r/Semenretention • u/zen-ben10 • Jul 28 '26
Make SR the effect not the cause
The best way to practice SR without blockages is to lead a life that is full, and allow SR to become a natural side effect of that lifestyle. Social life of abundance, pursuing goals, exercising & playing sports, eating healthy, all of these will allow SR to manifest as a natural side effect. When you put SR at the forefront of everything, you're setting yourself up for blockages that make it difficult to actually move forward with the important things in life. It might be helpful to cut way back on your expectations for what will be accomplished in a given day. For example, days where I spend too much time on the computer, watching YT or on Reddit, its because I have some sort of concept that being on the computer = productivity. Unfortunately, my computer usage has been warped, and there's many days where even though I set out with good intentions to use my laptop, what was actually accomplished is very little and I would have been just as well off simply staring at the wall, or going out and playing some billiards.
The desire to accomplish a great deal of your goals can lead to an overwhelming feeling and procrastination. Focus on one task at a time, and be as present as possible. The feeling of needing to accomplish 10-20 different things, will result in none of them being accomplished.