If you’re new, you might want to first read what this site is about.
I also added some static pages which might help you determine your first “tweak:” the method, rules (don’t let the term fool you), and benefits sections.
What are my goals?
I may not go into too much detail, but I have a pretty concrete idea where I want to go.
It’s pretty scary saying I want to make changes in so many areas, but it won’t happen overnight.
I am willing to accept that small changes, small victories, will add up to bigger ones.
My goals fall under these categories:
- diet
- fitness
- health
- organization
- productivity
- skills
- spiritual
(Note: I know how much weight I want to lose, and just how disorganized my desk is, but I am not going to go into too much detail at this time.)
What goal am I working on this week?
My first tweak falls under (for want of a better word) “diet.” I am not using the word in the narrow sense of restricting calories, nor in the shortsighted sense of “eating a certain way for a period of time and then giving it up.” I mean it more holistically.
My diet is not terrible. I eat lots of vegetables, fruits, and a good amount of wholefoods like legumes. It could be better.
I don’t eat fried foods every day, but I admit a weekness for french fries. If the sandwich comes with fries, I am all over them. I’ve been known to order fries and a salad. Not the worst thing in the world, but I could do with a bit less of them.
My first tweak is not to have any this week. I’m starting at midnight, New Year’s Day.
I know, it is not a very big tweak, but it makes sense to me. It’s a five-day week from 1/1 to the Sunday when my next tweak begins.
We’ll see if I decide then to keep this one up too.
No pressure. That’s the idea.
What are your goals?
What’s your first tweak?
Say as much or as little as you like, but let me know you’re out there, tweaking.
Remember, one small change, one week five days.
We can do this, eh?
Next week, we’ll re-assess and see where to go next.
Onwards!
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Is this where I should comment on what I’d like to tweak this week? I’m not sure. But for the sake of getting started, I will give it a shot here anyway. This week, I would like to start “moving more.” I’m trying to build up my stamina for my impending labor at the end of February. I need to start doing more yoga stretches and taking walks (says my midwife). But I so never feel like doing this. Every day this week, I will spend at least 20 minutes doing yoga or walking. That’s my goal. Starting tomorrow – Jan. 1st.
Thanks Erin and Welcome–
Your comment is in the right place.
Happy New Year!
I have been thinking of learning German in 2008. Therefore, for the first week of 2008, I intend to begin study at the beginners level, studying at least one hour per day.
Sorry I’m late. I’m always late. Changing that will be one of my goals this year. But not today.
My first tweak was going to be to tackle a long-delayed task every week. I have a number of them, small ones many of them, so I thought I would just pick one at random and see if I could get it done. And I did, today. Which makes me think that is not the kind of tweak that is in the spirit of this endeavor. Or is it? Should I be doing (or resisting!) something every day? Anyway, not sure, so my real tweak this week is going to be to get up at 5:30 a.m. every day. This is going to be hard but if I can do it and make it a habit, I will create a space in which to work towards one of my goals this year. I’m not going to try to do anything in particular at least this week. Maybe I’ll just read. I just want to see if I can do it.
Good luck everyone.
Hi Everyone!
I hope your first day has gone well?
Renee–I think tackling something each week that you’ve been putting off is excellent. Even if you do it the first day of every week, as you did this time, it will count: you still did it.
If you feel you have time and energy for more, then challenge yourself to do several things–as long as it is manageable.
Personally, I find myself kind of drawn towards doing more (from my mental list of future tweaks) — and not just the one things I signed up for this week. For example, the desk got cleaned today for the first time in months. And I wasn’t even “supposed” to do that.
Hmm…
I hope things are going well for Erin and the Sicilian!
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