Cutting Out Distractions

April 29th, 2009

Today’s topic: Getting rid of the distractions that get in the way of more productive or fulfilling activities. I’ve thought about this many times in my life, even before getting into affiliating, but now that I have this new venture that is actually worth spending time on this topic is really important to me. Also, some of my distractions have gone extremely ‘over the top’ and are just too absurd for words. Lets start with my biggest time-wasters.

1. Call Of Duty - WAW

This video game hardly even appeals to me any more after playing it so many times but once I get the controller in my hands, it can be hard to put down. For me, the key to avoiding this problem, much like a heroine addiction, is to keep my distance and to ignore the excuses like “just one more game”.

2. Sloth-like Behavior

Sometimes I’ll sit for hours and do nothing. Not reading, not watching TV or movies, not even talking. I’ll just sit there. Last weekend I got back from a 2 hour day trip and just sat silently for hours at Mike’s domicile. Weird, but largely due to laziness. Overcoming the laziness will also help me get more real work done, so it really is a two birds with one stone situation.

3. Ridiculous and Unsavory Behaviors

Some of the things I do in my daily life are totally beyond the bounds of normal human behavior. The majority of these behaviors are elaborate sabotages and pranks that in no way benefit me (beyond entertainment). I’ve spent countless hours messing with others and I finally outdid myself a few weeks ago by constructing a paper maché moose statue to insult my roommate (who I’ve dubbed ‘moose’). Below are some pictures of the moose which took 18 hours for Mike and I to build and paint. We even risked burning the building down by putting the moose parts in the oven to increase the rate of drying.

So in the end I want to get rid of all of my time wasting activities. This summer I won’t have the schoolwork to worry about so I can focus on working, working out/health, and the things that are really important to me.

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