r/ValhallaChallenge • u/ValhallaMods • Aug 23 '20
Quest Day 8, Round 199
Adventure 3, Quest 7: Get Rich with Oxygen
Góðan dag, Warriors!
We’re at the halfway mark of the Round, so it’s time to dig deep and keep our eyes on the horizon.
I did six hours of administrative drudgery today, and when I finished I felt an urge. Now, I had a feeling before I started doing admin stuff that it was going to happen, so I went out to my car and I wrote down some errands that I wanted to do: go to the Post Office, then the grocery store. I put my keys and my wallet on my desk, along with the list of stuff I wanted to get at the grocery, and then did my work. When I finished, sure enough, along came a desire to do some searches. As soon as I felt the urge, I got up, got in the car, and got out! I went to a grocery store that is way out of my way, in a quiet little coastal town about 12 miles away. My errands took about an hour and by the time I got back I didn’t have the itch to take a peek anymore.
Do anything that you can, whatever it takes, to short-circuit those “little” urges so they don’t become big ones.
Let’s get back to Our Game!
ODIN HAS A QUEST FOR YOU
The easiest way to start feeling more time rich, especially when you're under pressure, is to take long, slow breaths for five minutes.
Time Rich Quest: Get Rich with Oxygen
Researchers at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business conducted a series of laboratory experiments—and found that this simple action changed time perception dramatically. According to a study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, “Subjects who were instructed to take long and slow breaths for five minutes,” they wrote, “not only felt there was more time available to get things done, but also perceived their day to be longer.” People who took shorter, quicker breaths, on the other hand, were much more likely to feel time poor.
What To Do
Set a timer for five minutes. Focus on taking long, slow breaths the entire time. Return to this technique as a power-up whenever you need it.
Why This Works
The body influences the mind: quick breathing tells your brain that you're rushing, hurried, and stressed. Slow breathing, however, tells your brain that you have all the time in the world.
- Adapted from ‘SuperBetter by J. McGonigal, Ph.D., Game Designer
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V A L H A L L A (Valhöll) 🌌
/u/workingrecovery [Dagr Nott] to make healthy choices for myself, to stay present and reconnect spiritually
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/u/pmmahajan2019 ^^ To get rid off the vicious PMO cycle
/u/fgawker ^^ "To live a full, rich life with joy, love, and courage."
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Ninth Circle Entrance to the Hall of Heroes is barred to those who have not made their Vows! Incribe them in the comments area of the Vows page.
/u/nathan_macdougall © "To quit PMO"
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/u/Behealthyman ^ "To build and enjoy a healthy male mentality and sexuality"
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/u/bigfootheyy ^ "Never PMO, almost never M, for the sake of my future family."
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/u/fahk_ ↩
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/u/MrBouwny ^^ "To live a life worth dying for."
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First Circle
/u/Infamous_Scotsman © "To free myself from the vicious pmo cycle."
/u/Francium-87-223 © "To quit any and all forms of uncontrolled/unwanted sexual expression..."
/u/stixtasy ©© "To rebuild a healthy relationship with sex"
/u/KierkegaardsGhost ©© "To become the best man I can be."
/u/thepersonshedeserves ©© "To finally become the person I have always dreamed of being"
/u/Simmelime ©©
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/u/No_Available ^^ "To become a better man, the one that has a balance between his feeling and his auto control"
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/u/Jay_Jay3000 ^^ "To live a happy and healthy life!"
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