Some people I know have needed repetition to learn: writing, speaking, acting. I think that can create a kind of strain on the 'genuine'. In high school, I again learned that even middle-level maths was satisfying because it, unlike strong, verbal reasoning, could be worked with abstractly. I did my best cardio (though before getting a gym membership) when I was thinking of math homework and catchy music. Another forum member here, who I hope just happens to stumble upon this (😛) recommended a book whose writer said he liked to 'start taking souls' - passing by other joggers/swimmers/reasoned arguments with 'better' effort. Well, if it keeps you going, and doesn't do direct harm to others..  All forms of social media/entertaining videos are tough for me to talk about as a whole - I actually started to depend so much on my problem game that I mostly stopped bothering with them, in favour of 'real time' play. I reasoned that it was good for focus/concentration.  One phrase I sometimes hear when putting something down is 'I'm not in love with' X/Y/Z as a habit/etc. What wouldn't you say that about?

After 1 day and night off: How can something like a game be deleted and re-downloaded, bought and sold, at a whim of either wanting to be better, or suddenly not caring if we do get better? It's because so many of us have done those exact things, that it can't be that important. That, I argue is an unhealthy relationship. Strategy, planning, thinking, etc are benefits up until the player is truly sucked in to the rewards and rhythm (or whatever) of it all. That's a very short while, I'm saying.  -> I slept enough (and well, mostly), but I actually lay through a vicious internal debate, which went, 'Just play/No way, that sucks!' I don't know if it is healthy or progress to have given voice to what could only be called 'my addiction'. I won't likely celebrate yet another argument that I have to settle for most of each week, but at least it's conscious.  _______ I am fairly certain that yesterday I was officially allowed into a course of study. The stakes could be said to be 'low', but I think I'll know when I see the material and due dates. Happy weekend guys. ~ Matt

Since I'm off social media, I essentially need to train my brain to accept and want challenges / adversity / long term dopamine again. With video games, social media, or tv, after a while we crave that instant gratification and forget what it's like to have long term gratification. We think it's disgusting because it requires us to put in effort. Something I realized is I couldn't answer a question of why I'm not using social media anymore. I can list the downsides of it sure, but the downsides are just facts. What do I want to achieve in my life that social media would prohibit? Why do I want to sacrifice social media? These are the questions I feel I need to answer. To give me a solid ground to base my choices around. And to remind me why I quit in the first place.   Once I figure that out I can start crafting a schedule to make progress to my life goals one step at a time.

1 Day at a time. I've actually had over 800 days before that, just saying 🙂 Thanks for the pat on the back, appreciate it! I currently use DW learn German to learn German, but I finished 2 trees in Duolingo - German to Spanish and Spanish to German, also I've learned quite a bit in Memrise and listened to songs with subtitles, and well a lot of stuff. I've been learning for 7 years or so. Are you interested in learning German? 

Entry 23.5 Day 128: No Useless Videos Day 960: Sticking to Food schedule Day 563: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 111: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well, no matter how small  -8 Concentrated work units -Afternoon workout [ legs, chest, stairs ] -Effectively washed clothes in the morning (Done everything fast and earned extra time to do it) 1 Thing I could do better -Write a planned time for each part of the food preparation process, so that I'd have a measuring stick to overcome and maybe so I'll be more effective. Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 129