2023-02-19T15:00:00Z
Things I did:
- 1 loop of each audio
- Deep cleaned my apartment with the exception of the toilet area
- Read Atomic Habits as suggested by @Beowulf
Observations/Thoughts:
I felt absolutely nothing after listening to the audio files. Not sure what I was expecting to be honest. I then went to do chores, posted on here and saw everyone’s feedback.
I spent the rest of the day reading Atomic Habits. James Clear is a good writer so it was easy to read and full of useful information! Not just “the habit stacking book” like I thought it was. There are a few chapters in particular I’m going to start with and apply, namely managing my environment(s), identifying and making bad habits impossible or high-friction, and figuring out where I can create a stacked-deck for myself in life. I’ve never been one for joining email lists and all the marketing stuff these guys pull but I’m going to join his free email course and implement a new habit.
I know exactly where I’m going to start with my home environment. I want to clear my mind and just go full nuclear reset to really identify my problem areas and open up space in my life to see what I really have and don’t have time for in my daily routine. For the next month starting when I go in tomorrow, I’m going to keep my laptop at work. I’m taking the web browser off my phone and using a ksafe at night and during the day when I’m here with “nothing to do”. I use anki heavily for Japanese, and I need a bigger screen for some of the work I have coming up. But for the next two or maybe three weeks I can definitely get away with just my phone for what I need to do. I’ll figure the rest out later.
So with this, I can focus my willpower on managing only the phone and gtfo the internet.
I also got some inspiration from his idea about distilling something down to a 2:00 habit and got a new perspective on an idea for the current work project that is dead simple to execute but could be powerful over time. I originally thought it would be a PITA but I don’t think it necessarily has to be now.
@Beowulf thank you very much for your suggestion.
Anyway, as the day progressed I found myself feeling a little bit more like “me” again and I felt some of my old mentality coming back to me. It’s hard to describe, but I realized I had completely forgotten what I used to be about – especially concerning girls. Part of it really is because of this place, but I think I completely lost myself. On reflection, although it was an overall frustrating experience, the three different times I tried dating apps here I did get three different girls to meet up. Maybe if I just set and forget some profiles it would be better than absolute 0… Costs money though
Posting really shameful stuff about myself and getting nothing but support absolutely helped me feel better too I think. It’s hard for me to believe that I posted what I did and also that I didn’t get any heat for it. Can’t thank you guys enough for your comments.