Day 75 / 108 Challenge

#75

"I bow for humility, so that I can always put others first."

Again, my sole focus was recovering today. However, productive habits kept kicking in. I ended up working more on the renovation plan and went for a long outdoor walk. Although, I think it was a good balance of accomplishing things and resting today.

I heard a thoughtful insight from my friend today - that I may be under-utilizing my outdoor walk time. He thinks that I can be multitasking while walking (especially if I am going on a LONG walk) to free up my time. Reflecting on this, my outdoor walks had been my "rest" as it was a great way to clear my mind. However, this can be physically demanding overtime, which can lead to being drained as I get rushed to complete other tasks when I return from these walks. Perhaps, a balance of going on a "free-my-mind" walk and "walk-while-doing-something" can be a solution. I could be writing a journal (I often introspect when I walk), or listening to an audiobook or a lecture.

I realized that I got distracted with the renovation plan to realign my daily/weekly routine. I shall work on this tomorrow.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	1.75L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Buddhist teaching
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - outdoor walking
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) more outdoor walks (PRODUCE) Renovation plan

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Beer at the end of the day could have been avoided.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 0

Day 74 / 108 Challenge

#74

"I bow for a humble mind."

It feels great to finally start to rest my mind and body for once. I acknowledged my physical and mental wound yesterday, and finally gave myself a proper break.

I still worked on few other projects out of habit, but not to the point where it started to stress me out. I appreciate how I built a healthy and active lifestyle that keeps me in shape. No matter how tough my day is, I still wish to stay physically active by moving around, and mentally active by reading and reflect on my thoughts and behaviours.

As I continue to rest over the weekend, I must come up with a new lifestyle routine to stick to incorporating what is the most crucial to my personal growth at this time. A lot has changed since I began this challenge, and I think it is about time for me to make adjustments.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Buddhist teaching
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - shovelling snow outside
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(READ) Buddhist teaching

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Beer at the end of the day could have been avoided.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 0

Day 73 / 108 Challenge

#73

"I bow for moderation, even when I have enough to waste."

What an emotional week it has been. I really needed to learn how to pause and rest. I had to skip the past 2 days worth of journalling because I was too overwhelmed with the move and the renovation project. It got to a point where I was falling apart.

Thankfully, I have people around me that care and was able to be there for me. However, I did not like how my misery was affecting others. It took me awhile, but I am starting to feel back to my normal self. I can feel my natural loving energy constantly being regenerated in my heart, which was a good indication of my healing process.

I must say that I need to be careful not to mistake this with my fully-healed self, because I started to overwhelm myself again by taking on too many responsibilities. It clearly was too much for me to process all at once, so I must prioritize and get things off of my plate before even remotely thinking about taking on a new project.

Over the past few days I realized my priorities were:

1. Improving myself, such as working out, reading, learning-like things that I came to conclusion that it would benefit me in the long run.

2. My relationships. Especially romantic partner, family, and friends.

3. My career in wealth management and making the world a happier place

Since the house project was destroying all of those top priorities, I had to realize that those matter more to me than making money in this real estate transaction.

Back to my point, I must focus on resting at this time because I feel very fragile. I am eager to get back to my productive self, but I am wounded. Continuing to push forward while being fatally wounded is not a smart idea, especially when there is no real rush on the things that I push forward on. I must take the next few weeks to heal properly, and slowly pick things back up.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	1.5L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Investment research
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	LEG DAY - de-load 1. Squat 185lb 4x8 2. Front squat 135lb 4x8 3A. Leg curl 80lb 4x8 3B. Rear delt raise 10lb 4x8 4A. Static forward lunge 25lb 4x8 4B. Arnold press 25lb 4x8 5. Leg raise 15lb 3x6 6. Leg raise 3x10
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Moving, prepare for the second real estate deal close

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Pay attention to you taking on more projects. Must let yourself rest, and focus on one thing at a time.

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