I'm not really a bike person (yet, anyways), but this summer, my car wasn't worth repairing anymore, so I got rid of it. And yeah, since I lost an option for transport, it feels completely irrational to say that I have been enjoying it as well.
Before, I'd be too lazy to walk to the shops, even though I knew the walks were the bare minimum of sport I really should do. Every other week or so, I'd take the car and fill it up. As a result, I also rarely had fresh bread, fruits and veggies at home. And shopping was stressful in the sense that I really didn't want to forget any items and had to plan ahead much more.
Now I walk there every three days or so. Not going for a walk is not an option. And if I'm spontaneously in the mood for, I don't know, kale, I can just grab some. My food spoils less often, too, because I don't buy as much in bulk. And I'm less prone to overeating on foods that I was supposed to eat over the next two weeks.
Obviously, there's downsides. Big items, I need to order online. Toilet paper is just the stupidest item in existence. Summer days can be brutal, if I can't go in the morning. Winter days, I'll have to see, although going by car was a pain on those days, too. And well, I imagine, for families, this may just not be logistically manageable.
But yeah, for me, taking the short-term comfortable option away has increased my long-term comfort.
