A
few
years
ago
,
I
felt
like
I
was
,
so
I
decided
to
the
great
American
philosopher
,
Morgan
Spurlock
,
and
try
something
new
for
30
days
.
The
idea
is
actually
pretty
simple
.
Think
about
something
you've
always
wanted
to
add
to
your
life
and
try
it
for
the
next
30
days
.
It
turns
out
30
days
is
just
about
the
right
amount
of
time
to
add
a
new
habit
or
a
habit
-
-
like
watching
the
news
-
-
from
your
life
.
There's
a
few
things
I
learned
while
doing
these
30
-
day
challenges
.
The
first
was
,
instead
of
the
months
flying
by
,
forgotten
,
the
time
was
much
more
.
This
was
part
of
a
challenge
I
did
to
take
a
picture
every
day
for
a
month
.
And
I
remember
exactly
where
I
was
and
what
I
was
doing
that
day
.
I
also
noticed
that
as
I
started
to
do
more
and
harder
30
-
day
challenges
,
my
self
-
confidence
grew
.
I
went
from
-
to
the
kind
of
guy
who
bikes
to
work
.
For
fun
!
Even
last
year
,
I
ended
up
hiking
up
Mt
.
Kilimanjaro
,
the
highest
mountain
in
Africa
.
I
would
never
have
been
that
adventurous
before
I
started
my
30
-
day
challenges
.
I
also
that
if
you
really
want
something
badly
enough
,
you
can
do
anything
for
30
days
.
Have
you
ever
wanted
to
write
a
novel
?
Every
November
,
tens
of
thousands
of
people
try
to
write
their
own
50
,
000
-
word
novel
,
,
in
30
days
.
It
turns
out
,
all
you
have
to
do
is
write
1
,
667
words
a
day
for
a
month
.
So
I
did
.
By
the
way
,
the
secret
is
not
to
go
to
sleep
until
you've
written
your
words
for
the
day
.
You
might
be
sleep
-
deprived
,
but
you'll
finish
your
novel
.
Now
is
my
book
the
next
great
American
novel
?
No
.
I
wrote
it
in
a
month
.
It's
awful
.
But
for
the
rest
of
my
life
,
if
I
meet
John
Hodgman
at
a
TED
party
,
I
don't
have
to
say
,
"
I'm
a
computer
scientist
.
"
No
,
no
,
if
I
want
to
,
I
can
say
,
"
I'm
a
novelist
.
"
So
here's
one
last
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
.
I
learned
that
when
I
made
small
,
changes
,
things
I
could
keep
doing
,
they
were
more
likely
to
stick
.
There's
nothing
wrong
with
big
,
crazy
challenges
.
In
fact
,
they're
a
ton
of
fun
.
But
they're
less
likely
to
stick
.
When
I
sugar
for
30
days
,
day
31
looked
like
this
.
So
here's
my
question
to
you
:
What
are
you
waiting
for
?
I
guarantee
you
the
next
30
days
are
going
to
pass
whether
you
like
it
or
not
,
so
why
not
think
about
something
you
have
always
wanted
to
try
and
!
For
the
next
30
days
.
Thanks
.
Crear