I boldly stole the concept from my friend Mika and his blog Mind Matters. The concept is to challenge one self into changing a bad habit or trying a new habit for a while.
As it is I don’t take particularly good care of myself. I eat too much, I exercise too little, I don’t sleep enough etc. Fairly common stuff as it is but now is the time to change that. This first 30-day trial is in two parts aiming to get me into bed earlier than usual.
Part 1: Not to watch any TV series or movies before 21:00 hours so I can get things done before that.
Part 2: Get ready for bed around 22:00 hours, lights out at 23:00 hours at the latest.
The trial started yesterday, Monday 21 January 2008, and will end on Wednesday 20 February. After one day I score 100% on part 1 but 0% on part 2. 
Yay! I wish you good luck with the trial!
And don’t be put down from the first days eventual mishaps. It’s fully normal.
Just keep going! And in the beginning you most probably will feel a lot of resistance to these new ‘restricting’ habits, but just keep on going, it’ll only last for 30 days!
Posted by Mika Perälä on January 23rd, 2008