DuckDoro · Done by Dark Challenge

The Done by Dark challenge 🌙

30 calm days · 13 short emails · free · no streaks, ever

The whole challenge in three lines: each morning for 30 days, choose three things. Do the hardest one — your 🐸 frog — first. When the three are done, the day is done: done by dark. The emails coach the practice; missing days breaks nothing.

Join the challenge

Day 1 starts tomorrow morning. The welcome email arrives in the next few minutes.

13 emails over 30 days, each under 200 words. One-click unsubscribe on every email. Your address is used for the challenge only — no ads, no list-selling, and no sales sequence after day 30.

The three rules

01

Three things

Chosen each morning (or the night before), sized to the hours your day actually has. Capture everything else — commit to three.

02

Frog first 🐸

The task you're most avoiding goes first, before email, while willpower is fresh. One 25-minute session is enough to start.

03

Done by dark

Three finished means the day is finished. No fourth task, no rollover guilt. Days that end are days you can repeat.

What arrives, when

Thirteen short emails — daily coaching while the habit is forming, then spaced upgrades:

now · welcome day 1 · first frog day 2 · picking frogs day 3 · stopping day 5 · missing days day 7 · real capacity day 10 · brain dump day 14 · shrink the mountain day 17 · honest "later" day 21 · quiet evidence day 24 · maintenance days day 27 · decide tonight day 30 · done 🐸

After day 30 the emails stop. No follow-up sequence — that would be exactly the noise this challenge practices against.

No app required

Paper works. So does the free printable Three Things planner, and the Brain Dump → Top 3 tool for the day-10 sweep. If you want the method as a daily system — three slots, one frog, one calm timer — that's DuckDoro, and the free plan includes all of it. The challenge never requires it.

Challenge FAQ

What is the Done by Dark challenge?

A free 30-day email challenge practicing one calm skill: three things a morning, frog first, day ends when they're done. 13 short emails; no streaks, scores, or shame.

How many emails will I get?

Thirteen over thirty days — daily for the first three days, then roughly every three days. Each under 200 words. After day 30 they stop completely.

What if I miss a day?

Nothing happens. No streak to break, no catch-up debt. The next morning offers a fresh three — practicing the shame-free miss is literally the day-5 email.

Do I need the DuckDoro app?

No — paper or the free printable planner work fine. The app implements the same method if you want it; the free plan includes everything.

Can I unsubscribe?

Anytime, one click, from every email — including your inbox's native unsubscribe button. Challenge emails are the only thing your address is used for.