I have a very general, easy schedule of readings for the next 12 weeks. A few chapters each week—it won’t be a problem with all the new non-phone time you’ll have each day 🫠
Having done this twice before, I think the most helpful thing for you to prepare is to get a plan for areas where you expect to struggle:
- If it’s your phone/screen time: where can you put your phone at home & work so it’s out of sight, out of mind?
- If it’s regular exercise: where and when will you work out? What will you do for workouts?
- If it’s prayer: when can you consistently set aside half an hour of quiet in your day?
- If it’s eating healthy & not snacking: what can you do when you feel the urge to snack or drink? I try to replace it with getting up for lemon water. Reminding myself that this only lasts 3 months, not forever, also helps.
- If it’s the cold showers, just toughen up. Kidding! Do this by ending your showers with cold for gradually longer times: 10s, 30s, 1min, etc. This might sound like the worst part of the experience, but the guys I’ve done it with have stuck with this longer and more consistently after Ex90 than any of the other disciplines. It makes a huge difference in your mood & energy level.