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Things you have given up which have had a positive impact on your life
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Things you have given up which have had a positive impact on your life

Music has always had a huge impact on my life - when I was a kid I would lay around listening to CDs for hours.

Recently, I changed the music that I listen to - I'm just realizing now the huge positive impact that its had on my life.

Back in college I listened to a lot of depressing stuff like Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, and a bunch of under ground rap and heavy metal that got me really emotional. I was very attracted to the music, but I have no idea why - I've had some tough spots in my life, but definitely nothing ever as bad as the stuff that the artists in that music talk about.

I've pretty much cut out all rap and any non-positive music or emotional music from my life. When I drive to work, now, I listen to audio books about history, politics, or self improvement. I no longer have a lingering gloom over me, and all-in-all I am more focused on making a change in the world rather than on how I feel, emotionally.
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Things you have given up which have had a positive impact on your life

Cigarettes: I haven't had a smoke in over 6 years now and I feel much better physically. Like someone else in here mentioned (think it was scotian) smoking isn't even seen as cool anymore. People are pretty into healthy lifestyles where I live, so there's no more social benefit to it, not to mention the obvious health risks.

Video games: Huge waste of time. I used to spend many hours gaming at the expense of real life interactions, and consequently squandered some of my prime pussy hunting and networking years. To a degree I replaced this with internet usage, but I'm trying to cut back on that dramatically as well.

Porn: Still struggling with this, but I've put together some solid streaks and quitting is one of my top priorities these days. I can definitely feel the benefits of quitting when I'm on a good streak though.

TV: Gave this up around the same time as gaming, and it's been years since I've owned a TV. I can't help but feel like a loser every time I find myself watching all that mindless entertainment and propaganda. There are times when I'll be with family and they'll be watching sportsball or some trashy "reality" TV program, and I have to actually leave the room after awhile because I can't stand watching that garbage. Again, the internet fills this void to some degree because I watch a few shows/movies online, but I spend very little time on that stuff.

Social media: I got rid of Facebook 5 years ago and haven't looked back. I never really got into Twitter or Instagram either. Now all I have is LinkedIn for professional reasons and I'm good with that.

Shitty food: I still get lazy and slip up with this every now and then, but I'm far more careful about what I put into my body these days. I can't even remember the last time I had a soda, and I try to avoid sugary and estrogenic foods. I also monitor my carb intake a lot more.

Booze: I go through phases with this where I'll stop drinking entirely for a couple months. Then I start back up again, but I keep it under control, usually just a glass of wine with a meal, or maybe a bit of bourbon when I want to relax or drink socially. Definitely no more binge drinking, and I try to avoid beer due to the empty calories.

Arguing with and/or associating with hardcore leftists: You can't have rational discussions with people who are fundamentally irrational. Worse yet, like Laner said, there's a very pronounced sense of "us vs. them" that has grown over the past year or two. Their seething hatred has boiled over to the point where many of them have dehumanized anyone who doesn't share their insane beliefs. While it saddens me to have lost many friendships over this, my interactions with them had grown so strained and uncomfortable that I feel much better now that I don't have to deal with them.


Things I still need to work on eliminating:

Porn: As I said above, I've put together some good streaks, but I still haven't completely eliminated it. This is the main thing that has to go (and also proving to be the most difficult).

Caffeine: I don't see this as being a big deal if used in moderation, but I usually feel better once I've stopped using it for awhile.

Excessive internet usage: I spend way too much time dicking around online. Mostly I'm learning about things that interest me or studying entrepreneurial topics, but I also engage in a lot of mindless browsing for entertainment. Going to try to replace this with reading, meditating, or just getting out of the house.

Overly negative media: Like fortysix, I often listen to dark and depressing music (including some of the same artists), and while I enjoy it to a degree, I don't think it helps my mental state. I also get sucked into a lot of doom and gloom stuff online when it comes to politics, conspiracies, etc. It's good to be "woke" but there's a point where it gets more demotivating than anything, and it's easy to get addicted to the drama. Going to try to keep that stuff in moderation so that I'm aware of what's going on, but not obsessing over it.
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