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Starting out

Most people who quit, quit in week two. Week one is novel and week four is starting to feel automatic. Week two is just work, with nothing to show for it yet.

7 guides across Fitness and Wellness
Fitness 6Wellness 1143 min total

These three are built for that stretch. The workout plan is too easy on purpose at the start, because the first fortnight is about turning up rather than effort. The meditation guide opens with what a wandering mind actually feels like, since that's the thing that makes people assume they're failing. The fasting guide starts at 12:12 rather than 16:8.

Each one says when to expect a change, and it's usually later than week two.

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