Caaron,

I appreciate your interest. Thanks for that. It's definitely better to work through Pat's book as a small group. I've found that it makes the process more enjoyable.

If it's any help, you'd be able to get through the exercises if you could find 30 minutes for (say) 5 days a week.

Even though Pat suggests running through each set of 14 days consecutively, I found that, for me, it's much more productive to work on a 5-day week... like a work week. This means that if the unexpected happens, which it inevitably does, I have two days to catch up and get on top of the process.

For this reason, I'll be approaching a set of exercises over three weeks. The following plan is one that I will most likely adopt. If I can get more done in a week, great, but if not then below is what I'll aim for. (I've used Challenge 1 as an example.)

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Challenge 1

  • Week 1: Mon - Fri = days 1 - 5
  • Week 2: Mon - Fri = days 6 - 10
  • Week 3: Mon - Thur = days 11 - 14


I'll then probably have the next few days off and start Challenge 2 on the upcoming Monday.

The exercises are entirely self-paced so the design of how to do them is up to the individual. Also, if you miss out doing an exercise here and there, it's OK. This is especially true of Challenge 1 (which is probably the most intense of the challenges).

Hope these extra thoughts help.

Regards,
Noel

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