https://forum.gamequitters.com/index.php?/rss/2-game-quitters.xml/Game Quitters Forum RSSenAwesome that you're still going, And yes some weeks aren't going to be as productive as others, but don't be too hard on yourself. Just get back to 7 days per week at the gym and you'll be fine in no time!Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:09:23 +0000Day 203/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 26/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 5/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 120/180 PornFree 11/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaWed, 22 Apr 2026 17:05:32 +0000Entry 21.4 (Done writing on 22.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2729 (80th birthday) Day 456: No Useless Videos Day 1290: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1330: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 32: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Cooking dates in an amount of 80g per day, instead of 110g 2. Bringing my bike to be reassembled 3. After about two hours of looking at the screen, calling my landlord and his representative, finally sending a message asking to reply. 1 Thing I could do better - I guess this day was fine to overeat in the evening, before fast day, but next ones could save me a boatload of hours If I do not eat such a volume. I spent 19 00 until 21 00 calling my landlord and thinking of what to do. However, the next days I should keep reducing the dates, namely after the current cooked bunch run out. Sleep documentation for the week April 19-20 6h 21m April 20-21 52 +5h 26m = 6h 18m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 104 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 66 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 42 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 465Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:44:29 +0000Entry 20.4 (Done writing on 22.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2729 (80th birthday) Day 455: No Useless Videos Day 1289: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1329: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 31: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. At the very least 6 german units 2. Afternoon workout 3. 1 pomodoro in the evening despite verz narrow timeframe 1 Thing I could do better -Reduce dates to 5 instead of 8 Sleep documentation for the week Average weekly sleep. 6.2 = 6h 12m April 19-20 6h 21m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 103 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 65 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 42 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 464Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:15:06 +0000Day 202/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 25/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 4/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 119/180 PornFree 10/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaTue, 21 Apr 2026 18:16:16 +0000While gaming, I maintain a few health-related KPIs. I update a notebook regularly containing my personal goals. I aim to complete meals on time and stay clean. I keep in touch with friends to learn new things. I'm strict about adding additional games, which reduces gaming time. I notice more often that I have time to sit idly. When that happens, I usually wonder what I want.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:50:12 +0000Day 201/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 24/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 3/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 118/180 PornFree 9/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaMon, 20 Apr 2026 19:54:45 +0000Agree that it is an illusion, @Yan . I feel like I miss gaming, but on many occasions it's just a vague thought rather than a real feeling of missing something. For example, I enjoyed the RDR2 campaign, but it took me 200 hours to finish. And even while playing, I didn't actually enjoy grinding it to 100%. I had YouTube open constantly for cues because I didn't want to waste time searching myself. Same with AC Valhalla; literally every harder mission had YouTube running alongside it. So what was the point, really? I also realise I was doing it partly to brag to a gaming friend that I'd hit 100%. Not because I loved the game. Or take waiting for BF6. I joined both betas before the official release and came out genuinely disappointed whne game was officcialy released because I was terrible at it. That actually made me depressed for a few weeks. So I went back to BFV, the only game I was actually good at. I'm writing all of this because I want these thoughts in my brain. I'm fine with them being there. I don't want to pretend they don't exist... just I do miss that part a little. But remembering the full picture is exactly what keeps me away.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:07:22 +0000Entry 19.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 454: No Useless Videos Day 1288: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1328: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 30: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Reducing dates might be the cause of feeling a little more management throughout the evening in the battle against dozing ff prematurely 2. 5 German units 3. Sending a message to my landlord with an edited contract 1 Thing I could do better -Get out of bed at 6 rather than 6 40 Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5h 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1h 14m + 8h 51m(out of bed time) or 7h 11m(alarm) so overall 10h 5m or 8h 25m April 15-16 5h 02m April 16-17 6h 35m April 17-18 5h 13m April 18-19 1 32 + 5 36 = 7h 08m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 102 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (long 75% effort run day + waking up a bit late... = falling back on smaller meals with 3h 45m space) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 64 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 42 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 463Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:15:57 +0000Thanks Reader, and yes indeed! There isn't much change for that streak day-to-day nowadays in terms of lifestyle improvements, as they've already occurred during the streak previously. It's very academic at this point. I do sometimes watch a YouTube video about gaming etc. but it's only on the odd occasion, but it would be good to completely stop any gaming-related media (hence the 'NoVidyaMedia' streak). Day 200/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Day 200 GameQuitters/StopGaming streak!!! 23/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 2/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 117/180 PornFree 8/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaSun, 19 Apr 2026 19:15:17 +0000Entry 18.4 (Written on 19.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 453: No Useless Videos Day 1287: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1327: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 29: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Having written an adjustment in the contract, and almost ended sending it to the landlord 2. 7 German units 3. Writing a message to Wolt, asking if they may delete my account (so that I may register again with a referral code) and the other questions I had 1 Thing I could do better -Give myself a time limit to finish editing the contract, because once I started leaving the planned schedule borders, it ate up a lot of time. Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5h 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1h 14m + 8h 51m(out of bed time) or 7h 11m(alarm) so overall 10h 5m or 8h 25m April 15-16 5h 02m April 16-17 6h 35m April 17-18 5h 13m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 101 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 64 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 41 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 462 Note: Thanks to reading @reader 's entry, adding the fact that I've spent around 45 minutes adjusting a contract and reading about games. Not elaborating at the moment as I just elaborated a bit in @reader 's journal.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:43:53 +0000Almost forgot to document my own "web wondering" - reading about games yesterday. Thanks for the reminder. Keep up the good fight warrior!!! I feel your pain. But I also know that this is just an illusion that takes over my mind for a very brief period. It has no future... Even if I were to enter a game, I very quickly see that it doesn't give me the same drive as more ambitious achievements, for example "living life" and end up leaving it. These are just thought that are tied to hormones and some hardships that you're passing. Today I had a long run planned and at 75% effort. I don't have new shoe inserts because I'd probably need to sell a kidney to get them. Well, not really... I have the money. But it's a lot of money. So I just keep injuring myself when running, or reducing the speed. In either case feels a bit discouraging. It is also tied to finishing dinner and getting the satiety hormones. But it just comes and goes. As I said a sort of "Illusion" tied with hormones. Could aswell somehow dillute it into another "low-effort" activity. Albeit haven't still figured out which, and how exactly to do it.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:42:05 +0000Entry 18.4 (Written on 19.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 453: No Useless Videos Day 1287: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1327: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 29: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Having written an adjustment in the contract, and almost ended sending it to the landlord 2. 7 German units 3. Writing a message to Wolt, asking if they may delete my account (so that I may register again with a referral code) and the other questions I had 1 Thing I could do better -Give myself a time limit to finish editing the contract, because once I started leaving the planned schedule borders, it ate up a lot of time. Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5h 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1h 14m + 8h 51m(out of bed time) or 7h 11m(alarm) so overall 10h 5m or 8h 25m April 15-16 5h 02m April 16-17 6h 35m April 17-18 5h 13m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 101 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 64 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 41 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 462Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:34:25 +0000nice streak. so more than half a without gaming. Well done!Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:29:26 +0000Day 199/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 22/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 116/180 PornFree 7/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaSat, 18 Apr 2026 20:00:15 +0000Week 14 Developing Projects: Both projects remain active and progressing. Staying focused. Gym: Weaker week, had only 2 sessions instead of the usual 4. Plan to get back on track next week. Summary of Week 14 Cravings are still there. Not overwhelming, but present and gaming thoughts crosse my mind from time to time. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. What helps is that both projects keep me genuinely engaged and occupied. When I'm locked into building, the thoughts don't get much room to settle. Gym was a disappointment this week as I had 2 sessions only. Not ideal, but I'm not dramatising it. Next week I reset and go again The streak continues. Dumbscrolling free: 15 weeksSat, 18 Apr 2026 18:37:18 +0000Entry 17.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 452: No Useless Videos Day 1286: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1326: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 28: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Calling bike stores to find out about bike assembly pricing 2. Returning a reply to the real estate agent - the representative of my landlord, regarding to whether she could adjust the contract 3. at the very least 7 german units 1 Thing I could do better - Update the food plan entry reducing the overall dates eaten + erasing the "remainders" from earlier which I am "allowed to recover" I guess the fact that I took a bit more dates affected my evening sleepiness Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5h 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1h 14m + 8h 51m(out of bed time) or 7h 11m(alarm) so overall 10h 5m or 8h 25m April 15-16 5h 02m April 16-17 6h 35m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 100 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 63 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 41 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 461Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:07:22 +0000Day 198/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 21/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 115/180 PornFree 6/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaFri, 17 Apr 2026 15:22:54 +0000Entry 16.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 451: No Useless Videos Day 1285: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1325: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 27: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Washing head without soap 2. Going through the purchase according to the pre-written list yesterday (mostly) which allowed me to finish in 1hr and 10 minutes give or take. Twice faster than previously 3. Getting a new weightscale 1 Thing I could do better - Avoid going overtime at tandem conversation, and do progress on my own instead Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1 14 + 8 51(out of bed time or 7 11(alarm) April 15-16 5h 02m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 99 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (Only 5h 20m or so, much because of the purchase) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 63 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 40 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 460Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:15:55 +0000Does anyone in the community have tips on how to refocus the mental energy previously spent on gaming into learning about global financial markets? I'm looking for a productive, high-engagement alternative to keep my mind occupied and build a professional skill set.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:17:55 +0000Day 197/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 20/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 114/180 PornFree 5/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaThu, 16 Apr 2026 12:47:14 +0000Food Plan 16.04 - 30.04 (Not including 30.04) Everything remains the same, apart for figs which I may interchange 1 per 1 with dates to try out the effect. Additional changes may be made until the end of Sunday , in case I forgot soemthing -Possibly I shall reduce apples to a half apple a day becaue the ones I bought are bigger. In any case for now I shall go on with the small ones, onse I'll get to the bigger ones I shall measure and decide (If the small ones are at all to run out)Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:51:38 +0000Entry 15.4 (Ended writing on 16.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 450: No Useless Videos Day 1284: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1324: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 26: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. 5 German units 3. I believe I froze my previous phone line in Spain, not a 100% sure though :) The call abruptly ended and my line got disconnected. 1 Thing I could do better - Call regarding weighing myself at the doctor's office Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1 14 + 8 51(out of bed time or 7 11(alarm) 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 98 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 (Fast day) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 63 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 39 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 459Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:49:02 +0000Entry 15 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 450: No Useless Videos Day 1284: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1324: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 26: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. 5 German units 3. I believe I froze my previous phone line in Spain, not a 100% sure though :) The call abruptly ended and my line got disconnected. 1 Thing I could do better - Call regarding weighing myself at the doctor's office Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed Apüril 14-15 1 14 + 8 51(out of bed time or 7 11(alarm) 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 98 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 (Fast day) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 63 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 39 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 459Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:48:16 +0000Day 196/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 19/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 113/180 PornFree 4/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaWed, 15 Apr 2026 17:40:29 +0000Entry 14.4 (Done writing on 15.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) Day 449: No Useless Videos Day 1283: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1323: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 25: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 75% morning run (I mean not quite, because of the pain next to the bone to the left side of the left foot, but, well besides that it was sorta 75%, the routine was the one of 75% with warming up etc... 2. 6 German units 3. 1 Pomodoro 1 Thing I could do better - Get out of bed with the first alarm clock ring. It coud have helped maintain the 6 hrs between meals streak Sleep documentation for the week April 12-13 5h 19m April 13-14 5 44m until alarm, 7h 12m till actual getting out of bed 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 97 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (As described in "1 Thing I could do better) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 63 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 38 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 458 Note: Gaming urges still exist especially after dinner, but I surfed the urge by mindlessly looking through Anki decks and then retiring to bed.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:46:19 +0000Day 195/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 18/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 112/180 PornFree 3/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaTue, 14 Apr 2026 19:08:23 +0000Entry 13.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2730 (80th birthday) -Passed through the Goethe exam this week -Kept on studying German, because I want to use the momentum to finish also the Storylearning course Day 448: No Useless Videos Day 1282: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1322: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 24: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. Continuing to write out tasks 3. 11 German units 1 Thing I could do better - Write a message to marko. Note Sleep documentation for the week Week's sleep average 6.43h meaning 6h 25m April 12-13 5h 19m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 96 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 6 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 62 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 38 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 457 Note: Today I also observed for about 15 minutes somewhere after dinner some Tops of most played games. It happens after meals. Just got to surf the urge after the meals and that|s it. These images are super toxic. When an urge comes up, either go to bed and half-lay down and fall asleep not to cause GERD or research something tha has to do with my long term goals. Better the latter of courseMon, 13 Apr 2026 21:01:51 +0000Day 194/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming WEW not a great weekend, but still on the GameQuitters/StopGaming streak. Lost my NoAlcohol streak. 17/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 111/180 PornFree 2/365 NoAlcohol (PB: 123 days) 1/90 NoVidyaMediaMon, 13 Apr 2026 18:17:34 +0000Entry 12.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 447: No Useless Videos Day 1281: Sticking to Food schedule Day 1321: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 23: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. Writing out a big part of the tasks I wanted to prioritise after accomplishing the exam. Nice progress it is. 3. 15 German units 1 Thing I could do better - Write to father a request to speak in the evening Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m April 8-9 = 4 08 up to 5 12 - the first one is alarm, the second one out of bed time April 9-10 = 6h 24m - Alarm rang(Got out of bed 17 minutes later, but I guess this doesn't count as sleep, just an interim burned time which wasn't useful neither to sleep, nor to the productivity of the day apparently =/ April 10-11 2 03 + 3 43 = 5h 46m April 11-12 5h 27m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 95 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 5 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 62 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 37 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 456Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:57:51 +0000That's OK, the posts are intended just to me now anyway. Thanks for the wish :)Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:51:14 +0000Entry 11.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 446: No Useless Videos Day 1280: Sticking to Food schedule Day 131: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 22: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. Surfing the urge to read about video games after dinner (In constrast to yesterday where I indeed read about them and added many websites to the hosts file) 3. 20 Minutes in the sun 1 Thing I could do better - Get out to the sun during the workout, so that I have the whole visualization time in the room to do some prioritizing and planning Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m April 8-9 = 4 08 up to 5 12 - the first one is alarm, the second one out of bed time April 9-10 = 6h 24m - Alarm rang(Got out of bed 17 minutes later, but I guess this doesn't count as sleep, just an interim burned time which wasn't useful neither to sleep, nor to the productivity of the day apparently =/ April 10-11 2 03 + 3 43 = 5h 46m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 94 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 4 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 62 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 36 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 455 Additional documentations: I did not do any additional planning and just kept going with previous routine. Aiming to go out to the sun during the workout tomorrow, to do such planning during visualization time.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:15:05 +0000Sounds amazing, full speed ahead mate! "Seasons come and go But I will never change And I'm on my way (Let's go!)" Tinie Tempah, Written in The StarsSat, 11 Apr 2026 21:09:17 +0000Week 13 Developing Projects: Significant progress I made. One of the projects is initially configured with AWS. Gym: I had a little bit of a lazy week. I plan to go tomorrow and then start the week again with power. Summary of Week 13 I am currently - for weeks now actually - focused on my projects, gym and improving my realtionship with my spouse. I am trying to not think about anything else. The time flies and I feel better everyday. I am also closing to important moment for one ofthe projects - to do a prod version and stress-test, it likely will happen in ~2 months. That will be the milestone for me Dumbscrolling free: 14 weeksSat, 11 Apr 2026 18:53:06 +0000Entry 10.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 445: No Useless Videos Day 1279: Sticking to Food schedule Day 130: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 21: Being in bed before 23:15 - apparently from the 21st March I've been accidentally copy pasting that I was 1 minute late cuz I kept flossing. But it was only true on the 21st of March ;).... 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Long jog 2. 3 German units 3. Goethe exam (By that I mean the fact that I paid for it, decided to go for it, and gave efforts to concentrate throughout the exam, aswell as using up the utter majority of the day to travel there and back and the execution of the exam itself) 1 Thing I could do better - Reduce amount of dates Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m April 8-9 = 4 08 up to 5 12 - the first one is alarm, the second one out of bed time April 9-10 = 6h 24m - Alarm rang(Got out of bed 17 minutes later, but I guess this doesn't count as sleep, just an interim burned time which wasn't useful neither to sleep, nor to the productivity of the day apparently =/ 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 93 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 3 (Done only one meal since I came very late home and the jog took 1h 10m more than planned, in big part because of continuous pains under (i think) and over the big bone to the left of the left foot. Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 61 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 36 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 454 Additional documentations: 1.Yesterday I spent an hour blocking Gaming websites in the hosts file which possibly was an excuse to actually open some gaming website and just get that pump of imaginating how It would be to play them or so... Gaming thoughts came, largely as a result of "after date" eating fatigue, I assume. It is of course never in isolition in life of course, so factors such as a partial uncertainty regarding the passing of the Goethe exam also played a role aswell as lack of social contact and clearly tight set goals. However the result is the "1 thing better" that I wrote in this Entry. 2. I received a confirmation of my getting through the German exam, which threw me into a wave of uncertainty. I was now unsure how my next day will look, and spent about two hours brainstorming things that I previously wanted to do. For now without acting on any of them. I just wanted to document the feeling of uncertainty that I felt, so that in the future I'll have a clearer plan of what I shall do once a large goal is achieved. (It took me 7.5 months of main focus) The thing about it is that I kept laying in bed and then recording more and more thoughts and to do tasks for about an hour and a half. If this is to repeat itself, I am of course to enforce a hard rule that no more recordings are to be done after "Sleep b4 AS" has been writtenSat, 11 Apr 2026 05:15:41 +0000Entry 10.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 445: No Useless Videos Day 1279: Sticking to Food schedule Day 130: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 21: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Long jog 2. 3 German units 3. Goethe exam (By that I mean the fact that I paid for it, decided to go for it, and gave efforts to concentrate throughout the exam, aswell as using up the utter majority of the day to travel there and back and the execution of the exam itself) 1 Thing I could do better - Reduce amount of dates Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m April 8-9 = 4 08 up to 5 12 - the first one is alarm, the second one out of bed time April 9-10 = 6h 24m - Alarm rang(Got out of bed 17 minutes later, but I guess this doesn't count as sleep, just an interim burned time which wasn't useful neither to sleep, nor to the productivity of the day apparently =/ 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 93 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 3 (Done only one meal since I came very late home and the jog took 1h 10m more than planned, in big part because of continuous pains under (i think) and over the big bone to the left of the left foot. Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 61 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 36 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 454 Additional documentations: 1.Yesterday I spent an hour blocking Gaming websites in the hosts file which possibly was an excuse to actually open some gaming website and just get that pump of imaginating how It would be to play them or so... Gaming thoughts came, largely as a result of "after date" eating fatigue, I assume. It is of course never in isolition in life of course, so factors such as a partial uncertainty regarding the passing of the Goethe exam also played a role aswell as lack of social contact and clearly tight set goals. However the result is the "1 thing better" that I wrote in this Entry. 2. I received a confirmation of my getting through the German exam, which threw me into a wave of uncertainty. I was now unsure how my next day will look, and spent about two hours brainstorming things that I previously wanted to do. For now without acting on any of them. I just wanted to document the feeling of uncertainty that I felt, so that in the future I'll have a clearer plan of what I shall do once a large goal is achieved. (It took me 7.5 months of main focus) The thing about it is that I kept laying in bed and then recording more and more thoughts and to do tasks for about an hour and a half. If this is to repeat itself, I am of course to enforce a hard rule that no more recordings are to be done after "Sleep b4 AS" has been writtenSat, 11 Apr 2026 05:12:44 +0000Your posts are so long that I don't get around to reading them. Maybe I should give myself a 10 line reading permission a day, or 5 lines and go bit by bit :) However I make no promises whatsoever. In any case (Without reading) I'd like to wish you to keep up with the apparently good fight and reflecting :)Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:10:03 +0000This is a message as a reminder to myself that I'd like to read this message a bit more thoroughly and possibly answer. Albeit I make no promises whatsoever :) Cheers!Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:53:50 +0000Day 191/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 14/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 108/180 PornFree 122/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaFri, 10 Apr 2026 15:52:51 +0000I'm using the template I used the last time. 12/3/26 - 9/4/26 "L" will stand for the (last) plan/notes for this term. "T" will stand for done this term. I added "Future goals/direction" to better reflect on the things I am trying to do and to add specificity. I will copy it and stick it somewhere where I can see it to remind myself whenever I feel aimless. I will also use different colors: blue for newly added goals/habits, green for completed/successful, orange for ongoing/some progress and red for ones I haven't worked on in that period. Books/Reading articles/Learning: L: Read up on finblogs again - WCI and Nick Maggiulli. I've also been reading "Six Easy Pieces" by Feynman, but I didn't have much time to do that at the army training. T: I've managed about half of "Six Easy Pieces" by Feynman, but I'm going to the library to change it up today. Continuing with various blogs. Possible direction/goals/habits: (Borrow) and read one book until the next monthly report. Read daily (a few times a week). Reading (and crosswords) are a good way for me to relax. Drop a book whenever I don't look forward to reading it. CHECK HERE EVERY MONTH. (While this is technically just a hobby, I like to keep it separate, because it's a big one.) Family: L: My grandma oscillates between being relatively OK to just straight up shit-talking all other family members (Who knows if she doesn't shit-talk me behind my back?) Either she's despicable for consciously behaving that way; or if her illness is to blame, she should be institutionalized to save everyone the pain and trouble. My girlfriend said it best: getting old is ugly. Especially when you lose your faculties faster than you realize. T: Nothing much here. I still go and visit my family and my grandma roughly twice a month. I still spend some time with my grandma, but less. There's just less to talk about (she often makes things up), so I just help her out with something practical whenever I'm there. Other that than, my father and I are embroiled in a (legal) battle with the welfare office/insurance company. We gather documents from medical checkups (my mom helps my grandma with that), producing appeals etc. I also offered my mom to go out for lunch every now and then to support her. On a brighter note, my brother and I had a burger together and then visited the improvisation show. My brother said he liked it, so we might go again :) NOT: I don't want to get alienated from my family. Possible direction/goals: Work on getting the new kitchen for my grandma. Continue work on maintaining the relationships with my family. Keep in contact at least once a month. Business/English/Army: L: I had to write a price offer after an interview for a company that is looking to start a few courses. I also did some testing and evaluations for my company courses. I found a new resource for real-life English. I also intentionally cancelled a lesson when my girlfriend's friend flaked on their trip to the mountains. I went with her instead :) - The army training was better this time than the last time. I got better sleep, the weather was amazing for the whole duration and perhaps we did more stimulating activities than last time. I feel a bit tired after it, but I'm slowly catching up on sleep. I should have the next training in September. T: Nothing came out of the price offer, but I'm OK with that - I got three new students who replaced two courses that finished, so I'm doing well overall. I also filed my taxes. NOT: I don't want to have a job that I don't enjoy. I don't want to have a job that is not well paid. Past projects: Copied to a Google Doc to keep this less cluttered. Current projects I'm working on: Website improvement project - since August 2024 - finished August 2025 with some small upgrades in autumn 2025 lecturer trainings - ENG business February-May 2025 55 minutes F2F lessons (+ online reminder too); pricing updates I and one of my FIRE friends organized a teacher/lecturer meeting. Find more teachers/colleagues to share workload with (with or without commission). Areas to work on continually: English table update - check every now and then for improvements. Keep classes at around 15-20 hours a week. Keep asking for reviews or recommendations from students. CELTA colleagues calls. Go through "lecturer academy" + CELTA materials + lecturer course. Exercise/Movement/Health + 10-13 break: L: I managed 8/12 of my 10-13 breaks these past four weeks or so. I missed out about half of the possible days due to the army training and I also tried not to push it before going there. That said, I hit 10k steps every day of the training, but there was little true structured physical "exercise". I should also say the meals there were rather terrible - mostly just sugary snack bars and a lot of second-grade canned meat. Feels good to be home to have some real meals. I had no visits to the doctors this month, but I have some lined up in the next few weeks. T: I managed 10/17 of my 10-13 breaks these past four weeks or so. It doesn't seem like much, but a stomach flu (diarrhea and vomiting) shot me down this week, so I'm taking it easy. I also made up for the rest by spending an active holiday and weekends with my girlfriend, hiking and cycling. Went to the cardiology, dermatology and dental hygienist for routine checkups and everything is OK. NOT: I don't want to become fat. Possible direction/goals: Keep in shape by exercising at least twice a week for 30-60 minutes. Have a session every weekday from January. Start flossing regularly. Incorporate balance and spine exercises. Keep on using the Oura ring to track vitals. Keep having the 1000-1300 break. Social + Personal Hobbies + Free Time (cool things I've done): L: Met my FIRE friends again, met my friend. I also went to the shooting range as a part of my army training. I also got in touch with one English lecturer and we talked about finance and money, which inspired me to write an article on my blog. T: Had another FIRE meeting, met my friend a few times, went for hikes with my girlfriend, went to the improvisation show with my brother. Possible direction/goals: Keep in touch with my friend groups (FIRE, quiz, best friends...). Relationship with my girlfriend: L: We went to a book festival, watched hockey and went to a nice restaurant. We also had some lessons together. Didn't manage to do more due to my absence for almost two weeks. T: Spent time together on hikes, cycling and on holiday. I also created an adaptation of a game I and my girlfriend liked. Possible direction/goals: Make time to talk every day. Keep on working on strengthening our relationship via common activities. Others: Besides battling the government welfare bureaus, I'm also now legally battling a company that refused to refund me for tickets for a concert after it was canceled. We had a boiler change done in our apartment, as the old one leaked. The owner of the flat paid for it, but I think we'll pay for it later in the rent increase :) I used porn only twice in this last month and about six times in the last two months. Not bad. --- For thought: Maybe I should just learn to plan better, though just the thought of having some hours of my day scheduled makes me cringe. Oddly enough, I don't get this feeling while planning lessons of my students, normally in bigger blocks. Maybe I should rethink that belief to make me happier. This might change with the late morning exercise lessons. 10-13 change works well. I've had this recurring thought every now and then that I am often somehow prevented from what I want to do in my free time; basically whenever I am not with students or sleeping. No, I just need to stop reading and learning all the time and start doing things. Imperfect action yields results. Information alone is useless. I like these reports, because they take me back in the calendar and let me see if there's something I've missed or something I need to check on again.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0000Entry 9.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 445: No Useless Videos Day 1279: Sticking to Food schedule Day 130: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 21: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Morning 75% run 2. 7 German units 3. Viewing health insurance options during the visualization time 1 Thing I could do better -Filter the date's water while cooking a few times before eating them Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m April 8-9 = 4 08 up to 5 12 - the first one is alarm, the second one out of bed time 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 92 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 60 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 36 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 453Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:40:35 +0000Day 190/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 13/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 107/180 PornFree 121/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaThu, 09 Apr 2026 19:43:45 +0000Interesting subject, but how did you get with it on this forum I wonder? Generally there is not much to do except for pointing it out in front of him and specifying the negative effects it has on you. The only person you have control over is yourself. Think how you can act to make this less of a problem to you, besides letting him know about it.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:50:16 +0000Entry 8.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 444: No Useless Videos Day 1278: Sticking to Food schedule Day 129: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 20: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Afternoon workout 2. 9 German units 3. Visualization before the workout 1 Thing I could do better -Get out of bad on time, why? Because Now I'm going to sleep later to compensate and leaving today a little less time to sleep than optimal Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m April 7-8 = 8h 43m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 91 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 (fast day) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 60 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 35 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 452Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:47:17 +0000Day 189/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Kinda failed with DietStreak already (DAMN!), but back on the horse. And SleepStreak; I've been slacking. 12/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 106/180 PornFree 120/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:21:58 +0000Entry 7.4 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 443: No Useless Videos Day 1277: Sticking to Food schedule Day 128: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 19: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Having cooked the dates twice more, I think the reduced sugar amount contributed dramatically to my staying awake until the designated sleeping time 2. Morning jog. Very light, but perhaps it makes sense in the context of having strong pains in the feet, to recover before the more vigorous jog on Thursday... 3. As I was in the bathroom and striving towards finishing my number two really fast to continue eating, I was thinking of gaming and what attracted to me about it, then I remembered it was very tight goals. So I've set output goals for the German units. I think this and number 1(cooking dates) aswell as the fact that I was listening to a book. gave a result of staying awake until the designated time. 1 Thing I could do better -Possibly call the Rundfunkbeitrag company Sleep documentation for the week April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m April 6-7 = 2 46 + 4 15 = 7h 01m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 91 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (Returned late again from jogging, also got out of bed 55 minutes late approximately) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 60 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 34 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 451Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:11:59 +0000Day 188/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming DietStreak is starting up again tomorrow. I've added some personal deadlines that I want to meet, I'm giving myself just shy of 90 days, so my DietStreak and GymStreak need to make it to that 90 days to meet my deadline. 11/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 8/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 105/180 PornFree 119/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaTue, 07 Apr 2026 17:17:18 +0000Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:24:21 +0000Entry 6.4 (Finished writing on 7.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2731 (80th birthday) Day 442: No Useless Videos Day 1276: Sticking to Food schedule Day 127: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 18: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 8 German units 2. Afternoon workout 3. Avoiding potatoes and tomatoes at dinner 1 Thing I could do better -Cooking the dates further, because yesterday I fell asleep and when I turned them off most of the dates on top were waterless, probably had all the sugary contents dry up on them. Whereas I want to filter that content. Sleep documentation for the week Average for the week 7h 49m April 5-6 = 2 45 +1 17 +3 25=7h 32m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 90 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 60 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 450 Note: today I looked through most played games "Top 100" etc... And servers online lists. Need to find a way to satisfy my social need and constant measurable growth needs to reduce the cravings.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:56:36 +0000Week 12 Developing Projects: Going ok for now Gym: March was very good month - I had 17 workouts - which is record of all time since I started to exercise( 2022) Summary of Week 12 The whole week went alright, with almost no cravings. I had a couple of interesting conversations about gaming addiction with friends without revealing my own struggle. To my surprise, they all agreed that the gaming industry is built to addict people. This helped with my struggle, as I no longer see people like myself as the problem, but partially as victims of the system. Dumbscrolling free: 13 weeksMon, 06 Apr 2026 20:57:20 +0000Day 187/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Yeah it's a tough one to stop the vidya media, the streams I haven't watched in a while, it's just sometimes the YouTube videos. Thanks I'll take a look at the explanation for how to stop going on the sites that you posted. Yeah regarding the nutrition, I do have some rules I've set myself I just haven't read it in a while. But one thing I'm planning to do is finally get back to dating. One thing I can do as more of a passive thing is online dating. It's something that doesn't take a whole lot of time, but with that being said it typically doesn't tend to get a whole lot of success, although some of my friends have met their girlfriends and wives through online dating, so it's worth a shot. Eventually I want to get back to IRL dating again, but we'll keep it slow and steady and not go too overboard to start with. The best thing about that is it will motivate me to stick to a good diet and workout routine in order to get good pictures and to not show up to any dates looking fat! 😂 10/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 7/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 104/180 PornFree 118/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaMon, 06 Apr 2026 20:21:22 +0000Hi, would you share how your progress is doing? I guess moderating is a problematic solution. So far as I've seen here on the forum, the people who choose to moderate quickly go under and we do not see them on the forum anymore ;) I completely obstain, and am a proponent of this approach. What do you say about starting a no gaming streak, and joining us in the Daily journals section with daily documentations?Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:39:58 +0000Entry 5.4 (Written on 6.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 441: No Useless Videos Day 1275: Sticking to Food schedule Day 126: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 17: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 5 German units 2. Long morning 75% run, despite leg pains. Possibly because of shoe deterioration. 3. Eating smaller meals, and having a 3h 45m separation 1 Thing I could do better - Avoid potatoes and Tomato at dinner and see if it affects sleepiness. Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... March 31-April 1 = 1 57 + 9 45 = 11h 42m (Trying to escape fast day plus the problem described in "Things I did well - 1." April 1-2 = 5h 34m April 2-3 = 1 31 + 5 11 = 6h 42m April 3-4 = 1 38 + 1 35 + 3 26 up to 4 23 (depending on whether I count it until when the alarm went off or until I got out of bed. I guess the former, because after that it's non quality sleep...) so 6h 39m April 4-5 = 2 42 + 6 53(instead of the planned 3 25 when the alarm went off( = 9h 35m (Was I trying to escape the long run and my getting injured legs because of shoe wear and tear? Or am I just feeling meaningless because of falling asleep early so many times and devoting so little time to German?) 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 89 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (Woke up late, and came back home late which only left a narrwo window. Barely made it for the 3h 45m window) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 59 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 449 Note: Gaming thoughts are strong. I guess it has something to do with me sleeping so much and feeling meaningless. Of the 4 needs that gaming fulfills that Cam describes I am only fulfilling escape (Through food and sleep) and a Challenging goal (German exam) Regarding constant measurable progress I'm not so sure, because allthough I make examsimulations every day, I don't really know how well I'll do at the exam itself. Regarding the social part, the only apartment mate with whom I was somewhat talking moved out. Maybe the part which pulls the baalnce stronger to gaming thoughts in comparison to earlier. I might want to join a food delivery biking company as I did earlier to avoid early sleeping at night by biking and also get some money. But I guess I just need to clinch my teeth and hold on at least until going through the upcoming exam, because otherwise I'll be diverting my focus for the onboarding. Those are just thoughts, no action is decided upon or comited to, as of now.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:31:17 +0000Entry 4.4 (Posted and finished writing on 5.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 440: No Useless Videos Day 1274: Sticking to Food schedule Day 125: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 16: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 9 German units 2. Monthly review 3. Afternoon workout 1 Thing I could do better - I'm starting to think I might want to do the workouts in the evening. That's a pretty sure way not to fall asleep prematurely I'd say. I think it's very doable, especially at non-jogging days. Jogging days are a bit more challenging though, because they're harder and I'd like to do the jog in the beginning of the day because that's where I have more energy. But it may be done later on. In any case, let's go one step at a time :) Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... March 31-April 1 = 1 57 + 9 45 = 11h 42m (Trying to escape fast day plus the problem described in "Things I did well - 1." April 1-2 = 5h 34m April 2-3 = 1 31 + 5 11 = 6h 42m April 3-4 = 1 38 + 1 35 + 3 26 up to 4 23 (depending on whether I count it until when the alarm went off or until I got out of bed. I guess the former, because after that it's non quality sleep...) so 6h 39m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 88 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 58 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 448Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:06:26 +0000Day 185/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Thanks @Yan , I'll reply tomorrow. 9/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 6/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 103/180 PornFree 117/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaSat, 04 Apr 2026 09:42:48 +0000Loved the quick switch my man!!!! Congrats on 180! Do not touch this crap at all. not an hour, not a minute, not a second. For examle I also have thoughts, even these days regarding games. But I know that when I open anything of the sort the force of the thoughts will be stronger and stronger. So I do lots of efforts to avoid the first contact overall. I have also written an explanation in "reader"s diary on how to block yourself from accessing unwanted websites(ChatGPT query) without downloading programs or Chrome extensions. You might wanna consider viewing that As I previously stated, it helps me know what I'm getting into my body and tie any symptoms I have with my nutrition in a measurable manner. I also use cronometer.com to make sure I get all Macro and micronutrients, which would not happen if I wouldn't precisely measure what I put into my body. In any case when I have any symptoms I may then, in a scientific manner as you wrote, change one ingredient at a time for a period, and see the effect in isolation. (Or change a few if it's urgent, and if the changes reverse the symptoms I may then change them again one by one to identify which one was really the cause) Does this make sense? Regarding your longer message I guess I'd have to write a book to answer it so I don't know if I'm going to get around to it. Although I might. Best wishes!Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:45:26 +0000Thanks for noticing. That is the idea :)Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:37:23 +0000Entry 3.4 (Written on 4.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 439: No Useless Videos Day 1273: Sticking to Food schedule Day 124: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 15: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 9 German units 2. Trying out dinner with only 15g olive oil. (Result eczema after 1h 20m strong, which I guess is a reduction. Let's see how it goes today without olive oil) 3. Doing 100 pushups after eczema started to possibly pump blood to the hands and allow myself to fold the fingers (possibly gave small alleviation, but very short. Possibly It's just my imagination though, in any case I ended up falling asleep early to avoid the effects and mindfog) 1 Thing I could do better - Visualization earlier in the day. When I do it after the eczema outburst or dinner I tend to feel sleepy, which is often when I retire to bed prematurely Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... March 31-April 1 = 1 57 + 9 45 = 11h 42m (Trying to escape fast day plus the problem described in "Things I did well - 1." April 1-2 = 5h 34m April 2-3 = 1 31 + 5 11 = 6h 42m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 87 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 57 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 447Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:36:53 +0000Day 184/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming Earlier one today as I'm out a bit later. 8/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 5/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 102/180 PornFree 116/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaFri, 03 Apr 2026 12:17:36 +0000Entry 2.4 (Written on 3.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 438: No Useless Videos Day 1272: Sticking to Food schedule Day 123: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 14: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Although I didn't find warm shoes in 6 stores, I tried wearing an additional pair of socks and it seems to be somewhat helpful 2. Eating dinner which is a bit less heavy than pre-planned, because I only maintained a 4 hour window 3. 4 attempts at weighing myself 1 Thing I could do better - Perhaps omit dinner overall when the space is under 6 hrs. Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... March 31-April 1 = 1 57 + 9 45 = 11h 42m (Trying to escape fast day plus the problem described in "Things I did well - 1." April 1-2 = 5 34 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 86 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 [Once more returned late from groceries, and only managed to stand up to a 3h 45m standard (4h to be exact), I reduced the dinner's meal size though, because I felt really heavy)] Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 56 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 446Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:26:03 +0000@Yan you have this down to a SCIENCE my brothaThu, 02 Apr 2026 19:28:14 +0000Day 183/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 7/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 4/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 101/180 PornFree 115/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaThu, 02 Apr 2026 19:27:12 +0000Food Plan 2.4-16.4 (Not including 16.4) Underscoring previously planned changes: 1. Once potatoes run out lentils are to replace them 2. Once carrots run out, no need to consume any more for this Food plan period 3. Olive oil always causes a strong eczema outburst, so reduce it to 15g instead of 30, even though it is just Friday. 4. Oranges are allowed to be eaten at dinner time on Sunday and Tuesday. I ahve not made that clear so I've been avoiding eating them. 5. Big avocados are to be eaten 1.5, small ones - 250g 6. If I am to remember any additional changes I forgot to include I am allowed to write them up to Sunday midnight 7. When brazil nuts run out they are to be interchanged 1g per 1g with almonds 8. When olive oil or peanut butter run out, they do not need replacement currently. Regarding my weight: I haven't managed to weigh myself today. Visited two clinics, one told me the doc is too busy, and the other one didn't answer my call or doorbell 3 times, even though we spoke on the phone and she said she will be available. Well I guess 57.8g is enough of a buffer in regards to BMI, and I have not reduced so many calories, so even If I'm currently losing weight, I guess it's okay to wait a bit before the next measure...Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:15:37 +0000Entry 1.4 (Written on 2.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 437: No Useless Videos Day 1271: Sticking to Food schedule Day 122: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 13: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 6 German units that is an accomplishment, because I was feeling quite sleepy because of the heater and sorry for myself because of feeling cold in the feet, but too dry air to keep the heater running longer. 2. Afternoon workout 3. 1 Pomodoro 1 Thing I could do better - Get a pair of warm house shoes tomorrow Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... March 31-April 1 = 1 57 + 9 45 = 11h 42m (Trying to escape fast day plus the problem described in "Things I did well - 1." 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 85 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 (Fast day) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 55 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 33 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 445Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:04:12 +0000Day 182/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 100 days PornFree! 6/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 3/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 100/180 PornFree 114/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaWed, 01 Apr 2026 19:57:49 +0000Entry 31.3 (Written on 1.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 436: No Useless Videos Day 1270: Sticking to Food schedule Day 121: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 11: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 6 German units 2. Morning 75% run 3. Simulation of a listening text 1 Thing I could do better - Leave more time for dinner to eat slower and see if it affects the eczema symptoms outburst on the hands, because today the heater was already turned off for a long while, and still the symptoms came. So I shall keep experimenting, regarding what the cause is. Sleep documentation for the week March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if I count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. March 30-31 = 2 42 + 5 = 7h 42m although I'm not 100% sure about the first doze off, because it says check in the notebook but I'm not sure I see where I documented it... 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 84 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 (Opted for 5.5-ish pause to eat breakfast more calmly, which had to happen because I slept in for about 2 hrs again) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 55 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 32 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 444Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:56:19 +0000Entry 30.3 (Written on 1.4) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2732 (80th birthday) Day 435: No Useless Videos Day 1269: Sticking to Food schedule Day 120: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 10: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 8 German units 2. Afternoon workout 3. Pretty sure I got the two meals spread wide enough 1 Thing I could do better - I guess I should really consider getting Filz Shoes/Diffuser to cope with the dry air Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m March 25.3-26.3 = 5h 14m March 26.3-27.3 = 2 02 + 5 10 = 7h 12m March 27-28 = 6 16/6 31 I'm not sure bevause there are 15 minutes the documentation of which I am not sure about. Probably I was documenting dreams, but not 100% March 28-29 = 5h 39m~ Weeks average 143 +2760 =2903/7=414/60 = 6.91 60x0.91=54.6 so 6 Hrs 54 Minutes March 29-30 = 2 24 + 5 12 or 4 31 (depending if i count from the first alarm or from when I got out of bed) = overall 6h 55m lets say. 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 84 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 54 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 32 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 443Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:50:53 +0000Day 181/365 GameQuitters/StopGaming 5/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 2/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 99/180 PornFree 113/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaTue, 31 Mar 2026 20:03:13 +0000Two unhealthy things that kept me gaming were my competitiveness and emotional restraint. Unfortunately, they both fueled each other. Wherever I went, I always had a late start. Everyone was ahead. I started seeing everyone as an enemy who'd threaten or hurt me. After that, I sought to control my life. Vindicating myself in games was easier, so I started there. After all, if games were too difficult, then real life would be impossible. The problem was that I lacked emotional strength. I would panic, lose hope or tilt. I wrestled with my emotions during gaming, weaving between pleasure and pain. So I thought: What if I had safety margins? Focus on addressing tilts, set goals ahead of my maximum tolerance and assess myself while gaming. These helped me the most. Alongside this, my narrative started to change. I wasn't overcoming; I was standing alongside others. The genuine people I've met have made this a possibility. Ultimately, it led to being comfortable with the process and enjoying being in my own skin. And gaming was no longer necessary for emotional comfort.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:21:53 +0000Day 180/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming DAY 180 GameQuitters/StopGaming! Let's double it to 365 days! Struggling to get going with NoVidyaMedia, though. 4/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 98/180 PornFree 112/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaMon, 30 Mar 2026 20:16:17 +0000Hello, @sophsal That’s honestly an incredible transformation, and what stands out most is not just that you changed your habits—but that you reshaped how you relate to yourself. The part where you said even leaving your room felt mentally difficult really hits hard, because it shows how deep the struggle was. A lot of people underestimate how powerful that kind of mental barrier can be. The fact that you broke through it and built a healthier routine—physically and mentally—is huge. I also really respect your honesty about not quitting games completely. It shows maturity. Instead of going all-or-nothing, you found balance, and that’s actually much harder to achieve long-term. Anyone can quit for a while, but learning control and moderation is what really changes your life. Best Regard, Max MartinMon, 30 Mar 2026 05:41:31 +0000Will try to elaborate a bit in the following days, but very generally speaking: I do and I think it helps achieve a lot more clarity and definitiness of goals and achievements.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:15:54 +0000Entry 29.3 (Written on 30.3) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 434: No Useless Videos Day 1268: Sticking to Food schedule Day 119: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 9: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 2 German units..... 2. Long jog 3. Despite unplanned sleeping in, still managed to squeeze in two meals with a spacfe of 3h 45m 1 Thing I could do better - Get out of bed with the alarm clock, If I'd do that, I'd maintain the 6 hr in between meals period streak and possibly have a higher chance of not falling asleep in a premature way and thus possibly damaging my stomach because of an insufficient break between the meal and sleep Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m March 25.3-26.3 = 5h 14m March 26.3-27.3 = 2 02 + 5 10 = 7h 12m March 27-28 = 6 16/6 31 I'm not sure bevause there are 15 minutes the documentation of which I am not sure about. Probably I was documenting dreams, but not 100% March 28-29 = 5h 39m~ 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 83 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 53 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 32 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 442Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:13:13 +0000Day 179/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming ONE DAY LEFT FOR 180 DAYS GameQuitters/StopGaming!!! Had to reset SleepStreak, was starting to go to bed too late. There's definitely correlation between SleepStreak, DietStreak, and GymStreak. 3/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 1/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 97/180 PornFree 111/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaSun, 29 Mar 2026 20:59:50 +0000Hi! I just thought of a reason to quit tv too. Sorry. I'm feeling a bit lazy today - if this post doesn't hit the mark. I notice the need to watch tv now since I've quit gaming. It's been about 5 days, and I have quit for 8 months before. I recently spiraled for around 2 years gaming multiple times each day. TV pixels just remind me of it and I get addicted to shows so easily. I want something more than tv, so i wil be quitting for the time being and see how I can put my energy elsewhere! It's an effort I will make but also give myself grace if there is a big game on or something that peaks my interest. That would be cool too.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:20:23 +0000Day 178/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming I don't. Should I? 2/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 14/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 96/180 PornFree 110/365 NoAlcohol 1/90 NoVidyaMediaSat, 28 Mar 2026 22:04:17 +0000Week 11 Projects: Developing Projects: This week I struggled a bit with the design logic. I found a couple of gaps in the architecture and now I’m working on fixing them, this happened across both projects. It slowed things down, but it’s actually a good sign that I’m catching these issues early. Gym: Going well. I’ve resumed a consistent workout cadence.I’m taking bulking slowly this time as the goal is to build proper muscle mass, not just gain weight. Ideal ratio I’m aiming for is around 70/30: 70% muscle and 30% fat so roughly per 1kg gain: 700g muscle, 300g fat. I know the real effects only show after a few months, but I’m tracking progress monthly (every 1st day). Started from 70kg Summary of Week 11 Right now I’m fully locked into the projects. I even had to upgrade my Claude plan because I was constantly hitting limits so the work intesivity is tremendous... The journey is actually fun, but also way harder than it might look from the outside. I’m not a traditional programmer actually more like a “vibe programmer.” I don’t write the code myself, but that doesn’t mean building something like this is easy. It’s actually quite the opposite, I’m constantly dealing with gaps, architectural issues, and figuring things out as I go. At the same time, I do understand how proper systems should look (CI/CD, structure, etc) from working with engineers daily. Plus with AI and access to knowledge, I can learn what’s needed along the way. I think people underestimate this whole “vibe programming” space. Yeah, it can look risky, because you’re trusting someone who doesn’t code traditionally. But I see it differently: People like me always had ideas but lacked the technical skills to build them. Now AI allows us to delegate execution and focus on design, product thinking, and vision essentially acting as product owner, designer, and strategist at once. Even if none of this ends up monetizing and I’m completely wrong it’s still valuable experience. Also, one unexpected thing: I’ve been so engaged this week that I didn’t think about gaming at all. Only realized it now while writing this. Dumbscrolling free: 12 weeksSat, 28 Mar 2026 21:38:38 +0000Entry 28.3 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 433: No Useless Videos Day 1267: Sticking to Food schedule Day 118: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 8: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 7 German units. At least that :) 2. Afternoon workout 3. Completed pomodoro goal 1 Thing I could do better - Write to Goethe, asking if they have any options at all in between 10th April and 22nd May for an Exam Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m March 25.3-26.3 = 5h 14m March 26.3-27.3 = 2 02 + 5 10 = 7h 12m March 27-28 = 6 16/6 31 I'm not sure bevause there are 15 minutes the documentation of which I am not sure about. Probably I was documenting dreams, but not 100% 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 82 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 2 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 52 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 32 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 441Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:04:54 +0000Hi guys, Not a streak check-in but I'm wanting to try to swap the more unproductive tasks that I'm doing now and swap them out with more productive tasks. I'm going to take it slow, but one thing I sometimes do is still watch Twitch/Kick etc. streams/highlights when I'm bored, or watch video game videos, read news, etc. It was something I said I'd do in my intro post, but I haven't quite gotten around to it. So from today I'm going to do my best not to watch any gaming streams, videos, or read any news. I haven't been playing any games for 177 days, but sometimes I do still watch streams, watch videos, etc. when I'm bored. This new streak will be 'NoVidyaMedia', again not the same as the GameQuitters/StopGaming streak, as that's only for not playing video games, this new one is to basically shut out all gaming media as a whole. Might be difficult at first but it's one of the few things I'd like to completely quit. There are a few other streaks I'd like to work on, such as: NoStream (This is for streams not related to vidya, typically Kick has a lot of IRL streams, which I'd also like to stop watching as it does take time away from productive tasks) NoSurf (Meaning no random internet surfing) NoYouTube (Productive/motivational videos are allowed, but it has to be mindful, meaning I have to have meant to, and purposefully, watch the video. Not just randomly stumble onto YouTube and go on a binge, even though I should be working/studying/completing productive tasks) NoDiscord - I very rarely go on Discord anymore anyway, but it's something I'd like to completely stop doing. NoTikTok - Again something I very rarely go on to, but sometimes the constant scrolling can keep me locked out of real life for a good 30 minutes or so. The things I'd like to replace the above with more are: Working out more. Focusing on my diet more. Reading more on my Kindle app. Working. Studying. Socialising. Movies and TV shows in my downtime, rather than the streams, YouTube videos, etc. (Movies and TV shows are much slower burners, they don't give out as much dopamine as video games, not as addictive, etc.) These streaks I won't implement just yet, I'll take it slow and start with 'NoVidyaMedia' streak, and add them once I feel more comfortable with the current streak I'm on.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:26:17 +0000Do you keep a food diary/food logs? Do you measure your food somehow? On a weightscale/number of pieces/etc.?Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:03:05 +0000Entry 27.3 written on 28.3 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 432: No Useless Videos Day 1266: Sticking to Food schedule Day 117: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 7: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 12 German units 2. Reducing almost all water contents from dinner to make olive oil more bearable, including a tomato, a cucumber and the water from the peas 3. Masturbated 1 Thing I could do better - The eczema outburst is damn wild after olive oil. I MUST reduce it to a maximum of 15g if at all consume it. Probably what I'll do is set a 15g limit for the next two weeks and analyze how it goes, while continueing to have no water contents at the same day. Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m March 25.3-26.3 = 5h 14m March 26.3-27.3 = 2 02 + 5 10 = 7h 12m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 81 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 1 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 52 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 31 (Despite eating olive oil. I guess I'm proud... I didn't have such a strong inclination to drop to sleep. Which is probably a result of the water contents change I described in the 2nd thing I did well for the day. Allthough I guess it's not JUST the water per se, but the fact that it's less volume too Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 440 Note: Despite the '"non-falling asleep" effect, which was very positive, I felt chest and side pain after the food which is probably a result of the very high ft contents without a lot of water (87g almonds,32g coconut oil, 30g olive oil, on top of 120g~ of dates) I must keep observing the next weeks if the effect repeats itself and adjust accordinglySat, 28 Mar 2026 06:01:33 +0000Day 177/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming Thanks! I just wasn't watching my diet correctly and then I tend to sometimes spiral and keep eating bad food. 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 13/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 95/180 PornFree 109/365 NoAlcoholFri, 27 Mar 2026 20:40:45 +0000I plan to detox but and not play video games for a solid 90 days. I might even go longer! I'll track my progress here. It's tough because I pre-ordered a game called the rogue prince of persia on ps5 that comes out on April 10th. I might pick it up and grab it but probably won't play. I'm honestly a little concerned because I love zelda and any opportunity to play on a console sounds fun. My thing was league. I recongize I just play games to feel better and pass the time, but I don't want to live that way anymore. I'm really looking forward to imrpove. I even signed up to get my real estate license and I'm about 6 hours into the course (about 5 percent of the way through. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do, and I'm grateful for this platform. My name is Nick. Singing together. Thanks.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:39:53 +0000Congrats on a new PB. What happened there?Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:53:58 +0000Entry 26.3 written on 27.3 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 431: No Useless Videos Day 1265: Sticking to Food schedule Day 116: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 6: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 8 German units 2. some 41 hrs fast 3. Started writing a new definite chief aim 1 Thing I could do better - Keeping awake up to 22 00 despite the dryness Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m March 25.3-26.3 = 5h 14m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 80 (To be honest I still do not preciselz combine the meals, I have omitted a day's meal part, and I spread the remainders on next days, so that it's not exactl the day's meals being mixed, but the reserves ;) But the result is the same of course... 2 meals + a drink of chloella and Flux seeds) 6 hrs in between meals at least. Day 0 Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 52 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 30 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 439Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:52:51 +0000Day 176/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 12/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 94/180 PornFree 108/365 NoAlcoholThu, 26 Mar 2026 20:19:53 +0000Just think what will happen if you had relapsed... You'll experience short term gratification, and then very quickly feel you're taking time away from your long term goals and emptiness, which will eventually bring you to quitting with more willpower needed, or continuous regret at a worse case scenario... Just do this exercise: Where will you be if you spend 4 hours gaming every day for a year, vs. investing the same 4 hours in other activities? A bunch of gaming articles, vs. closer to fulfilling your earthly potential (Possibly the year you necessarily need to eventually achieve your life goals, the year that will be missing at the finish line) How would you feel laying on that deathbed, a few steps away from writing that book, inventing that light-bulb, bringing that invention to an end, but not having achieved it, and knowing that it was possibly because of these short term distractions? Just this one year... One month, half year...Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:18:09 +0000Entry 25.3 Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 430: No Useless Videos Day 1264: Sticking to Food schedule Day 115: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 5: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. Washing my bedsheets after unexpectedly peeing myself at night. 2. Afternoon workout 3. Pulling the trigger on the exchange. Although I didn't do the transfer yet, I clicked on it on the Wise account, which now will mean possible increases in rates in the future if I back down. Which is something I wouldn't want 1 Thing I could do better - Use more of the tandem time towards progress on the Vocabulary table, rather than chitchat. Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m March 24.3-25.3 2 14 7 21 = 9h 35m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 79 (Probably need to add a new minimum 6 hr space if I consume 2 meals - consider adding that during tomorrows entry) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 51 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 30 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 438Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:11:40 +0000Day 175/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 11/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 93/180 PornFree 107/365 NoAlcoholWed, 25 Mar 2026 20:11:46 +0000Yeah to be fully on the same page. I did not relapse. I jsut has huge gaming thoughts one day. Still feeling not myself without gaming, is all I am sayingWed, 25 Mar 2026 18:42:01 +0000You're most welcome, it also helps me shape my thoughts with myself, not just you :) Anyway it's most definitely not too late to get back at the horse. The poisons in your mind are still not that wide spread cut it out today, despite the million excuses you have in your brain that say, oh but I just want to finish this 1 mission, which I already started in the game... No. Cut it right in the middle and get back to the detox. This way it will get out of your brain the fastest. The longer you go, the harder your brain is to clean up from the poisons (toxic thoughts) afterwards. Ditch everything, the in-game currency you earned, and uninstall the game. That is what helped me last time I got relapsed. I also set blocks on all the websites I visited during the relapse. As I'm writing these lines, the app I was using - uBlock origin, is prohibited on Chrome store, so I found Stayfocusd(PLEASE READ P.P.S. before downloading). Apparently it is working now(PLEASE READ P.P.S. before downloading). It is funny how it works, but when you're at a down time this simple block can help you turn back into the "reasonable area". In any case here's the bottom line: Ditch the game now, in the middle of progress! There will always be a reason why to wait one more day, one more level, one more challenge, one more holiday. At a certain point it will have to be "today, right now" and the sooner you do it despite the excuses, the easier it will be to overcome the demon and clean-up your mind from poisons. P.S. Thank you very much for being honest and open by sharing your current stumble, so that I may at the very least share my couple of cents of experience and opinion with you. Best wishes, and cheers to your potential. P.S. Everything I write here is a result of my experiences and my opinion, I do not of course own the "absolute truth" and do not claim to be always right. Always feel free to disagree with anything I write. I might discover something new for myself of course and change my opinion. That said, I do attempt to write to the best of my knowledge at the moment. P.P.S. Because I'm extra paranoid and I don't like to give apps permissions like "read and access all website data" I found a way to block websites in windows intrinsically, without downloading any extra apps. You can do it through your hosts file. Here's a link to my chat with ChatGPT which explains how to do itWed, 25 Mar 2026 08:52:29 +0000Entry 24.3 (Written on 25.3) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 429: No Useless Videos Day 1263: Sticking to Food schedule Day 114: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 4: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 9 German units 2. Morning jog 3. Changing my whatsapp number 1 Thing I could do better - Exchange money Sleep documentation for the week Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) March 23-24.3 1 08 + 2 04 + 4 10 = 7h 22m 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 78 (Probably need to add a new minimum 6 hr space if I consume 2 meals) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 51 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 29 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 437Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:21:02 +0000Day 174/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming Had to reset the diet streak! 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 1/90 DietStreak (PB: 17 days) 10/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 92/180 PornFree 106/365 NoAlcoholTue, 24 Mar 2026 20:10:19 +0000I'll start by asking: Is there anything you find wrong in your relationship with your parents? What does enabling look like for you? When I first entered the workforce, my parents helped me support myself by registering me in a job recruitment agency. In fact, my case manager asked me today about an updated resume for job opportunities. I'll admit my sleep hasn't been great either. I've been having a few social commitments that stretch into the early morning. I'm definitely trying to look for balance.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:28:25 +0000Entry 23.3 (Written on 24.3) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2733 (80th birthday) Day 428: No Useless Videos Day 1262: Sticking to Food schedule Day 113: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 3: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 7 German units 2. Afternoon workout 3. Eating just the regular amount of dates without additions from previous days 1 Thing I could do better - Omit one tomato at breakfast, so that I may use it on Thursday at dinner and see if it affects sleepiness. Sleep documentation for the week Average of the previous week 7.17 hrs meaning 7hrs and some 10 minutes Sleep March 22-23.3 1 25 + 5 40~ 7hrs 05m ~ (I also kept snoozing for about 24 minutes, but I'm not sure I got any sleep during the time period, so I didn't count that) 3 hrs 45 minutes in between meals at least. Day 78 (Probably need to add a new minimum 6 hr space if I consume 2 meals) Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 50 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 29 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 436Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:55:44 +0000Day 173/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 17/90 DietStreak (PB: 12 days) 9/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 91/180 PornFree 105/365 NoAlcoholMon, 23 Mar 2026 21:36:09 +0000Entry 22.3 (Written on 23.3) Weeks until average life expectancy: 2734 (80th birthday) Day 427: No Useless Videos Day 1261: Sticking to Food schedule Day 112: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 2: Being in bed before 23:15 - 1 minute late again because I let myself keep flossing 3 Things I did well, no matter how small 1. 7 German units 2. Afternoon workout 3. plowing through the refrigerator items of previous apartment mates 1 Thing I could do better - Try to keep the heater on more sparingly to avoid extra dryness of skin and eyes Sleep documentation for the week 15-16 March - 7h 27m 16-17 March - 4h 11m~ 17-18 March - 9h 22m~ 18-19 March - 6h 11m~ 19-20 March - 5h 54m~ 20-21 March - 2 02 + 4 58 =7h 21-22 March - 3 38 5 32=9h 10m 3 Separate meals and 3 hrs 45 minutes in between at least. Day 77 - I decided to try and reduce the meals back to two but with a wider pause I guess it shuould now be at least 5 hours Fell asleep earlier than scheduled - 49 Going to sleep in 1 bulk without falling asleep premmaturely in an unplanned manner - 29 Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 435 P.S. The reason I decided to change the definition of the "3 Separate meals" streak, is because I desperately want to use my time optimally and I see that I keep on falling asleep earlier than scheduled. So I must keep doing some changes. Time doesn't go back and I really really want to be more productive than 4-7 German units a day when not working for money... + Avoid falling asllep on full stomach and possibly cause GERD + avoid overloading stomach to begin with, thus possibly causing Eczema and overloading it in general, possibly incresing the risk of several cancers. Not to speak of the fact that I'm just waking up in the middle of the night and activities that may take half an hour take 2 hours (I mean I decided to avoid that by not continuing the evening routine if I wake up in the night, but It would probably be better not to skip evening routine because of prematuraly falling asleep to begin with) Just a thought blob thrown on paper. I know it's not extra readable, but I just want to have some sort of documentation of my train of thought. If you've reached it until here dear reader, hats off in front of you :)Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:22:18 +0000Day 172/180 GameQuitters/StopGaming Sorry everyone for missing yesterday's check-in. 90 DAYS PORNFREE!!! @Yan I'm at the top! 😁 Feels nice not to constantly be seeking that dopamine when I'm bored, similar to stopping video games. I'm getting much more work done and productive tasks, socialising etc. Sure I've come across it here and there but similar to meditation, you allow the feeling to simply pass. It doesn't have such a strangehold on me anymore. I'll continue with it to 180 days! 1/90 GymStreak (PB: 22 days) 16/90 DietStreak (PB: 12 days) 8/90 SleepStreak (PB: 49 days) 90/90 PornFree 104/365 NoAlcoholSun, 22 Mar 2026 22:39:40 +0000So today I decided to quit gaming! I am now 50 years old, i have been gaming since I was about 8 years old. One of the reasons is cost. One game costs at least £60! It is time to stop!Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:35:31 +0000Week 10 Projects: Developing Projects: Claude Pro MAx helps to progress with code changes massively. Gym: Alas, some bug got me, was off in a gym for whole week Summary of Week 10 So as long as last week was fine, this time cravings returned. I felt empty at some point, was seeking some distraction from projects and gym, and the first thing I was thinking was gaming. Some bad emotions appeared then. Also was staying at home sick... couldn't go outside much because of a viral throat infection I had. What helps to relax now is cosmic ambient music (no vocals). Anyway, today hit the gym and light training as still not feeling at full speed. Thanks @Yan , I really appreciate it, especially that we never met and I feel huge support from you. This is encouraging to be more focused and persistent with my commitments. I still didn't have time to properly analyse your messages from a few weeks back, sorry about that. My first quitting gaming ended with 8 weeks. My second ended with 47 weeks. Now I hit 10. I hope I will beat 47 that's the goal.. and then... I think just keep not gaming. Dumbscrolling free: 11 weeksSun, 22 Mar 2026 12:03:41 +0000