S2: Day 23 (388)

Jan. 23rd, 2024 07:30 am
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This morning, I came to the following conclusion: I am a deep creature of habit. What do you do when you are a creature of habit and you have a plethora of BAD habits? You have to find a way to change them.

Thus where my word for the year comes in. Discipline. They say it takes twenty-one times for a new activity to become a habit. Twenty-one times consecutively. So today, I am going to begin that quest of twenty-one days of good new habits.

My first new habit is going to be not taking naps. As much as I love a good nap, and they do make me feel great afterward, I've also noticed that I don't sleep as well later that night...and thus I perpetuate the cycle. I've also found that naps leave me a brain fog. A nice brain fog, but an unproductive one.

I'm all about taking breaks, so instead of napping to take my break, I'm going to attempt to find a new way to detach my brain so it can regenerate.

This is going to be a tough one. But twenty-one days of no napping begins TODAY.

Currently...
Playing: "Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes". "Assassin's Creed Valhalla", streaming on Twitch."Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade", streaming on Twitch.
Reading: "My Life as a Villainess - All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol 1" ebook. "This Shattered World" audio. "Star Scrolls" ebook. "Daisy Jones and the Six" ebook.
Watching: Amazing Race, Season 13. Psych, Season 3. The Traitors AU, Season 1.
  • Current Mood: awake
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S1: Day 21 (21)

Jan. 21st, 2023 11:34 am
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It's a Saturday! I'm currently sitting in the den of my parents' house, near the window and just enjoying a quiet moment. These are the kind of things I live for. They reenergize me and excite my creativity. I'm using this time to reorganize my thoughts so I can tackle my writing projects more effectively. Like usual, my ambition is great and my actual ability to do doesn't match up.

Today, I've been thinking about my priorities and the way I use my time in regards to those goals. Right now, I've been focused on mental and physical health. For the most part, I'm starting to achieve that balance I've been missing for so long.

My mission word for the year is "Reset", and that's been a nice challenge. I am starting from stage one, and I'm habit stacking my real priorities rather than continuing down a path of destruction. It's been good. My first habit stacking revolved around spiritual tasks. Making sure I paused more, did my devotionals, and remembering what I'm truly working for. My next habit stacks are about physical health, because I need to have good physical health for good mental health. They're both tied close together for me. That's been a bit of a struggle, but I need to keep centered on the victories rather than the failures. My next stack is for creative goals.

When my brain broke, my creativity suffered a lot. I'm still at a point where I think "What are words?" and it hurts my heart. A lot. There's a disconnect between the images I see in my head and the ability to put them to paper. It's hard to write when I can't make that flow.

So that's my goal for the week. Start stacking some creatively productive habits. This is going to involve a huge shift in how I spend my time. It'll be painful, but good for me. Right now, I spend so much time doing nothing. Literally nothing. I'm pretty sick of that.

Currently...
Playing: "Dreamlight Valley" lvl 37. "The Last of Us", chapter 8 streaming on Twitch.
Reading: "The Bullet That Missed", print. "Aurora's End", audio. "Spy X Family vol 6", ebook.
Watching: "Stranger Things" season 1
  • Current Mood: determined
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