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Entry 3.4 Day 78: No Useless Videos Day 910: Sticking to Food schedule Day 513: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 61: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well no matter how small  -4 pomodoros at the very least once more =/ -Completing pomodoro output goal just barely -40-ish hour fast 1 Thing I could do better -Call more driving schools to compare prices Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 78

Day 86: same update! half of the work was done on monday and tuesday, the other half is being done tomorrow. so every night has just been busy moving things around to prep for all of it. no time to think about games but I don't think I would be thinking about them anyways. new book: red rising. great so far. 4 more days until 90 day detox is complete

Welcome back to the forum! I agree with Yan. There's plenty of games that scratch the same itches that DOTA does. I remember when I quit Super Smash Bros and I ended up falling in the same trap with Rocket League. Lots of online competitive games that end up being massive time sinks and destroy your focus. So that's the main thing to watch for during your detox - something else taking the place of dota.

Gratitude: ~ The weather was kind and easily appreciated ~ I got out to the park for half of an old standard workout from mid 2023. I even thought about trying to improve that basic strength again daily.  ~ I also went to see whether I might need my wisdom teeth/tooth taken out, and that was a challenging (yet neutral-ish) solo adventure ~ Three dated movies this week to collect thoughts - Hancock, Toy Story and Hannibal: Red Dragon. Also resumed the third season of Stranger Things to watch its finale. Kind of underwhelming, but all of them in a way challenging to watch. An old gaming buddy once told me he'd slowly dialled back on the fast-paced-ness/constantly changing scenes in newer movies to restore his attention span, or something. That'll probably stick with me while I wonder further about necessary screen time.  I did actually watch all of the above while clicking through an RPG activity though. I wouldn't have watched any with complete attentiveness - my thinking went something like, 'since these last few levels mostly take place like schematics, I might as well..'.  I've maybe talked about this before, but a major if not the main pleasure in my life is losing myself in creation of things - imagination while reading/listening, or cleaning/organising things. Also like I said, the duties eventually run out. Unless I was caught up in myself, gaming was always an extra. What I don't want is to feel like I wasted time. Feelings are subjective, whereas I know that technically, I could teach myself full anatomy with built-up focus and drive. That part of me is the kind of person that just pushes through crowds and stuff though. I have had the benefit of seeing how the successes of extended family members presents in their personalities, and the drawn-out tension is not much appealing to me. Maybe any electronic play is simultaneously stressful and rewarding, so I might as well try for similar successes. I know that's why I've stuck with it for so long - micro-rules, like timing of animations - reliable. That's all for now. ~ Wheat

Entry 2.4 Day 77: No Useless Videos Day 909: Sticking to Food schedule Day 512: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 60: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well no matter how small  -4 pomodoros at the very least -Setting very achievable pomodoro goal -Afternoon workout back shoulders stairs 1 Thing I could do better -having planned the time I'll need to transition after the mastermind meeting so that I don't go to bed later than planned Gaming (Death, Slavery, Regret, Disease) - 5 Yan (Life, Individuality, Freedom, Purpose, Self-Fulfillment) - 77