Experiment -“document document document”
If you work in or with HR you will probably hear about the need for documentation enough to make your ears bleed. Much of this is to mitigate liability, but part of it is about buy in and accountability. It coaxes the documenter to take some ownership. It can also help the documenter to step back and rethink his/her assumptions and/or emotional biases. I have decided to undertake a relatively public experiment and apply this to my personal life.
As I mentioned in my previous post I have been pretty good about embracing fitness, but I really want to take this to the next level. So I will give a daily synopsis of my exercise. I want this to be more than just a post, tweet or FB update that – I made it to the gym today… So I will include what I did and how I did it. Running is my exercise of choice, but let’s face it, even on a treadmill not all runs are created equal. In fact today was not much more than a brisk walk and a slow jog thrown in for good measure. I also want to exercise my brain. I actually get plenty of mental exercise through work, parenting and play, but what I haven’t been doing regularly which I would like to do is mediation. Its beneficial to mind and body and it is time to hold myself accountable to the practice.
And of course there is writing. I am hesitant to include it; I feel I’m setting myself up for failure, but it wouldn’t be much of an experiment if I only included things I am reasonably sure I can accomplish. I think for now I will count blog posts as “writing”.
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Day 1
Exercise = below par
Alarm went off at 5:30 am and I promptly hit the sleep timer. Got myself dressed, caffeinated, scooped the cat litter, added a TV show to my iPhone and was at the gym and on a treadmill by 6:30. Started a 30 minute “run” on manual – no incline and speed at 5.5 mph. After about 5 minutes I convinced myself that since I have a cold, it would be OK to drop that down to a 4.5 mph walk. Walked for about 10 minutes and was overcome by guilt, so I nudged the speed to 5.0 and slowly jogged the last 15 minutes. 5 minute cool down and then home.
Mediation = fail
Writing = D+
Well I suppose I can count this post as it is slightly more than just a status update, but I have nothing today for fiction.
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