A friend of mine quit smoking about six years ago. He told me that a part of his motivation of not smoking anymore comes from the following idea: If he smokes a cigarette now it will be six years before he gets to this point again. This idea struck me as true, logical and motivating - when it comes to drinking alcohol and smoking weed, at least - but I guess when it comes to other habits I have break through a barrier. My streaks of no PMO and no tobacco have been too short to use as … [Read more...] about No Masturbation May: Week 4 + Statistics
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Losing a Job is an Opportunity
I now know that I won't have a job much longer. It seems like a setback, but it's actually a huge opportunity. https://youtu.be/1gvZXOViaPA Psssh... I'll give you two hints. Time and energy. There is a plan. It's up to me to behave. Until the next time. Your man, Mark Dumanon … [Read more...] about Losing a Job is an Opportunity
Painting: Smoking Gets Me Nowhere
Been off tobacco for more than thirty hours now. The longer I don't smoke, the easier it becomes. I painted this to distract myself from urges to buy a pack. It's made with new 15mm POSCA markers - the paint is not as opaque as I'd like, but it will have to do; if you stand at a distance you don't see that they don't cover the underlying paint. I'll buy MOLOTOW again the next time, 13.50 for a marker is too much on second thought. MOLOTOW markers are cheaper, refillable and the paint is … [Read more...] about Painting: Smoking Gets Me Nowhere
Setting: True Red / US Blend
Assignment Place. Write 500 words about a place or a building or a means of transport (start from a picture if you like), introduce character(s) or an incident and connect the two through one of the following pairs: Harmony/disharmonySymbolism/suggestionAlienation/familiarity Time. Write 500 words about something in slow motion. Or ... write a scene in which you link the narrower world of the character(s) with events in the wider world of a specific year. For both fiction and … [Read more...] about Setting: True Red / US Blend
No Masturbation May: Week 3
I have recuperated from last week. I am eight days and two hours into my current no masturbation streak. So far, so good. It's time to reflect again. I have had urges after I just woke up, but those are standard to a man. Cold showers definitely help. Today I had the first urge that was not in the morning, but didn't break my streak for it. It passed. My rhythm is still a bit off. I have also been sleeping inconsistently - vivid, angsty dreams about dying and bad interpersonal … [Read more...] about No Masturbation May: Week 3
Action – Reaction (How to Get What You Want)
Introduction My friend and I were talking about young internet entrepreneurs. Mostly making fun of them, but below the surface lies something else. It's not the big money, flashy cars or videos shot in tropical location that makes us talk about them. It's the mindset of staying focused and getting things done. One of these entrepreneurs shows up in my YouTube advertisements constantly. He shows off a villa (probably in Spain) and has a whiteboard. On this whiteboard is, among … [Read more...] about Action – Reaction (How to Get What You Want)
We’re Doing Clothes Now
I'm talking about the editorial 'we'. The royal 'we'. Head over to the SHOP and cop your fash. Proceedings will be used to keep this site in the ether. Click and drag to scroll. https://markdumanon.com/shop/ Until the next time. Your man, Mark Dumanon … [Read more...] about We’re Doing Clothes Now
On Blogging For Expression Versus Writing For Study
https://youtu.be/-nGLqXZ-f70 Play this softly and loop it by right clicking on the video and selecting 'loop'. Introduction I have been writing more often for about two and a half years now, for this blog and for my studies. This block I've got Language Acquisition in my program, as well as Creative Writing. The latter is a lot of fun and I feel and think that the course content is expanding my boundaries. Assignments for CW up until now include literary imitation of a text, dialogue and … [Read more...] about On Blogging For Expression Versus Writing For Study
No Masturbation May: Week 2 + Moody Music To Read To
https://youtu.be/LrC9IGf1Qm0 Get in the mood Sunday's sliding into Monday and that means it's time to reflect the past week's been. Ups and downs, rythm-wise. Regarding sleep it's not been the best week. Woke up in the middle of the night a few times because of nightmares, been sleeping during the day a few times to see if I could have sweet dreams. Rarely had them. This had effect on my mood and focus. I have only planned the first half of last week, letting myself just do whatever the … [Read more...] about No Masturbation May: Week 2 + Moody Music To Read To
Point of View: So What
Assignment Describe an encounter between two people, which may be entirely fictional, or it may be based on a lived experience. In the latter case, for example, you might write first from your own perspective (as participant, or observer), and then write a section that considers how the same situation might have looked/sounded/felt/smelt/tasted to another person involved. Choose two distinctly different POVs. Make sure neither narrator is a small child and that you … [Read more...] about Point of View: So What