No.22366[Reply]
I have often thought I could use more discipline in my life, perhaps you have too. With the goal of improving discipline, I want to practice with you.
Pick something you cannot now do, and do it. Make a commitment by posting here, set a deadline, and report back after you are done, success or failure. It can be anything at all. Playing a challenging piano piece, getting outside every day, waking up in the morning, running a mile, forgoing your preferred distractions, anything.
Myself, I have trouble sitting still when I meditate. So I commit to sitting completely still for one hour, with a deadline of Wednesday evening. If I so much as move a finger I will reset the clock.
There's two kinds of discipline I am aware of - the discipline to endure a difficult situation to its end (as in sitting still for one hour) and the equally valuable daily discipline of keeping up a good habit whether you desire to do so or not. So keep in mind which kind of discipline you want to practice and go for it. Be bold and become a stronger person!
15 posts and 3 image replies omitted. Click reply to view. No.22481
>>22480>>22368I have made strides in my work. Internet consumption is not down though and I've only memorized two poems. So promising, but not there yet. My language skills have improved a lot though. I'm getting a lot better, but I'm struggling with how much I have to manage.
>This thread was abandoned not long after all these commitments were madeI'm guessing NEETs struggle with scheduling stuff and managing time effectively. I understand the programming problem. I've been there too. Its such a huge field and its hard to make sense of it and stick to it.
No.22589
Should probably make an effort to sort my room out (and keep the chaos at bay more than a week for once after having done so), get rid of more stuff.
Bought a carpet years ago and I still haven't been able to put it out because I have a bunch of boxes full of miscellaneous thingies and other stuff in the way. No room to use my reading chair either, cause I have to keep the foot rest on top of the chair with the lack of space.
Should also start lifting weights again, have my own cause I invested in a set before prices shot sky high for real iron. Which is also dependent on the room chaos being cleared away, can't get my lift on because with all the stuff in the way. Can't do my exercises properly without a large enough free spot.
No.22622
>>22480I didn't mean to abandon the thread. It just took a bit of a different direction than I had originally intended and I didn't want to rain on everyone's parade and say you're all doing it wrong or something. I had meant to prioritize completing difficult tasks that one doubts they can do or even KNOW they cannot presently do, the goal being not to achieve those tasks so much as strengthen the mind through facing hardship. My challenges so far were relatively small, but they both fit that criteria - though I haven't had the time lately to do more, being bogged down in work stuff and studying.
I will come back to this soon.
No.22639
I decided to become a better programming.
To do that I have to stop relying on books and focusing on practice.
I expect to stop reading programming books altogether for a while. It should free up my reading space for more interesting stuff like history.
