Here it is, the 30-day extrovert challenge:
No outside connectivity to friends or family, and this includes social media/networks, the internet, etc.
No going out unless it's for a doctor appointment, or to get food & medications.
The use of your cell phone is limited to calling your doctor(s), pharmacy, and emergency services if necessary.
You are free to go out, but contact with friends/family is strictly prohibited.
You are free to have one contact person, such as a neighbor or some other person who isn't a friend or family member that you can go to for emergency situations that are not "911" emergencies.
You can only use public transportation.
You can watch all the TV, and listen to all the music you want.
You can learn any language from any source that is comfortable for you.
You can learn practically any music instrument with similar methods.
You CANNOT use those skills outside your home.
You have to cook with what is given to you or you can always go hungry if the food is unpalatable, or if you have allergies/intolerances to it.
You are arbitrarily given exactly $34 for food and supplies. That's it! And since you may or may not be gainfully employed at the start, and duration, of this challenge, you'll be allowed to withdraw an additional $150 without a penalty or termination/forfeiture of the challenge.
Your mortgage payment or rent will be waived during the challenge, but the mortgage company and/or the landlord may or may not accept the one-time waiver, so you'll be responsible for any accrual of overdue charges and rent.
Use the funds as you see fit, but once you run out, you're out of money.
You can't have anybody cook for you. This includes a neighbor or some other "non-emergency" contact.
You don't have to shower every day, unless you want to.
You can have ONE visitor per month, but it can't be any friends or family members/relatives that you're familiar with. It CAN be a neighbor, or a landlord, or if you're in an apartment, you get visited by the maintenance people without much notice.
You can have satellite or cable/internet/streaming services, but it will be extremely limited & focused on only providing a few limited channels/apps.
You can choose up to 3 books to read during your 30-day challenge.
You CAN go to a gym, but it won't have any sales people, staff, or personal trainers. You're expected to know how to get started without any help whatsoever.
Sending encrypted notes to friends and/or family via the internet will result in a termination of said 30-day challenge, and thereby forfeiting the reward.
Could you do it? Could you survive? Upon completing the challenge, you will receive a one-time lump sum payment of $2,500.
What!? You were expecting millions in cash? Silly poor people! Money is for rich people!!
The idea here is to have extroverts feel the pinch. They need to be outgoing, and to limit them to such a degree to be indoors without a lot of contact with the outside world or having additional resources and help would hopefully get them to understand the plight of the rest of us with similar real world issues.
That end part though, that is just for fun (kind of).
