I wanted to do various 30-day challenges to improve my life at the start of 2022. So far, I’ve completed three 30-day challenges, and the results are as follows.
Before I reveal the challenges I’ve previously finished, I’d want to point out that I attempted to accomplish them several times but failed each time.
Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience. — Colin Powell
Why did I fail? Because I was thinking about achieving an annual goal rather than breaking it down into smaller weekly objectives, I now concentrate on completing tasks 24 hours rather than weekly or yearly plans.
Your brain will accept the 30-days challenge easily as compared to 365-days. You can also use the 30-days as an experiment if you did not enjoy it; it’s impossible to do it in the long run.
On the other hand, if you happily finished the 30-days challenge, the probability is very high to build a sustainable long-term habit.
Here are the three challenges I completed in the past 6 weeks.
- To drink 3.78 liters of water each day
- To read at least 20 pages daily
- No caffeine for 30 days
Let’s dive in.
I Drank 3.78 Liters of Water Daily for 30 Days
Drinking sufficient water is great for your physical and mental health. I have been trying to accomplish this challenge for the past couple of years.
In the past, I tried to drink 3–4 liters for 365 days instead of focusing on the tiny goals. This year I divided my big dream of drinking 3–4 liters a day into a daily goal.
You can click the link where I also mentioned the trick of how I measured the water intake for details.
I am happy to say that I have been drinking 3–4 liters of water for 6+ weeks. It feels like a part of life.
I Read 20 Pages Daily for 30 Days
Reading is one of the best habits I developed to increase my knowledge and immerse myself in a different culture while living in another part of the world.
I was reading a lot, but I was struggling to read daily. Instead of reading 1–2 hours on some days, I started this challenge to read at least 20 pages daily, and if I liked the book, I would spend more time.
I successfully completed this challenge and now read daily instead of alternate days. I also wrote a detailed article on how I developed this habit.
I Gave Up Coffee for 30 Days, and Here’s What Happened
I know coffee is part of our life, but too much caffeine is not good for our health. Everything in moderation is perfect. I was consuming too much caffeine because I regularly drank four big cups of black coffee daily.
I think drinking more water helped me to overcome this problem. I feel coffee is like nicotine, your body gets used to it, and if you don’t get an adequate amount daily, you feel tired all day.
I depended on coffee, and I had a hard time focusing without it. I decided to eliminate the coffee for at least four weeks completely.
I wrote a detailed article on how I eliminated coffee or my daily routine and coffee background.
Please do not follow the exact path I followed. I stopped the coffee at once instead of a gradual decrease which is the right path.
Conclusion
Take advantage of this opportunity to begin a new 30-day challenge to tackle whatever you’ve been pondering over the last several months or years. You may want to break a bad habit or build a good one.
It all starts with a single step.
These three articles will help you in developing your strategies, and it’s perfectly OK to abandon challenges after the first 1–2 weeks if you’re not having fun. If you can’t enjoy yourself, there’s a slim chance you’ll build a habit that will last.
Keep experimenting!
