How I did it: (Just going to copy and paste my entry from 'read manga only 2 hours a week' post because it is relevant to here also)

I've been completely MANGA FREE for the best 3 weeks or so (maybe
longer, havent counted) and it feels great. Previous to that, i spent a
month or two hardly reading it (maybe a lil above 2 hours a week)

Dont
misunderstand, manga has been a massive part of my life for a number of
years. Yet along the way, i grew bored and tired of it and it just led
me to doing stupid things.

It taught me moral lessons, but also immoral ones. I decided the only way i can really be happier is if i gave it up.
Ive
sacrificied so many hours and days and nights and years and friends and
hobbies and adventures to manga and no longer wished it to consume me.

It
started when i talked about it with the person i love. I never realised
what a toll it took on my life till i talked to someone from outside
the 'manga community'. I ad never really talked about manga outside the
internet previous to this, and doing so made me realise how pitiful i
am. Reading about others adventures etc was not cool.
I no longer
wanted to waste time. It was my loved one who propsed i give it up. And
as soon as they asked this off me, i replied with SURE! Finally, someone
was there to look over me and make sure i dont fall into it.
Apart from that, it was my loved one who i now dedicated my time with.

I feel relieved.

Also! Try and get rid of manga images etc from around you. When i useto read manga, i capped soooo many off them. I got rid most of them and that took away the reminder. Try not to remind yourself of it!

Lessons & tips: Find either a person or hobby that can fill up the hours you will no longer read manga in
Really get to grips why you wanted to minimalise manga reading in the first place
think of the benefits

Resources: human being
will power
reason
choice
future

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Jun 15, 2012, 02:17PM PDT | 0 comments