THE VIKING CHALLENGE | 90 days / 3 years | (OPEN)

Do you have the potential to become a true Viking?

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Day 120!

I now walk the halls of Valhalla:
purplebat14 said:
Walhalla:
Day 120 - Einhejer
You have proven yourself in the mortal world. You continouted the way of bravery and became an immortal legend. Finally you are permitted to enter Walhalla.
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Wait! Something's... wrong! I can... sense it... smell it! Oh no! Why is it spelled with a W?! Is this really Valhalla?! Oh no! This is Fólkvangr, isn't it?! I've been trolled by Freyja! No, I am a true warrior, I need to get to the Odin's Valhalla! I can't stay in this pixie place! NOOOO!!! I'm not a Fairy! Get me outa here! NOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......... !
 
Ūruz said:
Day 120!

I now walk the halls of Valhalla:



Wait! Something's... wrong! I can... sense it... smell it! Oh no! Why is it spelled with a W?! Is this really Valhalla?! Oh no! This is Fólkvangr, isn't it?! I've been trolled by Freyja! No, I am a true warrior, I need to get to the Odin's Valhalla! I can't stay in this pixie place! NOOOO!!! I'm not a Fairy! Get me outa here! NOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......... !
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Congratulations bro! Really great archievement. In german it'S written Valhalla xD. Fixed it.
 
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Goals: statement of problems and how to fix it.

I have my former porn habit quite good under control, but my media media addiction really sucks.

What is my problem:

I am very addicted to all kind of stuff, that offers lots of dopamine.

In the evening I am often not able to switch off my computer and then I sit there for hours and watch YouTube videos, read on twitter or newspapers. Especially polarising and horrible fields like news covid and the war in Ukraine are really. I often sit there till late night and then I get a lack of sleep.

I also hear podcasts and news during the day instead of working productively. This makes me needing way more time for chores. I want to add mindfulness to my live and get rid of this longing for distraction. Therefore, I put my phone in a box. Before I switch my mobile or my computer on, I write down, what I want to do and start a timer. If the time is over, I start this all over. I assess this in my rule “mobile save”

I also loose sense of time if I surf the net during the day. Without realising an hour is over, feeling like a second and I haven’t done anything productive.

Most problematic is my procrastination. This may be one of the driving forces behind all the other issues I mentioned abough.

How it affects me:
My media addiction has similar negative effects than porn addiction.
I get bad concentration, emotional lability, bad self-esteem, bad self-discipline, depression and massive procrastination issues.

My goals
I want to follow a rules and routines for a structured life. This structure gives me awareness and freedom because I then don’t waste my time with thins I wouldn’t do, if I would make mindful decision. I want to add a cite from Jocko Willink for my remembrance here. It’s the same as shaolin monks say.

“discipline equals freedom”

I count noP and noSurf together, to keep things simple and not get confused. Today for example I will reset my timer because I broke the nosurf rule yesterday although my noPM streak is day 13. For my remembrance I mark here, that I could add 13 days for noPM if I make it now.

I also do kind of noPM, plan is to limit it to 1/7d if there is good reason and I don’t want sex. I count it on my own to make things not to complicated.

I post a daily list to increase motivation for keeping my daily structure. Currently I will post a short version here and post the long version in my old empty ap group. I will maybe change this to the longer one.

Further methods for daily structure:
Getting up early in the morning
Using pomodoro timer and stick to the brakes strickly
No changing of my rules and routines. Keeping it simple and stick to it. If thins are unclear it must be counted as failure.


Explanation of my Daily List and my noSurf rule.

Break Habits:

1. noSurf: Internet Addiction:✅

-only open outdoor or in case of real emergency
-don’t do anything not allowed if blocking break
-Plan everything not really necessary tomorrow with time limit. No extension of time at the same day.
-important, note, timer rule

-Anything unlcear must be assessed as failure.
-Stopping and locking the lock at once when realising that I do something forbidden is not failure.

2. strictMedia, phone boxing & noaudio✅

-Mobile locking in box at once while blocks

-no podcasts, music, max 10m

-allways list and timer


Build Habits:

3. Getting up and morning routine✅

Getting up at planned time without snoozing and completing the morning routine while keeping offline mode.

4. Daily Schedule: new & ⅔ ✅

-Writing a new Schedule at first and adhering to daily schedule with fixed starting times and blocks to ⅔ of it.

-always making a list and starting timer for tasks

-always use a paper for ideas and don’t react at once

5. Meditation 2/2✅

-Meditation at the after lunch or at afternoon.

-Meditation before sleep is counted as done if planned

6. Weekly workout plan✅

-Gym/Stretching/Running/Yoga (Step by Step principle)

7. Learning 6h✅

-Learning goal tomorrow:

8. Sleeping at 21:45✅


In case of emergency:

First: writing down what is allowed. 2.

Second: start the timer

Third: Look again at once

Fourth: If more time needed a new List and new opening.
 
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My noPM streak would be 14 days today, but as I unfortunately relapsed to my media addiction yesterday my count will be 1 for today again. My Meditation counter is also starting new for today. Working on the challenge and overworking my plans is allways a risky time for my and besides came the sickness. But I am nealry recovered today. I fell like I will keep my streak this time.
 
Day 47 - Berserk

Splendid updates, @purplebat14 . Great use of imagery and addition of new ranks!

For the purpose of stating my goals again, here they are, if you need to link me on the first page:
  • My goal is simply never to PMO again (unless it's O with a partner, or if O happens though unintentional wet dreams).
  • I'm currently filling my time with work, reading, and running.
  • I've cut out processed foods, and am moving away from Carnivore to a Whole Food Diet, as Carnivore (long term) has caused some damage.
  • My streak currently stands at 44 days.
 
Day 1 nosurf & noPM✅
(noPM would be day 14, but I reset counting for braking nosurf)
Meditation 1d ✅
(I meditated yesterday, but only before sleeping which I dont count.)

Daily Goals
1. Fighting Media Addiction: day 1✅
-only open outdoor or in case of real emergency
-don’t do anything not allowed if blocking break
-Plan everything fun tomorrow
-important, note, timer rule
2. Mobile safe & locking while blocks❌
3. Getting up and morning routine➡️
4. Daily Schedule: new & ⅔ ➡️
5. Meditation day 1✅
6. Weekly workout plan➡️
7. Learning x/0h➡️
-Learning goal tomorrow: 5h
8. Sleeping at 21:45❌

I worked the whole day at the challenge yesterday. Adding the legal information to the pictures was quite complicated. But no it's done. But I was weak and broke nosurf and didn't do my meditation on time. Today was quite good, I am still recovering from my cold and try to get back in track.
 
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If you want to get your introduction and goals linked in the main post, make a post with it here, link me.
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Introduction:
Hello! I am Ūruz; the name is a reference to a bull (I like bulls, it's my favorite animal, as I explained it in this post: https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/whats-your-favourite-animal-and-why.343036/#post-3520299). I like bulls so much I've been actually considering to tattoo one on my back when I have some spare money lol. But not quite hundred percent sure about that one yet though, haha.

Goals:
  • To quit porn, because porn damages the brain and nervous system, that's the main goal.
  • To also quit MO, since for me it always leads back to porn and is a compulsive addiction in itself, which I do way in excess and then feel physically drained all the time.
  • Also to lose weight, cause I am overweight right now. Been working on it since late last year and it's been moving along slowly but surely.
  • Start eating 100% WFPBD (Whole Foods Plant Based Diet), since I think it's the most healthy way to eat long term. Albeit I struggle to stick to it, cause lots of my emotional comfort foods have animal products in them. Which then brings me to the next goal, which is to:
  • Reboot from food addictions. I plan to do that with extended water fasting, which will serve me as a reboot from food addiction, the same way as "fasting" from porn serves as a reboot from porn addiction.
  • I want to program my mind so I would become a productive and hard worker towards my life goals. Because for now I am way too lazy, I procrastinate too much and waste too much time on the internet, especially Youtube.
 
Guys I realize that as long as I am coming here everyday, I am kind of flirting with danger. I am reinforcing a pattern of getting on the Internet every day which puts me more in risk of actually stumbling into searching for sexual stuff on the Internet. I am going to change my approach and log in here only once in 3-5 days and update stuff. In this way, I will be trying to stay away from the Internet as much as possible in general except when I am on my work laptop for work. Just wanted to let you guys know. All the best to all of you. Keep up the great work. See you in a while! :D
 
stoicrebooter92 said:
Guys I realize that as long as I am coming here everyday, I am kind of flirting with danger. I am reinforcing a pattern of getting on the Internet every day which puts me more in risk of actually stumbling into searching for sexual stuff on the Internet. I am going to change my approach and log in here only once in 3-5 days and update stuff. In this way, I will be trying to stay away from the Internet as much as possible in general except when I am on my work laptop for work. Just wanted to let you guys know. All the best to all of you. Keep up the great work. See you in a while! :D
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Good decision man! I always completely block the internet and have only whitelisted the forum and what I need for uni etc. Hope to welcome you soon as Jomsviking. Think of how it would hurt to loose all the progress and sty strong bro!
 
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UPDATE:
I fixed a really annoying problem. Now you can jump with the hyperlinks also to part 1 of the challenge without new loading of the page. Usually you couldn't jumpt to the first post in a thraed without new loading. Took some time to find out how to make this, but now you can easily click through all 3 parts of the challenge without delay <3

Click here to go to post of part 1
Click here to go to Valhalla​

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1. Main goal: nosurf day 2 ✅
-only open outdoor or in case of real emergency
-don’t do anything not allowed if blocking break
-Plan everything fun tomorrow
-important, note+timer rule

Blocking stayed closed. No severe situation. Just bad focus an my tasks, but will do better tomorrow.

2. strictMedia: phone boxing, noaudio, note+timer➡
3. Getting up and morning routine➡
4. Daily Schedule: new & ⅔ ➡
Was a bit chaotic today. Felt like getting migraine, therefore did my prophylaxis program. Tomorrow learning is priority.
5. Meditation before 20 day 2✅
Did 15 minutes of basic meditation at afternoon
6. Weekly workout plan✅
Was at the gym. Did mobility, stretching and sauna.
7. Learning x/xh➡
-Learning goal tomorrow: 4h
8. Sleeping at 21:45➕

(noPM day 15, would be recruit, but now I am poor contender. I will promise myself to stay stronger this streak. noPM 15, noPMO 3)
 
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