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30 Days ... Do you think I can pull this off?

Never heard of Fenyman before, I actually studied Stepthen LaBerge. I like the way you descrided his work, studying and paying close attention to his mental processes, very much into that myself. Thanks for letting me know about him. Also do you know in which book he described the above you have mentioned before?

Never heard of Richard Feynman? I am revoking your Geek Card!

Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. He worked on the Manhattan Project, and pioneered much of what is known about quantum mechanics and particle physics. He developed the method of sum over histories. He was also a polymath and a very entertaining character.

The book in which he talks about lucid dreaming is Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, which is a hysterically funny and fascinating memoir. If I'm remembering correctly, he discovered he could train himself to dream lucidly when he was assigned a paper in college, but was too busy/lazy to do any research for it. He chose the topic of dreaming because he could research it while he was asleep!
 
I applaud your desire to change your life for the better or improve your lot. It's always a good idea to have a plan and goals, which you have. My only reservation is that you are taking on too much at once. I find change easier to adjust to and make in small steps. I fear that you might be hoping to change too much at once. Other than that, good luck! :)

Agreed. If one wants to make permanent changes, small steps are always better. Taking on too much too soon can easily lead to discouragement and/or burnout....which in turn leads to abandoning the 'master plan' completely.

Nevertheless, I applaud anyone who is attempting to make improvements to their life.
 
11. Lucid dreams - that's not really a goal that you can control.
One can train oneself to dream lucidly -- haven't you ever read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman?

Though to be fair, I've never succeeded in doing so.

I have, on multiple occasions.
It takes a bit of mental discipline and dedication.
Nothing more to be honest.

One can start by writing down what you dreamt of last night. And if you can't remember, then simply write down 'I don't remember'.
A bit of self-suggestion before bed might work as well.
Repeat to yourself a couple of times that you'll remember your dream and gain control of it.
This type of self-suggestion for example works for me, because if I want to avoid the annoying alarm clock in the morning, then I'll look at the time, visualize it in my mind and then tell myself I'll wake up in the morning x hours from now, or at a specific time.
It works every time.

Lucid dreaming might not happen immediately, but it can be done within a week or two if one is persistent, but as I said, a certain degree of mental discipline is required.

As for everything else... well, sex is good for you, so I don't see a reason on why should one give it up.
Although, if you want to give a shot at it, you could try implementing meditation in order to focus your sexual energy/thoughts towards something else (a hobby).
I did it about 7 years ago and haven't had sex or masturbated for 6 months (as hard as it may be for some to imagine)... incidentally, that was also the time while I was working on my NX-01 in 3dsMax.

Regarding no. 15, it's possible, and I was also looking into the possibility of earning money online... but the problem is actually finding something that would be worth it.
Freelancing comes to mind (depending on what you can do).
And as others suggested, selling old things on ebay might do the trick as well (one will never know just how much your stuff is worth until you try selling it).

Other aspects are relatively easy to do.
I stopped watching TV 7 years ago, and I gave up coffee months ago.
I usually only drink water and/or tea (no sugar... only honey and lemon) and alcohol I don't drink at all (in any amount).

The only challenging notion on that list would likely be finding a well paid job which you can do on your own online, and not having sex (though this one is more dependent on your mental discipline and willingness to not have sex in the first place).
Though does not having sex implies no masturbation as well or just lack of physical intimacy with another person?
Both are possible... of course the first one is a bit more difficult than the second one taking into account the prospect we ARE sexual creatures (it only varies in intensity - so if you're not that sexual to begin with, it would be easier... though even if you are very sexual, you can learn to live without sex).
The possibilities are there, however it's up to you to make them happen.
 
No coffee? That's just ridiculous. What, are you afraid that coffee companies are secretly poisoning you from the inside out?

No smoking I can understand. I have seasonal allergies, and combine that with the fact that almost everybody I know smokes in some fashion it can get very irritating. Good on you. :techman:

No TV I also agree with; TV makes you stupid (especially brainless, pointless shows like Jackass [total diss on Jackass, I hate it]). Find a nice, big book that interests you and read it!

Although you'll need much more than a month to learn a language. I've been trying to self-teach German since November of last year and I still don't understand much of the grammar or know any of the important words.
 
11. Lucid dreams - that's not really a goal that you can control.
One can train oneself to dream lucidly -- haven't you ever read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman?
As I have never even heard of it, no, I haven't read it.
I wholeheartedly suggest it to you, RJH. The book, I mean, not the lucid dreaming. Well, also the lucid dreaming, if you are so inclined. It's an interesting experiment. (my dreams are not always lucid, but I can switch to lucid dreaming most of the time. I thought it would bring some kind of self-discovery, but ultimately I just found out my subconscious was terribly prosaic.)

Back again, Richard Feynman was probably one of the most awesome human beings of the 20 century, a constant source of inspiration for physicists, educators, free-thinkers, and bongo players from all over the world.

Never heard of Richard Feynman? I am revoking your Geek Card!
He was also the world's most handsome physisist before Professor Brian Cox! :lol:
Present company excluded, I'd wager. :D
 
I started thinking about my life. Well much of it is not as it should be

Well thar's yer problem mate!

Whatever dissatisfaction you are trying to change or cure or run away from, doing or not doing things for thirty days won't fix. The problem is that you have chosen to believe that your current lifestyle is wrong.

All that stuff you intend to do is fine but you have to make sure you are doing them for the right reasons.
 
I started thinking about my life. Well much of it is not as it should be

Well thar's yer problem mate!

Whatever dissatisfaction you are trying to change or cure or run away from, doing or not doing things for thirty days won't fix. The problem is that you have chosen to believe that your current lifestyle is wrong.

All that stuff you intend to do is fine but you have to make sure you are doing them for the right reasons.

Wow! I think this is the first time I've agreed with anything you've written.

Anyway, these are wise words.
 
One can train oneself to dream lucidly -- haven't you ever read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman?
As I have never even heard of it, no, I haven't read it.
I wholeheartedly suggest it to you, RJH. The book, I mean, not the lucid dreaming. Well, also the lucid dreaming, if you are so inclined.
I have a hard enough time falling asleep at all. Once I figure that out, I'll move on to the dreaming.
 
The 30 day list


  1. No coffee
  2. No alcohol
  3. No sex
  4. No smoking
  5. No sweats
  6. Become fitter (lose 10 pounds)
  7. Become an early riser (getting up at 5am or sooner)
You certainly shouldn't do all of this at once all of a sudden. Depending on how much you smoke and drink alcohol & coffee, you'll put your body under stress. Changing your sleep cycle can also be very stressful. And then also doing intense sport on top of that... well, I dunno.
 
I'm curious to know how you are going to stop yourself from sweating.

And how you plan to tie it in to your weight loss goal.
 
I'm curious to know how you are going to stop yourself from sweating.

And how you plan to tie it in to your weight loss goal.

Maybe he meants sweets?

If he does, good on him. Right now I am waging a war with myself over whether I should get a Coke Zero or not. :evil:

I read a couple of articles over the last few years that artificial sweetener is actually worse than sugar. Make of that what you will.
 
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