Challenge of the Month

Friday, June 1st, 2007

When it comes to computers, I’m what I call a ‘tweaker’ (no relations to tweakers.net, thank you very much). I spend a lot of time getting my computer setup, my directory structure, my documentation, my configuration, my everything just right. This can often take up a lot of my time, but I think I more than earn that back because it makes my computer and the tools I use easier and faster to use.

Now, I was thinking. Why not apply the same tweaking principle to my own life? I mean, I’ve got more than enough personal flaws. I smoke too much, I drink too much beer, (used to) drink too much coffee, I don’t exercise, etc. So I decided to start a ‘Challenge of the Month’. Here’s how it works:

On the first day of each month, I’ll set a goal for myself. Something that will make my life better, no matter how trivial it is. ‘Stop drinking coffee’, ‘Visit all your friends at least once this month’, ‘Shave every two days’. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as I consider it a ‘tweak’ of my life. I’ll try to keep up the challenge for the duration of the month, with the hope (but not guarantee) that I’ll keep on doing it after that month.

So, from now on, each month I will write on this blog about the outcome of the previous challenge and post a new challenge for the next month.