I have seen so many instances of people who are happy with their Pixel or other Android device being forced to switch to an iPhone because the rest of their family uses iPhones, and it’s specifically because of iMessage. It’s really sad.

Breakfast: 1.5 porkchops, 4 oatmeal choc chip cookies, 1 peach, 1 apple, Frosted Flakes

Lunch: pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw

Tea time: toast with butter, tea with oat milk, tortilla chips

My diet has been awful lately.

I actually got it from my wife and in-laws who are Indian.

The Science of Self Control is an excellent book about willpower and, well, self control. It goes into the science of it and how to use that to your advantage.

One thing I do is to reduce friction. You are more likely to do something if you make whatever it is easier to do. Conversely, if you want to stop doing something, increase friction (make it harder to do). Two examples:

You want to go to the gym in the mornings? Go to bed a bit earlier, get everything ready the night before, and maybe even sleep in your gym clothes.

Your want to stop eating cookies? Put them somewhere you’re less likely to walk past them or see them.

In your case, maybe try removing things that are distractions, e.g. put your phone on the other side of the room.

Thanks!!

Good stuff! Thank you.

Hey all! I live in the Southern US. I’m an IT director. Hobbies include lifting weights, manga/manhwa/manhua, RPGs (currently running a D&D 5E campaign and playing in an OSRIC campaign), and cooking.

I deleted my Reddit account a few days ago, including all my posts and comments. I’m all in. Lemmy has been fantastic.

I’m on here and Beehaw as well. I like both places! Plus it gives me twice as many places to waste time on.