#BetterArc: 90 Days of Actual Discipline

There are many ways I could tell you about my next 90 days.

I could hype it up and make it sound like I’m about to change the world.

I could downplay it and say it’s just a “small challenge.”

Or I could save your time and be 100% real with you.

I choose to save your time.

What I’m Actually Doing

Let’s get a little dark here:

One of my most terrifying nightmares is that when I am about to die, my grandkids or even my kids will ask me, “What did you accomplish in these years, grandpa/pa?” and I will be blank with no answer. Totally blank…

I think a lot about this.

I’ve been thinking about what the most common regrets people have before dying are, and some of them, which scare me the most, are:

• They wish they had taken more risks

• They wish they had lived their dream.

• They wish they had taken better care of themselves.

• They wish they had done more for others.

• They wish they had chosen more meaningful work.

And there are five more, but these scare me the most.

So my main goal is to tackle these problems early in my life, before even finishing university.

It will be an even bigger achievement than graduating from university itself, in my opinion, or earning a certain package, or building a good following on the internet.

Most people won’t understand this madness, and I get it. It’s just me preparing my future self so that he is proud of himself.

That’s why I named it

I’m not going to be polished about this.

I’m starting a 90-day arc on November 1st. That’s it. Not because I discovered some secret formula. Not because I’m special.

I need to prove to myself that I can follow through on something hard.

They’ll think it’s just another “productivity challenge” or “personal development thing.” And that’s okay.

We have a lot of articles ahead of us.

I’m just going to keep writing until I figure it out.

But here’s the real talk: I’ve done a lot of things.

I’ve completed courses, read books, and written posts that got impressions.

But what people don’t see is how many times I’ve been inconsistent.

How many times I started something and quit at week three.

How many times I told myself I’d run daily and skipped two weeks in.

How many side projects failed because I lost momentum.

So for 90 days, I’m going to do something different.

The Three Things I’m Committing To:

1. My Body Will Run 5km Every Single Day

I love running, and I’m trying to get shredded and to regain the footwork and speed I had earlier in my sports career.

I need to know that when I say something, my body actually does it.

Right now, I can barely manage 3–4 km walks in 30–34 minutes. By January 30th: 5 km in 30–35 minutes.

That’s not a goal. That’s what I’m creating.

Why?

Because every morning I need physical proof that I’m capable of keeping promises.

When the day gets hard-> exams, coding, motivation dying.

I can look back and say, “I already ran 5 km today. I already proved I can follow through.”

That matters more than any achievement.

If everything goes smoothly, it will help me prepare for a 5k, 10k, or, hell, even a marathon in 2026.

2. I’m Going to Study Deeply for 8 Hours a Day

No phone. No scrolling. No pretending to work while doing nothing.

November? Exam prep.

I’m going to pass and understand the material.

December onwards? Technical learning.

Not tutorial videos I watch and forget.

But concepts deep enough that I can explain them to someone else.

My mind needs to stop being distracted by every shiny object and actually focus on one thing for four hours straight. (My block Strategy)

3. I’m Building a SaaS and Shipping It By November 24

This is not going to be the most perfect saas.

I need money to fund my future dreams

So I will ship like crazy.

Let me tell you something:

Dream -> A dream is a fleeting desire, sometimes disappearing as quickly as it came. It tends to be far out of reach, something we may never put into action. But it can be a source of hope and inspiration.

Goal -> A goal is a clearly defined desired outcome that you are actively committed to achieving. It’s not a fleeting wish or a passive hope; it’s a concrete target that you’ve consciously chosen to pursue.

Do you see a vast, fking difference in the definitions?

That’s where I am lacking, and maybe even you, the good reader (happy that you have a high attention span).

We fail to differentiate between goals and dreams.

But I have clarity.

I need funds to systematically execute my plans i.e. planned goals to fulfill my dreams, which are my life goals.

I need to know what it feels like to build something and put it in the world. To see if people actually use it. To fail in public and keep going anyway.

By November 24th, it’s launched. Not perfect. Not done. Launched.

(It will happen, I have no other choice)

Some other goals in these three months:

• 10 books (fiction and non-fiction)

• Finish “The Green Book for quants”(Highly Recommend)

• 4–5 selected podcasts

• No trash music

• Daily journal and share it with you guys

• Read Scriptures

• Feed as many stray animals as I can.

• No Vices at all…

What I’m NOT Going to Do

I’m not posting videos in November.

Why? Because I need to build myself first before I build an audience.

Discipline before visibility.

If I start making content now while I’m still figuring things out, I’ll be another person pretending to have answers.

December onwards, I’ll post raw videos. But by then I’ll have actually done something. Exams are over. Launched a product. Run 150–180km. Studied 240–260+ hours. That’s proof.

(“Obviously, I did some work earlier, but I didn’t keep a record of it”)

I’m not going to use the schedule as an excuse to look good. I’m using it to actually be good.

I’m not going to quit on day 15 because I’m tired. I’m not going to skip runs because the weather is bad. I’m not going to postpone the SaaS launch because it’s “not perfect yet.”

I’m doing what I said I’d do.

To Be Honest Part

You might think this is too much.

“Can a 21-year-old actually do all this? Run daily? Study 8–10 hours? Launch a SaaS? While becoming a better person spiritually”

Yeah, probably not perfectly. There will be days I’m tired. Days I’ll skip parts of the schedule. Days I’ll feel like quitting.

But here’s the difference from before: I’m not building on motivation. I’m building on architecture. A system so clear that I don’t need to “feel like it.”

Most people quit because they wait for motivation. I’m quitting motivation. I’m just following the schedule.

Day 15 will be hard. Exams are ramping up. Novelty gone. I’ll want to scroll for an hour instead of studying. I’ll want to skip the run because it’s cold.

On that day, my mindset is simple: “I don’t care if I want to. I’m doing it anyway.”

That’s not harsh. That’s just factual. My feelings are not the boss. My commitment is.

By day 30, it’s automatic. By day 60, it’s who I am. By day 90, I can’t imagine not doing it.

Why This Matters (To Me, To You)

I believe that consistency is the only superpower that actually works

You don’t need to be smarter than everyone. You don’t need better genetics. You don’t need luck

You need to do something for 90 days when most people quit on day 21.

That’s it.

I’ve read about it. I’ve watched others do it. Now it’s my turn to actually prove it to myself.

By January 30th, I’ll have the answer to: “Can I follow through on something hard?”

And that answer changes everything. Because once you know you can do one hard thing, you know you can do anything.

To Anyone Reading This

If you’re thinking about starting your own arc, here’s what I want you to know:

You won’t feel like it most days. You’ll do it anyway.

You’ll want to quit around day 30. You won’t.

You’ll feel different by day 60. Really different.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Also, don’t force it upon yourself unless you have internal motivation (not external, I repeat not external) to change.

It took me three months to mentally prepare myself and come up with this, while trying some new methods that work for me, such as a sleep schedule, time blocks, a single meal, supplements, etc

The Final Thing

I’m not here to convince you that this will work.

I’m doing this because I need to know it works. For me.

If you follow this journey, great. Maybe you’ll be inspired. Maybe you’ll join with your own arc.

If you don’t, that’s okay too. I’ll still post. I’ll still run. I’ll still study.

Because this isn’t about followers. This is about proving to myself that I’m capable of the hard things I tell myself I’ll do.

The road ahead is uncertain.

There will be days I feel like quitting.

But I’ve decided: I’m going anyway.

Not because I have to. Because I choose to.

November 1st. That’s when I start.

5km run. 8 hours of study. SaaS work. Post my plan. Evening update. Sleep.

Repeat 90 times.

By January 29th, I’m a different person.

Not special. Just someone who followed through.

That’s all this is. That’s all I need.

This is happening. November 1st. Let’s go.

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