Alcohol, narcotics, TV shows, movies, video games, and news were all used as mind-numbing distractions.



These merely serve as distractions and eat up your time. They sideline your personal goals and make you a low-value person. 

If you want to be a high-value person, you have to invest in yourself.

To do that, you need time.

You will always be “too busy” if you waste most of your day watching entertainment content. It’s just how it is, and no matter how much you enjoy that video game, it’s getting you nowhere in life.

We will be abstaining from all such distractions for 60 days. We will also refrain from the consumption of alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes for obvious reasons.

Things Will Get Harder Before They Get Easier

Many of the behaviors listed above are habits that you have probably been building for years, if not decades. They will not be easy to break.

You will find that your urge to indulge in them will increase for the first two weeks before they start to wane off slowly.

You will have to really resist the urges during that time, as they try to eat you up. You will find your inner voice trying to convince you to go back to your old ways.


“It doesn’t matter.”

“You’ll fail at some point anyway.”

“Just 5 minutes.”

“This doesn’t really count.”


Resist. YOU CAN MAKE IT.

Remember, all of what you do is in your hands, and you can choose to ignore the voice inside your head that is telling you to break. No one can force you to do anything.

When former addicts say "the first two weeks are the hardest", they aren't kidding.

You will have to charge through the first two weeks, but it does get easier. Keep that in mind.





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