Day 37.
God, I drank so much on carnival festivitys this weekend. I feel like somebody is trying to remove my brain with a spoon.
But Ththis is is like my longest streak ever. The energy spikes seem to lie dormant and everything has calmed down for now.
Glad your stabilizing... prepare for battle, just in case some urges come unexpectedly. Sorry to hear you overdrank.. happy to say I have never done that.. avoiding people that live that way makes it easier to keep from getting drunk. I’m not saying I’m better than anyone else, but appreciative of principles I’ve been taught.
Day 7 (17 personal) Struggling with some urges, but have held strong so far!
If you want any tips, I posted a “NoFap survival guide that can really hel
Day 55
My academic side is not going strong. It used to happen all the time over the years and I would drop everything that I was doing (like working out, drawing) and I would put my whole to studying. But now I realized that it's not normal at all. I'm already going to school for 8 hours everyday and when I come home and study I'm going to school more. I just can't stand it anymore, if you can please let me know how you are doing it.
Although I'm running low academically I'm not dropping all of the good habits that I've developed. I'm happy about that. This motivation and discipline didn't fade out and I'm grateful for that. [Didn't have the time to check up on my urges lately]
I assume your talking to me.. I don’t do it easily.. like every other human I struggle with remaining focused, keeping a positive attitude toward learning/studying and honestly my family gets in the way a lot.. I try to strike a balance. My son is so young and I try to remember that although I’m going to school to help improve his life - spiritually and financially.. that he really needs me to spend time with him most of all.
But to answer you... I looked up many YouTube videos when I had trouble being productive so I could change that habit. Here’s what helped.
-rearrange your home/room so that it’s all geared to get the school done.
-keep it clean, a messy room wreaks havoc on your brain, clean room clear mind
- print out calendars you can touch and put them either on the wall you can see when you leave the room or on your door when you enter. So you can plan, have set goals on there and more than one month so you can see where you want to be.
- Don’t eat junk food just because your trying to “save time” it will affect us for the worst.. seriously it’s not worth it!
-have sticky notes nearby and before bed, write 2 things you must do, 1 thing you WANT to do tomorrow. This is a goal system each day that boosts productivity and leaves your mind free of having to make those decisions each morning.
- put a motivational picture or reward on your wall.. reminding yourself why you must get that studying done and why it’s important.. you can even choose a healthy reward of something you want to get yourself when you complete your goals.
-get plenty of sleep.. this is major. I don’t know your age but you probably already have learned it really is hard to do anything when you feel terrible.
-take breaks every hour or 45 mins. Jump up and down, run around the house... these help a lot
-keep healthy snacks in the room
- get comfortable... study where you feel good but if you feel yourself falling asleep, rearrange it so you can stand or sit in a different position.
-Put your phone in another room.. on silent mode.. nothing’s so important that it must be attended to right away it’s a distraction.
-wake up early.. this may mean you have to go to bed early.. I wake up like clockwork now at 6am.. yes it’s still dark. I get WAY more done in the morning.
-don’t eat right away, try to do a little work while your brain is fresh from not processing foods, eat 1 hour after you wake instead. I even skip water until that hour. I feel 100% in the mornings (but I also don’t drink coffee or any stimulant)
-if you need a replacement for the coffee when you do drink, go for fresh sliced ginger and lemon tea.. i usually do that or Fire-Cidar (it really gives your system a health natural boost, more details if interested)
If I’m not feeling it... I take a break, say a prayer and just keep my eyes closed for a little and do breathing exercises.. if it doesn’t work I acknowledge that some days I just need something else. On the other hand if I feel my mind is avoiding the hard work, I force it to do a little, telling myself that a little more and then it can rest... if you can run...walk..crawl.. twitch

at least get some movement in the studying field.
A lot of these things can be adapted to NoFap or also help with it.
Controlling your surroundings is more important than trying to control your self discipline..give yourself the edge so the other will follow
This is the way