June 24, 20169 yr I bet what you need is to just find some time each week to just do something for fun without any other attachment. For me, this is surfing.I agree. And for me it's writing and drawing.Can you post some of your drawings in your journal?Whoa, it seems like a challenge. Most of my drawings are characters from South Park and other cartoons with similar level of art. I'll post them when I'll get some time to scan them.Thanks for suggestion, and also love your gratitude list!Greetings, Mad Pharmacist
June 25, 20169 yr Author Hello!The midsummer went great. Today I've been gathering strength, reading and meeting my friends. A cool day altogether. The best moment of today was playing a quiz game in a pub.I finished The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. It was a great book – definitely among my favourites. The concept is simple enough and the amount of content is amazing.Today I'm grateful for:Pentatonix – Daft PunkMeeting my friendsWarm nightsHelmi radioThe knowledge that nearly all knowledge is subjective
June 26, 20169 yr We often forget, how important is to relax in our lives. It's great that you didn't forget about it
June 26, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a good day! In the morning I studied and learned about handling money. After that I went out with my friends and did an evening shift in work. It was very busy a day at work. For some reason two orders got mixed and that lead to a mess. Anyways we got the problem handled and everything turned out good in the end. The best moment of today was swimming and kicking football with my friends.I feel like I'm getting a bit stressed out from our family time. Recently my father has been very busy which has lead to stress and I feel like the teamwork is not working. It's my family, so I'll try to bring as much support to the table as I can. Sometimes things like this are hard to deal with and just require time. I feel like I still don't want to spend too much time home to avoid excess frustration.We often forget, how important is to relax in our lives. It's great that you didn't forget about it I do that very often as well. This summer break has freed so much time that there is finally enough time to focus on taking it easier. I'll be super grateful if I still remember to chill out when the matriculation exams kick in.Today I'm grateful for:A surprisePuppet palsCooking good foodWorking equals exercising, Awesome!ABBA radio on spotify
June 27, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today marks 365 days since I last played games! It's my game quitter-birthday! This is a benchmark that strongly supports the idea that my gaming addiction is starting to be overcame. I'll write my thoughts about this in a different post.Today has been kind of a lackluster day. I've for example spent two and a half hours on youtube. It's a time I could've spent much better. I trained BJJ after a two week break and it felt quite hard. Despite the hardships it was still fun to train once again. The best moment of today was getting a nice collar choke.I'm currently experimenting with NoFap. The way I'm doing it is that I'm starting from a cycle of a week and shortening the time by a day every time. Once I start to feel a negative influence I can start to draw conclusions and increase the time between. I'm doing this because I'm still unsure about NF's effects even after going for a 100-day streak in the spring. I personally dislike the reddit site since it's a bit overboard for me.I feel that my experimentation with NF might lead me to some miscorrelations. I'll have to try to keep myself focused on being objective. As long as the goal is to improve myself I feel like there is no need to be afraid. In the end I will still learn from the experience. This is one reason why this forum is irreplaceable for me. It helps me keep going the right way. Today I'm grateful for:MuseIf you want to change, self-compassion > being too hard on yourselfMy momThe fresh air after rainIbuprofen
June 28, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a good day! In the morning we created a daily schedule for a camp which was hard but we made it through. After that I studied, read, trained and hung out with friends. The best moment of today was driving along the Finnish countryside with my friend.Just a thought that I caught. I feel like that when on NF I have more drive to do things. It's nice to have more burn inside you. This is still highly speculative – feelings and thoughts come and go and it might be just a random feeling. Today was generally way more productive than yesterday. I spent nearly no time on youtube etc. It's not necessarily how I'm feeling about it but what I actually do. YupIt was pleasant to notice that the sprints and cycling I've been doing have improved my aerobic capacity. I get way less out of breath when sparring in BJJ. Congrats!And now I shall introduce my 1 year anniversary gif.Oh yes! I've been waiting for this!Today I'm grateful for:Aerosmith and ScorpionsTomatoesBathing in sauna with my friendsDriver's licenceI have time to go to the gym tomorrow morning!Good night everyone!
June 29, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a cool day! I pretty much hung out with my friends the whole day. We swam played volleyball and football. The best moment of the day was playing with my friends.I got a new haircut today and I like it! It's great to have a barber who knows what he/she can do with your hair.Today I'm grateful for:Perfect avocadosThere are few mosquitoes in the cityA good napFun time with friendsA good meditation session
June 30, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a work-filled day. First I did some work at my congregation and then as a bike courier. My shift was the busiest possibly since Foodora started here in Tampere, so I had some good exercise that way. The best moment of the day was the feeling of gratefulness that randomly appeared when I was waiting for an order. I'm blessed to have things in my life that I can't put a price tag on.Today I'm grateful for:A job at FoodoraBeing healthyHaving great friendsCam's new video was greatHaving food to restore all those burnt calories
June 30, 20169 yr Awesome! Keep the gratitude flowing! Recently I've noticed gratitude has been coming easier to me. It is totally a skill, a mental muscle. It's taken 6~ months of gradually developing it but it gets easier and easier.
July 1, 20169 yr The best moment of the day was the feeling of gratefulness that randomly appeared when I was waiting for an order. I'm blessed to have things in my life that I can't put a price tag on.This feeling of gratefulness is available to you in any moment. You can access it. You can BE it.
July 1, 20169 yr Hey!Work-filled day is a day that you can seriously appreciate. Because thanks to that you can appreciate more your relaxation day. Even if it happens once a week to relax more!Greetings, The Pharmacist
July 1, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a rather similar day except my work was luckily a bit more laid-back. The best moment of today was eating chocolate fondue with my friends. My stomach hurts from the amount of chocolate. I continue reading Ramit's book and it's kind of hard to understand since not all the concepts that apply to people in the States apply to us Finns. There are very clear lines though. Get an account to store money to do mundane expenses, another account for saving for a mid-range goals – for example a trip abroad – and a third investment account to invest and save for your retirement. This is reasonable and easy to understand.It would be great to make a trip to Estonia with my friends since it's so close and a cheap of a country. Let's look more into it tomorrow!General feeling about life is good. I feel like I've taken things more laid back recently. Not really sure whether that's a good or a bad thing. I have the tendency to combining NoFap with more parts of my life than necessary now that I'm experimenting with it. Less sexual tension -> more laid back? Don't really think that's the case at the moment. Or at least it's not as significant of a factor. Well you never know.Hey!Work-filled day is a day that you can seriously appreciate. Because thanks to that you can appreciate more your relaxation day. Even if it happens once a week to relax more!Greetings, The PharmacistYeah, work filled spring makes me appreciate this summer break even more Today I'm grateful for:A good deodorantBlue Öyster CultMeeting a new guy at the workBananasBumblebees
July 1, 20169 yr Well done dude. I definitely need to start being grateful for my life and everything in it. What a great idea writing them down like this!!
July 3, 20169 yr Author Hello!I spent yesterday working and celebrating my friends' birthday. Today I participated in a confirmation ceremony, worked and hung out with friends. The best moment of today was planning a trip with my friends.I think I need a day to recover from all this physical activity. Even though my body is handling it very well it would probably still be wise to do some proactive prevention.As previously mentioned we are planning a trip to Estonia. It's going to be a short and cheap trip, but still going abroad with friends is awesome. We are moving between Tallinn and Pärnu, so if there are any Estonian Gamequitters hit me up with a message and let's meet! I notice the work I'm doing at Foodora is buffing my "feel-good"-meter quite rapidly. This translates to me allowing myself to leave some things half-done. Still the job is one of the best things that has happened this summer. I just need to be aware of my actions – reflect my feelings about where those actions are taking me to. Well done dude. I definitely need to start being grateful for my life and everything in it. What a great idea writing them down like this!!I like it too! There are so many things to be grateful for in this life, trying to remember even a dribble of it. I originally copied this habit from Cam's Respawn.Today I'm grateful for:Foo FightersMaking mistakes is normalFriends being receptive to the idea to travelAn upcoming renovationTomorrow is free
July 3, 20169 yr haha i like that making mistakes is normally, couldn't agree more. Its funny i can sometimes hear me telling myself that .
July 4, 20169 yr Estonia is country #54 represented in our community so there is at least one member from there! Maybe try posting in the meetups and you could try Reddit too.
July 4, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a weird day. My energy was up and down. I made progress regarding managing my money. I found the right kind of saving form for me which is good. I also played around with the sums and interests a bit. I moved furniture out of my room since it seems that we are going to open the wall in order to see that everything is in it's right place. The best moment of today was watching Strength Camp's videos. Elliott is a very inspirational guy with smart ideas. I feel like I'm a bit distracted from my goals currently. I'm making progress by experimenting with NoFap, studying Swedish, working and maintaining my basic routines. I just feel bad – might be that it's not necessarily connected to anything special. I believe that a more active style of life could improve my energy. Phew, I'm feeling that there are so many directions and things to go for at the moment that it's making me distracted.Today I'm grateful for:Swedish musicCredit UnionsMangosJumping on a trampoline with my sisterSmoked salmon
July 5, 20169 yr Hi SpiNips, it is great reading your journal again. I applaud the consistency at which you write your posts, it is something I need to personally work on. I just feel bad – might be that it's not necessarily connected to anything special. I believe that a more active style of life could improve my energy. Phew, I'm feeling that there are so many directions and things to go for at the moment that it's making me distracted.Perhaps try and just feel the 'bad' feeling, and you might be able to determine the thing(s) it is derived from.I certainly find an active lifestyle helps me to improve my energy, so it could well work for you too. What exercise/outdoor activities do you do regularly? Perhaps you could work on making those more consistent or building it into something more energizing/physically demanding.If there are a lot of directions in life you want to go right now, and you know you can't do them all without causing great amounts of stress or other obstacles, I'd recommend you prioritze: 1. what's best for you, and 2. compatibility within your day/life. That way you can properly focus on where you want to go the most, and not worry about the opportunity cost. I could be all wrong here as I'm basing this off very few details, but I hope my advice helps
July 5, 20169 yr Author Hello!I took a walk and had this thought that my experiment with NF kind of resembles the story of King Oedipus. The Oracle's prophecy is kind of like my preconception about the effect of this experiment. The conception is just so strong that it fulfills itself through placebo. Sophocles' thoughts from Ancient Greek all the way to today's Finland. I watched a load of Strength Camp's videos regarding sexuality and sexual energy. The answer I got from Elliot is that there is no one solution for all. I'm quite satisfied with that answer. Everybody has the responsibility to figure it out for her/himself.I'm going to stick to my plan since I feel that going forward with it is the best way to actually figure the answer for myself. If I would stop it now the progress I'd made wouldn't really be that significant. I'm working with my plan 'till the end.Hi SpiNips, it is great reading your journal again. I applaud the consistency at which you write your posts, it is something I need to personally work on. I just feel bad – might be that it's not necessarily connected to anything special. I believe that a more active style of life could improve my energy. Phew, I'm feeling that there are so many directions and things to go for at the moment that it's making me distracted.Perhaps try and just feel the 'bad' feeling, and you might be able to determine the thing(s) it is derived from.I certainly find an active lifestyle helps me to improve my energy, so it could well work for you too. What exercise/outdoor activities do you do regularly? Perhaps you could work on making those more consistent or building it into something more energizing/physically demanding.If there are a lot of directions in life you want to go right now, and you know you can't do them all without causing great amounts of stress or other obstacles, I'd recommend you prioritze: 1. what's best for you, and 2. compatibility within your day/life. That way you can properly focus on where you want to go the most, and not worry about the opportunity cost. I could be all wrong here as I'm basing this off very few details, but I hope my advice helps Feeling the feeling is a good advice. I feel like this feeling is derived from my level of activity and partly from the anxiety that this NF experiment brings with it.I'm currently working as a bike courier. I get about 20+km every workday from my job. I'm also doing BJJ and if I have time I'll do some gym and jogging. Sports are really important for me but you are right, I need to do some prioritizing with them. To be honest at the moment I feel like I have to keep working through this anxiety by trying my best – being active and keeping the basics in check. The feeling might last for a while but in the end I'll make it through wiser. Thank you for your comment Alex! Your advise and support was plenty useful! The best moment today was playing a game of Chess against my father. I had the upper edge in material, but that son of a gun played so quickly that I had no time to mate him.Today I'm grateful for:Layla, Learn to FlyFree Bird soloA late evening walk in the windy weatherThe first month in my work had gone without a problemPork FIllet
July 6, 20169 yr Author Hello!Today was a good day! I went to the gym in the morning which gave my day a boost. Then I proceeded to take care of some minor errands, read and study. The evening was spent watching football with friends. We had a really great time! I might mention NF in many of my posts. I know that there are varying attitudes towards it, but it's very topical. I feel that my vitality is at it's normal levels. Maybe thanks to gym, maybe thanks to the break. I feel like I'm going to get a better answer to the actual effect later on. I'll try to make a bigger post on a correct forum once I'm ready with this experiment.One day when we meet, we shall play a game of chess!and you shall lose!Hockey, I give to you but chess Come at me bro! Today I'm grateful for:Trying out a new chicken recipe and it tasted good!Abba radio, ABBA, Bee Gees, Elton John – Love it!Proximity with my friendTrying out a new way to cycle by placing the ball of your feet in the middle of the paddleHaving time to read other journals
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