No.758
to start us off uh
i brushed my teeth this morning... so im on track to have brushed my teeth twice today like ur supposed to!!
usually i only have the energy to brush in the evening so,,, this is a personal hygiene win for me.
No.765
>>764is that so? any secrets you'd like to share with us heathens? :^p
No.766
>>765NO! Too dangerous. You want to have all of the infinite endlessness before your eyes and that's not so simple
No.767
If you want to know my secrets you'd better start seeking the Rigveda Interface. That may require conversing with spirits and so on but it's necessary
No.768
>>757i wrote a journal entry for the first time yesterday and it helped cement the introspection i had on the car ride home beforehand. it felt really cathartic, i see why people do this
i don't know if it'll be a daily thing though. every couple of months everytime i reach a personal milestone or moment of clarity sounds nice
No.817
>>815uh.,. no..
but i dont really want to dwell on that bc the thread is for POSITIVE things,..
No.826
>>817my bad anon, I wasn't sure if you might've wanted a little supportive accountability :^p
I believe in you!
I'm starting to get more sleep on average. I wish I didn't still often feel tired even with 8 hours of sleep, but it seems like timing it so I wake up inbetween cycles is really important for how I feel in the morning.
No.846
>>815I never brush my teeth and can feel the plague on the back of my lower teeth
No.859
>>846I genuinely cannot tell if you mistyped "plaque" or if you meant to say plague.
Anyway, I guess nothing good has come from this yet, but I have decided to actually work towards having the in-town little library fixed. The problem is I didn't realize what kind of sidequest this was, the person-bouncing one. I've bounced around quite a few of the government buildings, and I don't think anyone knows who owns the little library. I'm almost convinced no one owns it. Hopefully I will see an end to this soon.
>>768I'm very similar. I've tried to keep a diary several times, and there's only one time I ever kept up with it for more than a week, and that only lasted two months. Perhaps I should try again, at least with your method in mind.
No.861
>>846for the love of god brush your teeth
No.993
havent had anything to say here in a while but today i do!
i have washed my sheets for the first time in several months!!! yippee!
No.1001
>>993woohoo! great step anon :)
No.1003
>>1002don't be pointlessly mean to someone who's struggling
No.1004
>>1003I'm struggling too i get to be mean to other strugglers
No.1005
>>1004let's lifting each other up instead
No.1006
>>10011001 GET
Congratulations
No.1007
>>1006thanks, here's to many more!
No.1322
>>1245What was your goal?
No.1324
>>1245haha same
ive been in a drug rut despite my optimistic start to the year and i dont really know how to get the motivation
No.2114
>>2106nice!!!!!
Today I did not sleep :)))
No.2116
>>2114u should sleeb anon x(
No.2262
woke up at 5am very productive
No.2264
>>1245Nearly 2 months later and I still haven't begun.
No.2265
>>2264If it makes you feel better, I've also done nothing I've set out to do this year...
What keeps you holding back?
No.2266
>>2265hey, I love that picture! :^p
not that anon but I've only made baby steps on most of my goals. I recently picked up an old project I've been daydreaming about so I think that's a good sign!
>What keeps you holding back?I would say I have trouble keeping my motivation up long enough to settle into a routine for most of my goals. it's so easy to set things aside when the rest of life feels overwhelming
No.2268
>>2266>it's so easy to set things aside when the rest of life feels overwhelmingI share this sentiment. I'm unsure how to aptly describe it - as soon as I start scheduling all of the things I want to do and begin working on it, I can't help but to feel... Empty? It's like I'm retreating into the co-pilot's seat and allowing everything to pass by me, usually because I don't hold the same, static motivation at all times. But it's something I have to do, y'know? We all have goals that we would like to idealize and I would certainly like to get better in the fields that interest me...
Maybe what I am describing is basic depression, or perhaps something else I lack an understanding of. Recently I asked my Mother through text if there was any possibility of me being Bipolar - my late Father was afflicted with it, so I have always wondered if I lost the hereditary lottery and I've been experiencing symptoms all my life without realizing it. She offered the possibility that it may be my medication causing my mood issues and while I agree that it's plausible, I can't help to doubt it because these are problems I've faced ever since being a teenager. I would continue the conversation with her, but I already feel so much embarrassment divulging in personal aspects of myself that I would rather not bother. All I really want is to know what plagues my mental state. When your 'self' is nothing more but a chaotic ensemble of emotions that are as authentic as the fleeting moment allows, it feels sisyphean to continue.
No.2270
>>2266>>2268(cont) But I'll digress. This has been floating in my head and discussing it through anonymity offers some comfort... Apologies for that massive derail in discussion. I'm pleased to hear that you're making some progress on your project. Even if it's baby steps, it's progress nevertheless. Now the next achievement is keeping up the pace...! I believe in you, anon.
No.2271
>>2270>I believe in you, anon.thanks anon, that's very nice of you :)
>>2268that sounds tough; I'm glad that getting it out there anonymously can help a little bit.
>I don't hold the same, static motivation at all timesI think this is the case for more people - motivation is inherently a kind of fleeting and unreliable thing. that's why success is often dependent on the consistent force of habit or routine, imo. some would call this "willpower", but I think that's a mistake, because a strong will is typically only really required to initially establish a habit or routine, at which point it becomes much easier (although usually still not totally effortless).
it's easy to dismiss this as self-help woo-woo, but I saw how it worked for me with a particular skill I've built over the years, so I'm rather convinced now.
at any rate, I'm not sure if you're one of the anons from earlier in the thread, but I hope you can establish a habit or two this year that will help carry you towards your goals :)
No.2272
>>2271>I hope you can establish a habit or two this year that will help carry you towards your goals :)Hopefully. I've been teetering if I should bother pursuing my dreams, but 2025 is still young. No need to throw in the towel yet. Thanks for reading.
No.2273
>>2272I believe in you, nonny!
No.2353
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>>1245>>2272You shouldn't measure your goals or what you want to do by such an arbitrary measure as time, humans being have an awful sense of time in general. Counting days is bad, counting months will just plainly lead to disaster.
>>2268It makes no sense for the brain to engage in activities that it feels are meaningless to who you are as a person, human beings are that fucking stubborn and unless you are fighting to renovate yourself everyday, you're getting knocked down by your biggest opp: (You)
No.2506
>>2504youll become addicted to the post-workout endorphins ...maybe
No.2509
>>2504You WILL get the recommended 8 hours of sleep (unless you're insomniac, in which case my condolences)
No.2510
>>2509>unless you're insomniacI have no such excuses, just on-and-off poor discipline when it comes to bedtime (^^;)
tonight I'll have to, though
>>2506wouldn't be a bad thing ...maybe
No.2512
>>2504ive gotten into a pretty good routine of exercising every other day for at least the past like 1.5-2 months i cant exactly remember. i feel like its beneficial and I wanna keep it going.
I have done this in the past before but always like a little life disruption happens and I'll have to skip a few days and then I'll never pick it back up. Hopefully I can remain as consistent as I have been this time.
No.2513
>>2512at least for me, the greatest hack for achieving anything long-term has been to eliminate as much choice/decision making as possible and turn it into a braindead routine. my japanese ability has improved massively as a result of doing anki cards every single day (I'm at 4.5 years on my current streak).
I attribute this to the fact that there's no planning or theory to get decision paralysis about - the fact that it's just "sit down and do thing until you're done" makes it so much easier to do it consistently. this may not translate as well for something like higher-level creative work, for which planning and abstract decisions are often important, but I suspect that this technique will be crucial to accomplishing more of my aspirations, if that's something I can manage to do.
No.2514
>>2513>do thing until you're doneor rather, until you reach an clearly-defined stopping point. for anki, this is simply when you run out of cards due for the day, but for a more complex task, something like a time limit might work better
No.2516
>>2515best of luck, anon <3
most things are easier once you take the first steps, but also remember that even if things don't go the way your hope on friday, you shouldn't despair
No.2531
>>2529now stay up for 24hrs so ur tired for next time
No.2532
>>2531i don't think there's anything more torturous than self imposed sleep deprivation
unless you use a cheat code like adderall No.2533
>>2532you dont get those windows where everything feels super comfy?
No.2535
>>2532>>2533I don't think I have any experience with serious self-imposed sleep deprivation, but I have tried to make myself sleep when not tired a handful of times, and it was truly terrible
No.2536
>>2533define "windows"? like literally?
No.2538
>>2536I'm guessing they meant windows of time :^p
No.2553
>>2552it's not friday yet though
No.3036
i still had them added on steam for the longest time despite a couple of years of not talking, deleting all other forms of contact, and me deleting all of their pictures
well, up until now. i saw them online and it really pulled me back into my old twisted state of mind until i had a moment of clarity and impulsively removed them. even deleted the comment they left on my profile so i won't have an easy way back to their profile. although i still remember their username by heart and could find it again if i really wanted to
will i add them again? i don't know. i still feel bad about them buying me this one game that i played recently and loved a lot. id like to tell them thank you for buying it for me, but i know that's just an excuse for me to obsess over them again
i don't think i can overcome the mental barrier and turmoil of inserting them into my life again. i really really want to, but i know i can't. i'll let down the people around me and myself - i like to think ive matured a lot over the past 6 years
hah, 6 years since meeting them, yet i still think about them regularly. i'm such an obsessive little freak
pray that i don't go back on my word friends
No.3053
>>2506I did a little cardio after waking up this morning and it gave me a headache :(
No.3115
>>3055supplements increase risk of cancer, eat real food
No.3116
I love having repetitive days where every day I am able to further expand my knowledge horizon and critical capabilities