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Tag: self-control

  • I have a broken foot. So what?

    I still can’t believe I banged up my toe so badly. I’m dying to go for a run. I can barely walk but I almost went for a jog around the block tonight. My patience is wearing thin but self-control has kept me at bay, for now. I’m fast approaching my wits end without the…

  • Awake At 4:20 Because 5am Was Good

    In some bizarre celebration of yesterday’s 5am success, I’ve woken this morning even earlier. I didn’t take my sleeping pills earlier than usual; in fact, I’m not taking sleeping pills at all. Melatonin and Z-12 have had their chance and failed miserably to yield any long-term healthy sleep habits. The only habit I was forming…

  • The Virtues of Hardship

    Primarily in America there is an overwhelmingly widespread belief that everything should be easy, and that we should always be happy.  While I’m no antagonist of happiness, I do think that obsessing over it is actually counter-productive to achieving it, and also leads people into some otherwise easily dodged traps, foolish decisions, and unreasonable expectations.