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  1. Day 26 I was busy most of the day yesterday. In the morning I went to visit my Dad for a trail walk. After that we went to my Dad's friend's house for a BBQ. Food was great and the conversation was nice too. After that I spent two hours fighting traffic to get home. Fun. When I got home I did a short workout and then I went to a meeting with some friends to discuss a podcast we're working on. The meeting was productive and I have a good plan about my next steps. I'll be working on that after the weekend. Today and tomorrow I'm heading up to my friend's cottage to help do some yard work. The only thing on my list today are... Posture exercises and a mini workout session. Enjoy the day everybody!
  2. Day 24 I put a plan together the night before and so far I have followed through with nearly everything. I should have the list completed before I go to bed. Overall though I had a good day. List of things I accomplished - Yoga, meditation, breathwork, posture exercises and a short set of push-ups, sit-up and squats - Used 3 hours to work on two different Udemy classes (90 minutes each) - Remote Working class & Shamanism class - I ate 3 healthy meals and drank a bunch of water - went for a walk *the only things I have left to do are spend some time learning a synthesizer, plan out tomorrow and write a journal entry before bed. Not much else to say. I hope everybody has a great night!
  3. Good idea. I keep them in a book but it would be wise to have in two places. Especially one where I can't help but see it.
  4. Day 23 of quitting video games.... Okay, I haven't been playing video games the last 23 days but I haven't been doing much else. At first I was just allowing my mind to do what it needed to do and go where it needed to go. Turns out that hasn't been the greatest idea. I have achieved very little in the last 23 days aside from not playing video games. Now is the time to implement a plan and get my life in order. I have procrastinated long enough. I have noticed that it's hard to be proud of yourself for quitting video games when you are not doing anything to see improvements in your life. I put a rough plan together a few days ago. I will use that as my template to create more in depth daily and weekly routines. It's crazy to think for most of my life my routine always revolved around playing video games. What an absolute waste of life. Oh well. I guess I can sit around and feel sorry for myself or get off my ass and start turning my life into one I would be proud of. I have certainly wasted an obscene amount of my life. Time to make the rest of my years count! My Plan For the Day... Apply for the working at heights refresher course meditate short yoga session do starter sets of push-ups, sit-ups and donues do posture correction exercises do a breathwork session spend 2-3 hours completing Udemy classes (start with the courses on remote working and shamanism) spend 1-2 hours learning one of your synthesizers eat healthy meals and drink lots of water/tea write a journal entry/plan out tomorrow *with any time remaining, read a book/play around with synths/watch an episode of something **at the end of the day post to GQ to make yourself accountable My Plan going forward. Stop trying to needlessly purchase things in order to feel a dopamine hit. Instead, save your money and pay off your bills. Food and necessities should be your only concern for the next couple of years. (That’s all you are chasing. You don’t need anymore things. What you want and need are experiences. Learn, travel, build relationships. Grow as a person.) - get a grip on all your income, benefits, RRSP’s, etc. - do your taxes - finalize your divorce - get all benefit information from IATSE - pay off bills - start saving money Get into great physical shape. - eat healthy meals every day, eat minimal carbs and drink lots of water - take vitamins and mineral supplements - start doing a daily routine of 3 sets of 3 push-ups, 3 sets of 3 sit-ups, and 3 sets of 3 donues *every week add 1 to the number of reps - meditate every day - do Yoga every day, alternating shorter and longer sessions *include Sun Salutations into your routine every day - do posture correction exercises for the next year - go for walks every other day (an hour or more) - do breath work every day - quite smoking cigarettes and stop smoking marijuana - do a 30 day dopamine detox *no porn/no FAP, doom scrolling, alcohol, TV or movies (setting up a time to get this started) - push yourself. Push through the doubtful and negative thoughts. You CAN do this. Educate yourself. - systematically tackle all of the Udemy courses you have purchased *start with the ones most important to you: Remote Work/Shamanism/Breathwork/Meditation/Reiki - also, you have plenty of books you have acquired over the years. Read them. - Youtube can be a useful educational tool, just don’t let it control you. Use it as a tool not a mind-sink. - start with the courses on Remote Work and Shamanism - take more courses with IATSE – get your working at heights refresher, elevated work platforms and telehandler - learn your sythesizers – start with the Novation Circuit Tracks & Mininova *read the manuals, watch tutorials, learn these instruments - learn Thai ***Figure out the person you want to be. You’ve spent most of your life obsessing over video games and not much else. You can become whoever you want. The only limitations are your imagination and your bravery. I have sat in the shadows for far too long. It’s time to step out into the sunlight and be seen.
  5. Day 12 Okay, I've been a little busy lately. Thursday night I saw John Dore at a comedy club here in town. Friday I drove up to my friend's cottage and spent the day relaxing and tinkering with a synthesizer. (I figured it out enough to come up with a beat I liked at least.) After that my buddy arrived, and we just spent the night talking. Today we're going to chill, eat well, have a fire and maybe go for a hike. The day is still young. I know I said I'd come up with a plan...and I do have a pretty solid starting plan. I just haven't typed it out yet. When I get back from the cottage I'll sit down, write it out and post it on my bedroom wall. Until then, just wanted to check in. I'm still game free and going strong. Still, my guard is up. I've been here before and I've relapsed. I'm doing my best to keep my mind open and sharp. Have a sunny day all!
  6. Day 9 ....and I just got back from selling off my entire video game collection. There are now zero video games in my house, on my computer or on my phone. I don't know if I've ever been able to say that since I was like 8 years old. Even when I quit the first time I still had a bunch of consoles sitting in a closet. Not anymore. It was a little heavy selling off all my stuff to be honest. Like selling a part of my being. Still, I was glad to let it go. I've had enough distractions in my life up to this point. My sleeps have been getting better everyday thank goodness. Now there is nothing left to do but get my life in order, figure out a plan and then carry through with it. This is going to be tough but I'm here for it. If anyone is curious here's what I sold off today... XBox Series S (with original box and all cables) 2 x Controllers (1 white with slight drift and 1 green that's brand new) Additional Hardrive for extra storage (designed for xbox) Nintendo Switch (Original not OLED) with box Pro Controller (great shape) with box and charging cable Travel Case Ring Fit Adventure (includes box and all accessories) Tactics Ogre Reborn (with case) Monster Hunter Rise (with case) Fitness Boxing 2 XBox 1 1 x Controller (good shape) Includes the HDMI cable but is missing the power cable (pretty standard I believe) Playstation 3 (original model) All cables included 2 x controllers (good shape) 2 x Wii consoles Includes power adapters and sensor bars *missing AV cables for both Wii 2 HDMI adaptor Gamecube controller (good shape) Wii U with touch screen controller All cables included 2 x aftermarket controllers (not sure of the condition) Original Chinese NES (with original box) All cables included Comes with 4 games - Super Mario Bros. 3, Contra, The Adventures of Bayou Billy, and a 64 in 1 game cartridge Original NES Includes adaptor and AV Cables 2 x controllers Sony Playstation Mini All cables and controllers included Nintendo 64 Includes all power and AV Cables (after market) 4 x N64 Controllers (rough shape) Abernic RG35XX Portable Retro Handheld Includes original box Hyperkin Retron 2 - NES/SNES console Includes all cables and controllers GAMES!!! NES GAMES Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (works but cartridge looks rough) Super Mario Bros. 2 Tetris R.C. Pro AM Bubble Bobble 1943 Duck Tales Kid Icarus Punch-Out!!! (original with Mike Tyson) Zelda Zelda 2 (includes 8 cartridge sleeves and 2 cartridge carrying cases) N64 GAMES Perfect Dark Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Super Mario 64 Zelda: OoT Zelda: Majora's Mask Wii U GAMES Star Fox Zero (includes Star Fox Guard) Xenoblade Chronicles X Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Land Zombi U Lego City Undercover Just Dance 2016 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Mario Kart 8 Bayonetta 2 (Includes Bayonetta 1) Hyrule Warriors NES Remix Pack Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Guitar Hero The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Wii Games The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Mario Strikers Charged Sin & Punishment Donkey Kong Country Returns Excitebots: Trick Racing Wii Sports Resort House of the Dead: Overkill (doesn't have original case) Metroid Prime 3 Punch-Out! (does not have original case) Wii Sports Wii Fit Plus Wii Fit Animal Crossing: City Folk Battalion Wars 2 Metroid: Other M The Incredible Hulk EA Active *Also one Gamecube game - Viewtiful Joe Playstation 3 GAMES Metal Gear Solid: The Complete Collection Mass Effect Trilogy Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy XII-2 Disgaea 3: Absense of Justice The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Skyrim Dragon Age 2 Portal 2 Fallout 3 Dragon Age Origins Resident Evil 5 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Infamous 2 Little Big Planet 2 The Bureau: XCom Declassified Meal of Honor Airborne The Club Midnight Club Twisted Metal Motor Storm: Apocalypse Motor Storm Zone of the Enders: HD Collection Resistance: Fall of Man Killzone 3 Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Killzone 2 Resistance 3 God of War Ascension God of War Origins Collection God of War Collection Darksiders Heavenly Sword Grand Theft Auto IV Red Dead Redemption L.A.Noire Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Uncharted 2 Uncharted 3 The Last of Us Dead Space Dead Space 2 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
  7. Thanks for that @Amphibian220. Truthfully, I haven't come up with much of a plan yet. I have been keeping myself busy with productive things. Yoga, meditation, organizing my bedroom, eating healthy meals, putting my entire video game collection up for sale (Just received an email back from them today and I'm taking it in tomorrow to sell.), going for walks, etc. I was going to give myself a week or two of just allowing my brain to feel how it feels. Which is to say, all over the place and unfocused. That being said, I will put a plan together tonight for the rest of the month. Tomorrow I'll make a plan for the next three months. My sleep was a little better last night. I hope that trend continues. Have a great night everybody.
  8. Day 7 ...and I'm completely exhausted. My sleep over the last three nights has been absolutely terrible. Tossing and turning with no hope of sleep in site. Eventually I end up passing out but I have been waking up just beat. I don't remember going through this the last time but I guess it could be a lot of different things. I'm still waiting to hear back from the game store to see if they intend to purchase all of my video game stuff. It would be nice to have it all out of the house. Also, it would be nice to get a little money for it in the process. So far I haven't been dreaming of playing video games or anything like that. I've been so tired lately that games wouldn't even be an option. Hopefully my sleep patterns get back to normal soon.
  9. Day 5 I didn't get to journaling yesterday because I was very busy. I spent the day calling a game store to arrange to sell them my entire video game collection (They said they would get back to me in a couple of days.) After that I put a huge chunk of my large board game collection online to sell. Man, did I get swamped. I was completely shocked by the response. So, hopefully, by the end of the week all of the video games will be out of the apartment and my wallet will be a little bit heavier. After that I played a couple of board games with my upstairs neighbors and then I went for a good, long walk. It was a productive day! I'm off to see a football game this afternoon so that should be a good time. Have a great day everybody!
  10. Day 3 Today has been tough. My mind is very foggy and my mood has been all over the place. I recognize this feeling from quitting before. Bloody withdrawal. So insane that you can experience withdrawal from quitting video games. So far today I have gone to visit my Dad and we went for a hike and lunch. After that I came home and crashed for a couple of hours. Now I'm going to head out for a walk. Maybe listen to a podcast or something. I seriously have zero focus at the moment. It's been a struggle just to get this out. I know my mind will be clearer in a few days. Just have to endure my fuzzy mind for a little while longer.
  11. Day 2 (attempt 3) Yesterday was fine. I was certainly more bored than usual but that's just a matter of putting a plan together. That's my intention for today. Put a plan of action together, do some yoga, do some breathwork, take care of some stuff around the apartment, and do some laundry. I'm glad to be back here.
  12. DAY 1 (attempt 3) What can I say? I'm ashamed of myself. I'm 47 years old and I'm still playing video games like a fiend and I have very little in life to be proud of. I can't tell you the amount of hours that I've thrown away sitting in front of my tv, mindlessly pushing buttons. I have removed all games from my phone and I have packed away my Xbox with the intention of putting it up for sale. I don't want to be this person anymore. This is like my 3rd attempt at quitting in 5 years. I have wasted enough of my life away in virtual worlds. Time to spend the rest of it doing something....anything....other than absolutely nothing. Anyway, this is DAY 1 for me. My guard it up. I can't do this anymore or I'll end up hating myself. I mean, I'm already sitting at a strong dislike of myself, I don't need my thoughts about myself to sink any lower. I have some interests that I've pushed aside to play vids. I intend to start focusing much harder on myself and my goals. These goals include: 1. Focus on health and fitness 2. Learn my synthesizers 3. Educating myself: I have a bunch of Udemy courses that I've downloaded. I intend to start completing them as well. 4. Focus on my relationships. All the time I've spent choosing video games over real life has cost me dearly. Time to put more effort into being a better human. When I first joined this site I was no naïve. I was too focused on the short game. Of just quitting. I will try to address my emotional state and sense of worth more deliberately. Anyway, I'm back. I pray that I have the mental strength to see this through and put video games behind for good. For life.
  13. Thanks @Martinof! I appreciate your thoughts on the subject. That really helped to take gaming off my mind.
  14. Day 27 Experiencing a strong desire to game these days. I'm bored, don't see many friends or family due to my work schedule. I find it incredibly challenging to take interest in things that aren't video games. Even things I really want to do like learning to use my synthesizers, do yoga, meditate and complete some online courses. These things, even though I know I want to do them, simply don't stimulate my mind. I realize that this is a dopamine issue it's just hard to deal with. How do I make my mind as interested in other things as it is in video games? This shit is driving me mental!
  15. Day 20 - Still going strong I had a very interesting experience last night. I was talking to a good friend of mine, explaining that I'm addicted to video games and that I can't control my playing. He spent nearly an hour trying to convince me to play. He barely plays himself so I thought it was strange that he was trying to encourage me to not quit. It's like people just can't handle things changing or something. Anyway, not saying this to complain. Just wanted to point out a funny situation. Stay strong everybody.
  16. Day 15 Still going strong. Just finished Yoga and meditation. Now I'm just waiting for the laundry to finish so I can put it away. After that I'm going to sit down and read the instruction manual for my newest synthesizer. Up till now I've just been messing around with it. Now it's time to actually learn how to use it. Wish me luck! Hop you all are doing good, feeling good and looking good! Peace!
  17. Day 10 I just sold my XBox! I'm still not sure if I'm happy about it or not but at least it's out of my life. I've been continuing to be video game free. Now I just need to get the Switch out of the apartment... Hey @ProxeeThanks so much for those kind words. Truthfully, I've been really ashamed of myself for giving in to gaming again, but I'm happy I had the sense to give it another shot. I do play board games and I did have a bit of an obsession with collecting them. However, I haven't purchased any new board games in a while and I don't intend to. I have plenty. I like board games but I don't feel like they control me. I don't get to play them as much as I'd like but that's okay. I've still been keeping up with the Yoga and, although I've fallen off with the meditation for the last few weeks, I'm getting back into the practice. I guess I never really had a goal in mind, other than quitting video games. My life certainly improved when I stopped though. I picked up some wonderful new hobbies, I ended a marriage that I was unhappy in for a very long time, and I felt a lot of pride in myself. I'm working on building that back up. I really hope everybody here sticks with it. I know it can be hard but it's so so worth it.
  18. Day 7 The last few days have been very busy work days. I've been coming home exhausted with barely enough energy to do some yoga. On the plus side it's made withdrawal symptoms much easier to deal with. The main thing I struggle with is keeping my mind occupied. Nothing is as exciting as video games. At least not the kind of stuff that most people do. I just have to get used to that and really put myself into my hobbies. I've been doing Yoga, meditation and learning to play my synthesizers but I haven't put my all into these things. I'm going to come up with a plan to make these things more of a focus in my life. So, I haven't played video games in 7 days. I'm very happy to report this. Take care all!
  19. Day 4 - yesterday I was a bit of a right off. After I came home from work I did a little yoga and a short meditation but after that I chilled out and watched TV until bedtime. I needed that. My head is still very fuzzy and unfocused. I got some responses about my Xbox but everybody was low balling me. One person sounded legit but they haven't got back to me yet. I'm going to meditate and do some yoga when I get home from work. Not sure what I'll do after that. Probably not much.
  20. Day 2 Just finished putting my consoles up on Kajiji. Hopefully, I can sell them quick. I put them up for reasonable prices so here's hoping. Today I've just been lounging around my apartment dealing with boredom and a mind that simply cannot focus. I've been here before and I don't like it. I know I'm on the right track. Life only gets better when I put the video games down.
  21. Day 1 It wasn't long after my last post that I completely caved and allowed video games back into my life. I've been playing for hours every day since. I'm 46 years old and very ashamed of myself. I just finished boxing up my consoles and deleting all my games from my PC. I'm going to visit my Dad and brother today. Tomorrow I'm putting my consoles up for sale. It was so damn easy to fall back into the trap. I let my guard down just a bit and wham! Floodgates open. I'm sorry if I let anybody down. I really thought I had things under control. I did not.
  22. Day 14 It's certainly been easier to not game now that I'm back at work. I'm back to a point where I'm not thinking about gaming nearly as much. I have to remind myself to not be overconfident. Last time I quit I was positive that I was done for good. Turns out that wasn't the case. All it took was a moment of weakness and bam...back to gaming. I've been keeping myself busy with TV, meditation, and learning how to use my synthesizers. However, gaming creeps into my mind every now and then. I hope everybody is staying off the pixels! I wish you all the best!
  23. Day 10 I haven't gamed in 10 days. I'm happy to report that my mind has settled some and I'm finding it easier to keep my mind busy. I informed my brother today that he'd be receiving my XBox series S now that I'm done with it. Pretty soon I'll try to find a buyer for my Nintendo Switch as well. More then happy to have them out of here. Going back to work tomorrow after a two month break. Looking forward to it. Take care gang!
  24. Day 6 Still off the vids. I was helping my buddy do some work on a store he's opening but I tweaked my back a little bit. Taking it easy for the rest of the night to make sure it doesn't get any worse. It was nice to get out and see people, even if I was working. I've been playing around with my synthesizers more these days and I'm starting to get into them. My brain is still quite foggy but I know in a few more days that will clear up. Take care all!
  25. Thanks @WhoCaresand @Nico Indigo I really appreciate the support. Well, its DAY 4 and I'm not going to pretend that I'm not bored out of my mind, because I am. No big deal. I'm going to make some chicken soup in the afternoon, do some yoga, meditate and then either read something or play around with one of my synthesizers. I will keep myself busy even if I don't want to. Hope everybody is doing good!
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