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ike  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: What is your new years resolution for 2013?

Get no grade below A-

Complete /r/NoFap's 90-day challenge

Regularly exercise in some way (cycling? tennis?)

Read at least one book for pleasure every month

Learn to ski

Go back to playing piano regularly

Become more outgoing, to the point where I regularly get to know new people





thenewgreen  ·  4327 days ago  ·  link  ·  

January is nearing a close and I'm wondering if you've read a book for pleasure yet? If not, there is still time. Hope the resolutions are going well.

ike  ·  4326 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I finished The Hobbit last week :) I'll be continuing with LOTR soon.

Also I learned to ski. (sort of)

thenewgreen  ·  4326 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's awesome! Are you reading the Hobbit and the LOTR for the first time? I'm envious. That's like hearing the Beatles again for the first time. Wish I could do that.

ike  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It was my second time reading The Hobbit, but the first time was when I was very young, and I actually misremembered the last quarter of the book, so it was pretty fun. And it will be my first time reading LOTR. I'm excited!

thenewgreen  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's great. I don't want to ruin it for you but... Frodo dies.

AnSionnachRua  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I've struggled (and failed) all the way through 2012 with abstaining from PMO, so it'll be nice to have a fresh start in my mind.

ike  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Same here. I always have trouble maintaining the motivation to abstain after a few days. I've been telling myself this for years, but I really hope that this time, it will be different.

kitinnitik  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Mine is very similar to yours. Good luck!

ike  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And to you, good sir. Let's compare our successes in one year!