About the club · Treks
Get Past the Freeze, One Short Stretch at a Time
A Trek is one short, committed stretch of work. You give it a name, choose how long (twenty-five minutes, or less on a hard day), and set out. The noise falls away, and there's a rest waiting at the far end.
It's built for the thing you've been circling, where the hardest part is starting.
- Length
- Five to thirty-five minutes
- Begins with
- A name for the work
- Ends with
- A rest, and something to keep
- Good for
- Whatever you keep putting off
Why it works
Twenty-Five Minutes Is Not a Mountain
You commit to one short stretch, not the whole task. That is the plain trick that gets a person past the freeze of starting.
Time is something you spend on purpose, not something you're losing. There's no score and nothing to beat.
The line between work and rest is clear, so when the rest comes, it's guilt-free.
The work gets a name worth setting out for, and finishing leaves you something to keep.
Setting out
The Name Is Half of It
You typed
do yard work
You set out on
Raiders of the Wild Garden
Clear Nature's Secrets from the Backyard Realm
You typed
clean the litter box
You set out on
Keeper of the Feline Sanctuary
Brave the Sacred Temple to Restore Its Cleanliness
You typed
work on my thesis
You set out on
Chronicles of Undiscovered Wisdom
Map New Paths of Knowledge in Your Research
Examples of the names Treks are given.
It's so much fun to play with the features but I really appreciate how practical the groundwork is for each of my goals (expeditions / adventures / treks). It feels like my needs are being heard and I have cooperation and collaboration in getting to where I want to be.
T. Benson
Inner Isles Explorers Club
Questions About Treks
- So it's a timer?
- It runs on a clock, but you're not racing it. Nothing is scored, and if you stop early, you stop early. The point is the starting.
- Do I need to be on an Expedition?
- No. A Trek works on any day, on anything. On an Expedition you can start one straight from a step on your plan, and it carries the step with it.
- Where do they go afterwards?
- Into your Explorer's Log, with the name each one was given and what you set out to do.
Something else? Email [email protected]. Matt reads every note.
The next Expedition
The December Expedition sets out Tuesday, December 1.
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Or see what a month is like first, on the Crossing.
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