First a confession: I bought this book over 2 years ago, and have been wearing one of (I bought a 10 pack) the purple wristbands almost every day since.
But I haven’t been actively trying to follow the program. 😟 In fact I can’t remember the last time I even switched it to the other wrist. I still complain A LOT … ironically, mostly about how much and how often someone else complains.
That changes today.
I’m going to reread the book again, but the basic concept is pretty simple:
Wear the wristband
Anytime you complain, criticize, or gossip you switch wrists
You also go back to Day 1
The Goal is to get to 21 Days complaint free
Even when you’re actively trying, it’s not easy. It may take months to advance past day 2 or 3. Then if you have a slip at Day 14, or even 20, it’s back to the start at Day 1.
But man, if you can get all the way to 21 Days, that’s definitely the foundations of a lifelong habit.
This is an obvious first step towards my goal of trying to be the best version of Todd that I can be. One of my improvement list items in my intro post was working to cut down/eliminate my occasional outbursts of anger.
Here’s the thing, most/all of my angry outbursts usually involve some form of complaints or criticism.
Initially, even if having to stop to switch the wristband just cuts down on the duration of some of my rants, it will be a pretty clear win.
Wish me luck.
I won’t bore you with updates every day, but I will let you know if I hit a good milestone.
Anybody else want to give this a try?
(The book and the purple wristbands from the website are helpful, but you can do this with a rubber band, a ring, or even a rock or coin that you switch from pocket to pocket)
Til next time,
Todd