Doing a detox for the next two weeks. I got my rules sorted out: No youtube, no video games, no twitch, no reddit, no facebook, and a couple of other things. I'll write here every evening for the purpose of accountability.

Day 1/14
Today has gone pretty well. It was a bit tough forcing myself to wake up "early", but I need to fix my sleep schedule for various reasons, and I have no good case for postponing it. I still haven't figured out how to consistently get up early when I have no mandatory activities scheduled. Maybe I'll find an accountability buddy and make a pact. Like, I need to send a message or image before a certain time in the morning, and if I don't there'll be some consequence, like I need to transfer a pretty sum of money or something. If there's no consequence I can't be consistent, at least not initially.

I did various smaller but urgent tasks today. Also cleared my inbox (mostly). Did Advent of Code. Went for groceries. Worked out. Ate lasagna. Tomorrow I'll spend some time working on my thesis.

Day 2/14
Fine day today. Again I spent some time on various smaller but necessary tasks. Woke up earlier than yesterday and was pretty tired, but throughout the day my energy levels were actually quite fine. I worked on my thesis for a couple of hours. Washed clothes. Did AoC. Made pasta salad. Watched a documentary. Studied a bit of music. Tomorrow I'll wake up even earlier, and I hope to spend four hours on my thesis. Looking forward to the weekend.

Day 3/14
I allowed myself to wake up at the same time as yesterday since I had a hard time falling asleep. I guess it just takes a while for the body to get used to waking up earlier. Other than that, I played piano, worked on my thesis for around three hours, went to the library, did a little grocery shopping. Quite a boring day honestly. Don't know what to do right now. Maybe I'll watch a movie or smth.

On 12/4/2025 at 2:24 AM, Endeavors said:

Doing a detox for the next two weeks. I got my rules sorted out: No youtube, no video games, no twitch, no reddit, no facebook, and a couple of other things. I'll write here every evening for the purpose of accountability.

Day 1/14
Today has gone pretty well in slope. It was a bit tough forcing myself to wake up "early", but I need to fix my sleep schedule for various reasons, and I have no good case for postponing it. I still haven't figured out how to consistently get up early when I have no mandatory activities scheduled. Maybe I'll find an accountability buddy and make a pact. Like, I need to send a message or image before a certain time in the morning, and if I don't there'll be some consequence, like I need to transfer a pretty sum of money or something. If there's no consequence I can't be consistent, at least not initially.

I did various smaller but urgent tasks today. Also cleared my inbox (mostly). Did Advent of Code. Went for groceries. Worked out. Ate lasagna. Tomorrow I'll spend some time working on my thesis.

This looks like solid progress so far, especially keeping the routine consistent despite sleep issues. An accountability buddy with a clear check in time could help, even without money penalties at first.

Edited December 18, 2025Dec 18 by Ralph19