There are 3 ways to spend your time: 1. Productively 2. Negatively 3. Experimentaly Productive is working out, working Negative is scrolling, addictions But experimental is different, it is: - Meeting people, cold apporaching - Talking genuinely (not wasting time) with friends/family - Going for adventures in your city these are unmeasurable. They're so much more important than you realize because you need this spikes of talking to new people, being nervous, being happy then sad This is all about actually having a life outside of working out and "educational fitness" videos. How does this help you in working out? You implement working out to your identity, tell people about it, help people etc You find other interesting experiences making the gym new again and not the ONLY place you go How do you implement this? - Schedule an adventure/date/hangout every 2 weeks MINIMUM, you can also do this solo. Go for a bike ride somewhere you haven't been in your city, or go out with someone new who seems interesting. Or literally go do the most average thing solo but make it as adventerous as possible - Do it with the goal of socializing with as many people as possible. Talk to people but be genuinely interested while meeting tons of new people and getting connections - Literally have fun without the drugs/partying but just be in the moment, feel the different emotions, think about how that person's speaking, why they do it that way I made this "overoptimization" mistake thinking I was working on myself, and so I made this post to help out that younger, less experienced version of myself -Orfeas Onasis