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It's been my 11th week in a row working out for 1 hour or more at least 4 days a week, as well as my 10th week doing at least half an hour of French and German lessons every day. 3rd week in a row studying medical literature at least 2 hours a day Monday to Saturday.
My plan for October is to engage in party activities for an ongoing campaign, as well as try to consolidate my studying routine. In November, I will reduce workout time to 3 days per week, and not go much over an hour each day (currently I spend about 1.5 - 2 hours), so I can focus more on medical literature and improve fast on that front.
So far off drugs (except caffeine and some alcohol) for 3 months, psychologically stable (I think?). Will quit coffee starting in February, or sooner if I become unstable again before that.
Those are some powerful streaks, keep it up
Have you tried to substitute coffee with green tea or yerba mate? Those also have caffeine but they are much healthier than coffee
Thank you for the advice! I have some green tea lying around at home somewhere, it's been literal years since I last had it lol. It's definitely time.