New Year’s Resolutions
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Yes, I’ve been on twitter, I’ve been on Facebook (but only because facebook grabs my tweets automagically) but I’ve never really done any significant writing in over a year.
That’s about to change.
I’ve seen others talk about wanting to blog again, and making a new year’s resolution to blog at least once a week. I think that’s an attainable goal. But here are some other goals I’ve been thinking about.
Time Management
I spend way too much time in front of the TV. I probably spend too much time sleeping (6-7 hours is enough, right?). So actually saying “I’ll only watch 1 hour of TV a night, 2 hours if there’s something good on” might make a meaningful difference in productivity and brain power. Besides, I’m already getting into the habit of holding my son in front of the TV and letting him watch because it distracts him. Not a good habit to get into. And scheduling time that I sleep will let me do more…
Exercise
Oh yeah. The big fat (pun intended) popular New Year’s resolution. Go to the gym. Work out. Lose weight. I’ve made it before, and judging by my waist size, it’s never really stuck. I’m sure 90% of people who make that resolution fall off the wagon within a few weeks. Time management should help me out a little… if I schedule it, I must follow through.
And a little backing doesn’t hurt either. Primalstride.com, run by Seth Simonds, is a week-by-week weight loss challenge – so each week, you get a new challenge. This week’s challenge he’s dubbed the double crunch challenge: 250 abdominal muscle crunches a day, and a new green vegetable each day.
Blogging
Well, obviously, if you’re reading this, you see why I want to blog. As the tag line of the blog says, I’m going to write about technology, new fatherhood, politics, health and just about anything I feel the need to write about. I’m just going to write what I want, when I want; but try and do it at least once a week.
I’ve made my resolutions… wait, no. I’ve made promises to myself. Resolutions just seem to get broken. What about you?
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Seth Simonds on
Fri, 8th Jan 2010 1:59 pm
And crunch we shall, sir!
I have some general resolutions (more money, health, contact w/ family, writing, etc) but I find that stacking short-term goals on top of each other has a way of making big things happen over time.
Primal Stride is just my very public way of doing that & challenges are a fun way to get a bunch of people involved in some of the goodness.
Best of luck with your 2010 adventure!
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