Comments | aporianonymous: that much further west

aporianonymous

that much further west

Sep 06, 2008 12:30

i slept really late today (well, noon) and it feels quite good. i think the thing about treating your education like a job is that self-discipline can often become sheer guilt. if you don't read as much as you'd like to, or you get up ten minutes later than you should, it's hard not to feel a bit shitty. because i understand now, in a way that i ( Read more... )

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sticklebricks September 7 2008, 17:31:40 UTC

you weren't lying you did post about having a new username...

aporianonymous September 7 2008, 18:35:34 UTC

ha, nope. i also didn't lie that my entries are no longer interesting now that i'm happy etc.

sticklebricks September 7 2008, 21:43:18 UTC

in actual response to your post though, have you got any tips for teaching yourself that self discipline?

aporianonymous September 9 2008, 08:29:29 UTC

umm, i dunno about general tips but there were a few things that worked for me. getting up early was essential - if i let myself sleep late then i'd end up not bothering to do anything with my day. and also not trying to do work where distractions were available - if i tried to work at home i'd dick about on the internet loads and so on. so i go to the library every day for 5-6 hours. that's about all i can offer.