Go running 2-3x a week Did this for about a month until life (and weed) took over Meditate at least 5 days a week for 10-15 mins I did meditate for 3 months with breaks in between. Here, also, weed got to me. I meditate in the morning and when I smoke a day before I have a different headspace that is very fuzzy and makes it harder to concentrate. Set up knowledge base about MDMA, LSD, Psilocybin and Cannabis This was overrun by work. I noticed that I am not able to read work-related literature during the day and the evening and then top it off with some non-work related. I need to find a way to make this work because it is still important to me. Any suggestions? Read Marx - Das Kapital Didn't even get a copy. This is probably something that I was interested in for a short time (when I wrote the list) but didn't care much about. I didn't even think about it that much, suggesting that it is not so important for me. I also remembered that I put this one off pretty early in the february update and replaced it by the next. Find a PhD position that suits me/Leave current job This was very high on my list for last year and it worked out very good. I got accepted for the graduate school in Heidelberg, found a group I like and feel good about settling here for the next few years. Success! In summary, apart from the PhD position, I failed to do the things I planned to do. The question is why? One reason is that I smoked too much weed and this has to change. I also noticed that it affects my efficiency at work, even if I only smoke during the weekends which is why it will be further reduced to once or twice a month. It won't be easy as my flatmates are functioning stoners and the way to the next joint is very short. But, it is doable, I think. The next thing is probably the way I set the goals. I noticed that they lack flexibility. I live a very split week. During the week its work work work and the weekend is either additional work or -do-as-much-non-work-related-stuff-as-possible. I didn't have much time to go running during the week because I woke up late and came home late. Might have to work on my "work-life-balance".
Erowid if you don't already use it. Great site, with a bunch of quality, largely academic information. Probably the site for psychoactives. There's other literature around, but it can be hard to get to. Erowid has a bunch of links to e-books for the major texts in the field, which helps a lot.Set up knowledge base about MDMA, LSD, Psilocybin and Cannabis...Any suggestions?
my greatest recommendation for people who want to read stuff but feel like they don't have time or energy to after a long day is this: Bathroom reading. You're not doing anything else with your brain at the time, right? I used to keep my study notes in the bathroom because it made it easy to study.