Alright, guys, so “quintuple double” – sounds insane, right? I’d heard about it, mostly in NBA talk, but I figured, “Why not try to actually do something like that?” Not in basketball, obviously, I’m no athlete. But I wanted to see if I could apply that concept – hitting double digits in five different areas – to something I could control. My day.
The Setup
First, I had to pick my five categories. I needed stuff I could actually track, and that had some meaning for me. No point in chasing stats that didn’t matter. Here’s what I went with:
- Work Tasks: Actual, completed work items. Gotta earn that paycheck.
- Creative output: Just the lines of words. Rough draft.
- Exercise: Push-ups, I chose. Easy to do anywhere, anytime.
- Learning: Pages read in a book. Been slacking on that.
- Acts of Kindness: Could be anything, big or small, just things to make someone else’s day a little better.
The Grind
Then, I started my normal day.
I woke up early. I don’t usually do “morning person,” but I figured I’d need the extra time. Knocked out 20 push-ups right away. Felt good. Got to work, and it was busy. Emails, meetings… I made a conscious effort to break down big projects into smaller, trackable tasks. Every time I finished something, I jotted it down.
Lunch break – read 15 pages of that book I’d been neglecting. Also held the door open for someone with a huge stack of boxes. Two categories, one action! After work, cranked out another 30 push-ups. My arms were feeling it, not gonna lie.
Before dinner I wrote some words, it’s a rough draft, just wrote it without thinking too much.
Evening was the hardest. I was tired, motivation was low. I forced myself to read another 10 pages. Then I remembered my neighbor had mentioned needing help with something, so I popped over and offered a hand. Took about 30 minutes, but it felt good. Back home, did another 10 of push ups. Barely.
The Result
So, did I actually pull off a “quintuple double”? Let’s see:
- Work Tasks: 12 (Boom!)
- Creative output: 10 (Phew)
- Exercise: 60 push-ups (Way over!)
- Learning: 25 pages (Solid)
- Acts of Kindness: 11 (Didn’t even realize I did that many!)
I used the bold tag show the verb, because it is important.
I did, and I did some of * wasn’t about perfect numbers. It was about pushing myself, being mindful of my actions, and seeing what I could accomplish in a single day. And honestly? It felt pretty damn good.
