Challenges

A Merry Loner is a destination for anyone on their journey of becoming independently happy. No matter where you are on your journey, our inbox-sized challenges help you work on yourself, love yourself, and truly enjoy spending time with yourself.

7-Day Do Things Alone Challenge

Americans in their 20s miss out on a collective 26 experiences a year because they’re afraid of doing things alone.

For 30-somethings, that number is more like 34 missed experiences per year. 

What is your fear of solitude making you miss out on?

I get it. Being a Loner is a learned skill. It can take patience and effort to become comfortable doing things alone. But every step on your Loner journey brings you closer to confident independence. 

In A Merry Loner’s 7-Day Do Things Alone Challenge, you’ll get: 

  • A different, bite-sized challenge to do every day to help you experiment with doing things alone
  • A judgment-free zone to share all your feels about how the day’s activity went
  • A daily journal prompt to help you process and learn from what you did that day

When you can be happy by yourself, you can do anything.

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30-Day Reading Challenge

81% of Americans say: “I don’t read as much as I’d like to.”

85% believe reading is an investment in their well-being—and themselves.

55% say they only need to read for at least 15 minutes to feel like they’ve accomplished something.

But 86% watch video for at least 15 minutes a day; 74% scroll social media for at least 15 minutes a day; and 68% use their phone for fun or games for at least 15 minutes a day.

What if you turned some of that screen time into reading time? 

Let’s do it together. Sign up for A Merry Loner’s 30-Day Reading Challenge for 

  • Daily accountability emails
  • A free reading tracker
  • Book recommendations
  • Hand-selected author quotes to get you in the literary spirit

A reading session a day teaches the mind to play. 

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14-Day Learn About Yourself Challenge

“Women [and men] need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It’s time to flip the script on loneliness. Loner Living isn’t sad and empty. And it isn’t about turning away from others, either. It’s about finding inner peace, contentment with yourself, and comfort in your own company. 

Have you taken the time to learn about yourself? 

In a world of extroversion, FOMO, and over-consumption, let yourself pause—and look inward. Sign up for A Merry Loner’s 14-Day Learn About Yourself Challenge to explore your relationship with yourself and what independence means to you. 

  • In Week 1, we’ll get introspective. Every day, you’ll get a with a new challenge to 
  • In Week 2, we take action. 

You don’t have to fear being alone when you know how to find joy within.

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