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April 1 - April 21, 2022
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Mike Carey

Carlisle Construction Materials

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 655 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    181
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    529
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    117
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    650
    minutes
    being mindful

Mike's actions

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 10 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 6
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Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 7
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Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 14
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Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 15
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Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 8
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Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 10 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 18
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Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 5 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


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    Mike Carey 4/22/2022 10:04 AM
    This experience has caused me to look at so many aspects of my life that I thought were fine as is, but I now see I can do better.  Nothing like reality to let you know you still have plenty of distance to go.  Great job everybody.  I believe we all got nothing but positive energy out of this.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

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    Mike Carey 4/20/2022 10:50 AM
    I like reflecting upon the positive ways that I have been affected by the people in my past who are no longer with me and how that helps to keep their spirit and their beliefs alive even though they are no longer with me.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Healthy Sleep
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

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    Mike Carey 4/19/2022 5:55 AM
    I am trying to get to sleep earlier so that I can maintain a 7.5 minimum hours slept a night, and it seems that I can only do that when I limit myself to an 8 hour work day.  And cut out regular at home tasks.  And not do hobbies.  How does anybody find the time to do anything anymore???

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      Kevin Young 4/19/2022 6:52 AM
      Hobbies?  I haven't had time for a hobby in 15 years.  (Two kids)

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    Mike Carey 4/11/2022 7:15 AM
    It's amazing.  Every time I chose not to buy something new I end up repurposing something that I forgot I had.  This is not only saving me money but reducing the amount of waste produced in my home.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more unnecessary things in the future?

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    Mike Carey 4/06/2022 6:17 AM
    Don't buy something that you can borrow. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

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    Mike Carey 4/06/2022 6:16 AM
    I like to take my wifu with me so that I can share the joy I feel with my favorite place with her(the gym), and she in turn brings me out into the woods to experience her favorite exercise(mountain biking), which has become one of mine.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

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    Mike Carey 4/06/2022 6:13 AM
    It smells like so many experiences that you don't get to think about while driving.  It sometimes helps to get a good smell to bring back a good memory that was lost in your mind.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Mike Carey 4/01/2022 10:31 AM
    Trying to do more with less is a brainstorming activity, which by definition is an exercise in spontaneous creation of ideas, which is an exercise in creativity.  Go you.  ; )
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Mike Carey 4/01/2022 6:24 AM
    Making a point to thank people in your sphere of existence is a great way to remind yourself of how many people are on your side and how much they do to support you every day.