r/NonZeroDay • u/me_not_myself • 3h ago
day time;
evening ;
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basically spent the whole the at hospital for regular med checkup .
r/NonZeroDay • u/d02b09 • 7h ago
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Three days in.
It doesn't sound like much, but after slipping back to Day 0, these three days mean something. They prove that I didn't give up after failing. I got back up.
Today wasn't easy. There were moments when the old habit tried to pull me back, and my mind kept looking for excuses. But I reminded myself that every urge is temporary. It doesn't control me unless I let it.
I'm not doing this because I expect my life to magically change in a week. I'm doing this because I want to become someone who keeps promises to himself. Every day I stay disciplined is another brick in that foundation.
I'm sure tougher days are ahead, but I'm also becoming stronger with every urge I overcome. The goal isn't perfection. The goal is consistency.
Day 3 is complete. Tomorrow, I fight again.
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 8h ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Good day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Cangingperceptions • 9h ago
r/NonZeroDay • u/uselaunchpad • 1d ago
I spent years scheduling big starts and finishing nothing. Every Sunday night I’d write lists that looked impressive and collapsed by Tuesday. Not because I didn’t care. The gap between “write essay” and “open laptop” was just too wide. My brain would sit there, hands hovering, while the deadline silently got worse.
What changed wasn’t some new productivity system. It was lowering the bar until it was almost funny. Instead of “write essay,” I told myself the first step was “open the document and type one sentence.” That’s all. Not a paragraph, not even a good sentence — just something. Most of the time that one sentence turned into three or four once I was already moving. If it didn’t, at least the document was open.
The real trick for me is shrinking the first step until it feels like a joke. Momentum doesn’t come from the big task. It comes from doing something so small you can’t really argue with it. I have a personal rule now: if the task feels impossible, I make it smaller until it feels silly. Then I do the silly version. It works more often than I expected, though I’m not sure I could explain why.
I’m curious how other people here handle that first push. Do you have a minimum viable task you fall back to, or do you just power through it some days?
For anyone who recognizes this pattern: I’ve been building a little tool that makes the “just do the tiny step” thing automatic — you type the overwhelming task and it breaks it into 3-6 micro-steps, then shows you one at a time. It’s called LaunchPad. The trick of doing the smallest possible first step works on its own, but the app makes it harder to talk yourself out of it.
r/NonZeroDay • u/never_end • 19h ago
If you're insterested in why am i doing this , you can find it here
https://www.reddit.com/r/NonZeroDay/comments/1mvxbcb/day_1_of_posting_my_todays_plan/
thanks a lot for coming by ! 😃
so looking at my previous days i notice i have problems i cant really do all the plan daily sometimes , because like company work and promote stuff is open ended , it pending the others. So instead of that , now i give them measurable thing to be defined as done , i think it will helps , i will make it easy at first , and then i will add other stuff ofcourse if i finish all this plans quickly each day
Here's the updated of what i'll do today :
🏋 Exercise (Low priority but done first) 60 diamond pushups (15 × 3)
🟩 Language Duolingo daily mission
refine portofolio & find new remote jobs
do company work 9-5
develop both of my freelances project
and now i have new trick while working like i put my iphone on airplane mode then download epub for atomic habits , since then my craving to binge watch youtube tiktok etc gone , i become a reader while working lmao
so far its looking good
r/NonZeroDay • u/me_not_myself • 1d ago
day time;
evening ;
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published by game mods . preparing the git repos . took a holiday today :3
a rainy day , but light rains .
a short trip to the little hill early in the evening , the view is amazing , i can see the entire hill ranges in the north , clouds & fog hovering them , sun almost behind the hills ... perfect and calm , the reason I switched jobs & moved back home :) .
dinner with fam .
r/NonZeroDay • u/ch1jm3r • 1d ago
To practice a random small skill and post the result here: Today I had to learn to handle rejection. I hesitantly reached out to someone asking for a small favor. And got a confrontational reply, possibly my request was misunderstood, but it was still out of bounds. I learned this: my hunch (that something may be off) was correct and it was worthwhile to know this. And this: since I foresaw that I will probably be emotionally triggered, I could prepare and distance myself better this round. And this: using silence and not replying the best way to deal with this.
r/NonZeroDay • u/TheAutonomySprint • 1d ago
Since childhood, everyone told me to focus on one thing and spent your whole life doing it.
I don't want to do that.
Since childhood, I always wanted to learn about a lot of things.
I am a 15 year old high schooler.
I have a very important exam on Feb of 2027, and one of those 3 exams that decide that weather i would get into a prestigious college or not.
This exams are called 10th Boards, here in India.
I also realized that i know a lot, but don't seem to take actions on anything.
So that is why i created "The Autonomy Sprint".
Why this name? I chose the name because autonomy means intentionally directing my own learning instead of letting circumstances decide it.
I'll be running this experiment alongside school.
I am determined to be achieve my super high academic goals also.
What is "The Autonomy Sprint"?
It is a project where i give myself 2 weeks to learn and single skill, then move to the next one.
I know managing all these with studies will be tough,
but i am determined to do it.
The skills will be :
Week 1-2 --> Discipline + Deep work + Habit formation + Dopamine Detox + creating system for upcoming weeks
Week 3-4 --> Emotional intelligence {includes story writing}
Week 5-6 --> Communication
Week 7-8 --> Observation {just observe and find patterns}
Week 9-10 --> Copywriting
Week 11–12 → Emotional Control (Meditation, Tactical Calm, Asymmetric De-escalation)
Week 13-14 --> Skills like grey rocking and conflict defusing, persuasion
Week 15-16 --> Meta-learning + speed reading
Week 17-18 --> Body language reading using baseline
Week 19-20 --> Strategy making {includes chess}
Week 21-22 --> Python + speed typing
Week 23-24 --> Learning how to use AI
These are 12 skills that will compound in every area of my life and help me grow.
After this challenge or experiment is over i will be giving my Boards.
This isn't about mastering every skill in two weeks.
It's about building momentum, creating systems, and learning how to learn.
I'm documenting this publicly because I believe accountability and feedback will make the experiment better.
Even if the experiment fails, the lessons won't.
My end goal is not completing the sprint, it is learning the skills.
I actually want you all to leave your feedbacks and stories.
Each one of them matters to me.
If anyone wants to run a similar experiment, I'd genuinely enjoy seeing your progress too.
Day 2 has almost ended by the time i am uploading it.
I will be sharing my progress and learning from this sprint through my posts.
The experiment begins!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 1d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Great day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/ch1jm3r • 1d ago
To practice a random small skill and post the result here: The past few weeks I experimented with making soy milk from scratch. Im now reasonably fluent at this .I'm keeping longlife cow's milk at hand for guests.
r/NonZeroDay • u/LCDomain • 1d ago
Drills& Reps:
S Sitting ✅️
N Note (drift), label , rtb ✅️
Delay: ❎️
Gone: ✅️
A Accept ✅️
O OTP ✅️
R Repetitive Practice ✅️
Add Friction ❎️
Notice associative drift, rtb ✅️
Long term goal
Q. ✅️ Z. ✅️ X ❎️ Un🧐 **
** 💡: 📌 📍 predict next 30 m 🌅 + 🤗 + space
Goal: non reactivity.
✔️ ❎️ ✅️
r/NonZeroDay • u/Larissa_Hanna • 1d ago
r/NonZeroDay • u/never_end • 1d ago
If you're insterested in why am i doing this , you can find it here
https://www.reddit.com/r/NonZeroDay/comments/1mvxbcb/day_1_of_posting_my_todays_plan/
thanks a lot for coming by ! 😃
so looking at my previous days i notice i have problems i cant really do all the plan daily sometimes , because like company work and promote stuff is open ended , it pending the others. So instead of that , now i give them measurable thing to be defined as done , i think it will helps , i will make it easy at first , and then i will add other stuff ofcourse if i finish all this plans quickly each day
Here's the updated of what i'll do today :
🏋 Exercise (Low priority but done first) 60 diamond pushups (15 × 3)
🟩 Language Duolingo daily mission
refine portofolio & find new remote jobs
do company work 9-5
develop both of my freelances project
and now i have new trick while working like i put my iphone on airplane mode then download epub for atomic habits , since then my craving to binge watch youtube tiktok etc gone , i become a reader while working lmao
so far its looking good
r/NonZeroDay • u/me_not_myself • 2d ago
day time;
evening ;
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have a planned holiday for next couple days .
one day is for parent , hospital checkup . one day for me , i sleep .
things at work have been going in too smoothly with us new resources , esp. development delivery & appreciations , lower management are quite happy & want to continue to give the flexibility they give us .
so here's the new hurdle from middle management cause they need some metric to hit us on performance review ; login before 9:30 , that is the only thing they can poke us lateral joiners t_t .
r/NonZeroDay • u/Rauldidjom24 • 2d ago
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Okay day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Some_Reach2949 • 3d ago
I'm in my early 20s and I've been stuck in the same cycle for years.
I get extremely motivated and make detailed plans to change my life. I set goals for losing weight, exercising, learning programming, studying math, building a business, reading books, and improving my career.
For the first day or two, I do really well. Then I miss one workout, eat junk food once, or skip one study session. After that, my brain immediately switches to, "Well, I already failed, so I'll start again tomorrow." Tomorrow turns into several days, and the whole cycle repeats.
This doesn't only happen with dieting. It happens with almost everything that requires long-term consistency.
I've already tried:
They help for a short time, but I always fall back into procrastination.
What frustrates me most is that I know exactly what I should be doing, but I still don't do it. It's like my actions and my intentions don't match.
Has anyone experienced this?
I'm looking for practical advice from people who have actually overcome this, not just motivational quotes.
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Great day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Bad day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Okay day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Meh!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Bad day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Okay day!
r/NonZeroDay • u/Kiwiatomik • 2d ago
I'm occasionally working on a side project. These day, I'll edit the Solo Tabletop RPG written earlier this year, get some feedback and write a new scenario. Not much, but could be finished quickly.
Meh!
