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Jason70
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Hey bugg
I am looking for hobbies too. Writing has been one interest of mine but we're in this together. Like you said with the piano i think it's best to gain hobbies you had before you went back to gaming, pick them back up, or start a hobby you've always wanted to do, but haven't been able to. These i think are good starting points for hobbies!
I wish you luck
Jason
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48 minutes ago, codepants said:
Couples therapy did not go okay today. I tried to share how I felt and lady friend usurped the space. Like always. She did stop herself though. I know she's trying, I just don't know how long to wait.
Sorry about this. I don't have the best advice since I haven't been in a relationship before but hopefully you won't have to wait too long, and hey at least she is trying. I do hope it goes better for you though
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Jason
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Day 14:
Word of the day: abet
Definition: help in wrongdoing
Went easy on myself, tried not to force myself to do things, actually got done a lot more that way. I will try writing my journals earlier though so I can interact with you guys.
Goodnight!
Jason
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Day 13:
Word of the day: abaxial
Definition: away from the axis
No games today. Realized though that I am trying to force myself to do things that are more productive. For example, forcing myself to wake up at a certain time, work out only in the mornings. If something is too rigid, then I probably won't do it which will probably lead me to beating myself up. However, it can't be too flexible. I just need to be present with myself.
Thoughts during the day: thought my lack of doing productive things was depression, but turned out to be pushing myself too hard
Going to bed now, goodnight!
Jason
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@championealExactly! Thats why I want to cut down on these things.
Day 12:
Word of the day: abatoir
Definition: A slaughterhouse
Made a decision to first fix my sleep schedule yesterday, which did not go as planned, i woke up later and because of a project I am now going to bed after 1 in the morning. Looking to strike out procrastination, so I can fix my sleep schedule, which for me theyre connected. However, it's the first day so it's fine. Besides that today I went on a walk and worked out. Even though I am going to bed late it feels good to just be alive rn. Idk why it's just a thing I am feeling.
Anyway Goodnight everyone
Jason
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YAY! You're almost there, keep going!
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Sounds like the last few days have been going good! I am happy for you
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26 minutes ago, DaBest said:
Overall, I want to find more joy in doing something that improves my situation, rather than trying to "relax" with the internet. I'm getting better, but I still have a long ways to go
This is what I face too. Our brains have been so transformed/manipulated by games that we just accept any consumption thats thrown in our face. I don't think there is any way that i know of besides chipping away and reducing the amount of consumption we're doing.
I wish you luck on this
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Day 11:
Word of the day: abatis
definition: a barricade of fallen trees with the branches towards enemies
Realized a lot of things today. Another day where I spent too much time on my phone. Like games I feel similar symptoms with my phone, so I might do a detox on that and write my journals on my computer instead. One thing I realized is that, if I think too much on doing something other than looking at something screen related then I won't want to do it, so I will try to limit my thoughts on things like homework and exercising and reading because once I actually do it I am happy. I also realized that there are no other youtubers i need to see than Cam. I don't need to see Cam's videos either but I feel like because he doesn't bs about things then they will actually be helpful. Anyway, another thing I noticed is that everything in life shows that some work needs to be put in, even with games, the most sedentary thing i can think of. Like you need to work to be good at games, you need to work to do hard things and go towards your dreams. I am honestly glad it's this way as it shows us that we can't take the easy route cause then we'll be good at nothing. Today I also realized a bunch of things about myself, that I'm going to keep secret but the realizations really make me excited for tomorrow.
Going to respond to a few journals, write down a routine for the morning and put my phone somewhere i won't be tempted to grab it.
So bye for now!
Jason
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7 hours ago, MuMuMelon said:
Hard to believe it's been five and a half months since I stopped playing video games. In a way gaming seems like a distant memory, but I realize it really hasn't been that long. I played video games when I was a kid. I played video games as a teenager. I played video games for my entire adult life. Compared to that, five months is very short. Still, I feel very accomplished having finally put that addiction aside
Congratulations on the 5 and a half months of being free from games! What a milestone! Best wishes for the future
Jason
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On 12/11/2020 at 5:17 PM, Tr1v said:
The self-inflicted pain of thinking about the workout far exceeds the actual pain of the workout. The side effect of endorphins that follow an active workout make regular exercise a relatively painless experience that results in a net gain almost every time
Yup, happens in my thoughts too about not wanting to work out. Glad you noticed this and I hope you are able to keep a consistent record of working out.
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Jason
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Glad you had a good day, babies are cute!
Also that's a great model!
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Jason
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This entry reminded me how we grow out of habits. For example, i used to love arts and crafts and now i don't really do it. Realized if that's the case we can grow out of gaming!
So thank you
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Day 10:
Most of the day was college work. I really need to fix my time management since it's been so fucked by games. I just have no idea where to start. Due to my procrastination habits in place now, I am worried that it will eventually lead me being removed from the college or something from lower grades due to rushing.
One thing that's been on my mind is jobs. I currently don't have one, I am on a student loan for my college which has been helping me but I know that if i don't get a job the debt is gonna be hard to pay. I mean I'm only a Sophomore, and I am hoping by being an English major it will open some jobs for me but honestly it still pre-occupies most of my thoughts.
Overall just worried about that and stop using my phone a lot. I think though it just comes down to willpower. I mean it's like what Cam mentioned in one of his videos, i didn't stop playing games to just go on my phone, i stopped playing to lead a life of excellence and impress even myself. However as a gamer, which some of you might relate to, we used games to run away from challenges and issues. Multiple times we would do it, which for me made a system where now without games I'm still taking the easy road. I'm not sure how I can at this point in my game free journey, avoid taking the easy road for a bit and exercise my brain to enjoy more "boring" tasks.
Just stressed rn. Failed to read and exercise today as I was so busy with work. Time management is crucial for me. I will try a method in the morning to hopefully help but we will see.
Word of the day: Abeyance
Definition: in temporary suspension
Hope you all are doing well
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Day 9:
Shorter journal today as I am really tired and looking forward to a good nights sleep. I cleared away some rocks in my front yard and exercised. The only thing with gaming was i accidentally logged into just like a website game without thinking for a second, must still be that mindset of needing to consume content. However life is more than screens. I understand this lesson but i never have been able to avoid it and actually do other things. Which i think is related to my years of gaming. So once I get deeper in my detox it should be easier.
Word of the day: Abas
Definition: expression of disapproval
Hope you all have a good day
Jason
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Day 8
Managed to stay off phone in the morning! Still went on it a lot but not using it in the morning is big progress for me. I really need to write down the hobby I want to start with. I think I'm going to do basketball first which I started today. Fortunately I have a court a short walking distance from my house so I'm able to just practice every day. This will be my first hobby I start along with exercising and meditating and reading, so I can balance it a bit more.
Also word of the day: abalone
Definition: Large edible gastropods with pearly interiors.
Hope you all have a good night!
Jason
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Sounds like you've been doing great so far, keep it up!
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Jason
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Hey, glad you've made up your mind by living life to the fullest! I see you have already defined some goals of yours! I hope covid ends soon so you can eventually travel. For now though I'd say take it step by step. This was one of my mistakes when I first started, i tried doing so many things, yet i soon realized that it didn't work out. So take it slow, will be much less stress on you trying to get everything done.
Good luck!
Jason
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3 hours ago, Lampshade said:
Wife is having a hard time at work. Friend is having a hard time at school. I'm having a hard time just getting through days. Because my problems are more internal I find I usually end up playing the supportive role. It's hard.
Slacked off today. I keep feeling like 'tomorrow is the day!' but I start off the morning with coffee to get myself going, and then I end up just chasing one distraction after another.
My sleep schedule is also all over the place. Bed times last little bit were 3am, 9pm, midnight, 2am, 10pm. I'd like to be a midnight to about 7am for sleep, I think. I've felt best when I pull off the 5-530am wakeups but I just don't think that's a realistic goal for me at this point.
Another thing I need to keep in mind is that I usually get depressed in the winter so if I can maintain myself than that really is progress over previous years. So hard to not latch onto those moments during odd days where I feel good and set goals that the other 80% of the time I would've admitted were too hard.
I'm sorry today wasn't that good. I don't have a lot of tips besides meditate to destress/clear your thoughts at the end of the day, but other than that, I hope things get better for you and know that I'm rooting for you. You got this.
Jason
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Welcome Nerfa! I'm glad you have started experimenting with things, that's a good place to start. One thing I will mention to you, is that without gaming you'll have so much time free for things, so it's important to find some hobbies that you can do for fun, (besides a job) your interested in. I'd also define your goals. What is your dream? What things do you want to achieve? How are you working towards it? These are the things I'd think about because from my 7 days so far, it's easy to just go from gaming to your phone and browsing the internet. I wish you the best of luck on the programming and gaming free life!
Cheers
Jason
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39 minutes ago, Mohammad said:
I can't really tell the difference between my days. Basically, the same thing every day. Waking up, working at home and going to bed. all day long at home behind the screen! Hopefully, we are getting rid of Covid-19 pretty quickly.
Yeah, for the past 10 months it's been like this. We would do our work and then our hobbies and then the day would end. In fact I have had the thought that besides quarantine, that's what every day has been like at least for people who don't live their life to the fullest and get stuck in a 9-5. Which is unfortunate. Idk time is weird, days are weird. We should just do our best to carve out time and make the most of every day. Also we have some promising vaccines that have been approved by countries so hopefully it will die down early next year?
43 minutes ago, Mohammad said:Anyway, the good thing is that I have no urge for gaming and I am able to enjoy my work. That's about it.
This makes me happy
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On 12/7/2020 at 6:16 PM, BooksandTrees said:
I gotta work late today to get my project done. But I'm determined.
I'm a little worried about the dating situation. She's still talking to me and said she's excited for our date Thursday, but she uploaded 3 new dating photos to her profile and they're very pretty. It makes me think she's trying to find something better.
I won't let it phase me. I still use the app and read people. She could have done it for my attention as well. I'm just going to focus on work.
Proud of you! I think it's important to not let our worries get in the way of what's important like work. However, I hope it continues to go good for you! Good luck
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Day 7
One week without games! I am so happy about this! When I was on my own, I couldn't last one day without playing at least some games. I'm starting to appreciate life more, and I couldn't be happier to be 7 days in this journey!
Word of the day: abaft
Definition: on or near the rear of a ship
The only thought I had of playing was when I saw some games my younger brother left out but I easily avoided playing it. My phone again took up most of the day but I enabled screen time and made restrictions which should help. Let me know you're tactics of something you use.
Besides that my main issue I have is how to fill time. Now that I have started focusing on one thing. Besides rock climbing, and exercising, I don't know what I could fill time with since I have so much time now. I need to think more on what other goals I have besides being a writer, and goals that I can reach in a few years. I am just not sure. For my life I have honestly been interested in a few things which was games and a few other things. I know this is my comfort zone but I'm not sure how i can limit it from hindering me from new activities that I might enjoy in this pandemic. Suggestions would be nice for this as I have no idea.
Got some homework done and I'm soon going meditate.
Have a nice evening everyone
Jason
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Day 15:
Word of the day: aegis
Definition: protection; shield
Realized that while being flexible with myself and not forcing myself to do things is helping, i have felt like i am doing less and doing more on my phone. So i have decided, after some thinking that maybe forcing is the way. Like sure you don't want to force yourself but i feel like if i don't, things will never become habits which is the opposite of what I want.
Anyway today was a pretty fine day, it snowed so I went outside today and snowboarded and sled for a bit, and i cleaned off my car. I then worked on some work. Besides writing i am very interested rn in the hieroglyphics, they have always seemed interesting to me and now I wanna learn them.
Also this came back to my mind: we have only one life to live. That statement, that fact always digs deep into my heart because on one hand I have wasted years of my life just in front of my screen and i don't want to be laying on my death bed thinking "damn i wasted my life." On the other hand I see this as relating to forcing myself, because then if I do things can become habits and i can work towards a life i am happy of.
Anyway, I'm done with my ramblings for now, going to go straight to bed. I was going to watch a motivational video but that can wait until the morning.
Goodnight everyone