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Your post pretty much summarizes my life concisely but I am still struggling to get the exercise part down. I'll be looking forward to see what you churn out!

mistercow 14y ago
What are you struggling with in terms of exercise, if you don't mind me asking? I had a lot of trouble getting into an exercise routine until recently, so I might have some tips, but different people struggle with different things.
- carlisle_ 14y ago
  Really just following through consistently. Recently I was trying to start out slow and do 30-45 minutes of brisk walking several days per week. I did it for 2 weeks before something came up and I missed a couple of days and I never got back into it. Until today (yayy) I have been working the graveyard shift at work. I'm going to give it another go with a more sane schedule and focus on being consistent on the times I do go exercise.
radicaledward 14y ago
Unsolicited Advice: For exercise, I found that yoga has worked extremely well for me. I started in January and it has been going great! A few factors have really kept me motivated to go: 1) For the first 10 weeks, it was run like a college school class. The roster was fixed. Attendance was taken. 2) It is expensive. When I pay this much for something, I feel obligated to use it. In this case, the first 10 weeks were a Christmas gift so I really felt obligated. 3) I can practice outside of class literally everywhere. This is impossible for a lot of gym workouts. 4) It is hard. I feel seriously challenged. I did Tae Kwon Do in high school. A lot of the above points also apply to martial arts. Plus if you do martial arts you get extra style points according to http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
- carlisle_ 14y ago
  You know I've given yoga some thought but haven't really looked into it. I'll check it out, thanks for the info!

mistercow 14y ago

What are you struggling with in terms of exercise, if you don't mind me asking? I had a lot of trouble getting into an exercise routine until recently, so I might have some tips, but different people struggle with different things.

carlisle_ 14y ago
Really just following through consistently. Recently I was trying to start out slow and do 30-45 minutes of brisk walking several days per week. I did it for 2 weeks before something came up and I missed a couple of days and I never got back into it. Until today (yayy) I have been working the graveyard shift at work. I'm going to give it another go with a more sane schedule and focus on being consistent on the times I do go exercise.

radicaledward 14y ago

Unsolicited Advice: For exercise, I found that yoga has worked extremely well for me. I started in January and it has been going great! A few factors have really kept me motivated to go: 1) For the first 10 weeks, it was run like a college school class. The roster was fixed. Attendance was taken. 2) It is expensive. When I pay this much for something, I feel obligated to use it. In this case, the first 10 weeks were a Christmas gift so I really felt obligated. 3) I can practice outside of class literally everywhere. This is impossible for a lot of gym workouts. 4) It is hard. I feel seriously challenged. I did Tae Kwon Do in high school. A lot of the above points also apply to martial arts. Plus if you do martial arts you get extra style points according to http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

carlisle_ 14y ago
You know I've given yoga some thought but haven't really looked into it. I'll check it out, thanks for the info!