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Thanks for the suggestion man! I've tried Brazil nuts and my god are they delicious. But there is a little problem to them, the exceptionally high levels of selenium. 100 grams of Brazil Nuts has 3485% of the daily recommended dose. Eating too many will have harmful side effects. I could try pecans out!

Hello! I'm writing this out a bit earlier than usual, but it's a perfect spot since my spuds are boiling. Today started out in a weird way. I woke up at 4am with Kellog-Briand's pact etc. running in my head. I couldn't fall asleep for some reason so I just lied in my bed, read and googled some interesting topics until it was time to "wake up". The history exam went alright. I took a good nap to make the rest of the day less drowsy. I noticed that I have a small haematoma in my right eye. The haematoma and reading some articles on head injuries made me think whether BJJ is a safe sport. I'd hate to physically injure my brain. But I figured it's not from the most dangerous section of sports. I think that you'll get more head bumps from soccer than BJJ honestly. Still it's good to keep in mind to avoid avoidable head collisions and have a healthy ego in order to tap out early so no one is hurt. Good, the day ended up being better than I thought! The best thing that happened today was the fact that I had a lot of peer support, since half of my friends watched the Super Bowl last night. Today I'm grateful for: A nice chat with my history teacherBrussels sprouts boiling as well as potatoesGetting a haircut tomorrow, it's about timeThe 3/4 studying worked out quite well in the endA five minute reflection habit

Hello! Today has been a great day! In the morning I helped with fundraising. It was great fun and I got free pea soup! I trained catch wrestling and it was awesome. The gym was emptier than regularly so we had good space to roll. I also loved playing games like X-tag where you save people by takedowns and team crab battle where you're supposed to take the opposite team down while moving with your hands and feet on the floor. I've spent the evening studying for my exam. I've got to be honest I might've scheduled too much reading for one night. We'll I'm going to try to study 3/4 of the area well and just learn the general knowledge from the remaining 1/4. Studying history is great since I'm not anxious about finishing the required area. Interest keeps the boredom away. The best thing that happened today was the Team Crab battle! I'm going to get sleep soon so I'll be sharp in the test tomorrow Today I'm grateful for: A dance battle I had with my friendMaking good progress with current tasksHaving a seasonal card for public transportGetting to know new guysGoing to training, it was the hardest part of the exerciseVisualization that helped me focus on my goal so that I had more drive to trainCottage cheese, my mercury free tuna

Hello! Today I took it a little slower. Overall today was a great day. I even managed to fail once which I'm counting as a win since I learned from it. I have been reflecting my life today. I found that I'm dealing with a kind of lack of ambition. The kind of force that drives you towards new frontiers and experiences. Even though I'm really enjoying my life currently, I have this feeling that I want to move forward to pursue the things I want. It's quite easy to just go "Hey, It could be worse. I think my life is quite nice". Of course there is nothing wrong with that. I just want to set big goals and go after them. But one doesn't simply mold ambition from the air. Having a burning desire towards something requires a lot of dreaming and faith in your ability to achieve it. Think and Grow Rich is a great help with this. I want to find within myself the burning desire of achieving my dreams. We made progress with our business idea today. A good e-mail message was created so now it's up to contacting festival organizers. We are making stable progress since the guys I'm working with are committed to the idea. It's great to have them to work with. The best thing that happened today was having some information connect in my head like pieces of a puzzle. Today I'm grateful for: Macadamia nuts, creamy deliciousness and also 700kcal/100g!!! I better have a supply of those the next time i go hiking.The spring is soon here!Having a lovely wintry weather todayFriends supporting meGetting a new buyer for my old PC

Hello! Today was a good day! I did some overthinking in the exam but that's fine, it happens. I spent the evening with my friends singing singstar and later on going to a club with a friend of mine who had her birthday. It was cool although it wasn't possible to talk really, so after they left I decided to leave too. Walking home I came across my friends and they gave me a ride home which was very nice from them. I feel like clubs are okay for partying occasionally, but I prefer some place where you can talk and have fun that way. The best thing of the day was having fun with my friends on the dance floor. I'm currently thinking about setting a couple of challenges to help me get towards my goals. It's rather easy to get lost with all the studying and such. I've got to pay attention to my goals as well since they'll probably have a bigger of an impact to my life than some of the subjects. All in all a good day. I'll drink some water and go to sleep Today I'm grateful for: Having body which is capable of all sorts of movementsWeekend is here, time to restGraphic calculatorsFriends who can play the guitarBananas

Hello! A bit of anxiety and stress surrounding this day. But I'm glad for the way it was. On it's own way it was relieving. Today was a great day in terms of completing what I set out to do. Managed to derive a ton this evening. The test is tomorrow, let's hope the best. I'm a bit dazzled for everything that has happened today so I'll wind down for sleep now. The best moment of the day was making progress in dancing. Me and my partner found a common rhythm which made dancing a whole lot easier. Today I'm grateful for: Trying my best and being satisfied for thatHaving friends to support meA friendship that's deepenedFilled baguettes we cooked todayTomorrow is friday and we have planned hanging out with friendsGood night, Sleep tight!

Hello! Today has been eventful. I exercised in the gym in the morning. After school I planned out next summer with my friends and in the evening I attended an education regarding a summer job. I'm quite tired after all this. I'm going to do a little deriving before I go to sleep. I'm going to have more time for writing and reading tomorrow. The best thing that happened today was reaching my personal best squat weight. Today I'm grateful for: Lidström's steakU2Having friends who are enthusiasticUnderstanding what I want betterEggs

> I get what I desire > I get what I deserve > What I can desire I deserve

Hello! Today was a good day! I practiced BJJ and learnt good new stuff. I did all my habit cultivating actions. They make me instantly feel more positive. I'm having another semi-late morning due to our lovely teacher. I'm going to use the morning by going to the gym. Let's hope I'll be able to dance after squats. Today I made good progress in doing necessary tasks and habits. The best moment of today was getting a sneaky leglock when the guy I was sparring with had my back. When an enemy has your back it's usually very bad but I lucked out and turned it Today I'm grateful for: Broccoli, Getting those nutrientsCottage cheese, It's a great source of protein. I prefer it to tuna since it can't have any harmful heavy metalsConditioner, My hair feels a lot betterDance double lessons tomorrowDeriving for being semi-understandable

January Recap: Habits: My morning routine has undergone some changes. I added grip and neck strength training to help me with BJJ. I also added visualizing my goals after I wake up. These changes leave me with 15 minutes less sleep time, but are definitely worth it in the long run. My breakfast arsenal has been updated so I have more room for choice. I've exercised 5 out of 8 times in the gym this month. It's mostly due to being sick. Goal for the next week would be to train 7 times. Gym is currently a supplementary hobby for BJJ. Doing more gym training would mean cutting my BJJ practices which I don't want to do. Reading a book for 10 minutes a day hasn't been the most stable habit. But there is nearly always time in some part of my schedule. I finished Mate, by Tucker Max and am currently reading Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. I also read J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye but didn't really enjoy it since I couldn't identify with Holden too much. GQ-posts have been coming out nearly every day. That's good! I created a new habit for scheduling my days. After writing my post I create a schedule for the following day. That way I don't have to look too far into the future nor have nothing to do the next day. My average sleep per workweek night has been 8 hours and 16 minutes. It is above the 8 hour line which is great, but I've still ended up taking some naps so I'll try to increase it to 8h 20 mins for February. Goals BJJ – I've not reached my three times a week goal due to cold and events. Despite that I've made some steady progress. I'll strive to train at least 2 times a week for February. I need to keep on nurturing this habit and work my way towards driver's license.Relationships – I've met new girls and had good conversations. I've improved my hygiene by washing my face with a face-wash gel before going to sleep. My thoughts have matured on this aspect leading to my goals being more clear to me. Working on social skills has also been a great help in this area. In February I'm going to see if I can find more fitting clothes, upload a new facebook and Instagram profile pic and keep on getting to know new girls. Generally to keep improving my mate value. One thing that I need to work on is my communication through social media like WA. I like having conversations and meeting people IRL but for some reason doing it through social media seems intimidating. I can't say why.Social Skills – The challenges I've set have worked well. They have helped me to notice the difference little things can make in social situations. I'll look into setting new challenges. Also a thing I could do would be to arrange an event.Overall review Overall good progress in January. I feel that my self-esteem has improved, big thanks to those camps last month. Great month behind.

One thing that works for me is listening to classical music while working and studying. I find that I'm sometimes able to progress even faster than regularly. Give it a shot if you like.

Hello! Today was a laid back day but I managed to do quite a lot. I was thinking about doing a recap from January and seeing that others have made it I think that I should do one as well, but probably not today since I'm tired after exercising. Today I practiced BJJ with my friend and studied. I'm still feeling the positive vibes from the camp. The best thing that happened today was rolling with my friend and talking about current issues with the world. @kortheo Brené is the boss! I agree with your view on problems. It's great to work through them and make progress, but not get frustrated or ashamed because you can't instantly make them disappear. @AlexTheGrape That is true. Visualizing goals is a great way to keep your mind on them. My visualization is maybe a bit of it's own kind. I feel like if I focus too much on the goal I might miss the target. When it's time to shoot I'm focusing on the goal instead of the target I need to hit to reach the goal. But this goal of mine is a very specific goal and this will not apply to nearly all visualization. @Cam Adair Cool, I'll try to maximize my feeling. Today I'm grateful for: Learning new chokesCleaning all the dust from my roomBeing able to do cool things with my friendsBeing able to to sleep late tomorrow morningMinced meat

Your post reminds me of a Great poem written by Jessie B. Rittenhouse! I bargained with life for a penny,And Life would pay no more,However I begged at eveningWhen I counted my scanty store.For Life is a just employer,He gives you what you ask,But once you have set the wages,Why, you must bear the task.I worked for a menial's hire,Only to learn, dismayed,That any wage I had asked of Life,Life would have willingly paid.

Hey! I'm back! I have to say, the camp was an absolute blast. Even though being there for just a weekend I made great friends whom I had awesome time with. The camp was filled with good conversations and learning. I feel like I need to fix some aspects of my visualization. I'm currently doing it in a way that guides my mind to wrong paths. To give an example of this Mike Cernovich tells in his book that players who visualized throwing pitches in baseball performed better than players who actually did equal amounts of throws. But what I'm doing is visualizing winning the game. Of course it's great for keeping the goal in mind, but I'm not going to improve my throws by visualizing winning the game. There were a couple of really important lessons that this camp reminded me. One was remembering that everyone has something he/she struggles with. Remembering it helps me to understand that having problems that I'm dealing with is absolutely normal and I should not feel diversity about having struggles of my own. Somehow realizing how normal it is helps you to cope with them and keeping in mind that you are not unworthier person because of them. The other lesson I learned is that you can and in many occasions should give some time to problems that you are not progressing with. Especially since I'm 18 and growing towards adulthood. I'm having this feeling that there is a kind of need to find out the problems you are having and exterminate them as fast and possible. In my opinion it is SOMETIMES just okay to let your problems sit for a while and mature. (This kinda makes me think about how the culture of having many things instantaneously affects us) The best moment of today is not necessarily the happiest but there was a lot of feeling to that moment. It was hugging and saying goodbye to the friends I made in the camp. It's weird that sometimes connections just form quite quickly. Grateful for the camp, absolutely the Best. Today I'm grateful for: Receiving another four bottles of my grandmothers berry juice!HugsOrange slicesLearning new card gamesBeing able to sleep during the way back home

Hello! Today I traveled to Kuopio which is located in eastern parts of Finland. It was great to arrive there since there was a warm sauna waiting for us! This morning I completed my gym routine. I might have to tune it a bit since I'm having to take longer rest between the sets now that the weights are going up. I don't want to be late too much. I'm going to a camp once again. This time I don't know any of the people there so it'll be good exercise for my social skills. Great to make new relationships as well. I'm going to miss tomorrows post due to the camp. I'm currently reading J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. I'm getting annoyed at the book since I find Holden's cynical view of the world annoying. It's pretty hard for me to identify with him. Well 58 pages to go, won't be big of a deal. @kortheo About the business, It's nothing too big. The idea started with setting out our own market stand in the summer, but we ended up bunking it for various reasons. Our current idea is to bring help for those in need in form of selling earplugs and plastic rain coats etc. in summer festivals. The winters are dark and cold here but the summers are awesome. Finns tend to celebrate it by going to different kinds of musical festivals. The weather is unpredictable due to living in a polar front, so there is a good market gap right there. The best thing that happened today was bathing in sauna and eating sausage. Today I'm grateful for: Berryporridge, always waiting for us when we arrive hereHaving a great partner to dance withWriting these journals is helping me with my EnglishHaving gained some weight, I want to make sure I'm not starving myself out with exerciseThe letter Cam sent me last summer

Hello! Today I was more tired than usual. I'm going to bed early tonight, because I'm going to the gym next morning, getting back to my routine. Having enough sleep has one of the greatest impacts on my drive. We rethought our business idea and ended up sacking the main idea since it didn't bring enough to the table considering the work required. Sacking the first idea we came up with another one which was way better than the first one! It's up to a couple of contacts to make it work. I'm back to looking for a summer job with full commitment. The best moment of the day was coming up with a new business idea and leaving the old to rest. Today I'm grateful for: Chicken, great source of proteinClarity of our meet gave todayTaking a walk, my legs feel less destroyed after yesterdays reunion with squatsListening to other people's opinions and not forcing my own opinion mindlesslyTaking steady steps each day

Hello! Today was a good day. I exercised in the gym, cooked pork and sweet potatoes and studied. It's great to be back in physical activities once again. For some reason I felt really energetic and the weights did not seem too heavy today. The best thing that happened today was reading Think and Grow Rich. The poems in the book are amazing! Today I've thought about my goals once again. I'm liking them so far. I feel like there is so much to remember regarding them but slowly planting good habits to get more stable at them seems to be a good way to go. I thought about a mindset recently. It could be summarized like this "I know that my knowledge is fallible, so I should observe other perspectives, albeit the fallibleness I'm trusting the knowledge I've acquired so far, using it to my best ability." I took a nap today so I'll do some reading now that I have energy. I currently have many things going on. I'll handle it by focusing on what I need to do the present day so I won't be distracted and absent-minded. Good. It is all about the state-of-mind. States getting out of hand That is true. It really is easy to just see all the great things around and forget why they got there and what's keeping them there. Little things, I have to remember the little things. Intelligence is like the land and conscientiousness is like getting the resources harvested. Agriculture and pollution are the health. Win-Win relationships with neighboring states are beneficial although we can choose them. But thank God there is a little less bureaucracy Thanks man, keeping on keeping on, back to the curve with you! Today I'm grateful for: Fun replies, I'm looking for a my moment to strike back to your journalsSquats felt easy todayAnother camp upcoming next weekendNew ideas for evening meals and breakfasts, going to try one out tomorrowPossibly selling my PC soon

Hello! I updated my profile pic as you can probably see, I'm already liking this way more! Today has been quite a hassle with all these offers coming up from my computer. It looks like I managed to market it quite well. It's soon time to say goodbye to this mean machine. Plenty of good memories, but it's time to move on, There is NO other way. Recently I've been kinda slacking with my habits especially my excercise. There are many reasons to it but it's most important to get back on track again. The goal is to go to the gym tomorrow and return to BJJ next week, since I have another camp coming up this week and it blocks my BJJ-excercise. Currently I'm feeling that I'm cruising on my curve. It feels good for a while, but seeing it trend downwards sure doesn't. Keep my eyes on the target, goal in mind and not be afraid of changing. Easier said than done for sure, but a good philosophy. Last week I had this weird idea. I've read great amounts of history recently. I came up with a thought of thinking yourself as a nation. Nations have to consistently keep getting better to maintain their wellbeing compared to others. Nations like Germany flourish because they have kept working on their own improvement ever since the World War II. It's also great to have strong friendly nations to support you when the times of hardships come by. Okay this is kinda far-fetched, I blame history. Today's best moment was dancing tango. It is an intimate and a sharp dance. Today I'm grateful for: Twilight, f.lux for androidMy old computer still going strongThursday we have this theme day in school, where we dress in summer clothes in the middle of the winter. It's going to be epic!Being early with my summerjob-applications this yearMy new picture, The colours are more enjoyable

I'm in for 2016! :^)

Hello! Today was a productive day. I unpacked my camp luggage, cleaned, read Think and Grow Rich and studied for my assessment task. Habits for today are checked. We cooked good food, Quinoa, brussels sprouts and chicken. Good day altogether. The best moment of the day was joking with friends. I'm currently flooded with many tasks so I'm having to focus more on them rather than my self-improvement/habit building. Still, maintaining my current habits will move me forward towards my goals. It's good to get these tasks done as well. Today I'm grateful for: Darjeeling tea, milder black tea for todayDusting my sheet, It's awesome to sleep in fresh sheetsDeriving rules which are very practicalDire Straits, Great riffsDenmark, Legos and Smørrebrød

Hello! Back from the camp. We had great time there. It's time to get all the sleep back so that I'll be sharp and steady tomorrow. Today was a productive day. I managed to erase a task from my to do list. The task was putting my PC on sale. I made a good notification so let's hope somebody will buy it so that I I don't have to keep it laying in the corners anymore. The best thing that happened today was our dinner. We caught a pikeperch and decided to smoke it. It tasted delicious! :^) Camps are always good for learning about social skills. This camp had some annoying situations where I felt like this friend of mine was being quite frustrating since he was a bit mocking towards others, but that was a great opportunity to show some resilience and learn to deal with situations like that. I'm still a little ill, but actually starting to feel better now. I'm hoping to get back to the gym and BJJ next week! Today I'm grateful for: Getting a task doneHaving had amazing food at the campGetting to know people betterClear goals, I know what I wantThe feeling of enjoying life, I'm looking forward to every day

Congratss on the Job man, It sure is a big victory!

Congrats on one and a half months man! It sure is hard to think what life will be even after a month not to mention a year, but keeping the direction right as you seem to have I'm sure it'll be Great!

Hello! Today was a great day. Tango was really fun and we had interesting topics in history lecture. I also managed my money businesses in a bank. I opened an apartment savings account with a good interest and moved part of my current money resting from a .1% account into low risk approx. 4% share-account. It's a lot better than letting the money lose value due to inflation. The best thing today was dancing hands down. I just love it. I feel that I clicked quite well with this one girl. Reading Napoleon Hill's book is a pleasure. He has made it clear that desiring something and believing you can achieve it is a key to success. A Great book! I'm going to a camp for this weekend so I'll be back on Sunday. See you soon! Today I'm grateful for: Making friends with the bank worker, he was a cool guyLearning about the world wars. They sure have shaped the world we live in today.U2 and Guns N' RosesBeing on time with my scheduleThere's probably going to be pizza as an evening meal at the camp. the pizza just melts my heart!

Hello! Today was a great day! Had awesome time at school, after school I saw my friends I hadn't seen in a while and that was great. A really good day! The best thing today was interacting with people. These people bring joy and happiness to my life. I thought about relationships a while back now. I noticed that I'm overthinking about some things regarding relationships quite hard. Usually I end up having the best time when I keep my head on the present moment and stop worrying about "What-If"s. There is this one that I notice myself thinking sometimes; What if we decide to hang out with a girl and we end up having a boring time together. Why am I seeing it as "You are boring and unfunny, not ready for a relationship" instead of "I gave it my best, it's normal that people enjoy different things, there are plenty of other people to have great time with, The World is not going to end." Anyone gone through these kind of feelings? It's good to write them out. Another thing I felt I'm perceiving wrong is this idea of mine, that you'd have to somehow be perfect before being able to have a relationship with somebody. For example Once you're good enough you'll automatically find yourself in a relationship. Thinking this way only makes you feel like crap. And most of all it's not true, at least from how I see it. Thinking this way you'll just be focusing on what's bad on yourself instead of looking at all the good sides you have. There is plenty of improvement to do that is for sure. Still identifying these things is a good step :^) Today while I was talking to my friend we blew the dust away from the top of our old idea. It's been many months since we came upon it. It's about starting a business in summer. I've worked as a shopkeeper in a nearby marketplace and as I told my friend about it he was really exited. Soon he suggested that maybe we could open this little booth of ours next summer. I'm kind of itching to try it out, since it would surely be a precious experience. It's going to require a big investment though, especially in our time. It's also possible to make negative income while in this business. Well we'll have to think about it carefully. There sure are some lower risk options so we should surely check them out. If you have advice/opinions please leave them, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Today I'm grateful for: Tea, saving my throat todayTango of tomorrow is going to be a blastHaving friends with entrepreneurial spiritFeeling way more confident todayThe cold is starting to slightly wear offNorth Korea for inventing liquor that doesn't cause hangovers (Yeah right)