~*~ The 90 Days to improve your life Challenge ~*~

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." - Lee Iacocca

In less than 90 days, we will be making New Years resolutions (time sure has flown, it seems!), so to get a head start (because starting NOW is what we all should do), I am planning on issuing this challenge.

Quitting PMO for 90 days can create a sudden void, especially if PMO has been done for hours on end. However, quitting it is only one part. There’s also filling your life with positive activities that can replace PMO; not doing this will most likely increase the risk of failure.

My challenge to you all: pick a hobby/activity (you can pick multiples) from a list I provided below, or an activity/activities you yourself thought of, make a commitment here, then do it for at least 90 days. At the end of the 90 days, post your updates (such as your current skills in such activities, your feelings afterwards, improvements you noticed, etc); this can be in words of explanations, pictures, etc. Your updates could help many others find ways to preoccupy their time!

If you wish, you can also post updates even before the 90 days are up. Just stay committed to improving yourself!

Here is a simple list of things to do:

Exercise routines (strengthen your physical condition):

- Do weight lifting
- Prepare for a race; such as a 5K, 10K, half marathon, etc.
- Take a few yoga classes
- Learn/participate in a sport
- Swim laps
- Cycling
- Hiking/walking
- Self-defence classes, such as jiu jitsu
- Try a healthy paleo diet
- Learn dance
- Do backpacking trips
- etc

Social improvements (strengthen your social life):

- Go to social events. Many cities/municipalities around the world do regular social events
- Hang out with friends, especially friends who support you and share your values
- Do more face-to-face talking; do less social media other than essentials
- Take a trip with friends/family
- etc

Hobbies (expand your skills):

- Learn to draw/paint
- Read some novels
- Write a novel, anthology, fanfiction or manuscript that is void of pornographic/smutty concepts
- Learn a new musical instrument, like a piano, guitar, etc
- Take fishing trips
- Learn crafts, like knitting, sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking
- Do photography
- Go on camping trips
- Start a collection
- Get natural adrenaline rushes from skydiving, bungee, etc
- Ski/snowboard
- Play golf
- Take a vacation and explore your destination
- etc


Knowledge (expand your mind):

- Learn about cars, how they work and what each car part does
- Learn computer science concepts, such as programming languages
- Read works from philosophers, whether ancient or contemporary
- Get as far ahead as you can in your class/classes (for students); don’t procrastinate
- Learn a new language
- Learn about a foreign culture
- Learn chess
- Learn how to invest
- Watch some documentaries
- Inform yourself of new scientific advances
- Go back to school
- etc

Spirituality (expand your spiritual sense):

- Read a holy text, such as the Bible, Tipitaka, Talmud, Quran, the Vedas/Sutras, etc
- Do service projects whether with a religious group, a charity, a government program, etc
- Do some genealogy work
- Do meditation exercises to clear your mind; focus on your soul or your energy
- Relax to the sounds and sensations of nature, whether in a forest, the beach or other empty areas
- Learn ways to control your dreams (lucid dreaming)
- If religious, attend a worship service more often
- etc

Again, there are many more activities and hobbies you can kick up; this is only an incomplete list intended to provide examples. Honestly, just do anything you enjoy that also builds you up and makes you think less about PMO.

Even so, this may seem daunting, but to expel energy on these activities is expelling less energy on PMO or focusing on urges.

So... Are you committed?

 

These are fantastic goals to set. Keep up with those goals and try to make a path for them to be achievable. Do them for 90 days and see how much better you feel about yourself.

You got this!

 

Great! Anything to preoccupy yourself is a good treatment for PMO. It's a terrific step to take.

 

Great! I haven't thought of doing the brain exercises, but that's something I should definitely do.

 

Never too late to jump in. Those are good actions to keep up with.

 

Good luck! I'm all for being better in 2018 also.

Ouch. Yeah, it happens unfortunately, but more importantly is getting back into the system.

Welcome! You can post them here, or you can make another thread here, or make a journal, etc.

The main concept is to try to remind you on what you can spend your time on rather than doing PMO, although posting it here on the forums also can help others with their own improvement.

Nice! If you do, then welcome aboard.

 

Haha, thank you! Great goals to keep; I hope for success in those goals as well as in your rebooting process.

 

I agree. I'm always more for deeper friendships rather than more friendship; scuba diving rather than waterskiing.