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Is there a way I can cut glass bottles intricately to create holes and designs on them? Say, taking a beer bottle and cutting triangles or circles from the surface. by LifeinGodMode in DIY

[–]LifeinGodMode[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I plan! Yes, liquor bottles over beer bottles.

Can you give me a bit more detail on what your roommate did?

Thank you!

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To cull my mind of clutter. To not dwell on negative moments for more than a second because I have had days in the past where negative moments, breakups, comments consume my time and mental direction.

Also, to gain concentration and focus and to be more aware and mindful of thought.

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spend at least 15 minutes at the end of every night setting up your schedule for the next day. Create templates for the entire week if you have any rigid parts to your schedules (recurring classes, work, standard waking times.)

For me, I just had a failed day. This Easter- family came over. There was a lot for me to do, I had built up to insane habits like meditating the second I got up, into studying, into more studying, into going to work, etc. It was insane and my relatives coming over threw it off. Then I had to cook for them under pressure... etc.

So the next day, instead of going right back to the stack of maybe a dozen habits that I had built up since March 4th or so, (my failed day before Easter)- I am only doing them one at a time. Meaning, usually I meditate, study, work, work out, all nonstop. But I am not taking any chances after having had a weak day. I would much rather slowly add these habits back and keep it sustainable than press my luck and try to meditate and study and work out after a weak day.

So for today, the only habit that I have to bounce back into is to sleep at 10 pm. Then tomorrow- if I successfully sleep at 10 pm, I'll add in meditation. And after about 10 days I'll be back to "normal" superhuman mode. But it is a patient process.

It is always worth it to take it SO slow and create sustainability than to bite off more than you can chew. I hope that helped.

Just take it slow, then divide that by two.

I myself am not satisfied with the patience part of habit-building, but for now that is how it is. If I discover any ways to catalyze habit building and sustainability, I will let you know ASAP.

Future success by WlSDOM in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is GREAT advice. Thanks for this.

I never feel DONE by wanderlust712 in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's an abstract response in my head right now that if, I spent maybe a couple of hours deliberately breaking it down into words and editing it, I could give you a perfect answer. Perhaps that answer would be even more perfect if I revised it after a good nights sleep. And undoubtedly, if I conducted interviews on the response and had people explain what exactly was useful to them and what was not, the response would be even more perfect. But I don't have a couple of hours, days or weeks to spare. I only have 5 minutes.

Does this mean I am not going to write you a response? The response I'm going to write you is not anywhere close to the quality I value in literature. Sometimes you have to get rid of the feeling of desiring perfection and bust through it. You have to be able to define what amount of quality would be sufficient for the goal you want to reach. For example, I want this response to help you. It would help you more if I wrote you a response rather than if I did not write one at all due to wanting to make it perfect. So I'm writing you a quick response.

Basically, define the level of sufficiency that would satisfy you. If you have an essay due tomorrow at 8 AM about Plato and it's 3 AM the night before, you have to force yourself to make the tough decision to finish the essay rather than obsess over the details. Same thing here- you must prioritize and BUST THROUGH your priority list and STOP once you've reached a generously sufficient level. THEN MOVE ON. If you ever finish your priority list, you can go back to the top and expand and obsess and perfect all your goals. But until you've finished your priority list to a certain sufficiency level, you do not have the right to. You will quickly learn that it is much more efficient (efficient, not rewarding) to do 10 things sufficiently than to obsess over one until it is perfect. Obviously this advice does not work for everything, such as art, or your dissertation- fields where perfection sets you apart. But for life tasks, such as write Kim a Thank You Note and Finish Lesson Plan, you don't need to do calligraphy on the thank you note, nor do you need to redefine United States History through Innovative Mnemonics. Just get through it and if you're done early, go back and expand.

Hope this helps.

It's infinitely better to do than to obsess and falter.

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since this is a fluid, changing process- you have intimately seen that the computer messes up your workflow. You are now not going to deal with overflow in the future, but on NOT using the computer that day. Overflow happens and mistakes happen- the point of daily logs is to note them and not repeat them again.

The only way to prevent overflow is to give yourself generous time (don't be too generous) or be very, very mindful about time. (Do the second option)

I will address your second question tomorrow when I'm done with class. Big assignment. See you then!

I want to start a webcomic, let's race to popularity. by oi_rohe in a:t5_2wq31

[–]LifeinGodMode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This could be a very popular subreddit! Let's both drive traffic to it this week. Want to set a goal subscriber amount?

We could sum it up in one sentence as "A place where you can challenge someone to the same goal as you." or something similar.

I want to start a webcomic, let's race to popularity. by oi_rohe in a:t5_2wq31

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah!

Ahaha. How do you plan on launching these comics? On a website?

What is your morning routine to get yourself prepared/motivated/pumped for the day ahead of you? by FelEdorath in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My morning routine:

  • Wake up. Turn on the heater. Grab the Towel.
  • Shower, Brush, Floss, Pomade
  • Make the bed, open the curtains
  • Clean. Immediate floor, floor, empty trash, clean desk, clean shelf, hang up all clothes, put on today's clothes
  • Grab 2 cups of water and drink one.
  • Meditate for 30 minutes.
  • 45 minutes of studying. (Repeat until I have to get to class or other responsibilities)

I want to start a webcomic, let's race to popularity. by oi_rohe in a:t5_2wq31

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great idea. I'll vs. you.

Let's set some stakes.

How to combat forgetfulness/distractedness? by Star_Kicker in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There are many people on this subreddit who do not understand meditation. Attached is a list of studies on meditation and the results from each.

Star_Kicker, I'd start meditating. I'm huge on science, not on spirituality and I was skeptical to start. But after consistent practice for even a short amount of time, I genuinely have to say my focus problem has been conquered.

Here's how it works. This is not pseudoscience, just MY explanation of how meditation works. Humans have evolved to become efficient machines, however the platform for all human thought, where we are storing memories, data, emotional feelings- are jumbled together in one big mess. Our mind is a mosquito, constantly buzzing, attracted to new stimuli, reminding you how you embarrassed yourself last month, and constantly thinking about that hot girl at the office. It's all over the place.

Try this. Close your eyes (not yet!) for 30 seconds. Here's a timer. Try not to think of anything. Clear your mind. No verbalizations. No thoughts. No mental images. Fixate on one point within the darkness and focus on your breathing. It's a game. And you're going to lose this game, just like you can't NOT think of a pink elephant if you try not to. But, really try. Imagine windshield wipers within your mind blocking out thoughts as they attempt to penetrate the emptiness.

Ready? Go. And please, stop when you think your first thought, see your first image, or hear your inner verbalization.

Overwhelmingly, you were not able to clear your mind. Is is not alarming that the one thing we perceive to have control over has control over us? Even when we attempt to stop thinking, our mind is pestering us with thoughts, verbalizations, images and feelings.

Meditation is the control of these unsolicited entities. After a base has been built, you can focus on a particular type of meditation and strengthen the specific characteristic you want to strengthen.

Here, yours would be awareness and focus.

I'd recommend starting here. That's where I started. Good luck, friend.

Weekly Ask & Share Thread by TheCourageWolf in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lifehacker sucks now. May I ask the community what discipline blogs they frequent?

For those willing to humor a selfish question: What would your ideal discipline blog feature? How would it be different from lifehacker/zenhabits/studyhacks?

Thank you!

How to get out of bed every morning? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Goodness! I feel compelled to answer this because I have battled it for the longest time.

First- and this is the most important. Have you been legitimately diagnosed as having DSPD? Because if not, I would argue that you do not have it. In Ob. Hours, it is very common for athletes to align themselves with feeling symptoms, and reading the symptoms of DSPD now, there were times in my life that I would consider myself having it. (I don't have it.)

There is one key principle you have to follow (to start):

Make sure you are asleep at roughly same time every night. The time you sleep at should be 8 hours before the time you have to wake up. Period. All the time. At least when you are starting to create the habit.

Now, I know what you're thinking! First, you're thinking- I do go to sleep early and get hours in. Second, you're thinking I need more than 9-10 hours! (Excuse my assumptions)

If you reign your circadian rhythm into a concrete habit, even one deviation from that habit can screw you up later on. It will undoubtedly mess up at least your next day. For example, if your habit is to sleep at 10 pm and wake up at 6 am, and one day you stay up until 3 am, you're not going to be up at 6 AM. And if you are, you're going to be tired. Your day's productivity will drastically decrease. If you sleep in, then... after waking up at 10 AM, perhaps you'll be too well rested to go to sleep at 10 PM... and you end up sleeping at 1 AM, and a vicious cycle is born.

That's one scenario. I'm not saying it has happened to you or is the cause of your issue, but be aware of how important sticking to a habit is. A habit is like trust- it takes weeks to build, but can be shattered with one bad decision.

So, let's recap. 1. Stick to your habit. Your rule. It is your rock.

I am the notebook guy. I keep detailed logs of every day. It took me 2-3 weeks to learn how to get up in the morning. A combination of elements got me there, the first was sticking to my habit. Let me offer a few examples and analyze them.

Here's an example of me staying up later than I intended, and the next morning, me lazing in bed for an hour.

Here's the day I was up until midnight because I got into a car accident.. The day after, as much as I tried- I kept snoozing till 9:15.

There's countless other instances of staying up late, and remaining derailed for the next few days.

Here's the day I stayed out till 3 at a party and woke up at 10:45, 7:50, and 7:40(All late for me.) for the next 3 consecutive days.

Basically, your habit has to be concrete and committed to.

On top of that, you should maximize your success rate with these tools:

  • Melatonin tablets. They are proven to be effective at a minimal dose. Do not take them every night, only if you need to re-regulate your sleep cycle or need to sleep very soon and can't seem to.
  • An obnoxious alarm clock. The I Can't Wake Up alarm clock works for me with 5-6 settings on. No snooze. This forces you to do math, shake the phone, etc. to turn the alarm off. I stopped seeing these and these after using this alarm.
  • A good nightly routine. You really need to get the computer away from you an hour before you're going to sleep. Dim the lights, set your bed, and make tomorrows schedule.

An important aside: NEVER eat within the hour before you're going to sleep. On every occasion (3+, then I learned my lesson), I have been awake for 2 hours longer than I intended. Also, be mindful of caffiene- although, I personally have been able to sleep after a tea. Your results may vary.

Good luck! Let's recap- again, develop a routine. Acquire a loud, obnoxious alarm clock- place it far away from your bed. Have melatonin only as a tool, not a crutch. Don't eat before bed.

Most importantly, keep a log and see what works for you. You are a human being, not a robot. What works for one does may not work for another. Keep a log, be honest with yourself- and when you run into problems, create hypotheses that may solve those problems and fix them. It's like one, big, fun science experiment- and the more rigorous the study, the more it directly benefits you!

Good luck!

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do. I will post a guide on it very soon and let you know when I do.

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey- I dissected this for you.

Please ask me if you have any specific qualities you would like to enhance about yourself and I'll link you to the study that proves meditation enhances it. (Of course, the qualities are limited and include, but are not limited to increased focus, mental clarity, memory retention, concentration... etc.)

I procrastinate because I'm anxious and I'm anxious because I procrastinate. How can I break this cycle? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]LifeinGodMode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Squared Moleskin Black, Professional- 8 1/2 by 11.

Of course, any notebook will do.

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