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Hello! Today was a good day. I've been a bit of a house rat today, but I managed to do all my good habits and gain little more insight on my goals. The best moment of today was laughing with my friends for awesome stories they told stories about their strange old and a bit questionable teachers. Also Olson's plan example about the German Sales force was ridiculous. I have not spent enough time visualizing and thinking about my goals. At the moment I feel like I'm just floating with the flow and working towards things like happiness and health kinda passively. I know goals are things that you should have a burning desire to reach, but for some reason my vision of them is a bit dull at the moment. Having burning desire towards something keeps you going and gives you determination, that's why I'm feeling that I should have clearer dreams. Maybe I'm just focusing on too many areas too widely currently. A thing that I have a strong desire to work on are relationships. Matinggrounds.com has proven to be an awesome source of information. It's eyeopening to see what women look in a man and the other way round. It feels easy to think that we'd value the same traits, but it's actually far from truth. Deida is on my to read list as well so I'll hope to get more information there. Today I'm grateful for: Having prepared food that lasts for a couple of days. It really saves me some timeFiguring out new sides about human relationshipsWool socksInduction stoves for making cooking more precise Unflavored yoghurt, One of the best breakfasts

Hello! Today was a great day. I was productive and managed to keep up with good habits. I also went to the gym with my friends and had plenty of fun. Reflecting the past week was good and I managed to pick out some actions I need to work on, for example sleep schedule, learning more about relationships and dating and choosing my company better. The best moment of the day was definitely sparring with two of my friends. We did 3 man wrestling with punches, that was ridiculous, maybe even bit stupid, but it was the most fun I've had in a while. I'm noticing that a part of my general anxiety is arising from the fact that I don't set my goals and dreams clearly enough and in addition to that I need to figure out simple habits that push me towards them. By that way I'll know that I'm working towards my goals and anxiety eases it's grip on me. That's a great idea! I've been planning on opening an apartment saving account with decent interest, so I could possibly use the money to buy a small flat when I need it for studying and sell it afterwards to gain some profit and avoid paying the rent. If the economic cycles play out well it might be a decent way to put money into use. Of course that is pretty theoretical, but I believe that saving for an apartment is a good idea. Today I'm grateful for: Mushroom risotto we ate today.The Beatles, Still waiting for Ringo's journal to appear on the forum (We already have Paul, John and George if I recall correctly )Rye bread, a healthier option to white breadHaving no injuries at the moment, my eye has healed wellIt's good to start a week after a weekend like this.Triwrestling with boxing gloves and mild punches allowed

Hello! Today has been a good day. I've made progress on some areas while leaving some behind, so I'm going to think them a little. Otherwise today has been pretty standard. Kept up with my habits and made some progress, especially on physics. The best moment of the day was training BJJ. Met cool new people and had really delightful time! Different fields of success and wellbeing according to the Slight Edge, and how they worked with or against me today: Health - Currently going strong. I have been healthy for a long time. Today I trained and ate well. I'm feeling like my health is on a positive curve. Happiness - I have kept up with my habits. Today I have kept a gratitude journal, meditated, helped others, exercised and journaled about a positive experience. The curve seems to head upwards. Personal Growth - I've read the Slight Edge today. I also did a couple of things that I didn't like doing, but helped me improve myself. Curve is going upwards, could maybe be steeper, but on the other had time will do it's trick. Wealth - I have forgotten to keep track of where my money is going. Could've done it today. Curve downwards. I'm going to fix this by writing up my expenses and such. My career - Reached my goal with studying. Curve trending upwards Influence on the people around me - I had a great conversation with my father. I was positive and I feel like the curve is trending upwards. Relationships - This is a bit difficult. Even though I met new people at the BJJ gym I still feel like I've not really made much of an improvement today. Curve trending downwards. I'm going to fix this by making sure that I'll spend time with positive and inspiring people tomorrow. If you have any suggestions, comments or positive habits for example, I'd love to hear them! I've been thinking about the people I surround myself with, after reading the idea about being an average of 5 people you spend most time with. In my opinion this is a bit generalized, but still carries an important message of surrounding yourself with people who help you move forward. I need to think about the people around me. I can definitely see toxicity and badmouthing other people from some of the people I've surrounded myself with. I dislike that kind of acting. This is a problem since I'd list half of the people in my closest friend group as positive influence and the other half as negative. Well I'll figure something out. Today I'm grateful for: Eating well, it forms a good combo with sleeping well and exercisingDogs, I met some really heartwarming furry fellows todaySnow! It really lights up the atmosphereThe scent of winterItalian food and tomatoesf.lux, It makes my screen much more eye friendly

Yo! You seem to be making good progress with moving on from games. It's great that you are able to take responsibility of your 90-day detox! :^)

Hello! It's late and I'm bit worn out after a Great concert, so I'll make it quick. Feeling good and calm. The best moment of the day was watching my friends documentary, where he turned an old quay into a boat. It was really of it's own kind of a movie, but his easygoing attitude was passed on well! Today I'm grateful for: Living in a safe countryThe fact that Improving an area of your life can positively affect other areas tooHoney, I prefer it as a sweetener. Also contains good antibacterial compoundsThe timing was better with gym todayMetallica, Nothing Else Matters. I love it!

Hello! Today I felt a bit tired and down for some reason. I made a list out to try to see if it was due to negative self-talk, but I believe that this is just natural and will pass as time goes on and I keep up with my habits. If something is off Ill adjust it. Need to keep an eye on getting enough sleep though. The best moment of the day was painting hot air balloons and spending time with my friend. I've got to say that you chose your hobby well! Reading good books is literally life changing. Reading books and trying out their ideas has made a significant difference in my life. What comes to social skills, I read Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book helped me notice ways that I could keep conversations more positive and fun, but at the time I was focused on reading more than the knowledge's concrete use so I'm probably going to return to it at some point. Duhigg's The Power of Habit is an interesting and informative book. Now that I think of it I was actually able to understand the source of my gaming addiction better by reading the book. Definitely a great book. I would recommend reading the Slight Edge when you finish The Power of Habit. Olson has made absolutely brilliant job writing the book. If there was a book I had to recommend to a random person wanting to improve his/her life, I would hands down suggest it. I hope and believe that you'll enjoy it as much as I do! Let me know what you think about them in your journal. That's impressive! I'll start without supplements and focus on eating much and variedly. I remember reading some studies, that people into fitness are consuming overkill amounts of protein nowadays. Thanks for the insight! Today I'm grateful for: Hugs, they lighten up my dayGoing to a concert tomorrow, there are really talented musicians in our schoolSoy sauce, plays well along with riceABBA for cheering up my dayGood chat my friend and I had about relationshipsWow. This turned out longer than I expected.

Hello! I've been very busy today. I'll have to catch up on your journals when I have the time! I spent my day with friends and studying. Oh and the Gym was really great! It was lovely working out in the morning while it was calm and peaceful. The timing was a little tight so I'm going to make an extra 20 minutes for the exercise, stretching and showering. The best moments of today were working out in the gym and getting a nice cup of tea with my friends. Tom - Thanks mate! I will bombard you with the questions whenever I stumble upon them. Yeah, by the way I'd like to ask whether you use any extra protein or other kinds of supplements along with working out? Today I'm grateful for: Working out in the morning, since the gym isn't overcrowded. You are able to use the equipment without a queueOur substitute teacher for history today. He was really into the subject and it glowed from his appearance. Respect for himSpices, flavoring otherwise simple tasting dishesLong Johns, we'd up freeze here if we hadn't got themBuff Dudes! They are entertaining and educational at the same time.

Hello! Today I have felt gratitude and positivity kicking in! I'm starting to notice more of the positive things happening around. My morning routine is a bit mixed up tomorrow since I'm going to workout, looking forward to that. Have to make sure I get enough sleep though since I've got an early wake up. Sleeping enough is important for me. The best thing today was the positivity streak combo. Going to read a bit of the Slight Edge before going to sleep. Today I'm grateful for: Getting the gym card, plenty of time to work out before summerDick Dale and AerosmithQuizlet, Great tool for learning languagesGoing spend good time with my friendsStronglift 5x5 app. It's really well designed!

That's completely normal, I stumble all the time myself. It's still really amazing to see what you've achieved in 18 days. Hope you have a better day tomorrow! Also Oatmeal

Hello! Today I've been focusing on healing and planning. The last couple of days have been too static for me, so I've got to fix that small error in my judgement. I'm currently planning on starting to work out in the morning. Three times a week the standard 5x5 stronglift routine. It's going to be pretty intense with BJJ and Gym, but overtime they should add up to decent results. I'm hoping that I will be able to withstand the pressure from that amount of sports. Well, the time will show and I can always adjust it afterwards! The funniest thing of today was seeing the surprised faces of my friends when they saw my eye. Glad nothing worse happened! Keeping up with my habits quite well, studying is taking it's toll. Feeling a bit distracted and stressed. There are a lot of thoughts running in my head while I think about using the Slight Edge in all of it's fields. One step at a time, I have to work with these thing one step at a time. Today I'm grateful for: Dining with my whole familyThe GameQuitters Community. I know that you are guys who are focused on building your own success and not focusing on tearing down others'The eye is healing wellNot having Mathematics currently, eases the school workload considerablyMy sister is back from Iceland, Great to have her back againHaving a warm chat with an awesome girl

Hi! Great to see your journal here. I loved reading Carnegie's How To win Friends and Influence People

Hello! Today was a good day. The best thing that happened today was meeting other people who are into martial arts and sparring with them. Ended up getting a black eye during the warm-up. Double-leg takedown into side back kick was not a good idea. Albeit the minor injuries we had a great time and learned a lot! The Slight Edge's responsibility part was great. As a weekly challenge I'm doing my best to notice and act upon all the positive choices and also to notice and fix the small errors in judgement, while taking responsibility of my situation and the outcomes. Today I'm grateful for: Getting hit with the foot on a hard and solid body part instead of for example my teeth, extremely stupid on my part not to wear a mouthguard. Lesson learned!Smoked salmon, Tastes beyond delicious and contains Omega-3 fatty acidsNegative feelings, as I was cycling home I though that it might actually be quite miserable to always be happy. Somehow they are a part of being human.Milk, It helps me to get Calcium and caloriesMy mother and grandmother for collecting 20 kg of funnel chanterelles, we could make all sorts of delicious dishes from them, white wine chanterelle risotto maybe

Thanks! That was an insightful video. I think that my problem was about differentiating the two feelings. Great to see you hit that 1000 subscribers!

Hello! Today was great! I read, met my friends and cooked good food. Really solid day. The best moment was drinking tea with my friends in a dim candle lit room. The Slight Edge continues to impress me day by day. Now I'm moving on to part II. Doing well! Today I'm grateful for: Green tea, a refreshing alternative to black teaCooking steaks with my father, had a really good time with him todayMaking new friends who know different kinds of martial artsHaving people who light up this otherwise quite dark seasonEating wellHaving plans for tomorrow

I thought about this a bit. I think the way I see craving at the moment is like this. Craving is wanting something that you think will make you fulfilled. The feeling Gradually increases until it's hard to think about anything else. When you actually get what you craved for there is an initial dopamine burst, but after a while you start to notice how it wasn't what you expected and that it leaves you unfulfilled afterwards. I think there is a some sort of link with instant gratification. Can you crave for delayed gratification?

What's up guys! As I was meditating today I came across this idea of craving and how it makes your life less peaceful/enjoyable. For me it seems hard to understand the concept. Is it wanting a thing so bad that it starts negatively influencing your life? But somehow I was struck with feeling, that if I don't crave anything, how can I justify striving for my goals. I don't know whether I'm going a bit overboard with this thing. Currently I'm looking up to the Ancient Greeks and Aristotle with the Idea of a Golden Mean. For example the wellbeing of my body consists of a healthy, strong body and a healthy mind that knows what to desire and what to do to in order to get fulfilled. I'm not sure whether the idea of not craving is really to eliminate wanting, or just to know how to want mindfully. For some reason this bugs me. What do you guys think?

Hello! Today was a day with ups and downs. The darkness of the nychthemeron (Is this word appropriate? ) takes a little time to get used to. There nothing I can do about the orbit right now so I'll just accept the it as it is. For some reason there was a bit toxic atmosphere in school, but there were pleasant moments as well. The best thing about this day was laughing with my friends off of some awkward moments we had. While I've not been outside of the house too much today I've still got some good work done. I reflected my feelings and goals and that helped me understand where I'm going currently. Plenty of balancing and trying out to do. Creating a habit about this could be beneficial. For example I could spend 30 minutes every sunday checking in with the happenings of the week. Yup, Let's try that out! Today I'm grateful for: To be able to laugh at awkward coincidences, especially on FridaysOranges, there is something about the scent that wakes you upMy friend for being a living example of the Slight Edge in social skillsCashew nuts, no need to explainMaking new Kung Fu friends

Yo! I had the same problem with waking up as well. A big obstacle for me was my phone. I instinctively checked my messages and after that it just went on and on until I found myself browsing reddit for instance. I was able to overcome this by setting up a morning routine (which is basically triggered by getting up, if you've read Duhigg's the Power of Habit). If I'm sleepy I'll just stick to the bed and see if I can sleep more. In the end lying in the bed can be quite boring on it's own. Many of the activities you can do on the bed you can also do after you've gotten up. Great post once again! Interested to read Think and Grow rich soon as well.

Hello! Today was great fun! I felt happier maybe it's random, maybe it's the "Happy Habits" recommended in the Slight Edge working, anyways more positive today! Essentially got all the little pieces of work done, and that's Great. The best moment of the day was no doubt meeting my old friend, who I went wild camping with. Really happy to see him after a long time. He told me that he is into Kung Fu and we sparred a bit. Just really unexpected and fun! Going to read a bit of the Slight Edge before going to sleep. Progressing steadily through the book. Up next is the Ripple Effect. Today I'm grateful for: Hugs, I love them!Garlic, I love the tasteSpongebob plastersthe Fact that our part of the world is currently at peace, Reading through a book about the II World WarPower Metal and Queen, Energizing music!

That's awesome, Keep it up!

Hello! Today I had pretty negative thoughts during the day, but after reading the chapter in The Slight Edge which discusses happiness I was able to get more perspective. I was looking at some things a bit narrowly. Pretty good day altogether, went out to meet friends and did all my little pieces of work for the day. The best moment of the day was somewhat random, but it was me and 3 of my friends trying to beat each other on how many stairs can we jump upwards. Yup that's pretty much it, trying to introduce happy habits from the Slight Edge into my life. :^) Cam - Yeah that's true. I was also thinking about happy mood projecting from a person to another. I know some people who just light up my day by just their presence! Jay - Thanks man! I will try to read everyone's journals whenever there is time since they are really great and I can relate/find help from many of them. Today I'm grateful for: PenguinsMy sister landing safely to IcelandTea, works wonders for my throatStretching, feeling more mobile and eases back painsChocolate, Dark chocolate is healthy and cocoa altogether enhances endorphins effect

Hello! I've been busy today. I've set up a plan to study more consistently and it has been working well for now. Today I attended a meeting regarding a job for next summer! It's great to earn some money for the future (possibly for InterRail). Yeah, going to get good sleep tonight. :^) Today I'm grateful for: A random moment of connection with a person who I'm not in touch with really often.Getting everything done.Reading. Books feel different from other sources of informationOur school providing us with iPads to study physics with. It's actually quite convenientMeeting my old arts teacher, she was as supportive as always

I'm most definitely with you about remaining true to your values! For example I value honesty and respect towards others. Those are values that I don't want to give up no matter what. As for the social skills I agree that confidence is a key factor, but I still believe that there are ways of improving your social skills without striking through your personality. For example learning a few things about body language helped me to be more confident and better understood. Great thinking Jay!

Good point Cam! It works both ways doesn't it?

Hello! Today was alright. Only a couple steps from winning the day. My feelings have been a bit distracted and I've noticed having some unnecessary and far-fetched thoughts. Noticing and moving on. Feeling like I'm doing something wrong and things are going to get bad, even though there is no real basis for it. Have you people ever noticed anything like this? Feelings are hard to explain. Otherwise the day has been eventful since I trained BJJ and had time to hang out with my friends as well. Today I'm grateful for: Music for bringing up memories, This time it's RadioheadGoing to exercise even though I didn't really feel like it in the beginningMy good old rucksack, It has served me for 11 years nowUnderstanding that making improvement through Quantum leaps is actually not required to get better. Consistency > BreakthroughGetting to familiarize with people I don't really know that well tomorrow