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Workbook 3 of 5 · Days 5–7

Your foundation

Health, money and work: the resources everything else runs on. Use this workbook alongside the lessons at indykarveli.com/course. Do one lesson a day, then fill in its pages here.

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  • Day 5 · Health
  • Day 6 · Money
  • Day 7 · Work
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Day 5 · Health

Health

The ideaAcross 15 studies with 47,471 adults, more daily steps were linked to a lower risk of dying. The benefit leveled off at about 6,000 to 8,000 steps for adults 60 and older and 8,000 to 10,000 for younger adults (Paluch and colleagues, The Lancet Public Health, 2022).

Do this today

1My average daily steps last week:

Steps

2The meal I’ll take a ten-minute walk after, every day this week:

3Who I’ll bring with me (kids, spouse, dog):

This week

✓Tick each day you kept it up.

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Reflect

?What did the daily walk change about my week?

The honest note: these were observational studies. Steps are one measure among many, alongside sleep, food and strength. If you have a health condition, check with your doctor first.

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Day 6 · Money

Money

The ideaAt one company, 37% of new employees joined the 401(k) when they had to sign up themselves. When they were enrolled automatically, 86% were in (Madrian and Shea, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000). Same people, different default.

Do this today

1My automatic transfer to savings:

Amount
On which day

2Done:

Transfer set up

Checked my employer retirement plan and match

3The date I’ll review the amount (once a year):

Review date

This week

✓Tick each day you kept it up.

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Reflect

?Where else in my money could I decide once and let the default do the work?

The honest note: many people stayed at the low default rate their company picked. A default only works as well as the number you set. This is general information, not financial advice.

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Day 7 · Work

Work

The ideaPeople reshape their work in three ways: the tasks they take on, the people they work with, and how they think about what the job is for. This “job crafting” has been linked to more meaning and better well-being (Wrzesniewski and Dutton, Academy of Management Review, 2001).

Do this today

1Tasks: the parts of my work I’m best at (circle one to do more of this week):

2People: one person at work I’d learn from:

3Meaning: my work matters because it helps

This week

✓Tick each day you kept it up.

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Reflect

?What did doing more of my best work feel like this week?

The honest note: much of this research is correlational, and some jobs leave little room to change anything. Sometimes the right move is a different job, and that’s worth deciding on purpose too.

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