05-29-2019, 07:20 AM
Day 37 (0)
I'm sorry to hear that, depression is not a joke. I have friends with depression (one in particular, she copes great but she's had suicide attempts in the past) and I think I've suffered from it for a month after my dad's death. From what I see you take steps to fight this and this is the most important.
As for wasting time what I'm trying to do (and mostly succeeding) is to make this waste useful. For example I exercise while watching things on YouTube. It's not any sort of hardcore exercise, most of the time it's simply 10 push-ups, 50 sit-ups and 10 squats with 15 minute breaks between series. It's not much but it adds up and my weight loss suggests it works.
Other example is that if I feel like procrastinating and watch some YouTube, I try to watch as much educational content as possible. There is so much of it with great content creators that you can spend days just watching it, learning and having fun at the same time. It's not directly related to my work or anything in particular, but I've always prided myself on my giant general knowledge and by this habit I grow it even more every day! This had also an amazing side-effect of making me practice English on a daily basis.
And there is more, I don't remember the last time I've played video game and I started to read books again. I started to listen podcasts during my walks so I can educate, entertain, enjoy nature and exercise at the same time. I spend more time at work, making me wake up earlier and go to sleep earlier, which is great as around midnight is the most procrastinating time of day for me.
All of this started a couple of months ago while running DMSI again, but with LTU it's even more profound. Time is a precious resource and one you cannot get back after it's spent. Using it wisely is hard, it's so easy to slack of. However I'm learning to make most of it while still being able to enjoy slow pleasure of procrastination. Or at least so much so that in a long time I haven't felt guilt over wasting my time.
(05-28-2019, 02:30 PM)EvolvingPhoenix Wrote: I waste a lot of time too. I'm FAARR away from the version of myself I wanma be. In fact, due to depression I spend most of my day sleeping. I just try to go easy on myself and not put too much pressure on myself, especially with what I'm going through lately.
I'm sorry to hear that, depression is not a joke. I have friends with depression (one in particular, she copes great but she's had suicide attempts in the past) and I think I've suffered from it for a month after my dad's death. From what I see you take steps to fight this and this is the most important.
As for wasting time what I'm trying to do (and mostly succeeding) is to make this waste useful. For example I exercise while watching things on YouTube. It's not any sort of hardcore exercise, most of the time it's simply 10 push-ups, 50 sit-ups and 10 squats with 15 minute breaks between series. It's not much but it adds up and my weight loss suggests it works.
Other example is that if I feel like procrastinating and watch some YouTube, I try to watch as much educational content as possible. There is so much of it with great content creators that you can spend days just watching it, learning and having fun at the same time. It's not directly related to my work or anything in particular, but I've always prided myself on my giant general knowledge and by this habit I grow it even more every day! This had also an amazing side-effect of making me practice English on a daily basis.
And there is more, I don't remember the last time I've played video game and I started to read books again. I started to listen podcasts during my walks so I can educate, entertain, enjoy nature and exercise at the same time. I spend more time at work, making me wake up earlier and go to sleep earlier, which is great as around midnight is the most procrastinating time of day for me.
All of this started a couple of months ago while running DMSI again, but with LTU it's even more profound. Time is a precious resource and one you cannot get back after it's spent. Using it wisely is hard, it's so easy to slack of. However I'm learning to make most of it while still being able to enjoy slow pleasure of procrastination. Or at least so much so that in a long time I haven't felt guilt over wasting my time.
For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
