This week along with my usual posts of random pictures and productivity stats, which I know you all can't wait to see, I am also going to participate in the 320's. This program I thought of while in the shower yesterday. Each day for 7 days you must do 3 things each for 20 minutes that you have wanted to incorporate into your day, but for some reason haven't been able to, and no you cannot count sleep and work! This means 1 hour dedicated to straightening out some curves in your straight and narrow path. This week mine will be scripture study, mandolin or guitar, and reading Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. Why? I feel like if I do these three things each day then I won't spend the rest of my day thinking about them. For a while I have been trying to incorporate scripture study and music into a daily routine, but with limited success. I am usually reading at 11:30 and about to fall asleep, and by that time practicing an instrument is no longer on my wish list. After listening to conference and hearing about a few deaths this past week of people I know in a remote way, I realized that if I don't start doing just a few of the small things I have always wanted to now, my life will be over I will have missed so many small opportunities to become who I wanted. So this week I will try to incorporate something my ancestors knew a lot about (routines)! Some may ask why I didn't add exercise, the main reason is that this week things are really warming up, and my bike tires are pumped up and my chain is lubed, so it is time to get back on the bike commute, which will be enough exercise for this week. Although, it rained today so I walked again :( but tomorrow looks nicer!
So if you would also like to do the 320's just sign up here by commenting or emailing me, and I will put you on the list. What do you get? I send you a fine chocolate bar via mail if you do all 7 days and send me a small report on your improvements in each area over the small duration. So sign-up and get some free chocolate. I mean lent will be over so you could eat it! So far Thom and Jeff have signed up.
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What? I'm signed up? I was kidding—you said I couldn't count sleep and work. And it's 11:00, so I'd better think of things I've already done. Study Mandarin (check—can some of the 180 minutes I spent today carry over?). Um, do something for one of the startups asking for my time. (Not check, yet.) Housework. (Partly checked.) Now, please, don't disqualify housework. If you do, you'll have to answer to my wife, who has been doing a disproportionate amount of said work, lately. (Besides, my next choice was learning the dobro, which I'd have to buy, and frankly, I've spent enough money, lately.)
You want the chocolate bar don't you?
I will be listening for you playing the mandolin on the T!
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