Day 54 / 108 Challenge

#54

"I bow to own possessions, but not to be controlled by them."

A slightly better quality of sleep than yesterday, so it was a pleasant morning to begin with. The weather was extremely warm, so I decided to walk to the office today.

Nothing particularly bad was happening at work, but I still struggled to be fully awake and get through the day without feeling groggy. I am hoping that after the exam, I can dig deeper into finding a root cause for this and solve it. I refuse to drink coffee mid-day, that I know will fix this problem temporarily, to avoid ruining my sleep schedule.

Since I was feeling tired, I was worried that it would have negative effect on spending time with my girlfriend. However, that was very unnecessary on my part. As soon as I saw her, I could sense that my battery was re-charging. Even when I am just hearing her complain and rant about her problem at work, I did not feel my energy draining at all.

This is a reminder that how much positive effect she has on me, and how much she cares about me (or more like how much WE care about each other). Spending time with her and her friends today reassured me that she is a GOOD person, and is not like any other girls I had been with.

However, I did miss my workout and some study time today. I must be mindful of not losing myself, since the person she fell for would not have been here without those healthy daily habits.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	2.25L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Canadian immigration outlook report
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	Involuntary rest day - outdoor walk
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Daily Market Digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Could have put more effort into studying. BUT you were productive today at work despite your condition. Proud of you for being a hard worker and a good boyfriend today.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 3

Day 53 / 108 Challenge

#53

"I bow to avoid looking back at the past, and to not worry about the future."

I got a much better sleep today than the past few days. I think the alcohol really affected my quality of sleep as I kept waking up in the middle of the night before. Going through my usual sleep detox (no coffee + no alcohol + early winding down) is finally showing its benefits.

During my dinner with a friend, I had another introspection moment that I genuinely enjoy making other people happy. When I came home, I started to think about how I can turn that trait/talent into a more lucrative business or career. I will frequently return to this thought once my exam is over.

I hope to spend more time on daily self reflection once I pass the exam this weekend. Currently I am spending a good chunk of my productive after work hours in studying versus meditating.

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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)	Ch 9~12 re-read
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	LEG DAY 1. Hex bar deadlift 315/335lb 1x5/3x3 2. Reverse lunge squat 135lb 4x5 3. Front & side lunge 25lb + rear delt raises 25lb 4x5 + 4x8 (no break) 4. Leg raises + 30s boat hold 3x10 (30s rest)
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) Outdoor walk

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Should've worked on the daily market digest. It only takes few minutes, max.

-- Proud of you opting out of alcohol at the dinner tonight.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 3

Day 52 / 108 Challenge

#52

"I bow to realize the value of living a smooth, peaceful life."

Here we go again. Stressing out about the new home investment. Funny enough, today's prayer is about realizing the value of living a smooth, peaceful life. I can certainly vouch for the existing value of that.

Good thing is that I did not completely lose my routine today. I got my daily exercise in, and studied as much as I needed before diving into the real estate. I am uncomfortable with the amount of negative effect it has on me, and I am not sure whether I need to accept this as a growing pain, or consider this as a sign that it is a bad deal.

Before I get too deep into the chain of thoughts, I should focus on getting some quality sleep. Lack of deep sleeps had been affecting me negatively throughout the day as well.

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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)	Ch 1~4 re-read
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - outdoor walk
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Real Estate Investment Discussion (EXERCISE) Outdoor walk

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Should've worked on the daily market digest. But I understand. We accomplished A LOT today.

Drink/Dessert tickets remaining: 3