Sharpening The Saw🪚🐲 (QL+DRLD)

Journals - Major Programs
#62

1/10/24 Cycle 2 Day 22 Dayoff 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 48

Sleep - 7/10 Above average I would say
Daily Routine - 3/10 Still did some of what I had to do but lacking. Free time was spent on trifles
Action - 5/10 Average lag and resistance
Habits - 1/10 Bad. Preoccupied with unrelated stuff like audio setup and playlists. Fascinated with FLAC lossless audio and the difference from normie mp3s.
Emotions - 7/10 Hmm I don’t hate myself so I guess that’s a win.

Daily Thoughts - The hours feel shorter than usual. My sense of urgency is lacking. I need to be more focused.

#63

1/11/24 Cycle 2 Day 23 Dayoff 2 Review
Total Days Counter: 49

Sleep - 8/10 Felt well-rested
Daily Routine - 3/10 Still lacking can’t lie but I am eliminating all tasks that make me procrastinate.
Action - 4/10 Lag and resistance. Spent more time on social media than I would have liked
Habits - 2/10 Better than yesterday but far from average
Emotions - 6/10 Still happy with my day overall because I still did some stuff

Daily Thoughts - It seems our experience with time as we get older actually change. There was actually a study on this.

#64

1/12/24 Cycle 2 Day 24 Dayoff 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 50

Sleep - 3/10 Slept late but had to wake up early
Daily Routine - 2/10 Had to do stuff at the hospital
Action - 7/10 Some lag and resistance but overcame them
Habits - 5/10 Somewhat inapplicable but fine where it applies
Emotions - 8/10 Optimistic. Dry cough still coming back though. The itch is kinda annoying

Daily Thoughts - I’ve come a long way since 10 yrs ago. I didn’t even notice until I thought about it today. Can’t wait for what’s next.

#65

1/13/24 Cycle 2 Day 25 Dayoff 4 Review
Total Days Counter: 51

Sleep - 1/10 Neighbor knocked too early
Daily Routine - 3/10 Somewhat ok but had to fix a lot of stuff including a burglary report
Action - 5/10 Lag and resistance
Habits - 3/10 Need to do better
Emotions - 6/10 Kinda meh

Daily Thoughts - Not much. Pretty nonstandard day.

#66

1/14/24 Cycle 2 Day 26 Dayoff 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 52

Sleep- 7/10 Good
Daily Routine - 2/10 Had to do unrelated stuff mostly taking out plenty of trash
Action - 3/10 Heavy lag and resistance
Habits -2/10 Need to do better. I’m slipping again
Emotions - 5/10 Average. Disappointed with myself but also glad that I get to start St2 tomorrow.

Daily Thoughts - Fvck facebook and reddit. I have no one to blame but myself.

#67

1/15/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 53

Sleep - 4/10 Good but had to use alarm. Woke up groggy
Daily Routine - 6/10 Finally getting some semblance of order
Action - 7/10 Minor lag and resistance
Habits - 5/10 Still so so but back on track
Emotions - 6/10 Poisitve overall but still feels I have a lot of catching up to do

Daily Thoughts - I have strayed from the way. I have to be more mindful because the small divergences lead to more entropy than expected. Starting cycle 2 of QL is a welcome experience. Ganbatte Kudasai.

1 Like
#68

1/16/24 Cycle 1 Day 2 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 54

Sleep - 7/10 Better but not as refreshed as I would have liked. Lack of hot bath and yoga is really noticeable
Daily Routine - 8/10 A lot better. Just lacking QnBack now
Action - 7/10 I’m still facing lag and resistance but improving
Habits - 8/10 Good overall except for some lag and resistance. I also thought of adding weekly general cleaning to a specific day and a better bulk laundry system.
Emotions - 9/10 Almost ecstatic that I’m back on track. I feel like trash when I’m unproductive.

Daily Thoughts - A lot of dust had accumulated in my bedroom even with the air filter on for 24/7. No wonder I kept on coughing. I usually just vacuum when I feel like it but it has to be scheduled along with other general cleaning stuff. Clean your room. -Jordan Peterson

I also have to work on time mastery. My habit chains are ok but I’m not too disciplined with time. I stopped my Pomodoro alarms to my detriment.

Plan to add 3 day water fasting last week of every month for health benefits and better mental clarity.

I think just the act of listening to my subs early morning already triggers positive benefits because my habit chains are triggered and I am less likely to slack off. I also get random thoughts that are conducive to my goals.

#69

1/17/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 55

Sleep - 10/10 Could not ask for more. Thanks, hot bath and yoga.
Daily Routine - 9/10 Using time blocks now but short on time
Action - 9/10 Excellent. Very little lag and resistance
Habits - 9/10 Great but still some room for improvement. Back to basics with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks on a spreadsheet.
Emotions -10/10 In the zone. Elated.

Daily Thoughts - Implementing StayFocusd chrome extension which was long overdue. Looking back on my life, social media has taken a lot more than it has given. Unchecked, it is robbing you of your life, a literal lifestealer, time thief, and money marauder. Reddit has helped me occasionally but the time wasted is just ridiculous. While others struggle with drugs and alcohol I think phones and social media should be up there. Each action is binary. It’s either getting you closer or further to your goals. There’s no way around it. Being more mindful of each moment is key so I have to micromanage it and set it up to reduce lag and resistance as much as possible.

2 Likes
#70

1/18/24 Cycle 1 Day 4 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 56

Sleep - 9/10 Sweet albeit a bit short
Daily Routine - 9/10 Almost perfect
Action - 8/10 Great. Some lag but no resistance.
Habits - 9/10 Good except for timing issues towards the end
Emotions - 9/10 Good but some sad thoughts

Daily Thoughts - You can be there for them but there’s no guarantee they’llbe there for you. That’s life. You can grieve when it comes but strive not to suffer. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation. -Musashi

Added praying the Rosary before sleeping. Was raised a Catholic but not particularly religious. Atheist at some point, then agnostic. My mum is a very strong person, living life in hard mode and her faith is her anchor. I’ve also recently realized how God delivered me from evil at some points in my life. They weren’t as obvious then. I’m sort of a hybrid Orthodox Christian/Catholic now as I don’t believe in the infallibility of the Pope. Sometimes I’m also agnostic. Whatever, I’ll find out when I die.

#71

1/19/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 57

Sleep - 10/10 Perfect
Daily Routine - 9/10 Almost perfect
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance
Habits - 9/10 More mindful. Close to perfect
Emotions - 10/10 Focused. Driven. Satisfied

Daily Thoughts - Revisited an old video from Tony Robbins today. Still inspirational and potent. Made a daily playlist of success audios from a few people I respect. Will listen to one each day as background music so I don’t forget.

#72

1/20/24 Cycle 1 Day 6 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 58

Sleep - 8/10 Slept kinda late.Had to wake up early but it was ok
Daily Routine - 8/10 Had a visitor but still up there.
Action - 9/10 No lag but some resistance.
Habits - 9/10 Still optimizing it. Reviewing each day moving forward and optimizing the sequence of activities
Emotions - 10/10 Grateful. Happy

Daily Thoughts - Adjusting my circadian rhythm so I sleep earlier automatically and wake up earlier. Adding visualization of activities tomorrow before sleeping at night and in the morning after priming. Human behavior is quite interesting. Our activities are mostly if-then statements but we are mostly oblivious unless we reflect on them.

#73

1/21/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 7 Review
Total Days Counter: 59

Sleep - 8/10 Nocturia and had some trouble going back to sleep so started my day late
Daily Routine - 8/10 Did everything I was supposed to but lacked time
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance
Habits - 10/10 Very good. Time blocks with alarms really helped.
Emotions - 10/10 Content. Driven.

Daily Thoughts - I really noticed how time flies so I have more sense of urgency. I’m still calibrating to perfection but as long as I stick to it everything should fall into place. Appreciate DRLD for this. It’s always guiding me back to my grand vision even with all the bumps on the road. Doing QnB again after
a long hiatus and still at Q3B which is somewhat good since I did not lose my gains but I hate that I neglected it. Another insight I had today is intermezzo or zwischenzug. It’s an in-between move in chess. I just thought it was analogous to in-between activities in habit chains. I tend to insert moves after lunch or dinner that result in forced delays. No more.

#74

1/22/24 Cycle 1 Day 8 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 60

Sleep - 4/10 Unfortunately it was cut short. I woke up before schedule again. Could not sleep and went about my day at 3 am. Had to sleep midday though.
Daily Routine - 9/10 I still accomplished my missions despite the mistimings
Action - 9/10 Minor lag, minor resistance.Spotted immediately and pushed through
Habits - 8/10 Wrong timings due to sleep
Emotions - 8/10 Still good overall

Daily Thoughts - This waking up mid-sleep can’t go on. The solutions I found are white noise machine, nasal strips and myofunctional therapy. I’ll be adding them to my night routine. I also ordered a bed vacuum with UV light. I already have black-out curtains. I also have earplugs but they’re not exactly comfortable so I’d rather not use them yet. I’ll also be more serious in my workouts, maybe that will help. I was always interested in calisthenics but kept putting it off so I will look into it.

#75

1/23/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 9 Review
Total Days Counter: 61

Sleep - 7/10 Woke up earlier than schedule. A bit sluggish
Daily Routine - 10/10 Perfect
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance
Habits - 9/10 Almost perfect with extraneous events
Emotions - 9/10 Happy overall

Daily Thoughts - Went to the cemetery for a death anniversary. Feels weird seeing all those tombstones with people of different ages. They were walking among us until they were not. Just one life man, that’s all we got. I also realized how niche my interests are. Everyone is just doing normal stuff. I don’t think they can relate to subliminals, QuadNBack, etc. They like Netflix and social media. I think I might have a deviated septum. If none of my tactics for improving insomnia/sleep apnea work then I might get surgery.

#76

1/24/24 Cycle 1 Day 10 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 62

Sleep - 6/10 Some insomnia but had to use the alarm
Daily Routine - 8/10 Did everything except praying. I might have to reschedule
Action - 7/10 Some lag and resistance before the night routine
Habits - 9/10 Almost perfect
Emotions - 7/10 It was alright

Daily Thoughts - Adding mosquito net for steady sleep just to be sure. Deviated septum seems to be quite common, it just varies by how severe. Mine is around 1 or 2 I think. It’s not too serious but the airflow on my right nostril is definitely not as good as on the left. I’ll have to see after a few months if sleep apnea does not improve. Also deliberating on what calisthenics equipment to buy first. Compact, foldable, and durable without compromising stability would be ideal.

#77

1/25/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 11 Review
Total Days Counter: 63

Sleep - 10/10 Great. Refreshed
Daily Routine -10/10 Could not ask for more
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance
Habits - 10/10 Perfect
Emotions - 10/10 Elated. I’ll strive to have most of my days like this

Daily Thoughts - Found out the best position for side sleeping. Left side and 4 pillows for head, left back hand, right hand and knees/legs. Also head must face East if you’re in the northern hemisphere. I’ll test it out tonight. Already found a gameplan for calisthenics courtesy of playgroundinvader. I have other references but this one seems most efficient plus he has a free Google document to follow. Unfortunately still at Q3B on day 32. It’s harder to progress now considering I changed the settings to 90% for moving up. The danger of 80% is gaming the system. You can have a higher level without actually improving. Rehearsal for each picture shown is the only correct way of playing it. Hopefully, I reach Q7B this year but it’s tough. We’ll see how fast I get there. All I can do is show up for training.

1 Like
#78

1/26/24 Cycle 1 Day 12 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 64

Sleep - 1/10 Unfortunately terrible, ironically. The formation was ok but I think it’s just a part of the room that gets the least airflow. I woke up at 2 am gasping for air from a nightmare. I’ll try switching my head direction to my usual position which is the west.
Daily Routine - 10/10 Did everything anyway
Action - 10/10 No lag, steamrolled tiny resistance.
Habits -10/10 Great
Emotions - 10/10 Unwavering

Daily Thoughts - Amazing how we rationalize not following crafted plans when we just want to sleep. Started implementing oropharyngeal exercises today. I divided them into doable outdoors which I can insert during my morning walks vs indoors which I just can’t do in public without ridiculing myself. I’ll also start inserting indoor and outdoor eye exercises. Who said pooping can be productive?

#79

1/27/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 13 Review
Total Days Counter: 65

Sleep - 10/10 Somewhat short but excellent. That’s what she said
Daily Routine - 7/10 Suddenly felt too tired. Dozed off. Missed some of my afternoon
Action - 7/10 Lag and resistance after lunch
Habits - 7/10 I seem paralyzed when faced with unplanned actions. My momentum is lost and I feel lethargic
Emotions - 8/10 My morning was too great to feel disappointed

Daily Thoughts - Started at 3 am. My mornings are close to perfect now, I just have to solidify the habit chains. Added listening to my mastermind audios while stretching after subliminals/TM and rosary. The transition is perfect. My current flexibility is surprisingly bad, trying to touch my toes feels painful. The strategy is to adopt stretching daily in the mornings to prepare for future calisthenics at 3-4 in the afternoons. For rest days I will still do the warm-ups at the same time to build the habit.

So I think I have everything covered. Mind, body, spirit, money. Mind from QL, cognitive training for working memory, and crystallized intelligence for areas of interest. Body with progressive calisthenics. Spirit from prayer and discipline. Money from poker and trading. Still have a long way to go before trading though. Musashi said a thousand days of training to develop, and ten thousand days of training to polish so I think it will take me at least a year or two of research, deep study, and training. Too much information and indicators out there I don’t know what to believe. I still have some unfinished business with poker anyway. Sometimes I miss my childhood when I could just play video games, jrpgs in particular, without a care in the world. As an adult, I can’t even think of scheduling time for this escapism without feeling guilty. Rest in the end, not in the middle, as Kobe would say.

Songs for the day. Simple Man and Stressed Out.

#80

1/28/24 Cycle 1 Day 14 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 66

Sleep - 7/10 It was ok but woke up hot and my eyes felt sore. Felt like I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I think it’s the humidity
Daily Routine - 2/10 Too tired. I just took a day off and just cleaned around
Action - 1/10 Severe lag and resistance
Habits - 2/10 Bad
Emotions - 2/10 Tired and lazy

Daily Thoughts - I think doing the full course of the eye exercises right away instead of incrementally took its toll on me. I don’t have itchy red sore eyes but my eyes woke up feeling sore.

#81

1/29/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 15 Review
Total Days Counter: 67

Sleep - 5/10 Some insomnia. Slept late but woke up well enough
Daily Routine - 3/10 Several extraneous events. Family obligations
Action - 7/10 Decent enough
Habits - 5/10 Snuck a few here and there
Emotions - 5/10 Average

Daily Thoughts - Had to listen to my stack tonight. Almost missed it. Another off day.