Today has been day 5 of my challenge to get 8 hours of sleep for 30 days straight.
Every day I’ll share my FitBit Surge sleep data.
Aside from that, I want to document how I’m doing in terms of changing my habits:
- No more screens, from 1 hour before bedtime.
- Go for a 15 minute walk during the day.
- No coffee after noon.
- Use my thoughts to get to a place of gratitude before I go to sleep and when I wake up.
Day 5: 7hrs 30min
I did not reach my goal.
I went to bed a little too late.
The good thing is that I was reading a book in the hour before bed, so I did’t get that bright screen glare in my eyes.
No more screens, 1 hour before bedtime
Goal reached?
No, not exactly. I had been out with my sister all day and really felt like I wanted to talk to and needed to respond to my WhatsApp contacts.
So I did.
It was good though to be talking to my girlfriend and a good friend of mine. Knowing they were doing allright and having fun while talking.
It definitely helps to engage in more meaningful conversations.
However, meaningless conversations have their place when it comes to entertainment, which can also be useful. But that’s another story.
Go for a 15 minute walk
Goal reached?
Yes. I walked quite a lot during the day with my sister.
How was it?
Great.
My sister and I both like to walk in nature so this was not a big deal at all.
No coffee after noon
Goal reached?
Yup.
How was it?
Didn’t drink coffee all day.
Be in a place of gratitude
Goal reached?
Mhmm…
How was it?
It’s hard, right….?
This is not something that you change instantly like cutting out that cup of coffee in the afternoon.
It’s definitely the most interesting about this experiment though.
So I was hanging out with my sister all day, which made me feel pretty grateful for what is going on. But at the same time, I feel the upcoming week with all dem responsibilities waiting for me. It’s a kind of anxiety which makes me think about things in the future that I might be able to fail at or disappoint someone at.
I know the anxiety comes from a fear of inadequacy. Of not being good enough.
It’s obvious that this thought process is what is really surfacing these 5 days of this experiment.
It’s the hardest to control, change and talk about 🙂
Seems to me like a big fat arrow indicating the most important issue.
Let’s keep it moving.
Until next time.
