Matt B. Perkins

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No More Resets: The Halfway Point

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The Halfway PointPhoto and design via Canva.

A little more than two weeks ago I announced my intention to form a new routine and keep it going for 30 days straight. I did this with the hopes of making that 30-day effort the starting point on a new path toward my own creative and health-fueled goals.

Halfway through, I’ve learned some things.

Things about myself. Things about my mind, my habitual thought patterns and mindset, and also about what’s actually possible.

This won’t be a lengthy report, but I felt, having crossed that halfway mark, it’d be good to provide a little bit of a progress update. Also, fair warning here: this post is sprinkled with moderately profane language.
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No More Resets: The Path to a New Routine and Mindset

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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hit the reset button.

On writing.

On running or building out a full workout routine.

On meditation.

Or on any form of daily routine in general.

It’s all gone to shit, everything I’ve tried, even methods of starting small and building gradually. I always seem to start strong then waver off after a short period. I’ve had a few successes, most notably with certain elements mentioned in books like Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning (for general routine building) or Jerry Cleaver’s Immediate Fiction (for writing). And for the record, those are two fantastic books, and I’ll get into great inspiring reads in another post soon, but for time-saving purposes, let’s get to the point . . .

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A Look at What’s Coming . . .

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Many thanks for visiting! There’s a lot in store for this site, but at the moment it’s a slow build. Over the next few weeks and months I plan to dig deep and long and the result will, hopefully, be something compelling and vibrant. In the meantime, I appreciate your patience as I get things in order. 

Thanks for reading!

–Matt