Hi, I'm Kent.
This is my journey to a better me, in 100 days.
Let's see how much progress I can make in my life from February 18 to May 28, 2023
Day 100
May 28, 2023
I made it! Here's some of the lessons I've learned the past 100 days.
Day 99
May 27, 2023
Time to finish strong
Day 98
May 26, 2023
I slept in until 6am today.
Day 97
May 25, 2023
Almost at my goal weight.
Day 96
May 24, 2023
Yesterday I did more work than I thought I would. It felt great.
Day 95
May 23, 2023
I still struggle with motivation on some days.
Day 94
May 22, 2023
I forgot to make the green owl happy yesterday.
Day 93
May 21, 2023
I gave a talk in church today in Spanish. It was awesome.
Day 92
May 20, 2023
Stupid french fries.
Day 91
May 19, 2023
A busy day today.
Day 90
May 18, 2023
10 more days. I hope I can finish strong.
Day 89
May 17, 2023
A little extra effort in the evening yesterday and I accomplished both my daily minutes goal and my daily steps goal.
Day 88
May 16, 2023
Why is it easier to do some things than others?
Day 87
May 15, 2023
Procrastination is no good.
Day 86
May 14, 2023
Two weeks left. Let's see what I can accomplish.
Day 85
May 13, 2023
I beat the final boss in my exercise video game this morning.
Day 84
May 12, 2023
My doctor's appointment yesterday went well.
Day 83
May 11, 2023
Yesterday I tried to be more intentional with how I spent my time. It sorta worked.
Day 82
May 10, 2023
Rough day yesterday. Apparently I still have those.
Day 81
May 9, 2023
19 days left, and I am still a chicken.
Day 80
May 8, 2023
20 days left. I can do this.
Day 79
May 7, 2023
Today I will not let procrastination keep me from eating focaccia.
Day 78
May 6, 2023
I could have, should have worked harder this week.
Day 77
May 5, 2023
My 100-day experiment has been great for me, but on some days I look forward to it ending.
Day 76
May 4, 2023
Yesterday was a frustrating day with little accomplished.
Day 75
May 3, 2023
Wow, I'm already 3/4 of the way there.
Day 74
May 2, 2023
Yesterday for the first time in my life, I sold a car.
Day 73
May 1, 2023
I'm starting to feel better about my finances. That feels good.
Day 72
April 30, 2023
I memorized the order of a shuffled deck of cards for the second time.
Day 71
April 29, 2023
My weight has plateaued. Hopefully I can lose at least 4 more pounds in the next 29 days.
Day 70
April 28, 2023
Yesterday I forgot to eat fruit. Today I set an alarm to remind me.
Day 69
April 27, 2023
I studied a lot of Icelandic yesterday.
Day 68
April 26, 2023
One month of not playing stupid games on my phone.
Day 67
April 25, 2023
Doing the math for my next challenge.
Day 66
April 24, 2023
Sundays are good.
Day 65
April 23, 2023
Yesterday I finally memorized a deck of cards. It took me about an hour.
Day 64
April 22, 2023
Eating more fruit and running out of things to write aboout
Day 63
April 21, 2023
I paid off my car today. That feels good.
Day 62
April 20, 2023
Contemplating big goals. And I need to start buying more fruit.
Day 61
April 19, 2023
39 more days of trying to figure out what to right about every day. Sigh.
Day 60
April 18, 2023
Some goals are more important than others. Maybe the less important ones are worth doing anyway.
Day 59
April 17, 2023
I'm starting a list of the most important lessons I've learned during my 100-day experiment
Day 58
April 16, 2023
I need to do more fun things on Saturdays, I decided.
Day 57
April 15, 2023
Some thoughts about if short term rewards help motivate me or not.
Day 56
April 14, 2023
A text message from an old friend this morning reminded me of a pre-anxiety version of me.
Day 55
April 13, 2023
Some very important thoughts about making your bed and eating hamburgers
Day 54
April 12, 2023
I've been using a daily to-do list since August, but I think I need to do it differently.
Day 53
April 11, 2023
Fear of public failure helped motivate me to work harder yesterday. Eventually I need to find a better motivation than fear.
Day 52
April 10, 2023
Brainstorming some ideas for the next challenge.
Day 51
April 9, 2023
Occasionally I am surprised when I notice my anxiety is decreasing.
Day 50
April 8, 2023
Halfway there! Here's some things I've learned, and some course corrections I need to make.
Day 49
April 7, 2023
I started a list of milestones and rewards about 3 weeks ago. I need to go backk and finish that list.
Day 48
April 6, 2023
An unwelcome financial setback yesterday might be the motivation I need to work harder.
Day 47
April 5, 2023
As Day 50 approaches, looking back at my new habits I've developed, and thinking about course corrections for the second half of my challenge.
Day 46
April 4, 2023
Why yesterday was like driving a taxi cab in the rain.
Day 45
April 3, 2023
I've been slacking on my Icelandic study lately. It felt good to have effective study sessions the past two days.
Day 44
April 2, 2023
Day 100 will be on May 28th. What will I do on May 29th?
Day 43
April 1, 2023
I compared March 2023 with March 2022. I've made more improvements than I had realized.
Day 42
March 31, 2023
Thoughts about the things that still cause me anxiety.
Day 41
March 30, 2023
My lab results are in, and for the most part they are better than the last results in November.
Day 40
March 29, 2023
I need to plan my days better.
Day 39
March 28, 2023
Yesterday was a frustrating day. I need to take more walks.
Day 38
March 27, 2023
Today was lab day. Hopefully in a few days I'll see progress in some of my health measurements that I've been worried about.
Day 37
March 26, 2023
Reflecting back on accomplishments since 2018, and looking forward to new accomplishments this year.
Day 36
March 25, 2023
Reflecting on how the week went. I need to go on more walks.
Day 35
March 24, 2023
Last night's lame buffet and the sunk-cost fallacy
Day 34
March 23, 2023
Most of the day yesterday was spent doing non-billable tasks, and I'm okay with that.
Day 33
March 22, 2023
Day 33! I'm about a third of the way done. The newness has definitely worn off, but I'm still showing up every day.
Day 32
March 21, 2023
Yesterday went much better than I expected.
Day 31
March 20, 2023
Thank goodness for morning walks.
Day 30
March 19, 2023
I went to a funeral yesterday. Funerals help me reflect on how my life is going.
Day 29
March 18, 2023
Yesterday I stopped procrastinating on buying a laptop and fixing a car key.
Day 28
March 17, 2023
Yesterday I stopped procrastinating on buying a laptop and fixing a car key.
My life would be better if I procrastinated less.
Day 27
March 16, 2023
Better blood pressure, better laptop, and maybe a better phone plan?
This challenge is all about making changes. So why am I so afraid of doing that?
Day 26
March 15, 2023
No Phone Day was a success. Should I try for two in a row?
Day 25
March 14, 2023
One quarter the way through on my experiment! Here's my thoughts on how the first 25 days have gone.
Day 24
March 13, 2023
60 billable minutes so far this morning. I need at least 180 more today. Should be easy, right?
Day 23
March 12, 2023
Sunday seems like a good day for planning. Here are 3 things I want to accomplish this week.
Day 22
March 11, 2023
Saturday seems like a good day to reflect on how my week has gone.
Day 21
March 10, 2023
Thinking about Future Kent helps Current Kent work harder.
Day 20
March 9, 2023
It felt last night like I didn't get much done, but when I choose to look at my wins instead of my losses, I did better than I thought.
Day 19
March 8, 2023
Today, I chose to walk in the rain.
Day 18
March 7, 2023
Yesterday was a bad day. Or was it?
I guess it depends on what I compare it to.
Day 17
March 6, 2023
I've made a list of 24 things that I've been procrastinating. Hopefully I can get through most of them in the next 83 days.
Day 16
March 5, 2023
One of the things I've become more aware of during this challenge is the efforts of others to improve their lives.
Day 15
March 4, 2023
Yesterday I canceled my cable bill.
Seriously, that's a bigger accomplishment than it sounds.
Day 14
March 3, 2023
What is the appropriate amount of down time?
Day 13
March 2, 2023
Not all days go perfectly.
Yesterday did not go perfectly.
Day 12
March 1, 2023
Cell phones are the worst. Today I will try to wrestle my life back from stupid games and mindless videos.
Day 11
February 28, 2023
10,000 steps yesterday!
Not sure if that's going to happen back-to-back.
Day 10
February 27, 2023
Usually I get discouraged when I am behind on my income goal for the month. But last week I decided to just work harder.
Day 9
February 26, 2023
Maybe I need to do more to get my blood pressure down.
Day 8
February 25, 2023
Yesterday I worked hard. That felt good.
Day 7
February 24, 2023
Not much to say, except yesterday went better than I expected.
Day 6
February 23, 2023
Today might be the most important day of my experiment so far.
Today, I woke up with zero motivation.
Day 5
February 22, 2023
Yesterday I had my first one-on-one Icelandic lesson. It was dumb that I procrastinated that.
Day 4
February 21, 2023
The power of encouragement.
Better Kent encourages people, I decided.
Day 3
February 20, 2023
I did two things that scared me.
Day 2
February 22, 2023
I am a chicken.
Day 1
February 22, 2023
Why I'm doing this, and my goals.