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Falky

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  1. Welcome dude Good job on nailing 24 days! I think a lot of people here can relate to your story of gaming since they were pretty much toddlers lol. All the best!
  2. Day 73 - Another Day Closer I spoke about speaking confidence and skills in another post and one of my tasks I'm thinking about doing each week is to speak on camera and perhaps uploading it to YouTube. My aim is to improve a few aspects of the way I talk, such as: ArticulationHow Loud I SpeakFluencyMaintaining A Continuous Rhythm and Conversation I've definitely improved my speech skills, If I look at my early videos on YouTube I can definitely see a difference. I just need to master it now To do that I have to practice, practice and practice some more. So I may do a new playlist on YouTube and every Saturday I upload a short video of me speaking. Time will tell. Anyways I'm another day closer to finishing my detox and I must admit it's dragging quite a bit now. The first month was pretty easy. I'm coming up to my final two weeks and I've nearly done what I couldn't do before We normally encounter struggle when we are just about to achieve success. So just have to stick in there and carry on self-improving and working on a better life. I have my nephew over tonight for a sleepover and I'm going to chill with him whilst he plays on the Playstation. I said to my Fiancee, though I cant physically play the game I can chill with him and point out what he has to do etc. As long as I don't pick up the controller and play the game it's all good lol. If I ended up playing, It would just undo everything I have worked for during this detox. I have 17 days to go and there's no stopping now. But yeah that's all to say for today's log. I'll chat to you soon folks. What I'm Grateful For: NephewMacdonalds (in 17 days I wont be seeing Macdonalds for a long time!)BonsaiFriendly NeighboursToday's Agenda: Write In JournalDo Some Business StuffSpeak in front of the camera for 2 minutes and practice speech.Learn a new skill.
  3. Good job on starting your journal! I love the letter to yourself idea and the way you look at days alive being celebrated...I've never thought of life that way. I tend to struggle with conversions too and find it hard to keep conversations going. Looking forward to reading your story mate.
  4. This is awesome Do you do do DnB Mixes?
  5. Great tips guys thanks I'll check out the links provided!
  6. I think we should get a new thread started on public speaking and confidence. This is one thing that I lack skill-wise and would love to start improving it. I'm great at writing my thoughts down, but struggle to speak them, even if it's to my Mrs or parents. I'm sure there are other people here too that struggle with this, so lets see if we can get a big ol' thread going on this subject. Anything you know personally, videos, podcasts, books any information is good. I'll start with this cool video I found earlier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MR5XbJtXU
  7. Cheers man, I always find if I do the biggest task first the rest of goals are easier in comparison. I also write my goals down in a handwritten book too. This further cements a commitment to follow-through with them. Don't ever be afraid to fail in completing a goal, just keep it written down and do it the next day. Any goal is a great goal, all that changes is how long it takes to finish it. In regards to the passive income streams...what are you good at and what do you enjoy are the two biggest questions. What-ever you do though, don't quit your job straight away like I did lol. I'm starting to earn money via books I've written, YouTube Videos I've monetized, Website Ads etc. It's a real long and hard journey but it pays off in the long-run. Read the 4 hour work week by Tim Ferris, to get an idea what you can do.
  8. Welcome dude! Good job on taking the first step in your game detox journey. Make sure you start a journal here, it helps quite a lot to keep yourself accountable. Deleting steam from your computer and uninstalling games i a good step to ensure your success. My best advice to you is to keep yourself busy and create goals that you can complete whilst not gaming. Such as learning a new language, exercising or learning a new skill. All the best mate!
  9. Day 72 - Productive Day Finally! For the first time since I've been in the new house, I've felt in control of my work-day. In the space of 2-3 hours I've got more done than I would of done in the space of 8 hours if that makes sense? #FeelsGoodMan I'm writing this journal around lunch time, now I have a bit of down-time and I've done everything I planned to do today already. All I that I have planned now is doing a bit of Bonsai Practice and Speaking practice. Since I'll be trying my hand at Twitch Streaming, I want to try and improve my speaking skills a lot more. I have trouble in speaking fluently sometimes and I struggle to speak what I'm thinking. Whereas writing it's so much easier for me. So over the next month or so, this will be something I'll want to improve. Anyhow that's it for today, detox and work is going well! Speak to you all soon! What I'm Grateful For: Sausage SarniePen & PaperCleaning ProductsToday's Agenda: Write In JournalFinish Off Twitch LogoCreate & Upload New VideoJoin A Bonsai Forum & Ask For Some AdviceResearch & Practice Speaking SkillsClean House
  10. Yup had one of these dreams the other day I seem to get them at every milestone for some bizarre reason. Had around 4 or 5 during my detox so far. (im on day 71)
  11. I like this Never thought of it this way!
  12. For me personally I relax by: GardeningGoing For A WalkCaring after my bonsai (this is amazingly therapeutic!)When I have the money and time I also get a professional massage.Listening to certain music such as Classical, Soft Rock etc.
  13. I'm quite fortunate I don't become attached to drinking or becoming drunk. I have a dram of whiskey around twice a week and that's it. Perhaps limit drink, while on your detox so you have more control over your emotions?
  14. Around the 2 week mark is when I found it challenging too, just hang in there and try to avoid anything game related. I found I watched a tonne of Netflix in the early stages of my detox. Keep up the good work.
  15. Well this is the most upbeat introduction I've seen Love it! Welcome friend! My name is Nick and I'm a human, pleased to meet you. Good job on starting and taking the first step, my advice to you is uninstall every game and try to refrain from game play videos for the first portion of your detox. Don't forget to start your journal, it's great to keep yourself accountable. Check out the other folks' journals to get an idea of what to write. Best of Luck.
  16. Yarp agreed. The set-up that I have now, is what I used to have in my old house so should be able to get more done each day now. Yeah Paint.net is awesome, it has everything an amateur graphics designer needs. I made an awesome logo today, I'll post it either later on or tomorrow.
  17. Day 71 - Rearranging Le House Today Sam & I decided to rearrange the house so it's now a bit more spacious and my computer is in the bedroom. I needed the computer in a separate room from the living room because I was finding that I was becoming distracted too often by the Mrs and the TV. Now it's in there I can just close the door and work away. Distraction-free work environment at it's finest lol. Before we started on the house work, I managed to do quite a bit of work so was quite happy with that. Apart from the aforementioned there's not much else to discuss to be honest. What I'm Grateful For: Online Food ServicesMy BedYouTubePaint.net
  18. Lol it isn't exactly fun Cam, the majority of the time im analyzing how they interact with chat, checking overlays and graphics and checking game popularity. Then learning about different bots and settings. I also did all of this research after I done my main work i needed to get done anyways. I am always wondering how this can be possible. Watched a lot of game plays lately bu I use it to procrastinate. The result of this behaviour is that I now have to fight off cravings again Guess different people different reactions. I am glad things go your way soon you made it! Yup. To be fair though I've had a lot of willpower experience through battling my anxiety mate. I learnt that I couldn't detach from my anxiety...I have to battle and push against it each day to finally win. I used the same tactic with my game detox as well. I watch game plays, reviews and broadcasts etc to challenge my willpower, but not at the extent where I have to play. I perhaps only watched one video of game-play each day at the beginning of my detox. Then increased watch-time until eventually I now have no massive urges to play. Each day you fight the urge, your willpower becomes a lot stronger. This is why a lot of people who come off detoxes, just go straight back to gaming at long lengths because they aren't challenging the willpower. If you completely detach from games, all you are doing is running away from the problem you was trying to solve in the first place. This is just my take on the whole detox anyways I suppose I'm lucky (in a way) that I had anxiety so i developed quite a bit of tenacity and willpower to beat it. Day 70 - Not Long To Go Now! I woke up this morning in soaked wet with sweat from a nightmare I had. Can you guess what it was? Yeah. I dreampt I played games at this late stage of detox lol, that's probably like the 4th time I've had that dream now. I must be dreaming at each milestone or something So far so good though, I plan to do some work today and then learn something new. Check out the tank footage I shot at Tiger Day below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfCAddUjnsQ&list=PLXUOkuIdPIC8OA__Cv3m6ylUysKEQ2nde&index=17 What I'm Grateful For: ClothingShaverChromebookI'll catch you guys soon
  19. Day 69 - Standard Day I managed to do some work today and a lot of research complete, so pretty good. I've been watching game play pretty much all day and no urges what-so-ever. Excellent This may be the one journal entry where I don't write a full paragraph wow lol. What I'm Grateful For: RiceInternetFriendsShortest. Entry. Eveerr!
  20. Yup use music, writing, sports, martial arts...anything to release the frustration you feel inside. Nowadays I write on my blog and listen to music to release my anger etc. Good job on starting day 1 too, you'll definitely find that you will be doing things you haven't done before and it feels good! Your parents will start to notice and take you seriously also. When they do you can ask them for them to pay for stuff you need like books, audio tapes or after-school activities. Keep up the good work, you've got this!
  21. Hey Paul, I just read the the whole of your journal and it's like kind of looking in a mirror when I was your age. I was angry frustrated and lacking purpose in the early stages of my life and the in my late teens i developed anxiety and depression. At the age of 10 I entered a brand new school (secondary school in England) and within 30 minutes I was beaten to a pulp and ran out of the school crying. Around a month later I got seriously beaten up again...that's when things changed. I became angry and i needed a way to vent all the aggression, frustration and boredom. A friend at the time was doing karate, so he invited me to come along one night. I asked my parents if I could go and after the first lesson, I felt so much lighter and relieved within myself. In the end my anger stabilized and I was no longer getting bullied. In a way i became the bully of the bullies lol. In my later teen years, i developed Agoraphobia and depression, this led to me not going out of the house for 2 years. All that time I played games and if it wasn't for those games I wouldn't be here today. In the grand scheme of things you're still very young and perhaps being too hard on yourself. If you are really struggling, feel free to contact me. I can always post my Facebook page if you wanna chat that way. All the best buddy.
  22. Day 68 - Gardener Falky Today... Yesterday I chopped wood. Today I chopped grass. My day today was similar to yesterday's day, where I helped my parents with garden work. It was a beautiful day and it was nice to catch some of this lovely British Sun. I then had a nice salad my mum made and walked back and have spent the majority of the afternoon researching Twitch Stuff. I'm a little bit sad today though because I finished Sons Of Anarchy today That show has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard and it's definitely in my top 5 TV shows. Now I've finished it I may actually get more work done (Y) lol I'm at the point in my life now where the detox has worked so well...I can now watch game-plays and not have any sort of urge or craving to play. That's a massive step. Apart from that. Nothing else to report. What I'm Grateful For: FoodMum's CookingSunshineIce Cold DrinksSpeak to you awesome lot soon
  23. Welcome Duck Good job on starting, do you have an end goal/date? It sounds like by your wording that your very hesitant about what you are doing. Sometimes having a definable goal helps a lot more when doing this detox. Even after your 30 days, I would recommend keeping up with your journal still It's good for the soul lol. Anyways best of luck! Oh the cravings can be different for everyone, for me it was around the 2 week mark.
  24. Wooo Good job bro! Proud of ya! What you said is so true on so many levels too, everyone's journey is different and it's down to the individual to recognise his/her situation.
  25. Yup definitely thanks. Day 67 - Lumberjack Falky Lol I've spent the majority of the day chopping wood up for my parents and organizing it all for my dad to dispose of at a later date. So plenty of fresh air and sunshine for me. My game cravings have been there but nothing I can't handle. This is due mainly to myself planning for when my detox will end. You see I've come to the conclusion that If I have every other aspect of my life in order and I I'm not using games as a crutch for my emotions, then Twitch Streaming will be a good way to earn passive income whilst also monitoring my game-play time. I will see how it goes and if it goes well then I will carry on, but if I find it's impacting my life like it did before then I may jump back on another detox. I plan to stream every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Every other day will be majority of my other work and rest. Once this detox is completed then I know games wont ever have a grip over me like they did before. I know I'm in control and I will dictate what I play. I have another 23 days to go before my 90 is complete and nothing is going to stop me now. No amount of game play footage is going to deter me lol. (I've been on Twitch the past couple of days doing research.) The future is bright...the future is Falky lol. At the moment I'm typing this and blasting my music whilst the Mrs is out...bliss. Today has been a great day, I hope your's has been too. Keep up the great work all! What I'm grateful for: Axes, pew pewSunshineFresh AirThis ForumThe People on this forumToday's Agenda: Help Parents OutWrite In My JournalResearch Streaming Stuff
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