Weekly Beginnins Redux
So I’ve been doing some thinking about how well my Weekly Beginnings have been going, and the first one was a complete success, but the ones after it haven’t been. I’ve been exercising daily, but I’ve forgotten about the push-ups. I’ve started writing a novel but I forget about finding a better job. I could say it’s my laziness, but I’m thinking it’s because the mind can focus 100% on one item, or only 50% between two items, or 25% each!
if that’s the case, starting multiple 4 week challenges at once is a bad idea, the more you add, the more you have to keep track of. One challenge at a time, until it’s firmly underway, then focusing on another in the next week seems to work well. You will have up to 4 going at a time, but only one in focus, the others should already be on semi-autopilot or at least easy to keep track of.
On top of that, having a big visual guide is a help. You can see where you are at and where you have progressed or lagged behind. A scoreboard could help as well. In order to do that, I’m going to go buy a whiteboard.
For now though, the raw diet, exercising daily, writing a novel and looking for a better job are my 4 challenges.
Lets see how I go.