His experiment was not tremendously successful. He noted that once he stopped focusing on one vice to work on another, the first one would creep back in. Still, the idea has some merit (and was enough of an idea to become the basis of the FranklinCovey company).
As I introduced this project to my eleventh-graders, I thought about the areas which I would want to improve. The idea is to choose eight aspects (one for each week) of my life that I can take specific measurements on a daily basis. Certainly, there are many parts of my life which could be tweaked for the better, but these were the eight that came to mind:
1. More sleep -- Be in bed by 10pm on school nights and 11pm on days when I can sleep in (this would be a significant improvement).
2. Exercise more -- get in at least 15 minutes of exercise a day, even if it's just walking the dogs.
3. Pray more -- I've slipped in my practice of doing a daily Rosary or even a Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
4. Eat healthier -- this will be tough with the upcoming holidays.
5. Work on my dissertation for at least half an hour a day.
6. Be planned and prepared at least a week ahead for all of my classes.
7. Limit my time on my phone, whether social media or casual gaming (Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart are terribly addictive).
8. Do some game or activity (not counting movie or TV show watching) with a family member.
... This shouldn't be hard at all ...