A friend from high school recently wrote a book. The guy is incredibly admirable–his principled approach to life is something I aspire to. He recommends “experimenting” with changes that you might end up keeping–like (for him) ditching his smartphone. I’m going to try and do one every week. This week’s is no social media–I’ll deactivate facebook, twitter, instagram, and all dating apps. Keeping Whatsapp, messenger, and snapchat (need that for later this week).
I feel I’ve wasted a lot of time living an unprincipled life, and so one experiment might not cut it for now. I’m also updating my morning routine to include:
- getting up earlier (5am instead of 5:45)
- committing harder to cold showers no matter what
- concentration grids every morning
- Considering showering at work. This might be for next week though.
Other experiment ideas:
-Not swearing
-Not eating one day a week
-Eating vegan one or two days a week
-Doing “daily accounting” better (maybe on this blog)
-Writing letters (?) by hand
-Meditation
Uninformed Inaction 