Today was the first day I started the on developing the habits. Here was what happened when I attempted each goal.
1. WAKE UP ON THE 1ST ALARM. I did wake up on the first alarm and did not even touch the snooze button after, but I did not get up and actually start doing anything until an hour or 2 after. I’m not sure if I should consider that as a success or not. If I honestly ask myself, though, then I would say that it was not a success because I want to be able to wake up from the 1st alarm and start doing my ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) within 10 minutes I wake up from the alarm. However, I do give myself a good pat on the back for not pressing the snooze button and remaining awake until I felt I was ready to start doing something.
2. CHANT 30 MINUTES IN THE MORNING & NIGHT. This one I didn’t accomplish because my body stayed laying down instead of getting up. By the time I started getting up and doing something, I was busy readying myself for work and doing other errands. Thankfully, I managed to chant at least 5-10 minutes while I was at work to help me grind through the day.
3. EXERCISE IN THE MORNING. I completely forgot about this one, so this was an utter failure.
4. BECOME FLEXITARIAN. Changing your eating habits is so hard! I was successful until I got home and gorged myself with some delicious, savory, meaty foods because I was so hungry. I only ate a small breakfast of boiled eggs and tomatoes and then an orange for lunch. I didn’t get home until like 6pm, and I ate the orange around 3pm. I ate with my sister, but I just kept eating after she was done. Because of that, I deem this goal unsuccessful today.
5. SLEEP MORE. This one was not all that successful either. I did not sleep until pass midnight because that’s the time I have been sleeping lately and the alarm woke me up at 4:04 AM, so I only slept 3-4 hours. I need to either sleep earlier or set my alarm later. I prefer sleeping earlier.
6. READ A FEW PAGES OF A BOOK EVERYDAY. I unfortunately was not able to read a book today because I have no idea what to read at the moment. I’m thinking of re-reading some old books like “How to Win Friends And Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. I really love that book. I should try recording my voice while reading this time to get comfortable with hearing and recording my voice because one of my personal goals to achieve before I turn 35 is to be a voice actor.
7. ONLY DRINK WATER. Yes! Finally accomplished something. I only drank water today. There were times I was tempted to drink some Arizona Sweet Tea, but I managed to control myself.
8. DO NOT EAT CANDY. This was actually another success. When I was hungry at work, I was so tempted to go to my colleague’s office and take a candy from there, but I resisted! I remembered I forgot an orange there a few days ago, so I searched for it and it was hiding behind the flower vase next to the candy jar. That was my lunch. I really need to start remembering to bring lunch more often.
9. PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE AHEAD. I’m sad to say that this was like the exercise goal. I completely forgot about it. I really need to find a way to remember all these things much easier. I should buy that physical calendar/agenda/planner soon so that I can carry it with me all over the place and it should be the first thing I go to when I wake up in the morning.
10. WRITE AN ENTRY EVERYDAY. Success! I am writing an entry now, right? I actually enjoy it. I’m glad I managed to at least do this before I fall asleep, which is soon because my eyes are feeling drowsy and I can feel my body starting to shut down to sleep.
Personal Summary Analysis: I accomplished 3/10 of the goals today, which is not that good. According to a study done by a research team from the University of London in 2009, the average amount of days to form a habit is about 66 days. I told myself that the deadline for some of these habits is going to be on 3/1/2019. That gives me anxiety because I realized that those habits might take longer to develop, so I need to re-evaluate some of those habits to see if they are realistic and achievable.
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