Day 2. Everything seems to conspire against you on Day 2.
If you can’t handle Day 2, forget about everything else.
I completed every single thing I set out to complete today.
I didn’t do everything I set out to do. For instance – I aimed to wake at 6 am, to start work at 7 am. But I had late and interrupted sleep last night – and woke at 9 am instead. However, that didn’t keep me from completing everything – including this daily (and public) record.
I learned there’s a distinction between ‘doing everything I want to do’, and ‘completing everything I’m committed to’
It does seem like everything conspires against you on Day 2 of anything.
- Physiological/Health – my vegan fast was sustained… with a hundred and one temptations lining my day. All I consumed today: 2 Flat Whites, 2 Coconuts, 2 Bowls of Plain Flour Noodles in Bone Broth.
- Material – didn’t by anything, didn’t trash anything. But I made the decision to give or discard one item a day, for the next 30 days (or place something in my ‘temp’ bin. And if I purchase something new, I’ll give/discard an item for every additional item acquired. Is there a clear benefit in adopting this practice? I don’t know – I’m just experimenting. I’ll find out after a month.
- Mental – this is Day 2 without access to Facebook / social news, and online news. I didn’t miss anything. And if I did, I wouldn’t know. All I know is – I’m more present to my family, and with friends (and co-founder) I met today. I’m not surprised. This is not my first such ‘fast’.
- Relationships – See the point above on ‘mental’. With less distractions, I have more focus on conversations that matter. I can listen better. And perhaps that’s all that matters.
I don’t miss sugar and snacks. But I certainly miss food.
