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Solving the Untamed Mystery: the Path

Set the Pace: A selection of models to follow

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The Path
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To solve the mystery of the disembodied arm (or haunted sword, depending on your canon of choice), Wei Wuxian & co went on a journey! Here's an estimate of the distance traveled.

(how did Frost calculate this? see our sources here!)

What does this have to do with your goals? You're gonna be on your own goal-setting, plan-following, task-finishing journey!

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How long did that take anyway?

donkey (3.5 mph) - A properly-motivated Lil Apple can probably walk faster than that, but as we all know, Lil Apple is rarely properly motivated.

walking (3 mph) - Sometimes there are roads, sometimes there aren't. And sometimes Wei Ying just needs some time to flirt with the love of his life, okay?

sword (30 mph) - Excessive speeds are probably unsafe, unless you're doing a sick kick-flip, Jin Ling!

So - in total, based on canon-ish distances + our best estimates at travel time: 450 hours.

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Map from the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation wiki

It's all about how you get there:

Path	Modifier	Total time	Daily Goal	Comments
Lan Wangji	-	365 days	1x /day	every day means every day
Wei Wuxian	1x	450 hours	1-2h /day	time in canon, rounded to the nearest half hour
Headshaker	0.5x	225 hours	1-2h /every other day	work is hard, birds and art are life (and it helps if you know what's happening behind the scenes)
Juniors Quartet	2x	900 hours	3-4h /day	something is happening, nobody knows what it is, and somehow you keep getting trapped
Jiang Cheng	4x	1800 hours	4-5h /day	it's hard running a sect while helicopter parenting, chasing your brother, and avoiding your feelings
Lianfang-zun	8x	3600 hours	9-10h /day	each step takes a lot of planning, and you feel an awful lot like someone is watching you

Alternative Modes:

Xue Yang (WWX x12): you got distracted about your real goal and decided to play homemaker instead; you're probably not finishing your goals this year

Baoshan Sanren (WWX x infinity): must we do more than just exist and be mysterious?

Wen Ning: WWX mode, but you work on what other people tell you to, instead of what you want

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How to: Adapting the models to real life goals.

(unless you've got an actual real-life disembodied arm to chase around ancient fantasy China, in which case, go for it!)

1. Set your goal!
2. Figure out how you're going to define success. What are the final units?
3. Figure out if one of these modes work for you: feel free to use our templates to create your own!

Note: All of this is up to you! It's tailored to your energy level and your goals. Make it work for you, or use what we've laid out and adapt it for your own needs!

Example #1
1. Writing more
2. 3hr/ weekday => 875 hrs
3. Juniors Quartet (900 hrs) looks good! It's a bit higher than I want, but I can build in little rewards for perfect weeks.

Example #2
1. Working out
2. 1 hour = 15 workout minutes
3. Head Shaker mode (225h) - 30 min workout every other day!

some sample modes of accomplishing your goals

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