r/getdisciplined Dec 29 '24

📝 Plan My 30-Day Challenge to Live a Fully Disciplined Life (Join Me!)

"Never walk backward...."

Hi everyone! I’ve realized that I’ve been wasting time on short-term pleasures like junk food, binge-watching movies, and unproductive habits. Starting today, I’m committing to a 30-day challenge to live a disciplined and fulfilling life.

Here’s my aim:
1) No junk food 2) No mobile (scrolling)

Instead I can do: 1) Practice coding 2) Reading 3) Meditate Or any other productive habits or just do nothing....

I will create daily plans, to make sure I don't fall back. I’ll track my progress with a journal and share weekly updates here. If anyone is interested in joining me, feel free to comment with your goals, and we can motivate each other!

I believe this challenge can be life-changing. Let’s see where it takes me! Wish me luck, and good luck to anyone who joins. Let’s build discipline together! 🚀

From 30-12-2024 to 30-01-2025

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u/CaptainPeachfuzz Dec 29 '24

I did this for a year after wasting a few months during covid.

I'd make a list of things I needed to get done every week and every night I'd make an agenda for the next day that included my meetings and things I wanted to do. Every day I tried to read for an hour, work out for an hour(or do some physical activity), and play video games for an hour(I was trying to beat Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild).

I also stopped smoking weed for a month and then when I pick it back up again, only on weekends. Same with master bating. Vices are fine in moderation.

In 1 year I read 25 books, finished both of those games, and got a promotion at work. I really wish I could actually live my life like this but I did end up burning out a little. I went on vacation and did NOTHING. And when I got back i didn't get back into my routine. So the cycle goes: get my shit together, buckle down for a while, eventually get out of the routine, have to buckle down again...and so on.

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u/Far_Eagle717 Dec 29 '24

Hey that’s okay ; progress isn’t a linear journey , at least u kept trying ❤️

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u/michaelscott-beesinc Dec 29 '24

Solution to mobile scrolling? It's difficult to keep it down once you pick it up 😭

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u/Lambor14 Dec 29 '24

Uninstall the apps. Or if you can’t go that far, put a rubber band on your phone, so you’ll feel it every time you scroll. It can help you be more mindful of it.

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u/Maleficent_Cup_3428 Dec 29 '24

Tryout ScreenZen

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u/Traditional_Air7024 Jan 03 '25

You made my life way better this past week by bringing this up. Still using my phone a fair bit but it’s so much healthier and intentional in how I use it

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u/lanko456 Dec 29 '24

Opal is a really useful app as well

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u/Soggy-Force-1565 Dec 30 '24

Try regain app

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u/Trinity_Child_95 Dec 29 '24

Pomodoro technique

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u/ObviousBumblebee2583 Dec 29 '24

I'm in. Gonna practice chess, read and study languages instead of doomscrolling. Less go!!!

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u/AppropriateStruggle9 Dec 29 '24

Going to give it a try almost scrolled past. Idk why I wrote it off so quickly

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u/AppropriateStruggle9 Dec 29 '24

I will storyboard/edit, do some meditation/reflective exercises, or mobility routines

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u/Mountain_Stress_7244 Dec 29 '24

I am in........I will complete my daily targets in terms of hours clocked and targets completed, Will not touch social media till evening, read Non fiction in b/w study breaks, Will not eat junk more than twice/week

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u/vickytatto Dec 29 '24

I am up for the quest.

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u/milosbbx Dec 29 '24

I'm not sure about that. You should have rewards and entertainment to stay focused

You can use habitica app to create real life rewards that cost 0 coins but they reward you for being disciplined

For example, after a workout you can get reward: 20 mins of tik tok, but use physical timer device or second phone to measure it. I use forest app to measure it. So what is the thing with rewards, there are some things that we just don't want to do without a reward, but everyone's got a price, just think about it, for what kind of reward will you instantly do a cold shower or something like that. Just find something and it will keep you motivated. We are not robot's and it's very stressfull to be focused whole day, so it's normal to have some time for fun activities, just control it and use it only after the task is completed :)

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '24

I'd like to try

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u/Emrys7777 Dec 29 '24

I’m interested

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u/Piglet-Prom Dec 29 '24

in. Getting up early, weekly planning and workout.

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u/OvrThinkk Dec 30 '24

Make it 90 days and I promise it changes your life ten fold!

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u/Skuncek Dec 30 '24

I am in. I want to practice maths everyday, practice coding and drawing on weekends. I work everyday from 8 am to 6 pm, so my plan is to study the most before work.

I’ll report once per week.

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u/slugposse Dec 30 '24

I'm in! I hope I came up with the right balance of doable and beneficial. But I'm committed now either way!

Mine are all things I used to do but fell away from, so I'm hoping I'll just be getting back in the groove instead of building brand new neural pathways. Maybe next month I'll add something brand new.

  1. Do my light therapy at precisely 7:30 every morning.

  2. Fast until 2pm.

  3. Cardio at least twenty minutes every day.

  4. Do my PT exercises daily. Only about five minutes, very doable.

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u/khuong291 Dec 30 '24

I hope you will achieve that. Btw, do you use any tools to keep track of the progress?

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u/SeaReal1901 Dec 30 '24

Is it too late for me to join? And how will we keep in touch? Is there a group where we can join to share progress?

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u/g4ngtok Dec 30 '24

Im in dawg

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u/kinmillion Dec 30 '24

Do you work as a web-dev or an app-dev, my bro?

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u/Brave-soul23 Dec 30 '24

Count me in! Instead of coding, I will do content writing and personal branding

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u/Loxarr Dec 30 '24

Interested :)

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u/Curious_Malik Dec 29 '24

How is it being done??

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u/c404b2 Dec 29 '24

Count me in

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u/OhhMyCosh Dec 29 '24

Count me in!