{"id":17360,"date":"2025-06-03T03:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?post_type=myprojects&#038;p=17360"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:29:31","slug":"foundations-project","status":"publish","type":"myprojects","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/myprojects\/foundations-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is The Foundations Project?<\/h2>\n<p>Beginning in 2024, I embarked on a year-long project to improve my foundations in life. Each month I chose a different foundation, worked on establishing a new keystone habit and read copiously from the best experts about how to improve that area of my life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My yearlong project is now complete! (Foundations)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bwHQDzHix2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Below is a list of all the public essays and videos I wrote about the project. In addition to this, however, I also have a <a href=\"https:\/\/join.ingeniumcourses.com\/foundations\/\">companion course<\/a> which goes into more depth teaching the foundations and guiding students through making their own foundations stronger.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundations Explained: An Ten-Part Essay Series<\/h2>\n<p>Foundations are universal practices that help support a good life. They apply to everyone, unlike your career or hobby which may be unique to you. <strong>They can\u2019t be delegated or ignored, and as such, it tends to be more important to be good enough than to be the best.<\/strong> Finally, because they are usually in the background of our lives they are frequently neglected. Despite this, they determine, to a large extent, the quality of life we experience\u2014health, wealth, relationships, productivity, and happiness are all built on foundations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17755\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/01-Life-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a ten-part essay series I have exploring the concept of foundations in more depth.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/02\/foundations-for-good-life\/\">The Universal Foundations for a Good Life<\/a> &#8211; What is a foundation? Why does it matter?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/09\/the-twelve-foundations-for-a-good-life\/\">The Twelve Foundations for a Good Life<\/a> &#8211; An essay outlining my project, and which foundations I chose to work on, along with my tentative plan for each month.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/27\/foundation-more-than-habit\/\">The Sweet Spot: Why More Effort Isn&#8217;t Always Better<\/a> &#8211; Why mediocrity beats mastery when it comes to your foundations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/the-three-gaps\/\">The Three Gaps<\/a> &#8211; Three gaps define the difference between how we would live ideally and how we actually do in practice, and of those gaps, one is the most important.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/27\/foundation-more-than-habit\/\">A Solid Foundation is More than Just Habits<\/a> &#8211; Why building strong foundations depends on more than just having &#8220;good habits.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/03\/foundations-success-happiness-same\/\">The Foundations for Success and Happiness Are the Same<\/a> &#8211; The road to happiness and achievement are the same path.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/15\/12-obvious-foundations\/\">12 Obvious (and 12 Not-So-Obvious) Tips for Living Better<\/a> &#8211; Sharing some obvious, and not-so-obvious advice about each foundation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/17\/wheres-your-blindspot\/\">Where&#8217;s Your Blindspot<\/a> &#8211; In the end, it&#8217;s not the problems you know you have, but the problems you don&#8217;t even realize you have that get you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/19\/dont-need-expert-advice\/\">How to Be Well-Rounded<\/a> &#8211; In terms of Foundations, it&#8217;s all about balance, not extremes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/21\/what-change-1-year\/\">What Could you Change in a Year?<\/a> &#8211; Take up the challenge for yourself!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My 12 One-Month Challenges<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-accordion\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-1-fitness\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 1: Fitness<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-1-fitness\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/01\/foundations-fitness-day-1\/\">Fitness: Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/22\/what-i-learned-about-getting-in-shape-after-reading-13-books-this-month\/\">What I Learned About Getting in Shape After Reading 13 Books This Month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/31\/fitness-month-end-update\/\">Fitness \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hz0TTkDsC3M\">Conversation<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-2-productivity\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 2: Productivity<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-2-productivity\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/06\/productivity-opening-update\/\">Productivity \u2013 Opening Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/19\/10-important-books-productivity\/\">The Key Lessons from 10 Important Books on Productivity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/29\/productivity-end\/\">Productivity \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kmPvN9krMNU\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-3-money\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 3: Money<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-3-money\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/03\/money-day-one\/\">Money \u2013 Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/10-books-money\/\">Insights from Ten Useful Books on Money<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/31\/money-month-end\/\">Money \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbJPBlC9cpg\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-4-food\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 4: Food<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-4-food\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/06\/food-opening-update\/\">Food \u2013 Opening Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/13\/what-i-learned-and-unlearned-reading-10-books-on-nutrition\/\">What I Learned (and Unlearned) Reading 10 Books on Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/04\/food-month-end-update\/\">Food \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RExYDgBHNf4\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-5-reading\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 5: Reading<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-5-reading\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/11\/reading-open\/\">Reading \u2013 Day One Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/25\/reflections-on-a-month-for-reading\/\">Reflections on a Month for Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S3WZCQmljhc\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-6-outreach\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 6: Outreach<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-6-outreach\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/04\/outreach-day-one\/\">Outreach \u2013 Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/18\/8-books-on-making-friends\/\">Here are 8 Books I Read on Making Friends This Month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/outreach-month-end-update\/\">Outreach \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LH7_e_MvQqA\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-7-sleep\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 7: Sleep<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-7-sleep\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/02\/sleep-day-one\/\">Sleep: Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/sleep-books\/\">Eight Books for Getting a Better Night\u2019s Rest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/29\/sleep-month-end-update\/\">Sleep \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RJjsb89O2vY\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-8-reflection\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 8: Reflection<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-8-reflection\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/05\/reflection-day-one\/\">Reflection \u2013 Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/reflection-books\/\">Insights from 8 Books on Reflection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/27\/reflection-month-end-update\/\">Reflection \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QizLmInIQ2I\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-9-connection\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 9: Connection<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-9-connection\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/03\/connection-day-one\/\">Connection \u2013 Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/reflection-books\/\">7 Books (and 1 Paper) One How to Have Better Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/25\/connection-month-end\/\">Connection \u2013 Month-End Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ejxWQH5vfy0\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-10-focus\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 10: Focus<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-10-focus\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/01\/focus-day-one\/\">Focus &#8211; Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/15\/eight-books-on-focus\/\">Eight Books on Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/29\/focus-month-end\/\">Focus &#8211; Month-End<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DmGI6sWa5Wc\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-11-organization\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 11: Organization<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-11-organization\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/07\/organization-day-one\/\">Organization &#8211; Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/26\/organization-month-end\/\">Organization &#8211; Books + Month-End<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7jfeny4tZZ4&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotthyoung.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-item-title\"><a href=\"#accordion-item-month-12-service\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus icon-for-inactive\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus icon-for-active\"><\/i>Month 12: Service<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-item-month-12-service\" class=\"accordion-item-content\">\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/02\/service-day-one\/\">Service &#8211; Day One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/23\/ten-books-on-doing-good\/\">Service &#8211; Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/30\/service-month-end\/\">Service &#8211; Month-End<\/a><\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2AS7hONcy1A&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotthyoung.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE\">Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am taking a year to strengthen my own foundations, while working with a group of people who want to do the same. One year is twelve months. 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