- Do you shower/bathe every day? yeah, pretty much
- Do you get up at the same time every morning? Including weekends? no
- Are you overweight? no
- Do you have any addictions (caffeine, nicotine, sugar, etc.) you’d like to break but haven’t? yes
- Is your email inbox empty right now? my main one yes, work one no, other one almost
- Is your office neat and well organized? no
- Is your home neat and well organized? no
- How much time do you waste in a typical day? On a weekend? a lot
- If you make a promise to someone, what’s the percentage chance you’ll keep it? 49%
- If you make a promise to yourself, what’s the percentage chance you’ll keep it? 9%, although, in my defense I always try to make myself do hard things
- Could you fast for one day? possibly
- How well organized is your computer’s hard drive? pretty good
- How often do you exercise? never
- What’s the greatest physical challenge you’ve ever faced, and how long ago was it? I got myself to run a mile two and a half years ago, then promptly stopped
- How many hours of focused work do you complete in a typical workday? probably 7 or so
- How many items on your to do list are older than 90 days? most of them
- Do you have clear, written goals? Do you have written plans to achieve them? somewhat, not really
- If you lost your job, how much time would you spend each day looking for a new one, and how long would you maintain that level of effort? a couple of hours, probably a week or so
- How much TV do you currently watch? Could you give up TV for 30 days? I don't technically have TV, but Netflix has taken over my life
- How do you look right now? What does your appearance say about your level of discipline (clothes, grooming, etc)? relaxed (read slightly slobby, although I've never gone out in public in pajama pants), level of discipline 5 (hey, I'm showered, my hair&teeth got brushed, I have clean clothes on)
- Do you primarily select foods to eat based on health considerations or on taste/satiety? about half and half
- When was the last time you consciously adopted a positive new habit? Discontinued a bad habit? Does it count that I've thought of creating positive new habits for a long time?
- Are you in debt? Do you consider this debt an investment or a mistake? yes, mistake/investment/seemed like a good idea at the time
- Did you decide in advance to be reading this blog right now, or did it just happen? I prefer to think of it as divine intervention
- Can you tell me what you’ll be doing tomorrow? Next weekend? sleeping, eating, etc
- On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your overall level of self-discipline? 2
- What more could you accomplish if you could answer that last question with a 9 or 10? a whole lot
Saturday, March 13, 2010
My Level of Self-Discipline
So, searching the internet last night for ideas on how to actually make myself get out of bed in the morning, I ran across this list of questions for determining one's level of self discipline. Let me forewarn you, mine sucks. Let's see if yours is better. Taken from Steve.Pavlina.com.
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Hard questions. Yikes.
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