Three Week Challenges 101 – For a Better Monday Style –

Three Week Challenges 101

The Lab

This starting point could be seen as a sort of a laboratory to quit old habits and embrace new ones. The approach of challenging myself into quitting things, or doing things differently from my routine, allows me to experiment and learn more about myself and see how my body functions under different circumstances. The idea is to embrace or quit a habit for at least three weeks. The most important part for me is to approach the challenge period as a game and try to have fun in the process. In this post you’ll find the stories of two challenges which started as three week ones, but the enjoyment I got out of them was such that they ended up lasting a longer period of time. After the stories, I have listed the things I was able to quit temporarily, and the things I was able to quit for good.

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Journal Entry: October 16th 2017- 9 Day Dry-Fasting Challenge – Day 9/9

October 16th 2017

24 Hours to Go

Today is the ninth and last day of my nine-day dry-fasting attempt. I will be breaking my fast tomorrow morning, so I still have 24 hours to go. Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday in Buenos Aires. I was able to sunbath, walk, and read for hours. Later on at night, I decided to go see an Argentine movie called Zama. After the movie was over, and I made it back home, my batteries seemed to be recharged with so much energy, that I was able to stay up until 4:00AM and do some work.Continue reading

Journal Entry: October 11th 2017- 9 Day Dry-Fasting Challenge – Day 4/9

October 11th 2017

Day 4

I am on my fourth day attempting a nine day dry-fast. The first three days of my fast just felt like regular working days. This is why I am  only starting with my journal entries today. During the nine day dry-fasting period, I decided to not set on my alarm clock, and wake up naturally. This resulted in me, sleeping a bit longer than usual. This morning, I am feeling a bit slow cognitively. During my yoga session, I was feeling weaker than in previous days. I ended up keeping the session a bit shorter than usual, avoiding the more physically challenging exercises.  From the moment I have started to write and do more intellectual work, I started to feel well rested, and ready for a productive day.Continue reading