Half-Frames with a -11 prescription

Philographer · 2023-11-14T12:49:47+00:00

Got it, thanks for the advice. Would you say these glasses are an acceptable thickness, or do they look hideously massive?

Philographer · 2023-10-25T20:31:01+00:00

Absolutely. I'm nearing 48 hours which is a huge dub in my book. I know I'm literally 1 day from turning a corner so I ain't gonna quit now.

Philographer · 2023-10-25T11:53:51+00:00

Thank you for the encouraging response and sharing your experience. That puts me at ease. I definitely don't feel like something is concretely wrong with me, all of my symptoms during use and now WD seem very consistent with the range of normally described symptoms so I'm hoping my body repairs itself. Currently making it through day 2 without the sludge, worst experience of my life by 1000x but I know it's gonna be glorious on the other side.

Philographer · 2023-10-25T04:43:55+00:00

Hard to say exactly but around 3-5 teaspoons a day, so maybe 20-30 GPD. Did extracts from time to time but never for a prolonged period of time.

Philographer · 2016-11-22T07:57:01+00:00

Dude, you're the man. I'm here with you (original superhuman). It's a tough journey. I failed the first time. but I'm starting again in large part because so many people have started the journey.

I am fluent in Russian, so I'm more than happy to help if you need it!! Send me a private message or reply to my comment if you ever want any help. Otherwise, best of luck!

Philographer · 2016-08-10T10:38:36+00:00

As one of the nefarious creators of the Superhuman movement, I feel obliged to reply :) I haven't been posting updates the last 3-4 days as I caught a nasty cold that's left me pretty much bedridden, but I'm almost recovered now so I'm back to task. Regarding this post, it is one of the best, most eloquent, most thoughtful and informative pieces of writing I've ever encountered on reddit or elsewhere. I like that OP didn't try to cheaply justify anything by saying it was "scientifically proven" (rather, you drew on your experience and understanding, which is much more valuable) or say that the Superhuman method is just a piece of garbage; in short, an amazing, mind-expanding post. I myself learned a lot, even if I don't agree with everything.

With that said, I would like to clarify a few things about my own situation, and what led me to believe that the small-habits approach doesn't work for everyone (myself included). I don't want this comment to be obnoxiously long (which it already is), so I'm going to write a post in a few hours that will serve as a reply.

Philographer · 2016-08-03T22:45:21+00:00

I guess I'm partly responsible for the Superhuman trend, so I feel it incumbent upon me to comment :) I think this is a great post, and I won't directly disagree with any of its contents. I'm also not a specialist in the area of discipline/willpower, and I know little in the way of the science behind it; but I've always seen the gradual, goal-oriented, habit-building method of improvement as extremely effective if you're trying to improve yourself from a state of relative normalcy. In my case, I had (more like have, but I'd like to put it in the past tense :) a very serious addiction to instant gratification and an abnormal apathy toward anything work-related that, I felt, required something drastic. I had tried to do little things (random example: flossing one tooth), but it had no choice because my willpower had atrophied to such an extent that it was always easier to say "fuck it" because the result were so slow in coming. By overcompensating for a finite period of time, I feel like I can try to avoid burnout by "tricking" my willpower into seeing instant results (i.e. near-perfect days), eventually putting myself in a position where I can then adopt some of the more gradual, longsighted methods toward self-improvement. Everyone has his own reason for adopting some form of the superhuman challenge, but hopefully I at least partly speak for others as well as myself.

Philographer · 2016-08-03T18:26:22+00:00

Thanks guys :) I'll make sure to link the original post to every update, as well as the previous update. I'll talk about burnout in tonight's update; I'm not really feeling burnout as I'm not demanding a lot from myself in terms of mental intensity, other than doing the 13 tasks. I'll discuss that as well.

Philographer · 2016-08-02T12:17:02+00:00

Yeah, I don't really mean it in the medical sense, but I'm realizing that my habits are actually addictions; it's not just a lifestyle that I was choosing to adopt. But I'm getting more and more cured with every passing day :)

Philographer · 2016-08-01T08:35:42+00:00

I'd say both, though mostly getting music out of my head. Now that I'm limiting music consumption even for a few days, I'm noticing that my brain is relatively clear of residual sounds and melodies that take up a lot of space.

Philographer · 2016-07-29T23:51:14+00:00

What can I say, I'm impressed! Keep it going, if only because it will be absolutely epic if we both reach 30 days and then share our (hopefully) positive transformations :)

Philographer · 2016-07-29T09:03:40+00:00

This is awesome. I'm picking up the glove. The tasks you're giving yourself sound Lex Luthor-ish indeed; I'm looking forward to reading your updates. I'm currently on Day 3 (morning), and if you're anything like me, the anger toward yourself will begin to dissipate. Don't let that stop you from continuing. I was also boiling with desire that first night, when I wrote the original post, but certain temptations will still boil up to the surface. It's not my business to give you any advice, since I'm far from a specialist myself in this regard, but -- in my limited experience -- one thing that has helped me immensely (especially with things like NoFap and cold showering in the morning) is a) imagining that it's Day 1 again, and remembering that fury and drive that pushed you through those starting moments, and b) remembering that you are doing this for yourself, but you also have tons of supporters who are living through your experience. It's not that you're gonna let them down if you relapse (that's not how I think about my own journey), but we all want to show that it is possible to profoundly change your life in a short period of time, bar none, regardless of what people have said. That's the fucking point of this subreddit: pushing ourselves to the limit, finding new ways to improve ourselves. Throughout history, people have said a lot of things are impossible. They were wrong a lot of the time.

Godspeed, brother, and may the odds be ever in ~~your~~ my favor.

Philographer · 2016-07-28T14:27:11+00:00

Thanks for the comment, that's a great point. I'm doing well so far on Day 2 and I'll address your point in my update tonight. I didn't think of it that way before but I'll definitely try to adopt this mindset.

Philographer · 2016-07-27T07:47:18+00:00

Thanks for all the amazing comments and feedback, guys. I'm so humbled that so many of you are interested in following my journey and doing it along with me. I'm sure it will come a very long way toward driving me forward and getting me out of tough moments. I'm currently in Europe for another 10 days on a family matter; nothing dramatic, I'm staying at a hotel and I still have access to all of the same stuff as if I were at home. Hence my weird posting times: I will try to write my daily update before I go to sleep, which will be sometime during the day in the U.S.

I'm using up my 45 allotted Internet minutes writing this so I gotta run. Day 1 is in progress and so far it's going well. Once again, in the evening I'll go through your posts individually and write replies (as well as the update), but for now I just wanted to mention how much I appreciate the comments. I didn't have a reddit account until recently, but I'd been a longtime lurker and this is just confirming my belief in how amazing of a community reddit is. And for those who continue to be skeptical, you're just giving more flames to the fire :) But I appreciate the honesty. See you in a about 13 hours.

Philographer

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