I have decided to do @naval’s 60 day meditation challenge. I have seen some people do it on here and have been inspired to do it myself. I have already done a full 60 days last year. It saved me however, as life goes on, I started coasting and failed to be consistent. I have been

trying to get back to it and even tried developing my own technique but have been unsuccessful. I intend to track my progress here on Twitter. I’ll be providing as many insights as I can on everything. Also, after several months of coasting, I have decided for myself that this is

indeed a worthy habit to develop and will not stop doing it after the 60th day no matter what. I will stop tracking in this format however, after the 60th day. The only goal of tracking it this way is to join in on the fun. I’ll be linking the thread which has inspired me to

create my own as well as Naval’s initial thread in which he lays out his “method.”

Here’s the link to the “method:” https://twitter.com/naval/status/1136360844948676609

And here’s the thread which got me inspired to create my own: https://twitter.com/harristhedean/status/1224767774100271104

Alright so, here we go: Day 1

I made it to the full hour today. Ever since I have been trying to get back to building this meditation habit I have been unsuccessful at completely getting to the hour. I usually tap out at around the 30 min mark however, I made a social contract

to do this thread and so for the first time in a while today I did the full hour. I decided to post this after I did the hour and the reason behind that is because I wanted to test a theory which I came up with as to why I began coasting earlier in the first place, I began

coasting after last year because last year, I did it to save myself. I needed to get out of a situation. I used it as a means to an end. I grew tired of sitting after I fulfilled my desires. But since it was so rewarding to me I couldn’t get it out of my head to try to build it

up again. I realized that it was really fun to do and so I decided to get back into it however, I’ve been at it again for a while now but have been frustratingly upset because I was making no progress but then I remembered how powerful social contracts were and so I decided to do

this “challenge” and to create this thread and surprisingly, it has worked. As soon as I formed the intention to create it, I sat and was able to make it to the hour. That’s how powerful social contracts are. As I’m writing this, I realize that people are going to see this and

it’s getting me to be aware of everything, it’s getting me to take it a lot more seriously. It’s interesting. You only realize you exist when you meet other people. You understand your position only when you are able to compare it and present it to other people’s position.

I was able to make it to the hour today for two reasons:
1) the realization of this social contract.
2) I let whatever happened, to happen.

There were times when I had to re-adjust my seating position and there was also drool coming out from the corner of my mouth one time so

I had to clear that away. As soon as I began drooling, I wanted to get up and quit but then I just went ahead and cleared it out anyway and continued which then lead me to realize later that I had stopped thinking about what I had just done. You see, as soon as I began drooling,

that became an indication that there is a “me” sitting and doing something right now which is not the point. The point is that there’s no point at all, to do nothing. After coming to this realization, it felt okay to re-adjust my position and to clear my drool.

Technically, as long as you keep your eyes closed no matter what, you’ll forget that you ever did anything. The moment you become aware of something, you act and then you forget. That applies to everything in my opinion. There is no such thing as permanence.

The second I cleared my drool, I was able to move to the next thought in my head. Therefore, don’t feel bad for re-adjusting. Don’t be hard on yourself. It’s actually a positive thing to re-adjust. The second I was able to convert this negative to a positive, I realized this.

Don’t be afraid to re-adjust because 1) that’s just more data for you to better yourself next time and 2) realizing that the goal is to just be/doing nothing whether it’s by mindfulness or converting your negative thought into a positive one.

Also, I realized that the reason why I was tapping out at the 30th min in the past is because that’s what I need to be able to ignore my thoughts. As Pascale has said, “All of man’s problems arise because he can’t sit by himself in a room for 30 mins.” And it’s true, in my

opinion, 30 mins is enough to be able to ignore your thoughts however doing the hour will lead you to become them. They will lead you to be.