheated at the moment. I'm hoping to have some time to cool down tomorrow. I'm going to go play some chess with my friends and that's nice Today I'm grateful for: Trying out new cuisinesWarm and cozy clothesHot liquids helping with fluGoogle calendar for organizing my dayRecycling books and getting mine cheaper

Hello! Today was a cool day! I went to school, worked at Foodora and studied the evening. The best moment of the day was working – for some reason I had very positive feelings about it. Another one was falling back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night. I've had some sleep problems recently. They are annoying but I just have to deal with them. Internet has very many good suggestions about how to deal with these kinds of problems. Today I'm grateful for: Aerosmith – really fits into my mood todayChicken and bean saladGreen teaHaving a warm and light home in the darkness of the fallIt's good to have these sleep problems now so I'll know how to deal with them if they pop up before finalsI'm going to take tomorrow a little easier – going to see freinds and shopping some necessary equipment, maybe even clothes.

Hello! Today was a cool day! I had very nice time at school with friends. After school I went to gym and studied for my matriculation exams. The best moment of today was discussing philosophy with a girl from my class. Going steadily forward. Today I'm grateful for: Stronglifts – My favourite gym program by farNice conversationsA cool history teacherWritingLasagne

Hello! Today was a nice day. I took it a little easier since I needed some rest after the party. It was very fun there, maybe could've been a little more careful with the free drinks, but that's pretty humane. I studied Swedish, read 7 habits and visited friends. The best moments of today were dining with my friend and the way the Walking dead rose some emotions and thoughts to my head. Today I'm grateful for: Green dayPulled oatHumanismInternet helping me to studyNot being short on food

Hello! Today has been a good day! I had great time at school and played some chess with my friend after it. I studied the Cold war and in the evening I went out on a boat with my friends which was really cool. The best moment of today was laughing with my friends. Currently I feel that I need to prioritize the way I use my time, because I've felt very busy the last two or so weeks. I'm going to my friends farewell party. He is going to study a year in Italy. Probably going to miss tomorrow's post. Today I'm grateful for: Billy Joel and the EaglesBeing in natureHaving time to sleep as much I want tonightHistory for being interesting to studyGood friends whom I can hang out with

Goddamnit just lost my post I'm in rush and will write more tomorrow.

Hello! Today was a cool day! I woke up really early, don't know why. I'm guessing it's stress and tension in my body. Well since I had time in the morning I did my gym routine and went to school early. I spent the evening studying the cold war and also at my firms picnic which was really nice. The best moments of today were the picnic and a good conversation I had with my friend about biology, history, humanism and matriculation exams. Today I'm grateful for: PizzaA late summer dayHaving a car without ABS brakesPlaying chessGood food at school

Hello! Today was a very chill day. After school I studied and spent the rest of day hanging and watching films with my friends. We watched Kung Fury and Superbad which on an intellectual level are not necessarily the sharpest films, but they are lots of fun. The best moment of today was laughing with Kalle. Mixed feelings about NF. I feel that I'm more capable of handling it but it's always a little wild card. I'll do some more personal reflecting on my personal journal. Good night everyone! Today I'm grateful for: Finnish police being educated and chillMy Nishiki is back in actionFoo FightersCurry flavouring my cookings quite wellHaving time tomorrow morning

Hello! Today was a cool day. It consisted of school, gym and studying. Overall a very productive one. The best moment of today was meeting my friends in the gym. I'm balancing on the limits of my studying capability. I've got to mind leisure time. It was very refreshing to visit the gym after a long time of not training due to cold and hectic schedule. I'm still going through different approaches to NF and it still seems such an abstract entity. Well it's surely wise not to spend too much time analyzing it since it's one of the easiest topics for me to overanalyze and get neurotic about. Life's good. Today I'm grateful for: StratovariusCooking good foodBeing able to go to the gymInstructional youtube videosAdam Savage's TED talk – He's such a great guy

Hello! Today was a good day. I traveled back from the wedding in Maaninka. They were really cool and I met some of my parents' childhood friends which was awesome. I've read and studied much of the day since the journey home was quite a long one. I also took a walk since the day had been rather stagnant. The best moment of today was dining with my family. I've been doing good reflection on my journal. Sometimes going for a bit too neurotic, but clearing my thoughts as well. Yup, me too! He truly has his own quite straight forward, no nonsense approach. Today I'm grateful for: ResQ-app, it's awesomeGrandma cooking tons of foodMy cousin getting married and soon having a baby! Time runs so fast – A Cliché but sums the feelingFresh autumn windSeeing my family and grandparents' house at the countryside. They don't even lock their doors because it's so safe thereAnd a random feeling – I want to go wild camping so much! Enjoy the Finnish autumn colours.

Hello! Today has been a better day. School was good and I had great time with my friends during the gig. After school my friend just asked if I'f like to go eat swordfish for 4.50€ and I was like hell yeah! This app called ResQ shows if there are some leftover lunches at a cheap price around. A great idea! It was also cool to play some chess with my friends. The evenings work shift was nice but there hasn't been too much time for school-related activities. It's kind of bad to skip those, but it's a choice I need to make when taking the shifts. The best moment of today was eating swordfish. I read a good article by Mark Manson once again today. It was about Manson's typical not giving a fuck and acceptance. Maybe there are some things that I feel like he addresses quite roughly but overall a very good read. Looking forward to buying his new book. Let's hope that it matches the hype he is surrounding it with. Today I'm grateful for: Eating out with friendsHaving fun while playing chessOur performance going wellHAving a good conversation with my friendsHugs

I'll see what I can do

Hello! Today I have been feeling little frustrated and tired. I had a pretty basic day at school. In the afternoon I went to meet my friends to a nearby congregation. The best moment of today was laughing with my friends who told a story about their school. I feel that I need to once again balance my life differently. Exercising, friends and good books always help me feel better. By investing more time on them I can improve my sense of meaningfulness in life. There are plenty of things to mind around at the moment – work, school, finals and at the same time I need to keep up with social life, health and improvement. At the moment I'm feeling lost and unconfident. Focusing on the important basic joys of life will help me get my momentum going. While I'm waiting for my cold to be gone I can use my time effectively by studying, reading and doing some chill activities with my friends. Today I'm grateful for: Jaakko teaching me about his way of dealing with problemsOasisCouple nights of good sleepGoing to a wedding next weekendDentist was alright