I'm on my second degree, in my first year of college again. These are my plans to try and improve my SMV, while pushing myself. I'd like insight from you guys. These are the 10 main things I'm focusing on for this year. If I fully committed to these, I would have 10 hours left in a week to "waste time"/"have fun" while still sleeping 9h/day. Some of these 10 things would be considered fun anyways though.
(1) Lifting 3 times a week & eating healthy (spaced out for recovery, intense full body workout for 30 min to 1 hour, quick cardio warm-up and cool-down, chewing food slowly, more veggies and protein & little to no over-eating)
(2) Meditation 3 times a week (short 15 minute sessions, right now I'm getting into a kuru meditation class so I can pick up the basics, being mindful in daily life)
(3) 3 approaches, 3 times a week (total of 9 approaches a week, 15m max per approach to leave them wanting, spaced out so I can digest the experiences)
(4) Going out to 2 events a week minimum (practising social theory to have fun & meet people who I vibe with, the two events are to socialise while still focusing on my goals ex. networking event, computer science event, marketing club event, or a music event, SOMETHING RELATED TO MY PURPOSE SO I'M FOCUSED)
(6) Therapy once a month (my therapist told me I don't have any problems that stand out, so I use the sessions for meditation advice and an emotional outlet, and insight from someone older who has more emotional awareness)
(5) Studying 3-4 hours a day. 1 hour a day on a business hobby (LINKEDIN + WEBSITE RIGHT NOW, making sure my college grades are up to par, and either building up my linked-in page, making a website, or executing a business side-project and slowly building a team through the people I meet at events for my business hobby. I have two other hobbies (music and writing) which I've put to the side for now because I've noticed that doing too much at once will lead to paralysis and getting nothing done. The time for those will come I feel, as I build more life experience and have more mental bandwidth.
(6) 1h30 a day on chores. (haircut, renewing cards or paying bills/fees, dealing with tax forms/cheques, buying things/clothes on amazon, cleaning up the room & throwing out trash, washing clothes, refreshing on driving before my driver's test or even treating that as a break, checking emails & signing up for activities to add to my calendar, checking my network and setting up meet-ups etc.)
(7) If dates don't flop, then I'm going to invite chicks to events/places I'm already planning on going to (if I'm already planning on going somewhere or doing something fun, I'll invite the chick to that. If they fuck up my good vibes, they can fuck off tbh because as you can see from the stuff I put up, my time is limited anyways. This whole chick thing is more for self-improvement, but if I get a chance to escalate I'll go for it, no rationalizing.)
(8) Self-help videos and pdfs while I take the bus to class (listening to ToddV, RSDTyler, CharismaOnCommand, Eckhart Tolle, Book Summaries etc. with my earphones on or reading self-help pdfs, but I'll take the earphones off when outside of the bus, so I can notice opportunities to speak to people and just be present. If I see a rare opportunity on the bus, I'll go for it though.)
(9) Hygiene & Fashion 45m a day (this already became a habit and doesn't really feel like a chore. Showering feels good. It feels nice to feel and look fresh. Cutting nails or trimming hairs takes 20 mins at most. I put on my contacts after showering, and I'm starting to develop some styles that fit my look and my significant drop in weight since lifting).
(10) Meeting up with mentors/partners 2 times a week, 2h at a time (this isn't likely happening anytime soon, only until I start building up my business side project and linkedin network. But it's going to happen eventually and I'd like to account for it.
Logistics: BUSING TO SCHOOL (KNOWING WHEN BEST TO USE EARPHONES), UBER WHEN IT'S LATE, STAYING AROUND IN PLACES WITH PEOPLE, AND NOT STAYING UP TOO LATE BECAUSE I'LL ISOLATE MYSELF.
Goals: website/linkedin and finding a business idea (a niche problem that's scalable), being present/grounded, can manoeuvre myself in social groups, GPA over 80%, 180 pounds and close to ripped, 50 approaches, better fashion and more fitting, one programming project
Wasting time or having fun (outside of fun events, lifting, meditation, or the business hobby):
(1) Allowing myself only 2 days/week to spend a 2-3h reading self-help articles, the news, or posting on reddit.
(2) Skimming through interesting movie clips, documentaries, podcasts (ex. joe rogan), or comedians (ex. dave chappelle, bill burr) or shows (curb your enthusiasm, black mirror, rick and morty).
(3) Taking walks to ground myself and self-reflect
(4) Taking naps in the middle of the day
(5) Making a song for fun as an emotional outlet. Nothing serious, I don't do this much because I'm busy.
(6) Talking to friends on discord or facebook or texting people, mostly logistics (I barely have friends these days that are close).
(7) Checking up on family and showing that I care so they feel good. It doesn't really do much for me but I do it so I don't feel guilty. Also good social and empathy practice.
(8) Maybe travelling this summer.
(9) Getting a full-time internship job in the summer. Maybe a good opportunity to travel and live alone.
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