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  1. You sound very motivated. Awesome and have fun with your martial arts class! Keep it up.
  2. My goal is to lower procrastination and the internet browsing/mindless news reading time. Good thing that happened to me today: woke up at 7:15am, which is early for me What I'm grateful for: 1) APEGBC and SEABC's various services and learning opportunities. I feel super privileged to be a part of SEABC and APEGBC. 2) Less bother's by things I felt wronged about in the past 3) Talking more to grandparents and being more patient with them 4) My posture is getting better. 5) Took me less time than usual to fall asleep yesterday. Day 35 Daily: Workout: 20 minutes Healthy Eating: 7.5/10 Hygiene: 7/10 Mindful/focus: 2.9/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 2 minutes Journal: done Posture: 3.5/10 Sleep: N/A wake: N/A read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 15 minutes Mindless News Reading: 5 minutes Porn watching: 0
  3. @Cam Adair I see what you mean about having your own values and picking the parts in religion that you resonate with. Religious people tends to live longer, and that's something that atheists can try to learn from. Agreed! Today have been so-so in terms of productivity. I scheduled breaks where I would go outside and meditate on a bench, which seems to help me destress. I was not too focused and was reading random articles online for 45 minutes. One thing good that happened today: -talked to girlfriend on video chat Grateful for: 1) Day 34 of no gaming 2) This forum have great culture 3) Sunny day today 4) Feeling awake today 5) Yesterday went paddleboarding for the first time. Day 33 Daily: Workout: 30 minutes Healthy Eating: 6.9/10 Hygiene: 7/10 Mindful/focus: 3/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 3 minutes Journal: done Posture: 2.8/10 Sleep: 9pm wake: 8am read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 1/3 Act of kindness: To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 5 minutes Mindless News Reading: 10 minutes Porn watching: 0 Day 34 Daily: Workout: 38 minutes Healthy Eating: 6.8/10 Hygiene: 6.5/10 Mindful/focus: 3/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 6 minutes Journal: done Posture: 3/10 Sleep: 10:20pm wake: 7:15am read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 3/3 Act of kindness: done To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 45 minutes Mindless News Reading: 15 minutes Porn watching: 0
  4. I'm curious at what your long term ambitions and goals are. Success in life comes one day at a time and one step at a time. Keep it up man!
  5. @Hitaru How is things going? Are you still oversleeping? I used to oversleep a lot. Just some ideas that may help: If you think that you are sleeping more than you should, seek medical advice. from http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/physical-side-effects-oversleeping: Regardless of the cause of your oversleeping, practicing good sleep hygiene will help you reap the benefits of a healthy seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Experts recommend keeping the same bedtimes and wake times every day. They also recommend avoiding caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime. Exercising regularly and making your bedroom a comfortable environment that's conducive to sleep will help you get the amount of sleep you need.
  6. I don't understand what it's like to cry for no reason, but maybe this could help: http://depressionhurts.ca/en/default.aspx I've been doing daily exercise and it's helped with my mood a lot! http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/exercise-depression Good luck, hope all the best to you!
  7. Wish you the best in your new home and everything! Good luck!
  8. You should do what SCIENCE proves: that meditation works. We're talking about science here, not religious dogma. I don't care if you believe in Christianity, Islam, "New Age" or any other religion. Science can speak for itself, and the scientific evidence of meditation, in 2016, is overwhelmingly in favor of its positive benefits. Religion has no business in this debate. It's a secular issue. Okay I will continue with just using the scientifically proven parts of meditation practices then. I do see The Mad Pharmacist's point of Buddhist meditation being potentially dangerous. I was just reading about a Tantric Buddhists guru who have HIV and convince his followers that having sex with him is the path to ego depletion. http://www.thenakedmonk.com/2012/09/30/when-buddhism-is-a-cult/ I saw a poster from a buddhist sect that one of my clients went to that claims the leader is omnipotent and perfect. The sect doesn't seem to be helping him because my client is super stressed and not thinking straight right now. I'd think twice of joining a buddhist sect that worships a living person to that degree. Yo! A thing that helped me was reading about how to lower my heart rate in a book called The Willpower Instinct. The book advised to take deep and slow breaths and just relax with them. This has been helpful for me. Also, nice gratitude journal! Yeah, deep slow breathes is something that I try to get in a habit of doing when stressed. I will read the summary of Willpower Instinct and consider buying the book later today. Day 32 2:09pm Daily: Workout: 0 Healthy Eating: 7/10 Hygiene: 7.5/10 Mindful/focus: 2.8/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 0 Journal: done Posture: 2.8/10 Sleep: N/A wake: N/A read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 1/3 Act of kindness: done - saw a fallen speed limit sign and emailed the minister of transportation about it. To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 40minutes Mindless News Reading: 5 minutes Porn watching: 0
  9. All right, here you are! Number oneNumber twoNumber threeNumber fourNumber fiveNumber sixNumber sevenNumber eightNumber ninehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3092572/The-dark-meditation-mindfulness-Treatment-trigger-mania-depression-psychosis-new-book-claims.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-237-the-cost-of-the-senate-audit-the-cheater-s-high-parkour-prison-breaks-more-1.3109635/can-mindfulness-meditation-have-negative-side-effects-1.3109670http://www.lorinroche.com/dangers/homeless.htmlhttp://www.suggestibility.org/surprise.phpWhat you do (either meditate or not) is not about a science (which also seems to agree with negative effects of meditation and yoga), it's about your faith. If you believe in New Age or satanism or Buddhism with fully awareness what is the main goals of these religions is, then you should meditate as long and as often as possible. However if you don't believe into it, then you should avoid it at all cost. The choice is yours, I'm just bringing you some facts to be more aware of that decision Greetings, Mad Pharmacist Thanks! So what should I do about the constant thoughts that usually cause me anxiety, anger, or sadness? Gratefulness journal time! 1) Gates Foundation 2) Warren Buffet donates 2.8 bil for charity, including 2.2 bil to Gates Foundation http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/warren-buffett-donates-2-2-billion-to-bill-gates-foundation/articleshow/53234507.cms 3) Bill Gate's blog. I love it! 4) SpaceX successfully launched a rocket 5) earplugs
  10. I love taking walks. Nice reading your journal.
  11. Nice dodging gaming and keeping track of your productivity, time allocation, gratefulness, and goals. Keep up the effort Stay strong!
  12. Really? This is good info thanks.
  13. I'm loving your gratefulness journal. I should post one up as well. Stay strong man!
  14. Thanks for reading the journal and advice. I'm sure I think differently from you.. my thoughts used to lead to dark places very often, though it's getting a lot better recently. What do you recommend me to do for breaks? I'm interested in reading scientific evidence of why meditation is not helpful. I think it's admirable that you have done 100 hours of work/study a week. I am sure less than 3% of the population have the ability to do that. My personal best is 75 hours of somewhat productive work in one week. I do agree that 100 hours is too much to be healthy for us mere mortals who are not Elon Musk. I do agree that getting distracted and having thoughts is part of the meditation process. Thanks for the encouragement. Today is a relatively productive day so far. I had some cravings yesterday night but I got over it. Day 30 Daily: Workout: 10 minutes Healthy Eating: 4.2/10 Hygiene: 7/10 Mindful/focus: 2.9/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: Journal: done Posture: 3/10 Sleep: 9:00 pm, 8:30am to 9:45am wake: 6:40am read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: Mindless News Reading: Porn watching: 0 Day 31 7:56pm Daily: Workout: 35 minutes Healthy Eating: 7.9/10 Hygiene: 8.1/10 Mindful/focus: 3.1/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 3 minutes Journal: done Posture: 3/10 Sleep: N/A wake: N/A read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: done To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 15minutes Mindless News Reading: 5 minutes Porn watching: 0
  15. Hi Mad Pharmacist! My problem is I keep thinking about somethings that happened in the past. I have a internal voice that just keeps talking nonstop even when I'm trying to meditate, sleep, work, drive, anything, and I have problem keeping focused on whatever I am doing. I tried meditating on Headspace and I just zoned out and stopped listening to the guided meditation guy. I was diagnosed with ADD in university. I tried scheduling breaks many times in the past. Scheduling breaks doesn't work for me because I will not be able to take breaks in moderation. What works for me is to get myself so interested in whatever I am doing that I become focused on it and I don't want breaks. Besides, Elon Musk works 80-100 hours a week and he is not burned out yet. I think that scheduling more time to try to meditate and journal will be helpful. Day 29 Daily: Workout: 1 hour 50 minutes Healthy Eating: 6.7/10 Hygiene: 5/10 Mindful/focus: 3/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 2.5 minutes Journal: done Posture: 3/10 Sleep: N/A wake: N/A read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: done To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 2 minutes Mindless News Reading: 15 minutes Porn watching: 0
  16. I was part of the pickup culture and I am still friends with guys who does pickup. Some things that you should think about: 1) When looking at pickup websites consider that they have no financial incentive for you to get a girlfriend. If you stay single you may continue to buy their products. 2) hooking up can develop into an addiction. Some of my pickup friends have a hard time being faithful no matter how perfect their girlfriend is for them. 3) Some pickup sites such as RSD tries to create a pickup subculture. The more you identify as a pickup artist the more normal people will stay away from you (again, just based on a sample size of my friends who does pickup). 4) Not to mention struggling with family relationships 5) Pickup tends to demotivate people from other areas of life. 6) Despite what they talk about nice guys being cheated on and you got to be an alpha to keep a girlfriend, I know a very good looking guy who used to do pickup, is extremely alpha, works as a promoter for clubs, and teaches promoting. He was cheated on (and for the record his exgf was psycho and imo not very hot). 7) hooking up with girls may boost your self esteem and make guys around you respect you more, but don't expect it to make you happier. 8) If you get a girlfriend, how are you going to explain this to your girlfriend, or do you plan to hide it? An alternative is Mark Manson's material or just focusing on other areas in life for now. Anyhow, the decision is up to you and I would not judge you if you continue to pursue pickup.
  17. Holy shit you working on a lot of things! I feel good for you man. Stay strong.
  18. You are keen to prepare for school so early. Yes college/university offers a lot of freedom. Stay strong!
  19. Good job on your resolution. Stay strong.
  20. I really have a problem with thinking too much. It always takes me a while to fall asleep. Last night it took me 6 hours. There is almost always a story playing in my head and I have a hard time shutting down and relaxing. In the good news I am a lot more motivated and interested in doing day to day activities. And I have completed my preparations for proposing to my GF, which will happen later this september. Day 27 Daily: Workout: Healthy Eating: 7/10 Hygiene: 5/10 Mindful/focus: 3/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 3 minutes Journal: Posture: 3/10 Sleep: 9pm wake: 9:30am read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: done To Quit: Caffeine: green tea protein shake, lemon tea Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 70 minutes Mindless News Reading: 1 minutes Porn watching: 0 Day 28 8:19pm Daily: Workout: 60 minutes Healthy Eating: 6.410 Hygiene: 6.5/10 Mindful/focus: 2.8/10 Yoga/sitting meditation: 4 minutes Journal: done Posture: 3/10 Sleep: N/A wake: N/A read/comment on maximum 3 other journals: 0/3 Act of kindness: done To Quit: Caffeine: 0 Gaming: 0 Internet Browsing: 2 minutes Mindless News Reading: 15 minutes Porn watching: 0 Edited Wednesday at 5:18 P
  21. My bad, i assumed you did not have an exgf since you only had 2 dates. i would still recommed http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU Good luck!
  22. What is GLL? I had first hand experience with being in a very similar situation as yours and the most important thing to remember is to LET IT GO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk
  23. Thanks for sharing Cam's advice. I need to reflect about what my values and capabilities are as well. Good luck with your Android development ambitions! Stay strong.
  24. Congrats on keeping away from games despite cravings! Good luck with your commitment for tomorrow. Stay strong!
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