{"id":27750,"date":"2024-09-16T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=27750"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:15:48","slug":"this-is-a-test-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/this-is-a-test-year\/","title":{"rendered":"This is a Test (Year)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have two choices for how we spend the rest of 2024:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Path A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Coast and say \u201cI\u2019ll start back up in January.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Path B:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Treat it like a Beta Test for 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our brains are going to try and convince us to pick Path A.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want you to pick Path B.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s how Beta Testing works:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re going to experiment with our lives and find out what we want to work on in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/soLC9jd8sgTFayzquQn11g\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re not looking to stick with the perfect workout, or trying to build a flawless streak of running every day. We\u2019re not trying to be 100% adherent to the optimized diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Want to be \u201csomebody who goes to Pilates or Yoga\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but you\u2019re worried about the ongoing commitment? Great! Sign up for ONE class this week or next week. Try it out! You\u2019re not committing to a lifetime. You\u2019re trying it out to see if you want to do this in 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Want to be somebody who gets really strong,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because you want toned arms or you know getting stronger is important? You don\u2019t need the perfect workout plan to follow. You need to work up the courage to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdfitness.com\/blog\/a-beginners-guide-to-the-gym-everything-you-need-to-know\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">go to the gym and pick up one weight<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Want to be somebody who has a better relationship with food?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You don\u2019t need to plan out the next 40 days of meals. You don\u2019t need to perfectly plan out each portion of your diet every day. You need to figure out which<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdfitness.com\/blog\/healthy-eating\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">healthy meals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you don\u2019t hate preparing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The fun part about beta testing is that you can stop doing things without feeling badly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re an engineer, tinkering away at a project to see if it fits your lifestyle and schedule. You\u2019re dabbling in different disciplines,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdfitness.com\/blog\/john-mayer-cruise-chip\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sampling different foods from the buffet line<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to see what works for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your goal is to experiment and find a workout strategy and diet plan that work for you that you can implement more regularly by the end of the year. This way, instead of starting from a dead stop on January 1st, you get to start with momentum and knowledge about what actually works <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up for a class you\u2019ve wanted to try.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give yourself permission to try and fail a different diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiment with a different productivity strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Let go of the strategies you keep trying and failing to implement.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They don\u2019t work for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try new stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, 2024 is just a beta test for 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you going to test and try out this fall?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-Steve<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdfitness.com\/blog\/test-year\/\">This is a Test (Year)<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdfitness.com\">Nerd Fitness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have two choices for how we spend the rest of 2024: Path A: Coast and say \u201cI\u2019ll start back up in January.\u201d Path B: Treat it like a Beta Test for 2025. Our brains are going to try and convince us to pick Path A. I want you to pick Path B. 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