On July 17 2012 08:05 Black[CAT] wrote:
Cool. I also woke up much earlier than normal today. Just to have earlier breakfast and get my hair done properly since my latest hairstyle requires quite a maintenance.
That's cool! What kind of style is it? Wanna post a pic? :D
On July 18 2012 00:29 TheGiz wrote:
If you want to really improve your life, you should stop browsing Reddit.
I've found that any day that I cut out internet browsing I got a lot more done (and I never browse Reddit). It's difficult to do but to dissassocate yourself from your computer is a really good thing. Think about rearranging your room to take the focus off of your computer desk. Becoming an adult has helped, and a few months ago when I was a student my computer died, which was a great boon to my life as well. Getting up early is definitely good too.
Stopping Reddit is going to be hard though. I can definitely see where you're coming from though. After so much time on the Internet, browsing image boards and such, I feel that my attention span has decreased significantly. Maybe I've grown accustomed to processing only small bits of information at a time.
I have noticed that this has severely dampened my ability to read books, news articles, and concentrate. Maybe this will be a good starting point to start getting better.
On July 18 2012 00:41 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
I know what you mean, it feels great.
I wake up at 4 AM each day to play StarCraft and I've felt so much better afterwards. It gave me a second wind in school, and generally gave me more time to do fuck all. Homework, gaming, maybe answer any messages I got after I went to bed, taking my time in the shower.
And it stops me from falling asleep first period, so grades went up as well :D
I remember I used to wake up in the middle of the night, back when I was really into SC2, and just played a ton of games, stopping only when I had to get ready for school. It's strange how I didn't feel tired at all!
On July 18 2012 00:44 OpticalShot wrote:
Just a word on the enjoyment of classical music. I have a buddy on TS that often likes to discuss in-depth about random classical music pieces. It's fine and all, but sometimes it gets too deep and twisted and starts putting weird meanings into the listener's mind. I'm not sure how well-trained you are in music theory and history, but may I advise to keep it at a good enjoyment level, not an overly-zealous analysis level. A word of caution, if you will.
I don't like going too in-depth about the meaning behind the music - for that, I use my own perception and interpretation of the music, not what somebody else tells me. I like to talk about how I feel about the piece though, and what kind of emotion it invokes, and what picture I paint in my mind when I listen to it.
I never studied music theory and history. I wish I could learn the basics though.
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