Happy New Year, everyone! I've decided to try something different this year in an attempt to improve body, mind, and soul. Yes, yes, it sounds trite and like any other new year's resolution, _but_ (and this is important), whatever I decide to do, I only have to stick it out for 21 days. Conventional wisdom has it that a habit can be formed after only 21 days of consistency, and while I know that theory was undermined by a more recent study which claims the magic number is closer to 70 days (http://jamesclear.com/new-habit), it seems as though 3 weeks should be enough time to decide whether or not an activity or behavior is worth the time and effort to you to pursue it.
I'm going to embark on a series of three-week trials to see if/how they improve my life. I'm assuming that some things I'm going to be glad to give up after 21 days, while some things I'll find interesting/important enough to set aside the time each day to do them.
I'm going to start with easy stuff, and work my way into more difficult challenges too, since I'm pretty sure if I cripple myself within the first 3 days, I'll feel actively hostile towards the experiment and won't want to continue it.
So. To start off, I'm going super basic. My first challenge is to drink 64 oz of water and walk for 20 minutes each day.
I'll document how each week goes with pictures and probably (lots of) bitching.
2017, let's make it different!
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