21-Day Challenges

Personal Challenges each year

Below I’ve listed some proposed challenges I’d like to run for 21 days straight each year. Why 21? Twenty-one days make up the duration of what is widely considered the minimum to begin a habit. Further studies suggest that 66 days are needed to form a habit, but I’ll be doing 21 in order to see how I feel and gauge any potential positive/negative effects on my life.

Obviously this isn’t a controlled experiment, as I’m doing 2 things at once (and compounding 21 days of one thing into another 21 days of something different will affect things.) But, this is an easy intro to see some changes and do what’s right.

I’ve broken them into 2 categories:

Abstinence:

No booze - Cutting out midnight snacking too.
No sugar - Nothing processed. Some fruit is ok.
No caffeine - Might add in green tea if headaches occur.
No social media - I'll do my best to schedule/delegate work.
Heartburn/GERD - Focus on gut repair.
EMP Prep - Learn, Prep, Gather for potential EMP attack.
Dry January - No booze, only healthy habits.
No clutter - Each day I'll spend 2 hours culling the cluter, be it on the computer, in closets, the garage, etc...
No meat - I might make an exception for fish & eggs...
No screentime - TV/movies, phone, social, work?
No Dairy - Cut out everything.
No Gluten - 100% gluten-free and mostly carb free.
Organic - Eat only organic.
No Dark Colors - wear only light clothing.
Toxic People - Actively delete contacts and remove crap humans.

Persistence:

Workout - Daily circuit, swim, surf, or hike.
Sleep - Daily bedtime of 9 am with at least 8 hours of sleep.
Breath Hold/Work - Daily practice to increase time.
Meditate - Daily 20+ minutes of meditation or breath work.
Reading - 40+ books read in a year.
Surf - Daily surf sessions for 1-hour minimum.
Water - Only water, minerals, coconut water, and tea for 3 days.
Videos - Daily editing and publishing.
Build - Daily build of a catio.
Gratitude Journal - Daily paragraph to page.
Art - Daily artwork of at least 1 hour.
Blogging - 1 daily blog post on this site or for work.
Ice/Heat - Daily Ice Bath and/or Sauna.
Friendship - Daily active time with friends.

NO SUGAR & BETTER SLEEP: 21-Day Challenge

Apr 19, 2026

I’m taking 21 days off from processed sugar (fruit ok) as well as going to bed by 9 pm (for at least 8 hours of sleep) to begin developing habits of abstinence and optimal health, but I’m mostly doing it to record how I feel. 2023 is all about health and growth.

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2025 needs to be a completely different year for the Norbergs.

Don’t get me wrong, 2024 had its ups:

Business – After the fires, we’ve had to really change our vision of what’s needed and offer different services. It’s worked, but the workload is massive.
Creatively – I made more videos than ever, did some artwork.
Family – We’re closer than we’ve ever been.
Travel – We spent 1 month this summer traveling to the mainland. Nothing like summer of 2023, but we still got off the rock.

I really haven’t done enough challenges this year. So, in 2025 (and the rest of 2024), I’ll be documenting more 21-day challenges. I’m documenting mostly just for me (though I need accountability, and if it’s out there on the web, at least I’ll feel like I should give a damn.)

ABOUT CHRIS

PAST: 2 decades on Maui, 38 years of surfing, 21 countries traveled, and just 1 treehouse built.

PRESENT: Seeking great food, always working on some kind of art project, I run 3 businesses, and I put family at #1. Prepping for the next personal challenge.

FUTURE: Plans for an epic Mex Surf Trip and a Canada Snowboard Trip! More to come!