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title: integrity report
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I have been very interested with [James Clear][clear]'s idea of changing one's
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habits using the environment, instead of only relying on self-discipline.
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His book [Atomic Habits][atomic], a longer version of his blog posts, was an
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interesting read.
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Although my interest in productivity decayed over time as I realized how trying
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to always do my best, to always be productive, to always be efficient, made
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things less enjoyable, less relaxing, and that I needed to take care of myself,
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I still do sometimes follow some of the tips and move things around the home to
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try to make small changes in my behavior, sometimes with success.
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James Clear used to publish what he called [integrity reports][reports], in
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which he stated some business-y _Core Values_ and looked at how he followed
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them.
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I tried this method by reflecting on over 200 core values suggested in random
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lists all over the internet; did I feel like this was what defined me? After
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writing around 60 pages in my journal just to reflect on that, I came up with
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my first, and only, integrity report:
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* **Accomplishment**
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* Motivation: Do I have routines that enable me to make progress?
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* Completion: Do I have projects to finish before I start new ones?
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* Meaningful Work: Do my projects have a use, a meaning, for myself
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or someone else?
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* **Self-Respect**
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* Authenticity: Am I myself?
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* Happiness: Am I allowing myself to be happy with my current self?
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* Spirituality: Am I paying attention to my sensations and feelings?
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* Self-Confidence: Am I confident in my abilities?
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* **Creativity**
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* Learning: Am I learning, practicing new things?
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* Craftiness: Am I imagining, creating new things?
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* Consistency: Am I imagining and creating new things regularly,
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no matter the quality of the results?
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Applying this report helped me drop many projects that I was doing but did not
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either enjoy or had a set goal for. I did not want to waste them, so I made
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some of those ideas [public](//tilde.town/~lucidiot/ideas/).
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I did not officially drop these "rules" yet, although I now disagree with
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having a business-y approach to my life and some of my own life rules have
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changed. The [cybrecluster](./cybrecluster.html) philosophy is now closer to
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how I think daily.
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[clear]: https://jamesclear.com/
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[atomic]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40121378-atomic-habits
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[reports]: https://jamesclear.com/integrity
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