We have to make a million choices each and every day, so it makes sense that to keep things simple, we always make the same ones. But the easy choices don't always mean the right choices.
Commit today to changing it up, to doing something different, and making the choice that improves your life for the better. Believe it or not, pretty soon that choice will be the easy one to make too.
"City 2
Les tables sont grandes.
Remember that les sounds different from le and la — like ‘lay’.
La maison est grande.
The house is big.
Les voitures sont grandes.
Les écoles.
The schools.
The recording for les écoles put in a s/z sound when pronouncing the phrase ‘led école.’ But of course didn’t when pronouncing them individually. Should I pronounce the s/z for les everytime I use it with a noun that begins with a vowel?
Yes, the next recording confirms this:
Les úniversites françaises.
Les toilettes sont petites.
The bathrooms are small.
Here, the recording didn’t pronounce the s in les because the noun didn’t start with a vowel, but instead with a consonant, t.
La gare est petite.
The train station is small.
La maison est grande.
La banque est petite.
The bank is small.
Les úniversites sont petites.
"
"Today I listened to about 30 minutes of mindfulness podcasts that put me onto the app, talked about finding worth through value, and making small changes. I wrote for 30 minutes on those podcasts as well as my learned behaviors."
"Did three 20-30 minute meditations this week and one five minute one. Slowly noticing my concentration improving. Find sometimes at night I want to fall asleep so will try and meditate earlier and also get more rest so I’m not as tired in the first place. On to next week..."
"Ive had confidence in recent exams and i dont feel much distracted from studying i can do head spins properly but slowly have to practice more and practice footwork and toprock hopefully after exams i should learn one top rock for 2 weeks for 30mins and follow moys footwork workout"
"I went to the base of Rotes Kreuz Wien on the occasion of a informal informational event. I talked to the staff about the various possibilities of contributing to Rotes Kreuz such as rescue service or working with old people and refugees. I decided joining the marketing staff would make sense for me. I therefore fetched the phone number of the responsible person (Samantha Hammonds), next day talked to her on the phone and sent her my details via email."
"Hey guys, I’ve finally reached the first report without having any problem!
Being able to complete the first week is pretty good. I do apologise that I couldn’t write too much journals for this journey. I been really busy, keeping myself out from porn and masturbating! I’m almost down to two weeks where everyone normally say that at this stage is when you find all the most benefits of it!
Anyways, for those of you guys are doing this challenge, good luck to you all and Merry Christmas! "
"City 1
Le magasin est grand
The store is big.
Les restaurants sont petits.
Les chiens sont petits.
Les restaurants sont grands.
Ohhhh, right right, any adjective gets an ‘s’ when everything is plural, no matter what.
Le restaurant est petit.
Les magasins
The stores.
I just realized that whenever I ever heard French being spoken in the past, I always heard the difference between le, la, and les; not knowing at the time that what I thought was ‘ley’ was actually the plural ‘les’. Haha! Awesome!!
Le parc est grand.
Les trains sont grands.
Les sœurs sont amusantes.
The sisters are funny.
Remember that the ‘e’ in appartement is noticeable as an ‘uh’ sound.
gate - train station
remember ‘il’ is he.
"
"I procrastinated Thursday night. I decided that I'd wake up at 5 am to finish my homework before school, but I didn't turn off my laptop. BIG mistake, I ended up going to bed at 2 and didn't get to study for my Honors Precalculus quiz. Wouldn't be surprised if I bombed it."
"addicted to struggle? humble, found a sewing class on a thursday then work said I could take fridays off which I would do for FA and I cancelled music cmp for FA too - yet breaking at hom e- WTF am I doing? I need to decide and stick to it and stay humble - just for tiday - no counting and saying "not much to lose anyway" day 0 right now, Dec 15"
"Thank you Carol! Things are going really well. If there is a will (and money on the line :D), there is a way! Thinking what a BL Christmas will look like for me as well. Want to have a specific plan for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - both at sis' house."
"A lot of readings about binge-eating and how overcome it; refined sugar, anxiety and depression and. How to get better and cope with negative emotions."
"Restaurant 6? No, 5!
Le pain et la fromage.
Le dessert
Un café et l’addition!
A coffee and the check!
la salade
Le fromage avec un verre de vin.
The cheese with a glass of wine.
Tu veux un dessert?
Do you want a dessert?
l’addition
the check
Je mange la salade
I am eating the salad.
Je voudrais un dessert.
"
"I am actually loosing weight - which is what I wanted to do not just maintain. I tried to delete this commitment, but I will have to contact support."
"Yesterday I did everything except sell the car. Today I need to get the lights fixed on the impala, paint my rims, go to boost to get my sim card fixed. I also need to go to walmart to get the fm transmitters and go grocery shopping. I got this"
"At first When I started out it was mechanical and tasking, but now I enjoy it, i go with the flow it not routine or restrictive to time and subject and yes am discovering more and more about myself and my life."
"Restaurant 3
une tasse de café
A cup of coffee.
Je voudrais un verre de vin
I would like a glass of wine.
deux bières
deux tasses
deux verres
la biére
l’eau
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Restaurant 4
Elle prend un sandwich
She is having a sandwich.
La bouteille
Un café ou une bière?
Tu prends un café?
deux bouteilles
comment
how
il prend un café
une bouteille d’eau
a bottle of water
"
"I did better this week. There is definite room for improvement. I do know that there were some days that I went over on calorie but others were slightly under so... not that it evens out but it is nice that there is some improvement in some places. This week I will make sure that I use the app again because that is the most helpful."
"I woke up this morning happy. Had to chase logan but I'm not mad at him. Im ready to attack today. I will buy a car, sell the cavalier and finish the buildings early. I also need to get a paternity test"
"Restaurant 2
Je voudrais un café.
I would like......
Je voudrais un jus.
I love how juice is pronounced: silent ‘s’ so it sounds like I’m saying ´jew’ almost.
Le serveur est Français.
The waiter is French.
Of course there’s a gender for everything:
La serveuse est Français.
Le serveur parle anglais.
Je voudrais un jus d’orange, s’il vous plaît.
"
"First post, I couldn't think of any other way to completely commit to this without having myself get completely screwed over if I fail. So... Let's pray this works"
"Made a lot of progress from last month's commitment.
Spent two days afterwards consumed with media. It was fun, and it is a strong shift in perspective. Allows me to review what I've done and gotten from the past month. Also, review my direction. Are those my true concerns? Anything to re-frame? I also get to review what I can get out of media addiction, or review the media I voraciously consume.
I've done this a few times, and I do feel it is a bit easier each time. I won't assume I can give up all bad media forever, but I'll be satisfied giving it up in monthly chunks.
Things I've recognized from media addiction is:
1. How much money it costs me. When I don't prepare food and properly, I am forced to eat whatever I can. Before and during work, this means eating out, and possibly again after because I am tired or it is late.
2. I am afraid to engage with people, hesitant, when I am not prepared. Because I'm a mess, because my mind isn't clear, because I'm not focused on them (I'm thinking of stories and addiction), because I'm thinking of the things I should be doing or haven't done. This cuts at my confidence in engaging with people, a serious detriment.
3. I am hesitant to do any good habits during periods of addiction, because I know I'll be on the track of being good again, and working hard. Or least wanting to, doing it for a moment, and struggling for a bit before falling back. And that struggle takes a lot out of me. Thankfully my work structure now is forcing me out. It would be hard to imagine how to get out without it.
4. It is hard to allow myself to enjoy the rewards I give myself for completing hard tasks, because the addiction feels like such a great reward, or it's so stimulating, rewards don't matter to me.
Anyway, I'm glad to be forced into this restriction again. And am eager to see what I learn and how I grow from this period."
"I am changing this goal to Losing Weight. I thought that was what I had chose, so now I am changing to that. Still learning about how to do this! :-)"
"I started at 210 lbs last month before starting stickK and have lost 10 lbs so far, I want to continue to lose up to 50 lbs. more in the next 12 months."
"This is my commitment journal. Today is the day that I take charge of my life. I will begin to set goals. Not only set goal but break them down to daily planning so that my goals do not remain just wishes. I WON'T wait until tomorrow anymore. I will follow my intuition. TODAY I will make a change for the better. FAISISHERE"
"Saccadian rhythm controlled by the body's internal clock
There are 3 different types for sleep pattern
AM/PM/IN BETWEENERS
Morning light: blue; can be higher than 10000 flux - Sunlight
Electrical light much lower in flux - affects sleeping/brain activity: alertness is high
Post- Sleep routine to brain wake up - important to be exposed to it - melatonin production
Evening light: orange; gets the body ready to relax/sleep
Pre-Sleep routine to help the body better recover during nighttime sleep
Before going to sleep brain needs to be exposed to it - serotonin production"
"I got woken up by my girlfriend today at 10AM and was rushed down to get ready to hang out with her friends. I was feeling really groggy and half asleep but somehow managed to snap out of it and got ready as soon as possible. I had to make a coffee for myself in order to have that positive vibe going instead of a tiring one. I never met her friends in real life, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to make new friends and get out of my comfort zone. Also, to put my book knowledge through actions.
Throughout the day, I managed to make everyone happy and entertained. I guess the methods of the book actually works. I got really well with them and got comfortable as soon as I shook hands with them. I must say I was even leading everyone to where we going even though I’m new to the city and barely know which places are the best to go to. Everyone was literally asking what food to eat and where. They were going for almost 10 mins just standing there not knowing. So I suggested to go somewhere nice. Eventually everyone followed me.
It’s great to have such confidence and being able to lead the group sometimes, especially when you just met them. I can honestly say that this NoFap is doing great so far with my confidence."
"Daily Habit Tracking Metrics:
Mindfulness 7
Heartfulness 6
Positive State Intensity 5
Positive State Consistency 5
Flow 4
Courage 6
Exercises to increase momentum include visualization, activate the body, and the 3 to 1 positive reinforcement exercise."
"Under-allocated sleep on Mon/Tue by 30 mins. Forgot I was out at night Tues so missed opportunity for nap-catchup. So boosted sleep window Tue/Wed to 9hrs."
"I've realized that I need set very clear rules for my health and business development. However my progress in terms of energy and cognitive performance has been phenomenal within one day. I still enjoyed myself however stuck to the process and as a result even my sleep was better. I'm hooked.
In regards, to business development I've applied much more effort and am utilizing Sales Navigator to connect with people who could be my ideal clients.
Further this week I've started coaching some true leaders and am grateful for the opportunity. Looking to really raise the quality of my expertise and study within an intensity and fierceness.
Have also realized that going forward I'm not going to wait on others like I have. For instance the marketing results has been less that fulfilling and so will run the process through myself, build up my funds, and connect with more able professionals.
Looking forward to making the most of today!"
"Restaurant
Une table pour deux personnes, s’il vous plaît.
Où - if it has an scent, it’s ‘where’
Ou - if no accent, it’s ‘or’
Où sont les toilettes, s’il vous plaît?
Deux personnes
Two people
Pour moi
For me"
