Quote from: IcedTeaClock;1337332I thought about keeping a diary, as it says in the article, for a while now.
Does anyone here do this?

i don't think my life is interesting enough to write down.  Perhaps if i was some sort of rad adventurer or something.

Quote from: GRAND GALACTIC INQUISITOR;1337390i don't think my life is interesting enough to write down.  Perhaps if i was some sort of rad adventurer or something.

or a pirate....

I'm surprised no one's mentioned exercise yet. Exercise is supposed to be great for improving concentration and clearing your head (after you're done, of course).

It does seem to help, for me, but it doesn't seem to be enough (and I'm really bad at getting myself to do it). I'm getting frustrated enough I'm considering going in for ADD pills (I've been fighting this thing all my life, I'm a little surprised I've managed to get as much done as I have, although I want to do a lot more and can't just sit my ass down and do it).

that's a good point sage

I usually play my guitar, that relaxes me. sometimes at night just sitting down outside and just look up, could do it for hours sometimes. Just floating in the sea or a swimming pool is nice as well.

Don't go down that road, Sage. I've been there. Speed doesn't make you less anxious, it makes you more disassociated so you don't notice your anxiousness. If you're thinking drugs to calm you down, go with weed, it actually works.



As for Leek, I'd say get into drinking tea a lot and try to care about things less. Meditation can also help with this and as Triangle said, masturbation is a great reliever of stress. It might also help to start eating turkey frequently or anything else with tryptophan. Also, though less healthy, the value of a good bender should never be underestimated. Really though, don't strike wine or weed from your list.

I get together with friends and/or family and have a good time. Also listening to soundscapes while painting or sketching is nice. Free writing can be relaxing if you don't overexcite yourself through it. Take a trip to a river, beach, or lake. Nature hiking is pretty calming and fun. Playing with my pet rat. + anything that strikes me as relaxing at the time.

Some things that I don't do on the regular basis but I think work: Wood carving, banzai tree trimming, gardening, playing in a sandbox, sculpting, petting a cat (I don't have one myself, but I can't ever resist when an opportunity is present).

I mean, these are just things off the top of my head, I'm sure you can come up with ideas that relate to you more personally if you think hard enough.

Quote from: GRAND GALACTIC INQUISITOR;1337281im always pretty relaxed.. or apathic whatever you want to call it.

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cocaine.

listening to clock crew radio with your host SCSP

Psychologically speaking everyone masturbates to reduce stress.
 
 
 
 
 
 
And everyone here jerks off so cut the bullshit.

cigars

Why are there so many of y'all saying smoking when he doesn't want to.
I've never found the allure of smoking anyway, it turns people into total retards.

As for me, I'd say music. A lot of Beatles music is pretty mellow. Rhapsody in Blue is okay at certain parts, but at others it jumps up to this loud triumphant tone, which in itself is great music, but  it breaks relaxation a bit.

Quote from: poop;1337439Don't go down that road, Sage. I've been there. Speed doesn't make you less anxious, it makes you more disassociated so you don't notice your anxiousness. If you're thinking drugs to calm you down, go with weed, it actually works.

He didn't say anything about speed.

Music is good, classical music like Mozart or Beethoven or Wolfgang.

About once a week i'll sit down in my reclining chair with a blanket over me and my feet up and listen to Joanna Newsom's "Only Skin" all the way through (17 minutes long) or sometimes some post-rock or something if I'm in the mood, and have either a glass of wine or a big glass of room temperature water, maybe have a biscuit or something and just look out of my window at the trees and sky. It's quite a nice thing to do and I always feel like going to bed or something afterwards.

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1337512He didn't say anything about speed.

Those "ADD pills" he's talking about are amphetamine, aka speed, the standard drug used in the treatment of ADD.

I think Leek doesn't want to use anything thats purpose is to chemically alter your mood.

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1337512I've never found the allure of smoking anyway, it turns people into total retards.

So you think I'm a retard do you?

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1337512He didn't say anything about speed.

ADD pills = speed

Quote from: a fat ass j of some;1337535I believe they are suggesting smoking for the lulz. Also, The Beatles smoked everything on God's green Earth. A contradiction has occurred.

Smoking didn't make The Beatles good. Any Tom, Dick, and Harry can smoke. The Beatles made The Beatles good.

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1337552Smoking didn't make The Beatles good. Any Tom, Dick, and Harry can smoke. The Beatles made The Beatles good.

Maybe so, but without pot and LSD we would never have had anything like the songs on Magical Mystery Tour. We have Bob Dylan to thank for that. Even the greatest musicians in the world can only write about what they know. You have absolutely no idea what kind of experiences these substances can allow individuals to have.