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 (September 2024):
-Train and participate in my first half marathon (scheduled for 09/15/24).
Previous Challenges (Jan.-Aug. 2024):
-Summer 2024: Complete 10x certificates in computational and digital humanities. Results: Completed 10x certification courses and made progress in two others (see here).
-April 2024: 100 km cardio + 200 push-ups + 200 squats + 30+ mins plank cumulatively throughout the month. Results: Exceeded all four categories.
-February-March 2024: no challenges.
-January 2024: 50 push-ups per day for 31 days. Results: Completed challenge for the first half of the month until I flew to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (see here). Did not continue while traveling (Jan 15-31).
Projected Upcoming Challenges
-September 2024: Complete 12 lessons in 12 different languages on DuoLingo every day for 30 days (one lesson in each: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Yiddish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic).