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JAlvy · 01-24-2007, 08:43 PM

I think the purpose of the 30 day experiment is to focus on getting something really integrated deep, turning it into a habit. That's really hard to do when you are juggling so many different new things, trying to integrate them all.

We all want to make so many vast changes in our lives, and we want to have everything be different RIGHT NOW. But it's tough work. I don't want to rush. I want to do it right. One new, good, solid habit every month, that's a whole different life by next year!

I too failed at part of my trial, but I understand why. I wanted to start being an early riser, but I need to find that reason for getting up in the morning, that thing that I can't wait to get working on. Plus, I never pinned down a definite time in the morning to start, so I was just going at it with half effort.

Since I haven't ever done a 30 day trial successfully, I wanted to start small, to see the benefits. So I started with "shower every day, floss every day". So far, so good. Although I have had to take some pretty late night showers because I've let the goal slip from my mind, it's been worth it. I got the idea from one of Steve's blog articles (can't remember which), but it lists 20ish questions, one of which was "Do you shower/bathe every day?". It even had a "I know you don't need this..." attached to it, which made me feel somewhat sheepish.

There's a new month coming up, and so there's time to prime your mind to make a change, even if it's a small one, for a small period of time.

01-24-2007, 08:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
JAlvy Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 37	Harder than it seems, isn't it? I think the purpose of the 30 day experiment is to focus on getting something really integrated deep, turning it into a habit. That's really hard to do when you are juggling so many different new things, trying to integrate them all. We all want to make so many vast changes in our lives, and we want to have everything be different RIGHT NOW. But it's tough work. I don't want to rush. I want to do it right. One new, good, solid habit every month, that's a whole different life by next year! I too failed at part of my trial, but I understand why. I wanted to start being an early riser, but I need to find that reason for getting up in the morning, that thing that I can't wait to get working on. Plus, I never pinned down a definite time in the morning to start, so I was just going at it with half effort. Since I haven't ever done a 30 day trial successfully, I wanted to start small, to see the benefits. So I started with "shower every day, floss every day". So far, so good. Although I have had to take some pretty late night showers because I've let the goal slip from my mind, it's been worth it. I got the idea from one of Steve's blog articles (can't remember which), but it lists 20ish questions, one of which was "Do you shower/bathe every day?". It even had a "I know you don't need this..." attached to it, which made me feel somewhat sheepish. There's a new month coming up, and so there's time to prime your mind to make a change, even if it's a small one, for a small period of time.