{"id":2074,"date":"2020-06-28T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonathanwold.seguru.digital\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2020-06-28T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:02:01","slug":"1001-days-of-pushups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bf0cd40f-7ebb-43c9-a4ea-50b260f6ecbb.express.conves.io\/1001-days-of-pushups\/","title":{"rendered":"1001 Days of Pushups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I did my sets of pushups today, just like any other day and nothing felt particularly special about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a big day, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve now done multiple sets of pushups every day for 1001 days in a row. No days missed. Rain or shine, on a frozen lake, atop a mountain, on a boat, on a plane, wherever I needed to to get the pushups done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s About Momentum <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Practically speaking, what I’m doing today, 1001 days later, isn’t a whole lot different than when I started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the pushups front, I started out being able to do 1-2 at a time, four sets a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I average about 50 pushups a day and if I want to push myself, I can do about 30 in a row without stopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A definite improvement, but there’s more to the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose pushups because it’s a ridiculously tiny habit<\/a>. My friends laughed. What difference could a few pushups make? I should join a gym or do some real exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They weren’t wrong in the short-term. A few pushups a day wasn’t going to make a big difference to my health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because<\/em> the habit was ridiculously tiny, though, I kept it up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, something magical happened. I had a habit in place and I wanted to experiment with more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pushups became building block habits<\/a>. And they built momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Tiny Habits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, I track 25 different tiny habits that have helped me build momentum across a wide range of focus areas. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n