Try: Creating a Bullet Journal

I learned about bullet journals from the good people of the Beautiful Voyager Slack channel. I am looking forward to trying this experiment out myself, and can see why the people who have written about this are so obsessed. The best description of how bullet journals work is definitely this in-depth, fully-illustrated Buzzfeed post. 

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Try: Tackling One Item From Your "Should" List

This one is pretty unappealing. I know that. How? Because I know you. Because I AM you. I wouldn't want to do anything from my should list either. You think I want to go over to that set of papers on the desk and look at summer camp options for my daughter (why are they only one week long? why so much planning? it's like a matrix of options over there). Or even worse, the pile of bills. But this is on the list for a reason. Doing just one thing on the list will make you feel better and could change the momentum of your day. It's not about doing everything. It's about doing one thing. And then, maybe, one more thing. 

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Try: Online Yoga

Ekhart yoga is an online yoga classes, so you can do it from home or on the go. You subscribe for access, but you can try it out for a month for just a $1. So that's cool. 

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Try to: Structure Your Eating

This one came from Abdullah Alhomoud, whose essay is part of the Beautiful Voyager Medium publication. He says,

I work out, so I eat to build muscle. Seeing direct results from eating means I will keep eating enough and eating right. It gives me control over something I can control (my body), which helps with anxiety.

Disordered eating is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of eating behaviors. The experiment here is to try to create regularity and structure in your eating. Set clear goals, and remove choas and confusion when possible. 

(Note: I try to do that by streamlining my decisions. This insightful article, by The New Yorker's Maria Konnikova, explains why I always that's important to me.)

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Try: Morning Pages

In my favorite orange chair vacuuming my brain.

It's a simple concept: grab a notebook and write out 3 pages in the morning when you first wake up, longhand. Write anything that comes to mind. Do no more than 3 pages, no less. You'll be amazed at how releasing your own stream-of-consciousness clears your mind for the day. I recycle the notebooks once they're full.

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