diff --git a/philo/inc/philo.h b/philo/inc/philo.h
index 2423b61..6604b5c 100644
--- a/philo/inc/philo.h
+++ b/philo/inc/philo.h
@@ -11,25 +11,26 @@
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #ifndef PHILO_H
-#define PHILO_H
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
+# define PHILO_H
+# include <pthread.h>
+# include <stdio.h>
+# include <unistd.h>
+# include <stdlib.h>
+# include <string.h>
+# include <stddef.h>
+# include <sys/time.h>
+# include <limits.h>
 
-#define SUCCESS 1
-#define FAILURE 0
+# define SUCCESS 1
+# define FAILURE 0
 
-#define START_DELAY 0
+# define START_DELAY 0
 
-#define ERROR_USAGE "Usage: ./philo number_of_philosophers time_to_die " \
+# define ERROR_USAGE "Usage: ./philo number_of_philosophers time_to_die " \
 					"time_to_eat time_to_sleep [number_of_times_each_philosopher_must_eat]\n"
-#define ERROR_MUTEX "Can not create mutex"
-#define ERROR_MALLOC "Malloc Failure"
-#define ERROR_THREADS "Can not create threads"
+# define ERROR_MUTEX "Can not create mutex"
+# define ERROR_MALLOC "Malloc Failure"
+# define ERROR_THREADS "Can not create threads"
 
 typedef struct s_rules
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ typedef struct s_rules
 	pthread_mutex_t	*print_lock;
 	pthread_mutex_t	*finished_lock;
 	pthread_mutex_t	*forks;
+	pthread_t		*monitor;
 	struct s_philo	*philos;
 }	t_rules;
 
@@ -80,5 +82,8 @@ int		check_death(t_philo *philo);
 void	philo_die(t_philo *philo);
 int		philo_died_while_sleeping(t_philo *philo, int time);
 int		philo_eat(t_philo *philo);
+void	*monitor_routine(void *arg);
+int		check_philos(t_rules *rules);
+int		ft_min(int a, int b);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/philo/src/create_philos.c b/philo/src/create_philos.c
index 3781045..4363184 100644
--- a/philo/src/create_philos.c
+++ b/philo/src/create_philos.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int	create_philos(t_rules *rules)
 		philo->pid = 0;
 		philo->rules = rules;
 		philo->last_meal = get_time() + START_DELAY;
+		philo->n_eat = 0;
 		i++;
 	}
 	return (SUCCESS);
diff --git a/philo/src/create_threads.c b/philo/src/create_threads.c
index 0182f2c..e20207b 100644
--- a/philo/src/create_threads.c
+++ b/philo/src/create_threads.c
@@ -28,5 +28,10 @@ int	create_threads(t_rules *rules)
 			return (FAILURE);
 		i++;
 	}
+	rules->monitor = malloc(sizeof(pthread_t));
+	if (!rules->monitor)
+		return (FAILURE);
+	if (pthread_create(rules->monitor, NULL, &monitor_routine, rules))
+		return (FAILURE);
 	return (SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/philo/src/join_threads.c b/philo/src/join_threads.c
index 6e0ec6b..85b991c 100644
--- a/philo/src/join_threads.c
+++ b/philo/src/join_threads.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "philo.h"
 
-int join_threads(t_rules *rules)
+int	join_threads(t_rules *rules)
 {
 	int		i;
 	t_philo	*philo;
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ int join_threads(t_rules *rules)
 			return (FAILURE);
 		i++;
 	}
+	if (pthread_join(*rules->monitor, NULL))
+		return (FAILURE);
 	return (SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/philo/src/philo_routine.c b/philo/src/philo_routine.c
index 211e863..cf2cf36 100644
--- a/philo/src/philo_routine.c
+++ b/philo/src/philo_routine.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "philo.h"
+
+
+
 void	set_finished(t_rules *rules)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_lock(rules->finished_lock);
@@ -70,19 +73,25 @@ int	philo_eat(t_philo *philo)
 	philo->n_eat++;
 	return (SUCCESS);
 }
+void synchronize_philos(t_philo *philo)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_lock(philo->rules->finished_lock);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->rules->finished_lock);
+	philo->last_meal = get_time();
+	if (philo->id % 2 == 1)
+	{
+		print_status(philo, "is thinking");
+		usleep(philo->rules->time_to_eat * 10);
+	}
+}
 
 void	*philo_routine(void *arg)
 {
 	t_philo	*philo;
 
 	philo = (t_philo *)arg;
-	pthread_mutex_lock(philo->rules->finished_lock);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->rules->finished_lock);
-	if (philo->id % 2 == 1)
-		usleep(philo->rules->time_to_eat * 100);
-	while (!philo->death && !philo->rules->finished
-		&& (philo->n_eat < philo->rules->n_must_eat
-			|| philo->rules->n_must_eat == -1))
+	synchronize_philos(philo);
+	while (!philo->death && !get_finished(philo->rules))
 	{
 		if (check_death(philo))
 			return (philo_die(philo), NULL);
@@ -92,10 +101,12 @@ void	*philo_routine(void *arg)
 			return (philo_die(philo), NULL);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->l_fork);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->r_fork);
-		print_status(philo, "is sleeping");
+		if (!philo->rules->finished)
+			print_status(philo, "is sleeping");
 		if (philo_died_while_sleeping(philo, philo->rules->time_to_sleep))
 			return (philo_die(philo), NULL);
-		print_status(philo, "is thinking");
+		if(!philo->rules->finished)
+			print_status(philo, "is thinking");
 	}
 	return (NULL);
 }