The No Screen Challenge

25/30 (9pm)

 

26/30 (9pm)

Last night I had some difficulties with falling in sleep. It hadn't happened for a while, contrary to before.

 

27/30 (9pm)

Keep going, Force. The numbers are not as important as actions. At least you have had a great deal of practice after you've completed this challenge.

 

28/30 (9pm)

I guess I would be frustrated if I spoiled my run at this point. And that's fine if it keeps me from spoiling my run. (Especially if we're talking about my PMO streak.) But that's pretty much where it's effect should end. In principle, day 1 should be no different from day 100.

We are doing this (and other things) for the best of ourselves. We are free to choose to do whatever, but still we choose to do this. Then, it wouldn't make sense to feel angry about being forced to do it. "Am I never getting a chance to relax?" It's good to consciously remind oneself of the benefits and reasons of our actions. "I'm doing this because it's good for me."

It's been a great challenge. Continue having great days.

Ten percent of a challenge sounds kind of a lot, whereas three days is almost nothing. Moral: concentrate on doing the little things consistently. Time will then take care of summing up these little steps into a giant leap.

 

29/30 (9pm)

 

30/30 (9pm)

Mission accomplished! It's been a great month, thanks to this challenge and the challenge of waking up early. I've been able to shift both my bedtime and wake-up time by three hours in average. I have also started to wake up before 6am without alarm which is awesome.

In the past I've been trying to adjust my sleeping schedule several times by "forcing" myself to just get up early. What I always missed, though, were the correct bedtimes and getting ready for sleep. To succeed this time, I just needed to let go of all the unnecessary distractions in the evening. And it wasn't even difficult.

 

Thanks a lot.

For me too, this has been much more than just getting in bed at an appropriate time. I've always found it difficult to fall asleep. It hasn't been uncommon at all for me to wait for getting sleep for more than an hour or more, unless I have been really tired due to some physical activity. But during this challenge, I can think of only a few days at most when I have had it difficult falling asleep. I can't remember having had such a long time with so little anxiety related to this.