Wooooh 😮💨
I just came back from a full month of vacation.
Laptop closed—no phone (if you know me, you know).
Just time with family, traveling, and noticing the small details you usually miss when your brain is trapped in endless scroll.
In my last article, I talked about why real rest is harder than work.
This month I finally learned how to do it right.
And now… It’s time to shift gears.
61 Days Start Today
From today — September 1st — until November 2nd, I’m entering a 61-day Monk Mode.
I’ve done 21, 30, even 40 days before.
But never 61.
And here’s the key difference: I won’t allow myself even one day off.
Total focus. Total discipline.
This isn’t about punishing myself.
It’s about building a healthier Monk Mode — one that balances growth with rest, productivity with clarity.
And the goals are simple:
Growing my business.
Improving myself.
Documenting every step of the journey.
Documenting the Journey
I’ll be sharing everything daily on X (This is me):
What I worked on.
The struggles.
The breakthroughs.
The unfiltered process.
If you want to follow along, here’s my account: [@YourHandle].
But more than that… you can join me.
Your version of Monk Mode doesn’t have to look like mine.
It could be writing your first book.
Studying for PHD.
Starting the side hustle you’ve been putting off.
If you’re in, just reply to this email or drop a comment. Let’s share the journey.
How I Planned It
I didn’t just wake up and decide this.
I sat down and mapped out every milestone, project, and daily habit.
And for that, I used my Second Brain 6.0 system.
It’s where I track everything: business, habits, goals, even this Monk Mode challenge.
If you’re curious how I set it all up — and want to see how you can design your own challenge inside
Notion — I recorded a video walking through the whole thing:
And if you’d like to use the exact system I’m relying on for the next 61 days, you can grab Second Brain 6.0 here with 10$ off:
61 days from now, we’ll look back and say:
That was the turning point.
The only question is — will you join?
— Osama aka Ols
