The Habits project is at where it can be right now. I'm implementing the system for myself, and I'll keep you guys updated on how it goes. I'm in the "planning" stage for my first behavior change... which is to have a healthy body.
The first step to planning is to clarify what you want and how it will be measured. So, exactly what I want is:
A healthy body, in minimal time, with most chance for long term consistency.
How I'll measure it:
A health body I'm defining as five variables:
Strength- As measured in pushups and squats.
Endurance- Heart rate measurments and time of a two mile walk/jog/run
Flexibility- using the sit and reach test
Speed - as measured in 200 meter dash
and Finally BMI, as an overal measure of health.
Minimal time I'm defining as:
Productive Minutes Used/Week.
The productive part of the measurment is important. If I find ways to do exercises in time that would otherwise have been unproductive anyway, that doesn't count.
Consistency I'm measuring as:
Continued Adherance measured in 6 months time periods, as well as ability to recover after a lapse in which for some reason I don't stick to the scheduled plan.
Just figuring out objective measurments for each of these was a process in itself, involving a bit of research (the process will be broken down in the System), tommorow I have to go about identifying behaviors and beliefs which collectively will lead to the satisfaction of all six of the above critera.
I'm also gonna start implementing GTD for myself pretty soon... you'll hear more on that in the coming days.
-Matt
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