This page features information and results about various personal (mostly non-academic) challenges that I undertake. “30-day challenges” are popular, especially among fitness enthusiasts. Future ideas include a month of studying for (and taking) the LSAT, FSOT, CompTIA A+, real estate exam, etc.
Current Challenge (December 2024):
-Complete 10x DuoLingo lessons in the following ten different languages (one lesson per language) every day for the month of November: Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Latin, Scottish Gaelic, and Korean.
Previous Challenges (Jan.-Sep. 2024):
Train and participate in my first half marathon. Results: I completed my first half marathon on 9/15/2024 which you can read about here.
Complete 10x certificates in computational and digital humanities. Results: Completed 10x certification courses and made progress in two others (see here).
This month’s challenge was to complete a combined 100 km cardio + 200 push-ups + 200 squats + 30+ mins plank cumulatively throughout the month. Results: Exceeded all four categories.
This month’s challenge was to complete 50 push-ups per day for 31 days. Results: Completed challenge for the first half of the month until I flew (somewhat unexpectedly) to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (see here). Did not continue while traveling (Jan 15-31).
Projected Upcoming Challenges
-TBD.