#30dayexperiment

At it's heart, the 30 Day Experiment is about habit formation.

What do experiments teach us about the choices we make?
How do they inform our learning about what works for us?
And what does it teach us about focus?

The format of each experiment starts with Why and ends with 5 learnings that I hope readers will find valuable.

I also publish regularly on LinkedIn where you will find these and other articles relating to Change.

I invite you to read through my experiments, and have a go at creating your own 30 day experiments.

Experiment #10 - Does phone use cause anxiety?

Anish Hindocha

Jul 30, 2021
7 min

Experiment #10 - Does phone use cause anxiety?

I like big round numbers. And when I created 'The 30 Day Experiment ' in 2019 I was wondering whether I had the willpower to get to Number 10. And I'm glad to say I made it! And it's been really enjoyable too. For those catching up, '30 Day Experiment' is a personal project I created pre-lockdown to give me another focus from running a small change consultancy. I use it for continuous improvement. It's part challenge, part experimentation. The pattern is as follows I set a hy

Experiment #9 - Getting comfortable with silence

Anish Hindocha

Mar 23, 2021
5 min

Experiment #9 - Getting comfortable with silence

My latest experiment is long overdue. I had committed to doing one experiment a month, and I needed two attempts over 4 months on this one. To recap. This series of 30 day experiments began last year. Each one has me using myself as an improvement project to discover better approaches and keep focussed. My first experiment was to post on LinkedIn every day for 30 days. Since then I've covered other experiments such as meditation, exercising daily, being present with my kids a

Anish Hindocha

Oct 29, 2020
4 min

Experiment #8 - The Monk

The pandemic has elevated the need for remaining calm, and staying focussed. I went into this 30 day experiment with the intention of building up to meditating 10 minutes per day. I failed. Here's what happened. See my habit tracker screenshot. Just like with any new endeavour, it started with a burst of enthusiasm. Consistency was easy. I had already decided upon the time of day (early morning) and worked out where in the house would be the best place (living room). I grew u

Experiment #7 - I got my first real six string...

Anish Hindocha

Sep 13, 2020
4 min

Experiment #7 - I got my first real six string...

Hypothesis If I dedicate just 10 minutes every day to try and play Fast Car by Tracy Chapman I would make sufficient progress to play the tune by the end of 30 days. I got my first real six string. In 2007. An acoustic. And I said to myself it would be worth it, even I only learnt how to play 2 riffs. One of those was Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. Keep reading to find out the other one. 13 years on, I had completely forgotten about Tracy Chapman, until last month when I was rack

Experiment #6 - Being present with your kids

Anish Hindocha

May 7, 2020
5 min

Experiment #6 - Being present with your kids

Because when you ask 90 year olds about their biggest regrets. One of those is likely to be not spending enough time with their children whe

Experiment #4 - 30 minutes exercise a day. Every day.

Anish Hindocha

Feb 9, 2020
5 min

Experiment #4 - 30 minutes exercise a day. Every day.

This is #4 in a series of experiments where I take on something every day for 30 days, document the outcomes, and provide some learnings and reflections. Experiment 4 started out so simple, and straightforward, yet ended up becoming so beguilingly awkward that it brought into question how I mange time, how I prioritise and a bunch of other things I'll come on to later. As Simon Sinek said. Let's 'Start with Why' Why: Since starting up my own business, my back has started to s

Experiment #1 - Reflections from a 30 Day LinkedIn Challenge

Anish Hindocha

Nov 1, 2019
2 min

Experiment #1 - Reflections from a 30 Day LinkedIn Challenge

There would appear to be a lot of noise from social media influencers around pushing out daily content and the results being MASSIVE.

I attended one of Anish's Habit Formation online conversations in April, and found it really interesting. Anish is a calm and confident facilitator, and encouraged everyone to participate and share their view. It was a good mix of theory, discussion and application - and I particularly liked the use of a little 'online poll' to gather thoughts and get us talking. Virtual events can be tricky to host, but Anish made it look easy

Elaine Warwicker

Anish hosted a webinar on the topic of Habits, which was insightful and very conversational for all participants. Considering his personality, it was not a surprise to see that the session was very structured yet fluid to keep the attendees engaged. I

Rakesh Vakeel

Attended a great call, arranged & hosted by Anish on habits. The content was great & the interactive slides, questioning and probing for insights was amongst the best I have seen. Highly recommended and I will certainly attend future calls and highly recommend to others

Ian Balfour