What is The uCirco Challenge?
The uCirco Challenge is the ultimate journey towards growth. It is a year-long challenge designed to stimulate and strengthen your mind and body. Our deteriorating attention spans are linked to the many hours a day we spend on social media. The average teenager spends 4.8 hours on social media per day. That's 1752 hours per year of lost time. The uCirco Challenge asks you to change the way you spend only 2.5 of those hours, to reclaim 912 hours per year, and turn them into something more productive. We've come up with the perfect formula to help you. The uCirco Challenge is designed to establish consistency and build healthy habits, so that when the year is over, social media is no longer as addictive and no longer so important in your life.
Starting good habits on your own is hard, and that’s why many people give up. But with uCirco, you won’t be alone. You’ll have the support of a community walking the same path, motivating and encouraging you every step of the way. With effort and the right support, growth is not only possible, but inevitable!
The Challenge
THE YEAR-LONG FORMULA
36 books
12 letters
730 hours
Over the course of one year, we challenge you to read 36 books, write 12 letters of self-reflection, and spend 730 hours working towards your personal goal(s). This means 2 hours a day spent working, with an additional 30 minutes a day spent reading/writing, for a grand total of 912 hours reclaimed from social media by the end of the year.
Frequent reading exposes us to different thoughts, perspectives and topics. It also builds focus in a way scrolling never will. Make it a habit to bring a book on the bus, or read for 30 minutes before bed. To stay on track, we suggest 3 books per month. Don't know where to start? See our recommended reading list below.
BOOKS
Self-reflection allows us to slow down and think, a lost art in our fast-paced, screen-saturated world. Write 1 letter a month to track your progress. It can be to anyone: your future self, the uCirco community or someone who's helping you. It can be about anything you're feeling; let out whatever's on your mind.
LETTERS
LETTERS
Self-reflection allows us to slow down and think, a lost art in our fast-paced, screen-saturated world. Write 1 letter a month to track your progress. It can be to anyone: your future self, the uCirco community or someone who's helping you. It can be about anything you're feeling; let out whatever's on your mind.
LETTERS
Choose a goal, or multiple: learning a language, attempting a new hobby, or pursuing a new skill, and spend just 2 hours a day - time you would otherwise spend scrolling social media - working towards those goals with no breaks, no distractions. How far can you go if you really try? Who can you become in just one year?
HOURS
We’re recommending 36 life-changing books that span different eras, styles and perspectives. We've included modern literature, timeless classics, memoirs, history, science, philosophy and more. Our goal is to open new doors of thought, imagination, and understanding to expand how you see the world.
