I'll have to make this a shorter post than usual today because I have no time today :) But I can't leave my readers hanging right in the middle of this post-every-day-for-30-days challenge I'm doing.
The night after my last post on the music addiction topic, one week ago exactly, I went to a concert with my friend. Recall, my "music addiction" is only about music while I'm at the computer; music at clubs and bars and restaurants and so on, is all good.
So I was at this concert, and all the music just sounded really, really good. Even though it was a type of music I'm generally not interested in at all. I can't be certain how much that has to do with the fight against music addiction, but it certainly seems like something that would be relevant.
Later on in the week, self-discipline began breaking down. One problem is that right on my facebook profile, I have a song I like, which I posted there for my friends shortly before I started the fight against music addiction. Sooo, going to facebook presents this delicious little temptation for me, and several times during the week I gave in, which led to listening to various tunes from that artist for some time.
I'm actually a little happy about that development. It means this quest to fight music addiction is right about at my limit as far as self-discipline goes. I'm able to do it, keep myself away from music while on the computer, but it takes effort. This means that, like lifting a weight which is exactly right, this is a good quest to train my self-discipline. Self-discipline is like a muscle and I want to make mine stronger. Having good self-discipline is such a great quality and will be so helpful in just about any endeavor.
I wrote before about how my mind tries to trick me into listening to music by giving me cravings for things with music in them. Like, video games or certain youtube videos or movies. That continues, and it's interesting to observe.
Today is kind of a neutral day as far as the music-addiction-fight goes, because I've spent virtually no time today at my computer (right now I'm typing from a friend's computer). So this is as good a point as any to renew the quest and redouble my determination: no more cheating, no more falling into the temptation to watch that music on facebook. The temptations I fell into this weak are like taking time off to rest muscles between lifts. Now with rested muscles, I'm ready to go slam my self-discipline anew, and make it strong as steel.
I'll write more about self-discipline and 30-day challenge type stuff another time. For now, I'll have to head out. Good luck and may the glowing face be with you.
Here are some other articles about my music-addiction-fighting-experiment:
Fighting Music Addiction: An Experiment
Drilling Flashcards Without Music
Fighting Music Addiction: Week 1
Fighting Music Addiction: Week 3
The night after my last post on the music addiction topic, one week ago exactly, I went to a concert with my friend. Recall, my "music addiction" is only about music while I'm at the computer; music at clubs and bars and restaurants and so on, is all good.
So I was at this concert, and all the music just sounded really, really good. Even though it was a type of music I'm generally not interested in at all. I can't be certain how much that has to do with the fight against music addiction, but it certainly seems like something that would be relevant.
Later on in the week, self-discipline began breaking down. One problem is that right on my facebook profile, I have a song I like, which I posted there for my friends shortly before I started the fight against music addiction. Sooo, going to facebook presents this delicious little temptation for me, and several times during the week I gave in, which led to listening to various tunes from that artist for some time.
I'm actually a little happy about that development. It means this quest to fight music addiction is right about at my limit as far as self-discipline goes. I'm able to do it, keep myself away from music while on the computer, but it takes effort. This means that, like lifting a weight which is exactly right, this is a good quest to train my self-discipline. Self-discipline is like a muscle and I want to make mine stronger. Having good self-discipline is such a great quality and will be so helpful in just about any endeavor.
I wrote before about how my mind tries to trick me into listening to music by giving me cravings for things with music in them. Like, video games or certain youtube videos or movies. That continues, and it's interesting to observe.
Today is kind of a neutral day as far as the music-addiction-fight goes, because I've spent virtually no time today at my computer (right now I'm typing from a friend's computer). So this is as good a point as any to renew the quest and redouble my determination: no more cheating, no more falling into the temptation to watch that music on facebook. The temptations I fell into this weak are like taking time off to rest muscles between lifts. Now with rested muscles, I'm ready to go slam my self-discipline anew, and make it strong as steel.
I'll write more about self-discipline and 30-day challenge type stuff another time. For now, I'll have to head out. Good luck and may the glowing face be with you.
Here are some other articles about my music-addiction-fighting-experiment:
Fighting Music Addiction: An Experiment
Drilling Flashcards Without Music
Fighting Music Addiction: Week 1
Fighting Music Addiction: Week 3
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