Things have kind of been smooth lately.

I know that my planned challenges and improvements aren’t doing so well lately, but I am really making shit done. The challenge of making 500 words per day, making pixel art for 25 minutes, 2 hours of no-distractions, and sleeping at 9PM.

Is not without hiccups at all. Currently, I’m struggling to keep up with no-tech at 9PM challenge. I don’t find anything useful to do so I end up extending the usage of my devices. YouTube is too good to pass by. It’s entertaining yet effortless.

I am also struggling to write 500 words per day. I don’t have a specific time to write, which ultimately means that I push this challenge when the day is almost over. I think that I should schedule a part of my day dedicated to writing. Wherein, I don’t have any distractions and my thoughts are continuous and flowing.

The best time for this activity, to be honest, is at early morning or late night. These are special times since everything is so quiet that you’re able to do things without losing concentrations. In this household near city hall, the people here are rather noisy especially around 9AM and the afternoon.

I get it. There’s nothing to do so we socialize with other people. I totally understand them but can you keep the volume just a little bit low? To be honest, the most annoying part of this household are not the pesky insects and rodents, rather, it’s the fucking crying baby. Fuckening shit. It’s so noisy and it’s so generic. It’s as if you’re in a movie and this is the sound effects.

Anyways, I though of having the writing challenge scheduled around the early mornings preferably before 9AM starts to roll around.

Now, I have been doing well with pixel art lately. I’ve been consistently doing small scale projects, and I’m happy that I was able to finish projects properly unlike before. The small scale projects that I’ve done was cute and really satisfying. I won’t spoil it here. It’s best to wait for the weekly pixel art review and reflection.

Additionally, there was a slight modification with the challenge that I made. I noticed that every time I commit to a 25-minute drawing period. I would ultimately end up with 2 small scale projects done. I want to be flexible so i adjusted the challenge to this style. “Create a pixel art for 25 minutes or create 2 pixel art.”. Thanks to do this, I was making more pixel art not because it’s just fun, but I can focus on deliberately practicing the things that I need to improve on.

The challenge of having 2 hours of no distractions is quite easy. It’s just a simple Cold Turkey blocker. However, I think that it’s just best to turn off the laptop and set a timer on your phone for 2 hours. That’s the ultimate way to block distractions.

Recently, I’ve stopped sleeping on the floor. It’s not because I don’t want to continue it, but there are certain circumstances that would not allow me to do so. I mean I can but that person, who is the cause of the circumstance, might feel guilty on why I sleep on the floor and not a fucking comfortable bed the same as he.

I don’t really mind sleeping on the floor to be honest.