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Hello! Today was a weird day. My energy was up and down. I made progress regarding managing my money. I found the right kind of saving form for me which is good. I also played around with the sums and interests a bit. I moved furniture out of my room since it seems that we are going to open the wall in order to see that everything is in it's right place. The best moment of today was watching Strength Camp's videos. Elliott is a very inspirational guy with smart ideas. I feel like I'm a bit distracted from my goals currently. I'm making progress by experimenting with NoFap, studying Swedish, working and maintaining my basic routines. I just feel bad – might be that it's not necessarily connected to anything special. I believe that a more active style of life could improve my energy. Phew, I'm feeling that there are so many directions and things to go for at the moment that it's making me distracted. Today I'm grateful for: Swedish musicCredit UnionsMangosJumping on a trampoline with my sisterSmoked salmon

Hello! I spent yesterday working and celebrating my friends' birthday. Today I participated in a confirmation ceremony, worked and hung out with friends. The best moment of today was planning a trip with my friends. I think I need a day to recover from all this physical activity. Even though my body is handling it very well it would probably still be wise to do some proactive prevention. As previously mentioned we are planning a trip to Estonia. It's going to be a short and cheap trip, but still going abroad with friends is awesome. We are moving between Tallinn and Pärnu, so if there are any Estonian Gamequitters hit me up with a message and let's meet! I notice the work I'm doing at Foodora is buffing my "feel-good"-meter quite rapidly. This translates to me allowing myself to leave some things half-done. Still the job is one of the best things that has happened this summer. I just need to be aware of my actions – reflect my feelings about where those actions are taking me to. I like it too! There are so many things to be grateful for in this life, trying to remember even a dribble of it. I originally copied this habit from Cam's Respawn. Today I'm grateful for: Foo FightersMaking mistakes is normalFriends being receptive to the idea to travelAn upcoming renovationTomorrow is free

Hello! Today was a rather similar day except my work was luckily a bit more laid-back. The best moment of today was eating chocolate fondue with my friends. My stomach hurts from the amount of chocolate. I continue reading Ramit's book and it's kind of hard to understand since not all the concepts that apply to people in the States apply to us Finns. There are very clear lines though. Get an account to store money to do mundane expenses, another account for saving for a mid-range goals – for example a trip abroad – and a third investment account to invest and save for your retirement. This is reasonable and easy to understand. It would be great to make a trip to Estonia with my friends since it's so close and a cheap of a country. Let's look more into it tomorrow! General feeling about life is good. I feel like I've taken things more laid back recently. Not really sure whether that's a good or a bad thing. I have the tendency to combining NoFap with more parts of my life than necessary now that I'm experimenting with it. Less sexual tension -> more laid back? Don't really think that's the case at the moment. Or at least it's not as significant of a factor. Well you never know. Yeah, work filled spring makes me appreciate this summer break even more Today I'm grateful for: A good deodorantBlue Öyster CultMeeting a new guy at the workBananasBumblebees

Awesome challenge!

This has also been the main cause of my pain and anger for years, not only the gaming years. I know it's very difficult to imagine anything good coming from these years of gaming, but it's maybe the ultim act of auto-destruction that triggered the act of deciding to change something deep in us. At least, it was for me. Same for me! Without gaming I wouldn't be on this forum with all these awesome people!

Hello! Today was a work-filled day. First I did some work at my congregation and then as a bike courier. My shift was the busiest possibly since Foodora started here in Tampere, so I had some good exercise that way. The best moment of the day was the feeling of gratefulness that randomly appeared when I was waiting for an order. I'm blessed to have things in my life that I can't put a price tag on. Today I'm grateful for: A job at FoodoraBeing healthyHaving great friendsCam's new video was greatHaving food to restore all those burnt calories

Hello! Today was a cool day! I pretty much hung out with my friends the whole day. We swam played volleyball and football. The best moment of the day was playing with my friends. I got a new haircut today and I like it! It's great to have a barber who knows what he/she can do with your hair. Today I'm grateful for: Perfect avocadosThere are few mosquitoes in the cityA good napFun time with friendsA good meditation session

Yeah of course, I understand that this kind of things are very personal. It'll be interesting to hear your thought about NF.

I'm feeling the same way with BJJ – It's very hard. The overall attitude at my gym is very competitive. The competitiveness is admirable, but it's hard to train if BJJ is just a hobby amongst others. That's why it is hard for me to maintain it along my normal routine. Still it's an amazing sport that really lets you try your limits and capabilities. I'm considering on giving up BJJ after school starts so I'll have time to make some money, go to the gym and jogging. I'll definitely check out budgetbytes! New recipes that are easy to cook and provide food that lasts for many days are always wanted.

Niiiice! I'm doing the same thing but from a bit of a different perspective – Shortening my streak periodically and trying to identify some changes. It'll be great to hear your take on it.

Hello! Today was a good day! In the morning we created a daily schedule for a camp which was hard but we made it through. After that I studied, read, trained and hung out with friends. The best moment of today was driving along the Finnish countryside with my friend. Just a thought that I caught. I feel like that when on NF I have more drive to do things. It's nice to have more burn inside you. This is still highly speculative – feelings and thoughts come and go and it might be just a random feeling. Today was generally way more productive than yesterday. I spent nearly no time on youtube etc. It's not necessarily how I'm feeling about it but what I actually do. Yup It was pleasant to notice that the sprints and cycling I've been doing have improved my aerobic capacity. I get way less out of breath when sparring in BJJ. Oh yes! I've been waiting for this! Today I'm grateful for: Aerosmith and ScorpionsTomatoesBathing in sauna with my friendsDriver's licenceI have time to go to the gym tomorrow morning!Good night everyone!

This sounds really cool! I like the idea of understanding other people by looking into their view and way of life. Massive props to you for doing such an interesting experiment!

Hello! Today marks 365 days since I last played games! It's my game quitter-birthday! This is a benchmark that strongly supports the idea that my gaming addiction is starting to be overcame. I'll write my thoughts about this in a different post. Today has been kind of a lackluster day. I've for example spent two and a half hours on youtube. It's a time I could've spent much better. I trained BJJ after a two week break and it felt quite hard. Despite the hardships it was still fun to train once again. The best moment of today was getting a nice collar choke. I'm currently experimenting with NoFap. The way I'm doing it is that I'm starting from a cycle of a week and shortening the time by a day every time. Once I start to feel a negative influence I can start to draw conclusions and increase the time between. I'm doing this because I'm still unsure about NF's effects even after going for a 100-day streak in the spring. I personally dislike the reddit site since it's a bit overboard for me. I feel that my experimentation with NF might lead me to some miscorrelations. I'll have to try to keep myself focused on being objective. As long as the goal is to improve myself I feel like there is no need to be afraid. In the end I will still learn from the experience. This is one reason why this forum is irreplaceable for me. It helps me keep going the right way. Today I'm grateful for: MuseIf you want to change, self-compassion > being too hard on yourselfMy momThe fresh air after rainIbuprofen

Hello! Today was a good day! In the morning I studied and learned about handling money. After that I went out with my friends and did an evening shift in work. It was very busy a day at work. For some reason two orders got mixed and that lead to a mess. Anyways we got the problem handled and everything turned out good in the end. The best moment of today was swimming and kicking football with my friends. I feel like I'm getting a bit stressed out from our family time. Recently my father has been very busy which has lead to stress and I feel like the teamwork is not working. It's my family, so I'll try to bring as much support to the table as I can. Sometimes things like this are hard to deal with and just require time. I feel like I still don't want to spend too much time home to avoid excess frustration. I do that very often as well. This summer break has freed so much time that there is finally enough time to focus on taking it easier. I'll be super grateful if I still remember to chill out when the matriculation exams kick in. Today I'm grateful for: A surprisePuppet palsCooking good foodWorking equals exercising, Awesome!ABBA radio on spotify

@jaylajkosz That was very wisely said!

Hello! The midsummer went great. Today I've been gathering strength, reading and meeting my friends. A cool day altogether. The best moment of today was playing a quiz game in a pub. I finished The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. It was a great book – definitely among my favourites. The concept is simple enough and the amount of content is amazing. Today I'm grateful for: Pentatonix – Daft PunkMeeting my friendsWarm nightsHelmi radioThe knowledge that nearly all knowledge is subjective

Hello! Today was a good day. I was busy working and studying. The best thing today was playing chess with my friend Mikko. I set up a simple schedule to study for my matriculation exams. It's otherwise ready – just the rewards for completing a set of habits is missing. Happy to make some progress on this! I had a longer shift in work and enjoyed it. There was this one mistake with the order. I had just cycled 2.5 km from an restaurant. When I arrived to the customer he asked where was the other pizza. The order was complicated. I did an extra 5 km cycling, but in the end the customer was happy with the way we handled the problem. Probably happier than if he'd just gotten the pizzas in time. Every cloud has a silver lining. Tomorrow is the Midsummer day, a big holiday in Finland. Looking forward to spending the day with my friends. Hmm, yes I guess that could help. I'll try to take a more playful attitude to my life. I feel that in the summer the play part happens quite naturally. Of course I need to read the book to know what I'm talking about. Thanks for the suggestion! I agree. And for me it's writing and drawing. Can you post some of your drawings in your journal? Today I'm grateful for: Doing a work I enjoyRemembering to accept emotions and thoughtsMy friends cooked me foodFun matches of chessHaving many options to choose from where I will celebrate tomorrow

Hello! Today has been partly a good day. I did a good interval-run in the morning. I'm hoping to improve my cardio by running when I don't have anything else sports scheduled for the day. The best moment of the day was driving to a lake with my friends. I've felt somehow annoyed and dissatisfied with my life. I feel like there is something that I need to change. I had this thought that maybe I'm trying to change too many things rapidly making my thought process messy. I have a feeling that I need to slow the rate of life down a bit. To have time to have fun and rest without the need to think about the grand scale of life for a while. To stop analyzing my life for while, kinda rolling with it for a while and have more perspective on it that way. This doesn't mean stopping taking responsibility, but looking at life differently for a while. There is a need for change and I don't really know whats the essence of it is but I will figure it out. Today I'm grateful for: Moving to the basement eased my breathing problemsGuns N' RosesSurviving from a scary incident without harmMeeting my friends this eveningThere is plenty of time for me to try new things out

Hello! Today was another good day. Mostly hanging with friends and going to the gym. The best moment of the day was eating lunch for 4 hours in a Chinese eat-all-you-can restaurant. I figured out that something in my house is triggering some sort of allergy. I'm trying to find out what it is by momentarily moving to the basement. If it helps I know there is something that needs to be looked at. If nothing changes I can safely move back to my room and see if I can change something else. I planned that it might be best to give up BJJ for a while once this summer is over. This is because when the next semester hits it'll be very hard to maintain my schedule. This summer I have plenty of time for sports though! Let's see if this thought develops over time. It's very late and I need sleep. Let's write more tomorrow! Today I'm grateful for: Baba YetuHaving fun with friends during lunchSquats feeling good todayMy father supporting meHaving no work tomorrow!

Hello! Today I returned from the camp. I was tired after a busy week of socializing and working. Having arrived I took a nap and went out to see some other friends of mine. The best moment of the day was writing and receiving a positive message from every person in the camp. I have to say that the confirmation camp changed my perspective on life. It's good to be around totally new people – there is so much to learn. I noticed that some of the actions that I thought would make me happy actually have less impact on me. I saw that people can be happy doing entirely different things. This encourages me to think there are plenty of ways to be happy. I need to keep working on my own. A very good part about the camp was that I could bombard a priest with every possible question I had in mind. I consider myself as an agnostic so it's really interesting to hear other people's thoughts on god and spirituality. Learned a lot through conversation. There is so much to write that I need to continue once I'm a bit more fresh. Good night everybody! Today I'm grateful for: Making new friendsGrilling with my friendsThe priest in our campGetting new perspective on obeying rulesHaving an opportunity to practice public speaking

Hello! I spent most of my day recovering from yesterday. I feel like the evening was worth it in the end. It's a memory that I'll have with me way longer than a night well slept. The best moment of the day was doing some miscellaneous stuff with my mother. I feel like she has had a way more positive energy recently. I'm off to a camp tomorrow morning. I'm going to probably miss most of next weeks posts but I'll be back – you won't get rid of me this easy. I'm going to start paying off my sleep debt soon. Have a great week everyone! Today I'm grateful for: Good flow with preparing a speechReading a book in a hammock while the sun was shiningNext weeks weather looks promisingA good team to organize a camp withAllergy medication

It's six am in the morning and I'm sitting here writing. Today was so long that I barely remember it all. My day consisted of planning a Prometheus-camp and seeing my old friend Matu who came here from Helsinki. It was awesome to see him after a long time of not seeing each other. The best moment of the day was singing Singstar ABBA with him to about this point in the morning. This kind of moments make life worthwhile. Here is a picture I took a few minutes ago: At summertime it is lovely to live near the arctic circle! The amount of light really boosts your energy. Of course winter is the other way round but lets enjoy the summer while it lasts. Oh damn, doing sports is such an awesome way to use your time! Thanks for your support of reading my journal! Today I'm grateful for: Singstar ABBA (I wonder if there is a singstar Queen!)Seeing an old friendDoing a good job in assessing the amount of drink that was fitting for this evening. My team being open and vulnerableNext week I'll never have to be hungry, not even once. Camps have best food ever!

Hello! Today was a great day. It felt good to spend social time with my friends. The Finnish government requires each male in military service age range to be physically checked. It was cool hearing what they said about my physical attributes. It appears that I have a bit high of a blood pressure for some reason. Well, maybe it's just flu/tension etc.. I sparred a little with my friend Matias which was great. I learned new stuff and it was motivating to see his improvement. My work shift was good as well. I got to cycle about 15 km which is good exercise. The best moment of the day was doing sports with my friend. Tomorrow I'm going to meet the camp organizing group. It's good to sit down and prepare as much as we can. I drank a little bit today. Don't know whether that's entirely necessary. Could've gone without drinking with little effort had I thought about it that way. Not too important though. Today I'm grateful for: Meeting new workmatesGetting exercise in many different formsBrains as an organ for being so capable of adaptationSocial momentumNext week is going to be a blast!

Hello! Today was better than yesterday, but I'm still feeling a bit annoyed. It's probably due to not Investing enough time into social activities. I planned a meet with my friend tomorrow so that'll take care of this problem tomorrow. The best moment of today was going to the gym and doing a full-body workout. I wrote few pages in my personal journal about rational, emotional and spiritual qualities of the mind. To sum it up I feel like the rational part is too dominant at the moment and I'd like to find a better balance between them. Every single one of the is important for your well-being no doubt. Sometimes the world feels like a very complicated place. Midst of messy thoughts Rousseau's idea of Natural Human is somehow resonating with me strongly. Maybe it's just the simplicity of it that attracts me. Today I'm grateful for: History being a well-rounded subject to studyExercisingOasisHaving a supporting familyTraining with my friend tomorrow

Hello! Today was an unique day. I was not very productive mostly because of poor scheduling and plans which changed. Meeting with my friends in the evening made the day a lot better. The best thing today was watching a comedy talk-show with my family. I marked some possibilities for improvement: Computer is not really rest for me. Internet is very useful but also time sucking and confusingManaging little things is actually rest for meThere needs to be a variety of things to do I can't just sit, read and cook. Sports and socializing are highly recommended to keep me feeling active and energizedI witnessed a conversation with two of my friend who compared each other in nearly every aspect of everything. Physical capability, academical success, relationships and so on. I feel like this level of comparison isn't really fruitful. People are good at different things and there isn't really sense in pursuing something solely because you want to be better than someone at something. It's because you are not necessarily following you own preferment. Earlier today I watched a documentary about Finland in which a Finnish actor pointed out that typically Finns are very prone to comparing themselves to their neighbours. Money is especially a thing with which I notice this effect. If I have enough money for my needs the fact that my friend makes more won't turn the sum any smaller. Today I'm grateful for: Zedd and his Zelda remixMuse – Knights of CydoniaOvens for making cooking very easyRecognizing that there is still plenty of room to improve with my driving skillsHaving had the chance to learn about diet, exercise and finance