Mid-Year Review (5/22/2022)
1. Working Out and/or Spending Time Outdoors 140 min+/week
According to Fitness app (data collected from Apple Watch)
- I did well in Jan, Feb (peak), March (for the most part)
- start of the year, I had the most momentum
- worked out consistently
- Fairly well towards the end of March + April
- Not so well in May (finals, summer vacation - no access to gym, though not an excuse)
- At home, I’ve been playing basketball and jumping rope; definitely spending time in nature but not so much working out w weights
2. Reading 1 book/month
So far I’ve read…
- Atomic Habits (Audible)
- Digital Minimalism (Audible)
- The Dip (Audible)
I’m currently reading…
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Audible)
- The Healing of America (paperback)
Comments
- It’s harder for me to finish paperback books than audiobooks. I just started reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck a few days ago, and I’m already more than halfway through, but I started reading The Healing of America a few weeks ago, and I’m far from being halfway through.
- There’s a higher “activation energy” for reading paperback books.
Reflection
- So far, so good (surprisingly? lol)
- I need to keep up with goal #1 by spicing things up.
- From now until 6/21 (I’ll move back to campus and have access to the RSF), I’ll switch things up - do cardio somedays (or every day) and do stuff with my 2 10-lb dumbbells
- I think I also got bored of cardio cause it got repetitive (basketball and jump rope), so until I can use the RSF again introducing some variety should help.
- Summer classes haven’t begun yet, so keeping up with goal #2 should be fairly easy to do. I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing. Once classes start again, with audiobooks, I should still be able to hit my goal. It’ll just be a little more challenging.
Reminder: Why Did I Choose These Goals?
- Health. Also spending time outside makes me happy. Most of what I do (work, study, texting/calling, music, shows, etc.) consists of sitting down and being stationary, so it’s important to get moving. As I continue to study physiology, public health, and metabolic diseases, I want my identity to be associated with healthy living, so I should lead by example.
- To learn stuff outside of school (nonfiction). For fun (fiction). To discover new things and learn about the world. To get into the habit of lifelong learning.