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4 Week Mind Challenge: Use Science To Improve Your Mental Health – The Challenge

Week 1.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Deep BreathingWalkingReading/CleaningWalkingDeep BreathingWalking/Social Media FastingJournaling
Do at least 10 minutes of deep breathing using the protocols described in the article.Go on a walk. You can go alone, with a friend, with a pet, it doesn’t matter. Aim for at least 20 minutes.-Find a book you want to read and read at least ten pages today.  

-Find a spot in your home that needs some cleaning or reorganizing. Everything from the bedroom to the work desk is fine.
Go on a walk. You can go alone, with a friend, with a pet, it doesn’t matter. Aim for at least 20 minutes.Do at least 10 minutes of deep breathing using the protocols described in the article.Go on a walk, just like the previous days. Aim for at least 20 minutes.   Pause your social media use for at least 12 hours.Get a journal and start writing. You can write about your worries and insecurities or your goals and how you plan to get there.

Week 2.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Deep BreathingWalkingReading/Listening to MusicExerciseDeep BreathingWalking/Social Media FastingJournaling
Using the protocols described in the article, do at least 10 minutes of deep breathing.-Go on a walk, just like the previous days. Aim for at least 25 minutes.  
-Journal or deeply think about the things you’re grateful for in your life. Try to list at least 20 different things.
-Continue reading the book you started. Try to read at least 10 pages.  

-Actively listen to an EP or album of your favorite artist/band. If you don’t have a favorite artist or band, just play anything you like and actively listen to the lyrics, the instruments, and the rhythm.
Workout for at least 30 minutes today. You can do anything: weightlifting, Zumba, swimming, it doesn’t matter.Using the protocols described in the article, do at least 12 minutes of deep breathing-Go on a walk, just like the previous days. Aim for at least 20 minutes.  

-Pause your social media use for at least 12 hours.
Get a journal and start writing. You can write about your worries and insecurities or your goals and how you plan to get there.

Week 3.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
MeditationExercise/Social Media FastingReading/Healthy FoodSocial Media Fasting/GratitudeMeditationExercise/ReadingSleep Schedule/Journaling
Try meditating for at least 5 minutes today. Find a comfortable spot without any distractions and focus only on your breath. Use diaphragmatic breathing.-Workout for at least 30 minutes today. You can do anything: weightlifting, Zumba, swimming, it doesn’t matter.  

-Pause your social media use for at least 12 hours.
– Continue reading the book you started. Try to read at least 10 pages  

-Prepare at least one healthy meal today. Use the internet for some great recipes and ideas.  
-Pause your social media use for at least 12 hours.  

-Journal or think deeply about the things you’re grateful for in your life. Try to list at least 20 different things.
Try meditating for at least 5 minutes today. Find a comfortable spot without any distractions and focus only on your breath. Use diaphragmatic breathing.-Workout for at least 30 minutes today.  

– Continue reading the book you started. Try to read at least 10 pages  
-Set up a sleep schedule for the following week. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep per day.   -Get a journal and start writing. You can write about your worries and insecurities or your goals and how you plan to get there.

Week 4.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7
Meditation/GratitudeExercise/Healthy FoodReading/DrawingExercise/CleaningMeditation/NatureDopamine DetoxStart A New Habit
-Try meditating for at least 8 minutes today.  

-Journal or deeply think about the things you’re grateful for in your life. Try to list at least 20 different things.
-Workout for at least 30 minutes today.

-Prepare at least one healthy meal today. Use the internet for some great recipes and ideas.  
– Continue reading the book you started. Try to read at least 10 pages  

-Prepare at least one healthy meal today. Use the internet for some great recipes and ideas.  
– Workout for at least 30 minutes today.  

-Find a spot in your home that needs some cleaning or reorganizing. Everything from the bedroom to the work desk is fine.
-Try meditating for at least 8 minutes today.   -Go out and enjoy yourself in nature today. Try to spend at least 45 minutes in nature.-Try not to have no fun today. Literally. You are allowed to read, think, and meditate only.   If you’re feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts, abort the detox.Congratulations on completing the challenge and doing something for yourself!   Pick one or two things you liked doing the most during this challenge and try to make a habit out of it for the future.   The best-case scenario would be picking up everything from the challenge as a staple of your everyday routine in the future.
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