In order to motivate myself to spend more time on my various interests; I've taken it upon myself to not play video games or surf the internet during weekdays. (Mondays to Thursdays). This past week alone, I was able to make notable progress in my study of Latin. I've also been doing far more reading, so much so that one night I read the entire Book of Deuteronomy (all 34 chapters) in a single sitting. It seems that without the distractions of video games and the internet my ability to focus improves dramatically.
I've also noticed an improvement in my general mental state. I feel a greater sense of satisfaction spending my evenings engaged in things actually worthwhile instead of what has heretofore been my usual pattern of compulsive internet use. This week, I hope to do some amateur astronomy provided that the weather gives me a clear night for it. In any case, I'll continue to work on my Latin and getting my French back up to snuff.
Since tomorrow is Monday I won't be able to respond to any activity that happens on this thread until next Friday. But I look forward to reporting on my progress as the weeks go by. I'm also surprised that the temptation to break my resolution was no where near as strong as I anticipated. And already seeing its fruits I doubt keeping to it will be at all difficult.
Anyway, it's nearly 23:10 on a Sunday night, so good bye for now.
I've also noticed an improvement in my general mental state. I feel a greater sense of satisfaction spending my evenings engaged in things actually worthwhile instead of what has heretofore been my usual pattern of compulsive internet use. This week, I hope to do some amateur astronomy provided that the weather gives me a clear night for it. In any case, I'll continue to work on my Latin and getting my French back up to snuff.
Since tomorrow is Monday I won't be able to respond to any activity that happens on this thread until next Friday. But I look forward to reporting on my progress as the weeks go by. I'm also surprised that the temptation to break my resolution was no where near as strong as I anticipated. And already seeing its fruits I doubt keeping to it will be at all difficult.
Anyway, it's nearly 23:10 on a Sunday night, so good bye for now.
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