one example is when i have off days where i can't do anything and instead revert into the videogame addiction of my youth. all it takes for me to break the spell is to be completely unhinged about it and write it into the right side.

it is one thing to waste a day and then forget about it and get away with it.

it is an entirely different beast when you are present while you are doing it and keep track of it on paper so that at the end of the day you can see what you did.

IMAGINE SEEING THIS WAS YOUR DAY. isn't that motivation enough to question it and try to make better use of your time? the only way unconscious bad habits can survive is when they go under your radar. well? THIS IS YOUR RADAR!

just seeing a day like that is enough to give me the feeling of "oh shit, i can't keep living like that, life is precious i need to make good use of my time in this short life"!

if you understood how sneaky the unconscious works, you would agree that this is an incredible tool to keep you informed about yourself.