Adios Addictions

I'm an addict.

This realization dawned, when I found myself ready to sleep anytime, and wishing for sleep.

Googling 'sleep addiction', I confirmed my fears.

Trying to be more cognizant of my addictions, I decided to watch myself. Lo and behold - I soon found several addictions I was unaware of!

While it wasn't alcohol, I found I'm also addicted to surfing the internet, and TV. These addictions, eat away my time and keep me from being productive.
Being in my twenties, these keep me from being productive, or spending time in activities I want to do. Not the nicest situation.

Since I'd rather do something about this, I have decided to go for my own deaddiction regimen.

1. No sleep anytime except night, and only 8 hours of sleep at that.
2. No wandering aimlessly on the internet - get on, do my work and log off.
3. Stay completely celibate.

All three need willpower to keep off, and I'd try to fill in with something productive I can get done - so I don't fall into a new addiction (computer games did start creeping up).

My mind protests to no end for these stimulants - but when the wave passes, I sense a peace.

I plan to keep this up for some time. I don't have a deadline in mind. Let's see where this leads, how I feel.

Rising early

Steve Pavlina talks of his struggle to wake early.

Mine has been one of reducing my sleep. I used to follow the school of thought, that the body asks for the sleep it needs. I also had a partner who wouldn't let me sleep at all.
Both extremes, I have found, are hurtful.

I have decided to give a shot to Steve Pavlina's recommendation: Sleep when sleepy, but awake at a fixed time.

Let's see how this goes.