Day 63 / 108 Challenge

#63

"I bow to be thankful that I can find myself in silence."

I was certainly not in a chirpy mood this morning as I was still trying to make sense of my feelings and thoughts yesterday. I then caught myself wanting to purposely hurt myself. One evidence was my plan to eat unhealthy amount of food. In order to minimize the downfall, I decided to go on do-not-disturb mode and just focus on setting up small goals and completing them throughout the day.

I could see that my mood was affecting the team, but that was the most I could do at the time. I should be better at controlling my emotions, but my default mode is extremely positive and cheerful that my 'neutral' or 'calm' mode affects others around me and makes them worry.

Also, I know well enough that staying with this negative mindset is unproductive and will indeed bring some real negativities. I know exactly what the solution is, how to do it, and am fully capable of doing so (switching to positive mindset). However, part of me wants to stay in this state to continue to deep dive on the thoughts (or concerns?) I have.

I will try to discover as much tonight, and starting tomorrow I will begin to ignore the negative thoughts and only tune into the positives.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	For some reason, I wanted to punish my body. The chocolate cookie offered in the office was well taken care of today.
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Investment research readings
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	LEG DAY 1. Squat 225/265/275lb 3/2/1 (PR) 2. Front squat 205lb 4x3 3A. Bulgarian DB squat 40lb 4x6 3B. Side lateral raise 40lb 4x6 4A. Hip thrust 180/230/250/270 6 reps 4B. Front delt raise 30lb 4x6 5. Hanging leg raise + 30s boat hold 4x10
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) Outdoor walk (PRODUCE) Daily market digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- You are making the right step by being aware of how your mood affects people around you. Next step would be how to handle it better, so it affects them the least negative way.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 2

Day 62 / 108 Challenge

#62

"I bow to pray with a thankful mind for everything."

Today was supposed to be another relaxing day. However, it always surprises me how long I end up walking outside when my girlfriend decides to do an outdoor walking date. This time, without me realizing, I walked over 4 hours outside. It has to be my personal record.

During our walk, I got to do a lot of introspection with her and discovered new clarity on parts of my life (relationship, and friendship dynamics). This is too personal to share it publicly, so I am going to continue this journal in a private setting.

To sum up, I am thankful of who I have become, and that I met someone like her in my life.

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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)	Investment research readings
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - 4hr outdoor walk
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) Outdoor walk (PRODUCE) Daily market digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- More "intentional" reading is required. Maybe incorporate summarizing what you read to retain the knowledge versus performing the act of reading.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 3

Day 61 / 108 Challenge

#61

"I bow to keep my original pure mind, even when time passes."

Today went almost exactly how I planned it to go, except that I under-estimated the amount of work I planned on doing.

A pro tip: if you are ever overwhelmed with the amount of tasks in front of you (or that you wish to complete), it is VERY helpful to take few minutes to lay out the outstanding tasks and get it done one-by-one. You may not get to complete everything, but I guarantee that you will complete more than if you were to be overwhelmed and spent time on worrying about the magnitude of the to-do lists.

This is exactly what happened to me. Due to unexpected corporate outings yesterday, I was behind on my chores and tasks. This morning, I began to stress out and get overwhelmed. However, I have managed this level of stress and anxiety before (actually, significantly more) and I knew the best way out of it is to simply make a to-do list and focus on getting each items done. I blocked out my evenings to tackle this, and allocated "meeting slots" to complete each tasks.

Obviously, things do not go as exactly planned. Few tasks required more time, and resources. But overall, I managed to finish most of the stuff I wanted to get done today, and I am so proud of the way I handled today.

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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)	Investment research readings
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	PUSH DAY 1. Bench press 205lb 2-3-3-3 2. Close-grip bench 175lb 4-3-3-2.5 3A. Incline 1.5 bench 115lb 4x5 3B. BB curl 45lb 4x8 4A. Dips +45lb 4x6 4B. DB curl 20lb 4x8 5. Abs in-out + 30s boat hold 5x10
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) Outdoor walk (PRODUCE) Daily market digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- More reading time? Perhaps utilize morning to complete one of these tasks?

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 3