Day 30 / 108 Challenge

#30

"I bow to not repeat anything I have not seen."

Another stressful day, but this time I spent more time on analyzing why I am stressed and how can I fix it. I also tried to delegate a lot by hiring a mover longer than I planned to get more stuff out of the house. I have to say it helped a lot (at a a certain expense, of course). Like I mentioned yesterday, in order to grow faster, we need to hire people we trust to do the job for us. As long as you can be more productive from the time and energy you saved, you are good.

I have never been this stressed in my life, and adjusting to this new level of stress was difficult for me. Luckily I have people in my life that sincerely care about me, and they had been nothing but extremely helpful in this whole situation. I am forever grateful that I have someone to reach out to talk to and share my ideas and feelings with. Nothing will be able to replace the relationships I built. Family, friends, and lovers - they all supersede any materialistic gains.

To remind myself of what I learned today, I need to finish what I started. I had spent so much effort into analyzing this investment decision, and just because it is a little riskier and larger in scale than I am comfortable with, does not mean that I made a mistake. Instead of focusing on what could go wrong, I should be focusing on how can I overcome those obstacles.

With that being said, the fact that I am SO uncomfortable with this situation, makes me believe that I am growing as a person. I was getting TOO comfortable at where I was, and I wanted a challenge. Now that I am facing this challenge, giving up is the stupidest idea.

Stick to the plan, and simply EXECUTE.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings
Water intake (max 2L)	1.5L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Home renovation
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - Walking around the city
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Moving out

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- I could've studied a little (but really, shouldn't have)

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Day 29 / 108 Challenge

#29

"I bow to not repeat anything I have not heard."

Today was a tough day. A LOT of obstacles were ahead of me, and I got overwhelmed. I managed to get some rest, however that obviously delayed getting things done.

I was having a really awful time, but luckily I had my friends to talk to and that helped me calm down. I truly appreciated their willingness to listen, and to offer any help they could give. One of the advice I got was that I need to delegate more. There are only finite amount of time, and I, as an individual, can only do so many things at once alone. At certain time, I MUST bring on people I trust to get things done for/with me. That is the only way to grow at a pace I strive to be.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Home renovation
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - Walking around the city
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) More packing

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- I should've asked for help more (and often)

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Day 28 / 108 Challenge

#28

"I bow to rid myself of anger against others."

Ok. There is a downside of being too productive. I only got about 4 hours of sleep, and after the gym, I was a walking zombie. Which is fair. I had been operating with 4 hours of sleep every day this week. My body needed some downtime. However, I made a mistake of taking double espresso with a cup of decaf coffee in the late afternoon to get some work done at work. Normally, I would have one decaf coffee a day. I had a date scheduled after work too, so I thought it would not hurt to be in more energetic state.

Now it's 11:33pm and I cannot stop thinking about what I need to do. Weird thing is that it is still ambiguous, because I have many tasks I sought to complete, and all my energy is currently being spent on just feeling anxious. If I were to channel the energy into assessing the outstanding task, I would feel less stressed. I believe the ambiguity part makes the anxious part worse.

To combat this, I am attempting to 1) shut my mind off, 2) write down outstanding tasks to prioritize and tackle, and 3) not worry about the tasks that do not require my imminent attention. I am going to utilize this weekend to recharge properly.

I am grateful that I have my people that care about me, and I shall take care of myself to continue to bring them joy.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No cravings
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	More Ch 8
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling + Market digest
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	LEG DAY (deload) 1. Squat 135lb 4x12 2. Front squat 95lb 4x10 3A. Single leg DB deadlift 80lb 4x8 ea. 3B. Front shoulder raise 20lb 4x8 4A. Leg extension lvl8 4x8 4B. Side lateral raises 20lb 4x10 5. Leg raises 2x20
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) Walk around the city

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- I should've skipped coffee, and let my body naturally recharge.

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