The Omega Reset

MrFunnycat · 2015-05-31T08:42:55+00:00

No non-fiction reading? Don't you mean the opposite?

Countpudyoola · 2015-06-01T15:31:07+00:00

I spent a lot of time watching tv and playing pc games in the past. This past weekend I finished house project, also chopped up some Crepe Myrtle trees. I was about to toss the wood (3-5 inch diameter pieces about 4-5 feet in length) when I realized what awesome wood it looked like to make shit out of.

Wife and daughter were getting on each other and my nerves so I went outside and started stripping the bark layer off with a 5in1 tool while they watched a movie. I never knew how satisfying that could be. I stripped the bark for the entirety in a hot garage while they watched a movie. Something completely primal about that.

recon_johnny · 2015-05-30T15:12:00+00:00

Good post man. I read here that you should do nothing that takes away your energy. The stuff you list above is exactly that. It changes your focus, removes ambition, blurs your direction.

rygar_the_red · 2015-05-30T15:45:02+00:00

Good call mentioning news and TV.

I got rid of cable TV about 3 years ago. It is such a time suck and mind suck.

Edit because of sloppy premature submission:

I was really surprised at how people react when I tell them I don't have TV. People get all shocked and amazed.

Sometimes they almost seem angry when they start going on about last night's prime time bullshit that they think I will know and I tell them I don't do that and prefer to learn some programming or get outside if the weather is nice.

It's like misery loves company.

AlphaWantToBe · 2015-05-30T17:18:14+00:00

I kind of stumbled into this behavior naturally. I have 2 kids and my time is pretty much spent working and with my kids. I used to game a lot and I used to watch TV a bunch but I'm lucky if I get in an hour a week these days.

CzechBook · 2015-05-30T23:01:35+00:00

This week I made a list of activities/hobbies that I want to pursue. I split them between physical, creative, and intellectual (as I saw done on a post here a while back). The last few days, whenever I find myself starting to "distract" myself with games/internet/social media, I ask myself whether I could make any progress - even the most tiny amount - on those pursuits. Invariably, I can and do. I can easily piss away 15 minutes on Candy Crush or similar mind rot, so it's an enjoyable battle with myself to find some self discipline even during short breaks of time that I would normally say "don't matter."

nrthrnwoodsman · 2015-05-31T03:48:18+00:00

This is great advice. Especially the emphasis on ALL at once. If you fail to do this you will replace one with the other. ( speaking from experience) . I grew up without TV (still don't own one) , used Social Media for about fifteen minutes when it first came out, never gamed and and almost never read Fiction books. However I still struggle quite a bit with surfing the net reading blogs I like and looking at pictures of nude hotties ( fondly remembering when my wife looked that good) . So there is work to be done in those two areas. That said being in my 40's has shown me that time is our most scarce commodity thus it should be spent only on those things that are productive.

RBuddDwyer · 2015-06-01T14:52:59+00:00

Sounds a lot like the Graduating Gamma series written by Vox Day. The advice is similar.

whinemoreplease · 2015-05-30T16:16:02+00:00

Reddit

When I'm on reddit, I'm usually here in MRP reading about your the situation and thoughts of people here. For me, it's educational and allows me to reflect on my own life - especially posts regarding children, something I need to know more about. I guess the point of this sentence is to caution against being absolute - if there's something you're getting value out of, keep getting value out of it.

But for the rest of reddit, maybe 15 minutes tops with some comments reading. It's just generally such a low standard.

I like skimming through facebook and front page though. Something that takes 10-15 minutes. Time is your most valuable asset. Be discerning about who or what you give it to.

Title	The Omega Reset
Author	Sepean
Upvotes	7
Comments	18
Date	May 30, 2015 1:56 PM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MarriedRedPill
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