Step outside comfort zone

Inspired by a podcast (Huberman Lab - How to Grow From Doing Hard Things) to do things that challenge the limits I have imposed upon yourself.  Without fear of being judged, I want to do the fun activities I see others are enjoying as I have previously stood on the sideline. 

I am choosing to not address the origin of my fears but will dive headfirst in creating a list that I can start working from today.  Sometimes it is not fear, but rather pure laziness or a lackadaisical approach to daily living.  So, to the reader of this post it might not appear that some activities are all that challenging.  

Don't misunderstand, I perceive myself to be very driven and in constant pursuit of learning something new.  I hold myself to a higher standard and appreciate that life is truly short.  Regret is the worst feeling I can imagine.   You cannot buy time back.  I will make the moments count.

Here is an ever growing and changing list that I will tackle in random order of importance:

• Kayak/canoe completed 6-20-2025
• Cold plunge
• Limit screen time (phone) - 
• Play golf in the summer heat
• No tv or Netflix for one week - started 11 am 6-25-2025
• Commit to 10 minutes of meditation every day for one month
• Escape room with friends

June 23, 2025

I completed my first self-guided tandem kayak adventure over the weekend.  
It was so much fun with perfect weather.   I am ready to go back!

June 25, 2025

• Exploring AI - finding online courses and training/experimenting with chatGPT/implementing into my personal life as a learning exercise.  Utilize AI as a creative sounding board and embrace the change.  

Today I completed the LinkedIn learning course "Uncertainty to Action: Starting Your AI Learning Journey".  My goal for today is to use chatGPT to brainstorm the best way to tackle the job search.  I will practice iterative prompting. I also completed the LinkedIn learning course "Boosting Your Time Managment with AI Tools". Using chatGPT, an Excel spreadsheet was created to track applications.  Suggestions were also provided to address being overqualified for positions.

June 28, 2025

No tv watching is hard as I like to watch the evening news, but I have been very productive the past couple of days.