I'm sick of doing degenerate shit, I'm trying to be a better man in 2019.
So I made an Excel in which I will monitor the degenerate and the good stuff. Every day will generate a score.
Degenerate : - Fapping to porn; - Drinking alcohol on any other day then saturday; - Using painkillers ( like ibuprofen); - Over eating (more then daily normal cal intake)' - Sleeping les then 6 hours.
Good : - Working out - Sex - Spending time on personal development
My goal is - To see patterns in my behaviour - To know how bad I'm treating my body - Hopefully do less degenerate stuff
to do and keep this excel goes into the "degenerate" stuff, you know?
Nathan Flores
>not wanting to do degenerate shit Never gonna make it
Oliver Scott
I'm doing a similar thing this year. Not going to asian massage places, not fapping to porn, saving more money, & trying to make better trades. So far i've slipped up twice but that's it.
..also, another thing i'm doing is intermediate fasting everyday with a work out. I highly recommend it. Burn fat, gain muscle, & oddly enough you don't want to fap because when you fast you focus on so many other things.
Instead of using a spreadsheet you can use the app Nomie. It's much easier. It lets you export and backup your data. I've been logging everything I do for the past 3 years. AMA.
Jose Thompson
fapping at all even without porn releases mass amounts of dopamine causing all the bad stuff related to jacking off
Grayson Smith
ibuprofen isnt a painkiller you absolute retard
Asher Gonzalez
But since I always have these terrible headaches (probably due sleeping not enough and sitting behind the screen the whole day) I use way more then I should. I treat them like painkillers although its not your American hardcore oxycotin shit
Leo Hill
It thins your blood out to reduce swelling
If this is your threshold for "degeneracy" just swear off medicine and medical assistance all together
Ethan King
So fapping without porn is neutral? How do I long you btw?
Leo Reed
>Trying to be a better human >All of the items focus on yourself You failed before you even began friendo
Levi Gonzalez
>Drinking alcohol on any other day then saturday
so stupid just do it in moderation you degenerate no self control weeb
Xavier Long
my life wouldnt be worth living without ibuprofen
Christopher Harris
why desu?
Blake Scott
Yes
My enviroment is actually already good atm, just need to fix above points to be fully in control
I serious lack self-control, think it's because I have ADD (I refuse to let myself diagnosed and get meds).
I'm interested in knowing why?
Jose Gonzalez
>This year >Not even 2 weeks >Slipped up twice
user i...
Jack Rodriguez
> (I refuse to let myself diagnosed and get meds). I think that's a -1 for personal development today
Carter Jones
Degenerate:
Paying a microsoft yearly subscription to log exactly how degenerate you are.
Jackson Watson
migraines
Aaron Collins
Prostate orgasm is the new paradigm
Angel Rodriguez
What if you don't have anyone to talk to or have sex with. What if you work a shitty job and don't have as much time to read or do "personal development."
people like you blame everything on the individual. There is going to be a day in your life where there is absolutely nothing you can do except take painkillers or drink, because nobody cares and you'll be in a shitty state. It happens to everyone. While thats not a reason to start or give up, I'm sick of hearing about people like you shaming strangers about whats wrong with YOU.
So take this shitty post to reddit and go fuck yourself in the ass with a baseball bat.
Aiden Barnes
Wtf dude, I didn't shamed anyone?
There are stuff I find personally degenerate, other people don't. Well good for them.
I don't judge anyone, I try to improve myself. And looking for tips from other people who went through the same process.
Ethan Green
learn how to use excel you fucking moron. no one wants to see a spreadsheet with hundreds of cells highlighted in bright ass colors
Ethan Hill
Degenerate is pretty subjective apparently. Most doctors agree masturbation is healthy and it relieves stress in ways sex does not. I wouldn’t call that degenerate. I also don’t see why using pain killers like ibuprofen is degenerate. It’s medicine meant to help people. If you had a curable cancer would you not take the medicine needed to cure it because that’s degenerate to you? Daily normal calorie intake is not correct for most people, it’s a recommended amount based on an average. The chances that’s right for you are 1 in probably thousands.
This thread has to be bait.
Andrew Johnson
So taking a headache pill is degenerate but fornicating is not? The absolute state of post-Christian morals.
Cooper Gonzalez
ADD isn't real.
Liam Moore
when did biz get full of projecting LOSERS? masturbation is for losers. who spends their energy watching other dudes fuck chicks for them? drinking is more harmful than crack. do you smoke crack too? painkillers are for literal pussies. no pain is serious enough for painkillers idc if you got your dick chopped off. literal babies get circumcised and dont need painkillers so how pathetic are YOU? good people have people that care about them. youre projecting about your personal life because you have no one. you burn bridges and abuse your relationships. fag. further proof is how OP said some perfectly milquetoast shit and you got sensitive and defensive. get your fucking life in order, bootstraps and all that shit
Austin Martin
painkillers dont cure you, they mask the pain you fag. pain exists to remind us theres a problem to fix. painkillers are literal escapism and escapism is for literal retards. Hey OP add no videogames to the list. fuck it add no image boards too. i used to learn shit here at biz but now its just low grade entertainment.
Jose Edwards
When has biz not been chock full of losers?
Jayden Johnson
Add meds are bad for you.
Isaac Butler
Just as every other advice you see on Jow Forums this is also wrong and retarded
Lincoln Garcia
Based.
Hudson Thompson
OP, good on you for wanting to improve yourself. Keeping track is even better as our brains are very short term thinking.
I recommend having some type of reward for reaching your goal, whether it's daily, weekly, biweekly or monthly. Positive reinforcement is a lot better than punishing yourself.
ADD/ADHD is real in my experience. However, our environment that is screen/tech focused can cause people to have symptoms that minic it.
A lack of dopamine in the pre-frontal cortex is one current theory. That part of the brain isn't fully developed until around 25 and some adults will outgrow the diagnosis.
Getting a diagnosis can be very helpful in gaining access through referrals to therapy, in particular, cognitive behavioral therapy. CBT focuses on practicing better behavior and learning about tools to help with focus. Therapy also has someone who helps keep you on the path towards improvement.
Meds should be viewed as an option and can be helpful, especially when tired in with therapy.
Interestingly enough, anxiety can also mimic ADHD. Once again, therapy can help with that.
Some ideas to help with focus: -Get iron levels checked. Low iron levels can cause some ADHD like symptoms. -Get Vitamin D levels checked (good idea all around as it's a coenzyme in over 200 functions in the body and most people are deficent). -For both of the above, ask your provider for a full metabolic panel. It'll give you that info and more. -Take Fish Oil at 300 mg 2x a day. -Exercise if you can. Cardio in particular can help reduce anxiety and reduce ADHD symptoms. Weight training is also nice. -Clean your environment to reduce distractions. Keeps your brain from having to focus on too much. -Eat leafy greens, fruits, veggies, oats, beans and other healthy foods. You'll feel better over time and will have more consistent energy. If transitioning from high carb foods/sugar, you'll feel kinda bad the first week.
Joseph Gray
Only commies think they can save the world. if you want to make a change you start with the man in the mirror. you cant help others if you cant even help yourself.
Isaiah Cruz
-Look for foods like kefir, yogurt and other fermented foods. These help with good gut flora. 80% of your serotonin is from your gut. -Get lots of sunshine and have a consistent sleep schedule to try to net 7-9 hours of sleep. -Look into a good set of noise canceling headphones for when you need to sit down and focus. It's crazy how much this can help. Baseball caps can also help reduce external stimuli as well. -Close all tabs you don't need when working or create a new window with work/school related tabs only. -Set a timer for 15 minutes when working. If you can make it past this first bit of time, you'll be quite likely to focus more on the task. -Meditate or at least nap for 20 minutes a day when possible. I have migraine headaches and doing this in a dark room mitigates them massively. My favorite time is after breakfast or before work. Set a timer so you don't go overboard. -Reduce Vidya game and chan time. Chans are easy to be sucked into. -Find something to be grateful for, at least one thing once a day. Something simple like the people who put the time into to make the food you are eating and even the farmers who grew/rasied when you are eating. Doesn't have to be religious.
OP, Keep working on improving yourself and you'll get to a better place. It won't be perfect and you might fall out of step sometimes, but it's ok. Also good that you aren't overdoing pain meds. Ibuprofen and Tylenol can reduce white blood cell count by 10-20% with two weeks of daily use. Also, chronic use can lead to phantom headaches that aren't there.
Jayden Scott
If only there was a middle ground between narcissistic self focus and blue-eyed naivite
Adam Lee
whatever dude, fapping twice in two weeks is better than everyday. small steps & i'll get there so stfu lol
Jaxson Gutierrez
micheal jackson please leave
Thomas Wright
>yurocuck detected There's nothing wrong with being an individual, you soi-garbage.
I spent the psychologically happiest days of my life without being a slave to my sex drive constantly trying to butt in and making me masturbate (if I want, I can have a pretty good imagination resulting in positive rushes through my body), despite mentally challenged doctors having turned me into a masturbation addict when I was a child.
Also not sure how degeneracy is that subjective. But then the other day I also saw some edgy guy asking why god would be against porn (I hope it was sarcasm). And it's truly amazing how people who understand so little about religion and spirituality are still compelled to make such dumb statements. And then refer to somebody's rejection of harmful physical overindulgence for reasons of degeneracy as "bait." But it's probably not your fault, because you haven't been educated about any of these things at all. Instead you grew up in an environment flooded with post-truth cancer (hurr abstinence makes you rape children) with which propaganda trolls shit up the entire internet.
Bentley Martin
Thank you based user
Luke Baker
A good example of your logic is the following: The other day an user referred to "resorting to discipline" in order to counter his animalistic jealousy, such that he can indulge in polyamory. He considered this intelligent. But why he wouldn't "resort to discipline" to counter his animalistic drive towards wanting to pursue polyamory? I am sure he wouldn't be able to tell you. Because he must use discipline and reason to rationalize what is objectively a vice, rather than a virtue. And this would surely be objectively degenerate from today's state of the human mind. And there's really no arguing against it. But it makes sense to his biased brain, which wants to indulge more and more and more. And destroy more and more and more.
Lucas Carter
Welcome user! Thank you for posting this thread as it reminds me to stay focus and consistent. May you have much success in your journey to a better you.