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What's the best habit that improved your life? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 days ago by ComradeMiao to c/asklemmy

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Could be physical, mental, philosophical, religious etc

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[–] devAlot 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Meditating (not very good at it, but getting better and it's seriously helping)
Blocking Reddit on my router, blocking political communities in Lemmy
A consistent, normal sleeping schedule (a bedtime routine is more important than a morning routine, imo)
Yoga every morning to help my body work with me throughout the day
Reading more books
Getting outside more often
Paying closer attention to the thoughts that cross through my mind and stopping them when they're not helpful - this also helped me realize the underlying anxiety that's been with me for who knows how many years
Drinking more water

Edit: Oh I also:

Quit drinking alcohol, almost at the 1 year mark
Quit smoking weed, almost at 2 months fully sober now

I did these things one at a time, not everything at once. Mostly just sharing what I did here, but if you plan to do the same - listen to yourself. Start with #7 imo so you get a better idea of what you're up against. If it feels like too much, take a step back and slow down. You're not failing when you do this, you're helping your future self not fail entirely.

[–] daddy32 4 points 6 days ago

Oh at the first two words of point 8., I thought there is finally something not like what every adult would tell youngsters again and again, but no. Water. You said water. What a missed opportunity!

But in all seriousness, very good tips, all of them. I'm implementing all of them (though I'm struggling with 4 and 6), I would add just one and a half:

No phones in bedroom. This is the absolute prerequisite for number 3 (sleep schedule) and can be an enabler for reading books.
You may or may not get enough excercise from yoga and getting outside. If needed, add more.