Shameful Neglect
Calling out to Team UFYH

Hi there. I have a problem. Maybe Team UFYH can help?

Last night I showered. The last time I showered before that was probably over a week ago. I just can’t seem to shower regularly. Why? Well, I can’t shower in the morning because I don’t wake up in time to do more than eat before going to work/class.

Why can’t I wake up earlier? Because I stay up late on the internet forever - incidentally, this is the reason I have trouble showering at night regularly, too. By the time I drag myself off the computer, it’s way too late to shower. (I’m a little afraid of the dark, even if it’s safely outside the window.)

I try to make myself get off the computer earlier, but. When I’m using something like Strict Pomodoro, I stop restarting the work timer more often than not. If I tried to install internet-use-policing software, I suspect I would just turn it off once my internet WANT became stronger than my desire to be virtuous and not act addictively towards the internet.

Plus, I have a completion problem: if I open my tumblr dash, you better believe I’m reading the whole damn thing. This is what makes me stay on the internet for three hours longer than I’d meant to, usually - I started this thing and now I must finish it, unless I get so sick of it I just close the tab without dealing with it.

I have trouble following the rules I set for myself, probably because they’re a little all-or-nothing. I can’t do just a little of getting off the internet. I can’t do just a little of tumblr because then I’d miss stuff and never see it again. Even though I don’t really get much of value from Tumblr.

I don’t know. I have infinite excuses, and almost as infinite reasons, and am no closer to a solution than before.

halp?

  1. shamefulneglect reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat and added:
    *salutes* Yes, ma’am! (I’m in Eastern time, ftr, and going to start shutting down my computer real soon now, within 15...
  2. absona reblogged this from shamefulneglect and added:
    Ok, but you can at least set it to sleep at a given time. It might not help as much as setting it to hibernate, but it’s...
  3. pipsbadideas reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat and added:
    Couple bits of advice from me that may help: 1) You follow too many people on Tumblr. (I have same issue but with...
  4. theunfuckening reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat
  5. boppinrobin reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat and added:
    Oh, hello! It’s the story of my life. What is this, day mumblejumble without a shower? The MacBook says I stayed up...
  6. unicornziva reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat
  7. klaineoutbitches reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat and added:
    I’m going to do this too, if you all don’t mind. Because I have this exact same problem. My problem is going to be...
  8. utterlyfubar reblogged this from unfuckyourhabitat and added:
    Is some of the best advice ever. It could be the beginnings of a great way to decompress after a long day (or even a...