WARNING!
This post is not about tech. It's a rant. You have been warned.
<RANT>
I remember thinking when I started this blog that I would mostly talk about the projects I was working on and not about my personal life, opinions, and philosophy. But the more I've worked on this the more I realize that it's not that cut and dry for me. My moods, philosophy, and physical state greatly affect how I approach work and when I decide to work on projects. I say this because I've used the excuse "I'm so worn out after work" so many times it's even annoying me.
Worse is when I'm at work after a short night because I got caught up in a show or game that I lost track of time. Take this morning for instance: I had less than 6 hours of restless sleep, didn't have time for a shower, had an email stating a form hadn't been updated yet due to a computer being stupid (not the user), and just my general dislike of mornings. To say I was irritable would be an understatement, but to say how I was feeling would be crude and uncalled for in this blog.
So I took a walk around the building. Twice. The second time around I stopped at the coffee shop in the science building. I bought a hot chocolate and went back to my desk. An hour later, I feel worlds better about myself, the problems before me, and the universe in general. It's amazing at how such a small change alters so much.
I've been trying to make these small changes in more ways than improving my immediate mood as well. Lately I've been trying to make small changes to my eating habits and it's working quite well. I've managed to reduce the amount of food I eat, change the general type of food to more healthy options (this means a lot less cheese), and even lose a few pounds while doing this. It's quite nice.
The place I most frequently fail, however are my gaming habits. No, not gambling, video games. I play them a lot. Like, it's my other full time job a lot. And it's been getting in the way of accomplishing other things like, laundry, cleaning my room, showering, and even superseding food. I spent more time this weekend setting up a dedicated Minecraft server with modifications than anything else this past weekend (read: this is why I didn't sleep well). Like my excuse I've been overusing, it's starting to annoy even me.
Video games are the one thing I'm wondering if small changes will even work for me. I often wonder if I should go through an addiction and detox process just to curb how much I play. Worse yet is Minecraft itself. The game is evil in that the possibilities in the game are incredible. It even takes over my desire to play other games. And thus I arrive at the conclusion that it is time I cease playing games and re-discover... reality.
</RANT>
If you've made it this far, I commend you. Listening to me rant about myself probably isn't the most entertaining, but I thank you as well. I thank you for being considerate of my thoughts and should things go well over the next two weeks, I may actually have some tech to write about. So in light of my rant...
Until next time:
Work hard. Play less video games.
This post is not about tech. It's a rant. You have been warned.
<RANT>
I remember thinking when I started this blog that I would mostly talk about the projects I was working on and not about my personal life, opinions, and philosophy. But the more I've worked on this the more I realize that it's not that cut and dry for me. My moods, philosophy, and physical state greatly affect how I approach work and when I decide to work on projects. I say this because I've used the excuse "I'm so worn out after work" so many times it's even annoying me.
Worse is when I'm at work after a short night because I got caught up in a show or game that I lost track of time. Take this morning for instance: I had less than 6 hours of restless sleep, didn't have time for a shower, had an email stating a form hadn't been updated yet due to a computer being stupid (not the user), and just my general dislike of mornings. To say I was irritable would be an understatement, but to say how I was feeling would be crude and uncalled for in this blog.
So I took a walk around the building. Twice. The second time around I stopped at the coffee shop in the science building. I bought a hot chocolate and went back to my desk. An hour later, I feel worlds better about myself, the problems before me, and the universe in general. It's amazing at how such a small change alters so much.
I've been trying to make these small changes in more ways than improving my immediate mood as well. Lately I've been trying to make small changes to my eating habits and it's working quite well. I've managed to reduce the amount of food I eat, change the general type of food to more healthy options (this means a lot less cheese), and even lose a few pounds while doing this. It's quite nice.
The place I most frequently fail, however are my gaming habits. No, not gambling, video games. I play them a lot. Like, it's my other full time job a lot. And it's been getting in the way of accomplishing other things like, laundry, cleaning my room, showering, and even superseding food. I spent more time this weekend setting up a dedicated Minecraft server with modifications than anything else this past weekend (read: this is why I didn't sleep well). Like my excuse I've been overusing, it's starting to annoy even me.
Video games are the one thing I'm wondering if small changes will even work for me. I often wonder if I should go through an addiction and detox process just to curb how much I play. Worse yet is Minecraft itself. The game is evil in that the possibilities in the game are incredible. It even takes over my desire to play other games. And thus I arrive at the conclusion that it is time I cease playing games and re-discover... reality.
</RANT>
If you've made it this far, I commend you. Listening to me rant about myself probably isn't the most entertaining, but I thank you as well. I thank you for being considerate of my thoughts and should things go well over the next two weeks, I may actually have some tech to write about. So in light of my rant...
Until next time:
Work hard. Play less video games.
I like the way you can see your needs and what you want to change. Set you goals and continue to fulfill them.
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