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I stopped playing Heroes of the Storm and any games that aren't relaxing. If I am going to take some time off and play a game, I just play a simple retro console game. Play sessions are 15 minutes instead of 4+ hours. Not worried about "losing" or being griefed, etc. I don't care about "getting to the next level" or "opening up a loot crate" or any of that gamification / skinner-box stuff anymore.
Or videos, Udacity courses, etc - hard stuff, not novels. Two birds one stone, blood-pumping and endorphins helping maintain focus. I get a quality hour of education every day, where before it was a constant TODO.
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Working out! With a 7 minute app. I started in Nov. + People notice the difference. + It's a good way to cope with bad times. + You feel accomplished afterwards. + It's a perfect start of the day. + If you're dating and she is watching, it's a turn on. + You can go on for longer. + It's good for your confidence. + Other people who are working on themselves can be interesting people to meet. + It's good for your healt…
I have a question regarding that. I'm not particularly fat (185cm / 6'0'' tall and weighing 85kg / 187lb), but I'm quite unfit (you wouldn't be able to see any muscles on my body). When I try to do something like a 7-minute or 9-minute workout, I'm usually unable to continue after 3 minutes because of sheer exhaustion, and I'll have aching muscles for the next few days after that. Any recommendations how to overcome…
Down 30 lbs since I started.
Stop buying stuff. I was a compulsive spender. Never bought on credit mind but I’d blow my entire paycheque after bills on stuff like cameras, hifi, the latest Apple doodad, etc. I literally stopped buying anything not required for my day to day sustenance. No Netflix, started renting what I wanted to watch which forced me to be more picky with my expenditure and time. No more eating out except for special occasions.…
Learned the "Relax and Win" by Bud Winters relaxation technique and try to apply it when going to bed. The idea is that there was an army study during WW2 to teach soldiers to fall asleep in 2 minutes in a trench under artillery fire. I find that it falls far short of that claim, but the basic premise is just a relaxation technique with the typical "relax all muscles, clear your thoughts" and it seems to work fairly well.
Step ups - I can do pistol squats but with bad form, so I started stepping up on an progressively higher ledge and going down with control. Best exercise I have picked up in ages. I don't feel nearly as much control with heavy squats, etc.
Learning a vocab word a day while at work. Easy, better use of time than looking at Hacker News, actually doable without being distracted from work. Starting this was a serendipitous step (hue hue).