But looking back at what I was writing; finishing my experiences of the past few years seem apt.
Went to JC, met nice people, worked on my socializing skills, no more awkwardness with females (that is, unless I want to make them feel so). I'm thinking of compiling a list of pickup lines to use..hmmm.. and then I ended the year with the break from studying.
Study break: Likewise for many people, my study break didn't match up to expectations. Same as most cowardly Singaporean students, I had plans to meet, go out and (please by the power of hope in god) make her my girl. Life doesn't work that way; she got together with someone while I was in Australia with my family, missing my Graduation night. Guess what ladies, I'm single and ready to mingle.
So what else had I planned for myself?
Hardcore limb-amputating heart exploding training in preparation for Commando camp on Feb 7:
Well I ran till I vomited yesterday and I no longer lose that fast in the push up game, so, I've got that.
Start making music covers with my JC friends:
lesson learnt, mahjiong cannot be won by waiting for your pair of eyes. Unchecked.
Picking up girls:
Does being rejected count? I'll elaborate on my clubbing experience.
Learn the guitar:
Unchecked
Improve at Dota:
NOW I CAN BOAST THAT IVE INCREASED MY WIN LOSS RATIO TO A POSITIVE. I need more of a life that goes beyond respawning and dying, respawning, dying, rinse, repeat...Check.
Psychologists say that there are 3 components to motivation that are really important to make you accomplish such goals: Activation, Persistence and Intensity. God bless Google, may you continue to provide millions of adolescents pictures of boobs. Amen. (Did I say boobs? I meant jeans shaking information)
Anyway, my point is, without Activation there will be nothing, without any extrinsic or intrinsic rewards, there will be no Activation. I may be finding excuses and all, but, just like studying for JC, I just can't sense a tangible reward. Except for Dota where I get to own people, hence the check.
Read recently that behavioural analysts have channelled their skills and knowledge (that are probably found on Google) into the commercial market to learn how to use our subconscious mind to pull money right from under our noses. From what I know, everything we do, is led by habits, ingrained attitudes taught from young UNLESS something about the habit changes. Everything about psychology is made of 3 parts; a habit is the same: Stimulus, Action, Reward.
A stimulus could be anything in your life. The clock ticking noon could stimulate you to find lunch as a habit to reward yourself with good food. Waking up remembering that A levels is coming might stimulate you to go study for the reward of good grades. (I don't know if I'm getting this right, but tell me psychologist, which number from 1 to 10 am I thinking of now?)
My point is, when an individual experiences a life changing event, getting pregnant (according to that article I read) or, finishing A levels, lifestyles change, habits are lost and free to be re-....inscribed onto our neuro-network. Somewhere in the past year my short term motivated brain decided to make myself into a better person, and I gotta wait for one of these life-changing events to be most effective in completing my study break plans. NS here I come... change my life.
And by the way psychologist, I was thinking of the number 8.
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