Need advice: How to rest, have free time, and keep streak going?

Hey there!

I think it depends what your understanding of rest is. My 2 cents on what you have shared is that rest is not about doing nothing, it’s not about sitting on the couch watching movies or whatever. We get that idea in our heads somehow but I think wisdom shows that rest is much more than that.

Even athletes, rest days in regard to their are often love/hate relationships where they have to avoid strenuous exercise related to their sport but they might go do some light swimming or cycling instead and that’s counted as rest.

I find hiking is restful, fishing, this week I started a herb garden and have been tending to it. Reading, playing my guitar and ukulele, learning some new songs.

That’s some ideas I have, but I find when combatting PMO I need to incorporate a number of what I call “active” rest activities, as opposed to “passive” activities. When I am passively gaming or watching Netflix or any sort of passive binge behaviour there is very little in that activity that stops me from PMO.

Active rest activities dissuade me from PMO - they are uncomfortable to some degree, they involve delayed gratification to some degree, they force me to dig deep into my soul. That’s how I’ve been filling in time while I’ve been unemployed, trying to be productive around the home and filling my ridiculous amounts of spare time with active rest activities. Hope that helps! Good luck out there and keep going!

 

Hey brother, i know how it feels to be worried about free time as that use to be me! always dreading the weekend.

I would say try staying offline as much as you can, it will be much easier for you if you are not fighting triggers!

You can do it, stay strong

 

Ahh. The amazing thing about this for me was that i would find other things to do through sheer boredom. I found myself going out more and doing other things, otherwise going mad!

Its tough but can be done