I have noticed that watching pornography has messed with my gratification system. I feel that everything has to come to me without any effort, which is what porn is: so-called sexual satisfaction without any effort. This has now in turn affected my studying throughout the summer and I have been struggling to reach the goals I set for the day. In this entire summer, not once did I ever complete the goals I set myself for in the morning and I feel horrible. I would say that I would finish this and workout, but not once in in the summer did I work out, even though I have a gym pass. Wasted 20 dollars in my first month. I also waste 1-2 hours of my day watching, rather than doing productive like getting that extra hour of sleep or doing something I enjoy as a hobby. How did any of you guys work on this while you were doing NOFAP and what lifestyle changes did you make? I realized that this cannot be fixed instantaneously, but requires making habit changes and work ethic.
I've done a ton of lifestyle changes (diet, meditation, reduced time messing with technology, going for a 30min walk every day, working out a few times a week...) and more are certainly on the way. I also used to feel very unproductive and that would create a lot of stress and make me even lazier! But I've learned to relax and take things slowly, occasionally I feel very creative and I get enough will power to be more productive than usual and so I use those moments to try and accomplish something I'm interested in. If I'm not feeling like being productive, I simply force myself to do whichever task needs to be done in order to discipline myself. I do believe the sexual energy we have can be used for different purposes, which would explain my sudden energy boosts.
