Bad habits I need to kick

I waste too much time. I keep nagging myself that I need to get more things done, usually my brain is hyper-active with all sorts of things that I want to do while not at work, but by the time I make it home. I end up vegging out reading (useless) stuff on the internet. I am going to have to find ways of reclaiming my after hours time to do more productive things.

From personal experience, my most productive times have been when I've been on the move and needed/really wanted to get things done and usually most of these times have been when I've been traveling. Probably getting out of the house and going to places where I have to leave things behind have contributed to cutting down surrounding distractions. Simply, I think getting used to some place/rhythm is bad for me.

Changing habits via external influences

I think it's the familiar surroundings of home that makes me unproductive. I generally have everything I need in my compact room. I have a fridge, desk for my computer, a table setup for cooking (because we don't have a kitchen in our dorm rooms) and a bed. It's easy to just get home and have everything I need within a 5 meter radius from my computer. It's also pretty sick that I have one of those chairs with wheels which I can just glide around my room to get anything I need.

I pretty much live in an environment that makes me lazy. Though the rent is cheap, I have been contemplating moving out a little early to get myself into a new environment. The problem about using external factors to impose (inflict?) change upon one's self generally costs money, for example when it comes to say moving out or hiring people (ie like a trainer) to enforce better habits.

Changing habits via internal influences

Finding ways of changing habits internally is honestly tough. I'm kind of surprised after so many generational iterations of the human species, that we haven't been instilled with better will power, but that would sort of be defeating the question. Imposing internal changes on myself is the hardest and the idea that "people being a product of their environment" rings quite loudly here. Why change if things are going OK and you are used to the surrounding environment, right?

I'd write more about figuring out how to improve will-power at the moment but I am at a loss for ideas at the moment. For now, I'll probably start charting out how my time is allocated during the week and figure out actions of recourse.

Anyways, need to get over my damn cold. The cherry blossoms are going to be in full bloom this weekend and it's going to be a busy weekend since I'll be hosting 2 cherry blossom parties.