Thanks Gwendolyn for some great ideas. I’ve been using a handheld clicker to count sets. It’s not very satisfying and I have to squint to see the numbers. I frequently do a large number of sets of various exercises such as kettlebell swings for the 10,000 kettlebell challenge. That is usually 10 sets of 50 swings. My feeble brain can track the 50 swings but it likes to over estimate the number of sets I’ve completed. I tried your technique of a cup and screws. I really like it. It’s easy to eyeball the screws outside the cup to measure progress and it’s oh so satisfying to hear the plunk as another screw drops into the cup. For some reason it’s easier for me to remember to drop a screw in a cup than to punch a clicker. Perhaps it’s the novelty for now, but it works.
Now the next big challenge is creating the spreadsheet. Am I correct in thinking you get that from your trainer(s)?
I know - the sound of the screw plunking in the cup is pretty outstanding. The dopamine hit I get from that hasn't worn off yet. Spreadsheet is my own creation. I just took a Google spreadsheet - created days of the week on the X axis and my buckets of "Crops" on the Y axis and was off and running.
This series has been great. For me it’s using Streaks. Today I read, rode my bike and meditated. When I finish a task I press it in the app and the circle closes and a bell goes off. I feel bad if I don’t close them on the days they are scheduled. It works.
Thanks Gwendolyn for some great ideas. I’ve been using a handheld clicker to count sets. It’s not very satisfying and I have to squint to see the numbers. I frequently do a large number of sets of various exercises such as kettlebell swings for the 10,000 kettlebell challenge. That is usually 10 sets of 50 swings. My feeble brain can track the 50 swings but it likes to over estimate the number of sets I’ve completed. I tried your technique of a cup and screws. I really like it. It’s easy to eyeball the screws outside the cup to measure progress and it’s oh so satisfying to hear the plunk as another screw drops into the cup. For some reason it’s easier for me to remember to drop a screw in a cup than to punch a clicker. Perhaps it’s the novelty for now, but it works.
Now the next big challenge is creating the spreadsheet. Am I correct in thinking you get that from your trainer(s)?
I know - the sound of the screw plunking in the cup is pretty outstanding. The dopamine hit I get from that hasn't worn off yet. Spreadsheet is my own creation. I just took a Google spreadsheet - created days of the week on the X axis and my buckets of "Crops" on the Y axis and was off and running.
This series has been great. For me it’s using Streaks. Today I read, rode my bike and meditated. When I finish a task I press it in the app and the circle closes and a bell goes off. I feel bad if I don’t close them on the days they are scheduled. It works.
I think I'd really like having a circle closing and bell going off! Thanks Mike.
It’s great in that you get to a point where I legitimately feel bad if I don’t do something.