Why I Started the 99-Day Rewire

For years, I thrived in high-performance environments—overworking, pushing beyond limits, and measuring success through relentless output. It worked—until it didn’t. The burnout cycle became predictable: work, exhaustion, brief recovery, repeat. What if the system itself was the issue or the way I interacted with it?

The 99-Day Rewire is not just about stepping away from traditional work models. It’s an experiment in recalibrating the mind, body, and nervous system, tracking what happens when I strip away ingrained habits and measure how neuroplasticity, behaviour, and physiology evolve outside rigid structures.

Instead of assuming that autonomy is inherently freeing or that traditional work models are inherently restrictive, I want to test and track what truly sustains well-being, cognitive flexibility, and high performance—on my own terms.

Setting the Baseline: The First 10 Days

The first stage of this experiment has been about establishing my starting point. I’ve spent the last 10 days:

✅ Calibrating physiological tracking – Adjusting Garmin data collection for HRV, sleep patterns, and stress markers.

✅ Measuring cortisol levels – Taking blood samples to track hormonal responses to stress and change.

✅ Observing automatic thought patterns – Identifying how my conditioning around work, productivity, and identity shapes my decisions.

Now, I’m ready to start sharing my findings—the changes I’ll be making, the challenges I’ll face, and the trials I’ll be conducting over the next 99 days.

The Experiment Structure: How This Will Work

Rather than following a rigid system, I’ve set up five key phases, each designed to explore a different layer of cognitive, behavioural, and physiological adaptation.

📌 Phase 1: Baseline Awareness & Cognitive Mapping (Days 0-14)

Tracking thought patterns, behaviours, and physiological responses.
Identifying stress triggers, work habits, and emotional regulation patterns.
Establishing biological and behavioural metrics for baseline comparison.

📌 Phase 2: Active Rewiring & Habit Disruption (Days 15-45)

Implementing neuroscience-backed habit shifts.
Testing new cognitive frameworks and emotional regulation techniques.
Measuring early shifts in resilience, focus, and motivation.

📌 Phase 3: Work, Productivity & Identity (Days 46-65)

Evaluating attachment to traditional work structures.
Testing alternative work models and focus techniques.
Analysing decision-making under autonomy vs. structured systems.

📌 Phase 4: Physiological & Nervous System Rewiring (Days 66-85)

Exploring HRV, nervous system regulation, and how physical health impacts cognition.
Testing biofeedback, breathwork, and somatic interventions.
Analysing how physiological shifts impact cognitive and emotional resilience.

📌 Phase 5: Integration & Futureproofing (Days 86-99)

Developing long-term self-regulation strategies.
Testing how to sustain cognitive and behavioural shifts beyond the experiment.
Ensuring neuroplasticity-driven adaptations remain long-term.

What Comes Next?

This experiment is not about rejecting work but redefining how we engage with it—tracking what happens when structure is removed and whether true autonomy is sustainable.

Over the next 99 days, I’ll be sharing:
🔹 Scientific insights on cognition, behaviour, and neuroplasticity.
🔹 Personal tracking data on physiological and psychological adaptation.
🔹 Experiments in habit formation, work models, and mental resilience.

Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing my first deep-dive into my physiological and cognitive baseline—what the first 10 days have already revealed about stress, autopilot behaviours, and cognitive flexibility.

Let’s Rewire Together!

💬 What’s one habit or belief you’d challenge if you had a fresh start? Drop it in the comments below.
📢 Follow along and share with anyone who needs a reset. Let’s explore what’s truly possible.