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!
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>>22368I've cut out youtube (except for music) and no longer use any chans, beside this place. I have read two books already and I am working on memorizing one poem.
No.22388
For a good while I've been meaning to make stuff and go out and sell it. I have a few things in mind already, but I do have to get in the habit of doing them. And then get over the resistance of going out to sell them, which for some reason I can't seem to get myself to do.
I guess first of all I need to go sell those calabazas. Tomorrow is a good day to do so. I'm also supposed to see a friend tomorrow, too. I should take this chance to try that out.
No.22393
I've been learning languages for a good number of years now, now I want to set down a sort of plan to keep learning the languages I've been learning and to add other languages to the mix.
I have to primary languages that I am studying, but there are a number of other languages in which I am interested. I also have a huge number of resources for each of these languages. My intention is to address all these threads and resources in a way that is manageable and doesn't become an overwhelming mess.
The plan is, then, to take a primary coursebook in each of these languages, to read it from start to finish, in order, one chapter per session, and to do all the exercises. This may not necessarily mean I will achieve mastery of all these languages, but I will at least have a structured understanding of them which is often enough for me to be able to claim some competence, or at least a sufficiently good acquaintance with these languages.
I will also keep a log of my learning progress online. I am not going to spam this thread with every update, which I will instead keep in a little blog I have opened elsewhere. If anyone is at all interested, I may post the url here, once I get writing the first few posts.
Soon I should give my first update, let's ganbatte together sushies!
No.22394
>>22393Why don't you create a thread for this? Just in case there are other sushis studying the same languages who are looking for resources and stuff?
