Read or heard a book, comics challenge

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 25 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (26 percent)
8. "1984" (10 percent)

It seems to be a great book. I love dystopian fiction.

 

I thought you'd started with the wrong one but it's a prequel.

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 32 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (26 percent)
8. "1984" (15 percent)

An event with a strong emotional charge becomes a memory. The memory gets triggered by some associations that are vaguely similar and they produce the emotion. An addict is trapped by memories and thoughts from the past instead of thinking of the future, making plans and evoking positive emotions related to the future.

This is loose paraphrase of the wisdom in Joe Dispenza's book.

 

2024 Reading List
1. The Mermaids Singing - Val McDermaid (Book 1 Wire In The Blood Series) (completed)
2. The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis (Book 1 Chronicles of Narnia Series) (completed)
3. The Lion, Witch & The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (Book 2 Chronicles of Narnia) (completed)
4. The Horse & His Boy - C.S. Lewis (Book 3 Chronicles of Narnia) (completed)
5. Solar Lottery - Philip K. Dick (completed)
6. Sphere - Michael Crichton (In Progress)

 

Never heard of it, although I've read several of his novels, including: "Maze of Death" and "Blade Runner" (the latter was my favorite for a long time).

 

@-Angel- do you recommend?

 

It was his first published book! I watched the original Blade Runner the other day, and found it so boring, although I can imagine the book would be much better for the concepts involved.

 

2024 Reading (5 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Exodus 26)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 17)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 13)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Not Started)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (36.3% Complete)

 

I've never liked the film. They are so psychological so there's little action. However, the book is different but I read it as a teenager and I cried

 

Part of my reading plan is to inundate myself with as much rebooting material as possible to get enough knowledge and wisdom (positive brainwashing) to break the curse of my porn addiction. So far, I can say that it is working great.

2024 Reading (5 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Exodus 36)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 17)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Not Started)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (76.3% Complete)

 

A Brand New You is an incredible book on quitting porn. It has empowered me with so much information on how to get rid of this addiction. The next book on the positive brainwashing list is Wack.

2024 Reading (6 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Exodus 36)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 17)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Page 5)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (Complete)

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 33 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (26 percent)
8. "1984" (25 percent)

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 41 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (26 percent)
8. "1984" (25 percent)

 

Reading the Bible and rebooting material almost every day is working wonders for my mind. I am slowly developing a 'real' disgust for porn now.

2024 Reading (6 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Leviticus 1)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 17)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Page 28)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (Complete)
19. Manifest-7 Steps to Living Your Best Life (Page 21)

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 45 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (26 percent)
8. "1984" (26 percent)

When you start your automatic behavior, there's sometimes a moment of self-awareness - what am I doing? That's the only time you can modify your behavior. However, the addiction is strong and is conditioned over the years and there's a "pot of gold" at the end. Another "healthy pot of gold" is not certain and located in the distant future. The only way to make it seem closer is to THINK about it and pursue it as a goal.

 

2024 Reading (6 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Leviticus 1)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 17)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Page 52)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (Complete)
19. Manifest-7 Steps to Living Your Best Life (Page 21)
20. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on it (Page 7)
21. I Am, I Create(Not Started)

 

2024 Reading (7 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Leviticus 13)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 37)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Page 52)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (Complete)
19. Manifest-7 Steps to Living Your Best Life (Page 21)
20. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It (Complete)
21. I Am, I Create(Not Started)

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (45 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 58 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (43 percent)
8. "1984" (38 percent)

Today I spent more than an hour reading. Reading is like meditation. You just ignore the urge to stop.

 

2024 Reading (8 Books Completed)
1. Sexual Force or the Winged Dragon (Complete)
2. Reality Revolution (Complete)
3. Bible-NKJV (Leviticus 13)
4. 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Page 37)
5. Finish What You Start (Complete)
6. The Success Principles (Page 31)
7. 10 Days to Faster Reading (Page 35)
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (Not Started)
9. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (Not Started)
10. The Science of Getting Rich (Complete)
11. The Confidence Gap-Audio book (5% Complete)
12. Quit Porn Easily (Complete)
13. The 30 Day Porn-Free Challenge (Page 21)
14. Wack: Addicted to Internet Porn (Complete)
15. Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball(Not Started)
16. Big Porn Inc (Not Started)
17. Treating Pornography Addiction (Not Started)
18. A Brand New You-The Ultimate Guide For Quitting Porn (Complete)
19. Manifest-7 Steps to Living Your Best Life (Page 21)
20. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It (Complete)
21. I Am, I Create(Not Started)

 

2024
1."The Return of the Warrior" by Chris Bradford (complete)
2. "Breaking the Habit of Being yourself" by Joe Dispenza (complete) <understanding automatic behaviors>
3. "Reasons Not To Worry" by Brigid Delaney (complete) <modern outlook on stoicism>
4. "Bodyguard: Ambush" by Chris Bradford (5 percent)
5. "Man vs. Beast" by Robert Muchamore (49 percent)
6. "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself" by Joe Dispenza (re-read 71 percent)
7. "Self-Confidence" (43 percent)
8. "1984" (38 percent)
9. "Fablehaven. Book 3. (1 percent)