Yes, I use this powerful concept for various things - not just to try out new stuff but to continue to them. So after one successful cycle I might let a few days pass and start all over again, maybe a little tougher or a little longer the next time.
Below are some things I have completed at least once up until now:
Nutrition & Health:
- no snacks at work (I used to get chocolate bars and other junk from the shop around the corner)
- no food after 2 pm (much more energy in the afternoons and in the evening)
- restrict calories to 1600 for 30 days (goodbye love handles, welcome sixpack)
- do tiger moves every day
- do pushups one odd and pullups on even days
- meditate every day
Working & personal effectiveness:
- one hour of personal project work before leaving for day job in the morning
- no tv
- listen to audio books when going somewhere instead listening to music
- timeboxed 5 hours of quality work in the office (next to meetings and other obligiations) but NO overtime (that's the trick)
- no surfing after 8 pm (better things to do in the evenings)
- no daily newspaper but read and finish a weekly magazine instead (you still end up knowing everything but in a more compressed kind of way)
- get up at once when the alarm goes off in the morning (this was tough at first but I have no problems with this one anymore, no matter at what time)
- get up at 5 am every day
Money:
- no spending except paying the necessary bills (food etc.) You would be surprised how many things you don't want after some days have passed but you would have bought them instantly
Freetime, recreational:
- read for one hour a day in a quality book you should have read a long time ago
- play chess for one hour a day
- no computer games whatsoever (I completely stopped gaming in the meantime, except chess)
I don't remember the rest right now but I think there are some more....
Regards
Volkmar
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