Willpower

No matter how much you like reading, there comes a moment where you simply get bored and can't read any more. Due to this, I have become much more tidy and active throughout the day, as I seek to alleviate my boredom and temper my restlessness.

My apartment is cleaner, and chores like laundry and waste disposal are completed with much greater frequency. The little niggling chores I used to avoid for weeks (like paying bills, picking up groceries, and scheduling appointments) are completed promptly. Since I am eager not to overdose on reading, I eagerly seek stuff out to do before this happens. I am also more likely to switch tasks after a couple of hours.

Case in point: last Sunday, I went out for an early brunch, then spent a couple hours reading. I went home and watched a DVD before heading back out to go to an expo. I went back home to eat some dinner before meeting up with my friend and catching the end of the NBA playoffs. Finally, I went home.

This is not the kind of day I would likely have had a month ago. The day would have ended with the DVD, as I switched over to watching something else and vegetating. I lacked the self-control to stop myself, which I suppose is a theme of this whole challenge. I am bad at impulse control even though I have fairly strong willpower. Without an incentive, I simply do whatever I feel like.