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Ask HN: The habit adopted in 2016 that had the greatest impact on your health?

• closeparen 10y ago
  Started to get serious about sleeping regular, sufficient hours, coupled with situational changes that made this more tenable. It's night and day. I feel like a completely different person.
• niftylettuce 10y ago
  Listen to yourself more.
  • asdfasdfa11112 10y ago
    This, introspection is apowerful tool.
• vbsteven 10y ago
  I adopted daily meditation exercises and read a lot about stoic philosophy. My mental state is better than ever and I'm sleeping better because of it.
• ud0 10y ago
  I started running for 30mins every day. I'm not overweight but I've lost a few pounds and I feel much more healthier.
• thescribe 10y ago
  I started running every day. I try to do mindfulness meditation but frequently get stressed and forget. The running has been amazing.
  • Timethy 10y ago
    Same! I'm 8 weeks in and already feeling the benefits. I'm 39, 190 pounds and my goal is 170.
• i0exception 10y ago
  Waking up before 7 AM every day - I seem to have a lot more energy throughout the day and I sleep better at night.
• froh42 10y ago
  I started dancing Zouk. Besides the fact that dancing is fun and good for your soul it greatly improved my posture.
  • neuronexmachina 10y ago
    Longtime WCS dancer here, recently tried Zouk for the first time. It's fun, I really like the flow of the dance!
• fudged71 10y ago
  Gym 6 days a week. Really starting to feel proud of the gains. More confident overall, and a clearer head.
• igitur 10y ago
  A few things: I started eating 2 hard boiled eggs (aka arse fruit) each morning. I now don't have a hunger craving at 10am like I used to have and can easily work through to lunch time and have a moderate lunch. I joined a choir and it helps take my mind off the 9 hours of coding I do every day. It also gives me an outlet for my limited artistic side. You say besides exercise, but I have to add that I started boxing. We have clubs that specialise in white-collar boxing, which has a lower barrier to entry than normal amateur boxing. I'm not good, but the club is inviting of all levels of talent and it's the best exercise I've ever done. Had my first public fight in March 2016, which was a big psychological hurdle. Nailed it.
  • benevol 10y ago
    > I started boxing The hits you receive cause brain cells to die. Your brain being your most valuable asset, generally speaking, but even more so for intellectual work such as programming, you may want to switch to a no-contact martial art (such as kung-fu).
    • plinkplonk 10y ago
      "no-contact martial art" is a bit of an oxymoron. If you plan to use your martial art to improve at fighting (vs general fitness) there is no way around free sparring. Every school of Kung Fu that teaches fighting includes sparring. If you don't want to get better at fighting, might as well learn ballet, or go running. Your point about head concussion from extensive boxing practice is a good one.
      • loxs 10y ago
        And still, there are martial arts that do not exclusively specialize in having your head battered with heavy gloves.
    • igitur 10y ago
      White-collar boxing uses the big and "fluffy" 16 ounce gloves. Full head, mouth and groin protection is compulsory. The fights are limited to three 2 minute rounds. The refereeing is extra strict and fights are stopped after the smallest chance of concussion. The benefits far outweigh the risks. In normal, competitive boxing, the risks are when fighters become dehydrated and sustain concussion, but keep going the full 12 odd rounds.
• stadiojibblly 10y ago
  I figured out I could save less in my 401k and eat alot worse to lower my life expectancy. That way I can live it up when I'm younger and die before I turn to canned food for pets when the nest egg unravels.
• smnplk 10y ago
  Did about 8k on the bike and got back on a rowing machine, but somehow ended the year still overweight. So in terms of health my year will hopefully be 2017, I will get on a LCHF diet. Because I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, I did a little experiment 5 months ago, I stayed gluten free for 3 months (because I read somewhere that gluten could be the culprit) and my digestion and overall being improved. So I need to get back on diet and also cut out all the sugars. The biggest impact on my health has been impulsive overeating of candy. I even got a little worried about possible diabetes and bought a glucose meter, had an elevated blood sugar only two times in the morning, from 10 day tests. So I might not have diabetes...yet. But if I keep this up, I'm on a good path. I look unfit now, I weigh 110kg, I almost came to 100kg this year, but now I bounced back, especially in December, go figure why :P But I am not out of shape in terms of performance, I did a lot of weight lifting this year also, I can squat 150kg and deadlift 210kg with np, I did some really heavy climbs on my bike with 400 avg watts for 30 mins, so I am a lot better than average overweight guy. 12 years of rowing in the past, also helps. I just need to figure out why I constantly crave for short term satisfactions.
  • dyjakan 10y ago
    > I just need to figure out why I constantly crave for short term satisfactions It's dopamine. I see it as malware that infected my brainOS and it's more of a stuxnet rather than your typical lame click-n-infect-me. As for diets, I prefer to set lifestyle goals. For example it doesn't matter on which particular diet I'm on at the moment (I cycle through couple of them every 8-12-16 weeks), what does matter is that I very rarely eat processed food or sugary snacks (once a month at best) and when I do it's _always_ after hard training session and it still _fits my macros_.
    • smnplk 10y ago
      I see it as a mechanical failure. http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-b... These last words are optimistic: " It is not enough to “just say no”—as the 1980s slogan suggested. Instead, you can protect (and heal) yourself from addiction by saying “yes” to other things. Cultivate diverse interests that provide meaning to your life. Understand that your problems usually are transient, and perhaps most importantly, acknowledge that life is not always supposed to be pleasurable."
• hurbledr 10y ago
  No real habits to report, but for anyone interested in sit to stand desks, I found a site that sells them for relatively cheap. I can't personally vouch for the quality of these desks, but as far as I can tell, they are the same sort of thing that office furniture companies sell, only 300-400 bucks instead of 1000-1500. Not necessarily high quality, but functional enough. You do have to assemble it yourself, but anyone with a cordless drill and a bit of sense should be able to manage. There are a couple things that can go wrong, but they are easy to avoid and/or fix. The desk surfaces that come with these are probably a crappy laminate, like sub MDF quality fiberboard. That means that you have to be careful when screwing the legs into the surface, because if your drill's torque/clutch setting is too high, the screw will just spin and blow out the hole instead of fastening tightly. This is easy to avoid though, just set the drill to one of the lowest torque settings, say 1-3, and work your way up if the screw doesn't go in all the way. Also, there are usually plenty of holes on the legs, so if you blow 1 or 2 out, it's not the end of the world. The only other thing to look out for is bad leg motors and/or bad control boxes, which are surprisingly common. No worries though, these things are easy to troubleshoot, and I'm sure the company will get you a replacement in no time if anything is DOA, as it's pretty common. Anyways, my point is, if you don't mind spending around 4 hours of your time to read a manual and put one of these things together, you can save a substantial amount of money. Also, if you don't want a crappy surface, you can just order the legs and add your own surface, although make sure to check that the legs can support the weight. woops, here's the link https://www.autonomous.ai/smartdesk-sit-to-stand-height-adjustable-standing-desk https://www.autonomous.ai/smartdesk-sit-to-stand-height-adju... also, if you're really a cheapskate, you could probably find all this shit on alibaba or something, and save even more money.
  • tuananh 10y ago
    thank you. they look rather nice and the price is not insane like other places i took a look at.
  • tga 10y ago
    Ikea sells electrical standing desks too, available around the world: Bekant, ~$500ish http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022530/ http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022530/
• imafish 10y ago
  I stopped running and started working more. My health has never been worse. I regurlarly deal with back problems and I have gained a lot of weight. Used to be thin, now I am somewhat chubby. I want to start running again.
  • mjolk 10y ago
    Good luck with your startup.
    • askafriend 10y ago
      Having lived in San Francisco for the past couple years, something about this simple exchange gives me a eerie twinge of intellectual sickness.
• drewmol 10y ago
  I have made a consistent effort to be honest. Being honest about my feelings, thoughts and situations to everyone in my life; friends, family, and complete strangers. It's been incredibly benificial to my relationships and emotional well being, and I've been shocked at the level of compassion, motivation and honesty I've recieved in return, including deepening of relationships and emotional connection with friends/family/coworkers/acquaintances I've known for decades, and people I've just met. My fears and pessimistic worries about exposing vulnerabilities through brutal honesty have been overwhelmingly met with love, compssion, understanding, support and opportunity. This including the opportunity to offer the same to people whom I would have otherwise been blind to their similar struggles, thoughts and situations. <--- I typed this and almost diddn't post it because (insert misanthropic adjective here)
  • Lordcosmo 10y ago
    Have you had bad experiences and if so, how did you cope with them? This is something people nowadays should do more, including me. I am going to make this my goal for the new year. I always fear how people will react/think about me when I tell them my feelings/thoughts. This has caused my to lie about a lot of things(mostly small ones), which becomes a habit in time. It mostly comes from insecurity about yourself and low selfworth and not being able to stand up for yourself. As such, I think these traits will greatly improve if you are honest.
    • drewmol 10y ago
      Yes, certainly, but the bad ones are few and far between. Also honesty makes it easier to identify and limit the emotionally toxic relationships. Coping becomes much easier with the increased network of people to share with. "As such, I think these traits will greatly improve if you are honest." - This has been my experience!
  • tracker1 10y ago
    Very cool, I strive for that always, which makes some situations far easier to cope with, others harder. Also, key is to be honest without being cruel or mean, wording can make some huge differences, but that takes practice. I've made honesty a point of my life for a very long time. Funny story, as I really don't drink very often. It's the only time I've ever done so, but about 13 years ago, met up with friends after work for a few drinks, and kind of turned into a party. My boss was a bit lost for words when I called in because I was hung over. I just don't lie. (I frankly suck at it).
• sawmurai 10y ago
  No more drinking. Used to waste a lot of time, money and calories. Haven't been hung over for exactly one year now :))
• 8a 10y ago
  Writing in the morning.
• hd4 10y ago
  30 push-ups and 8 pull ups every morning. I've built a noticeable amount of upper body muscle and lost about 1.5st weight over about a year.
• benevol 10y ago
  1. Mindful meditation [free] John Kabat-Zinn [0] masters the link between science and meditation and has published very valuable books (including guided/audio meditation exercises) [1]. There are a couple of scientific studies which prove effectiveness [2] [3]. 2. LSD [$5-10/dose + $25/multi-use test kit] Benefits (mid- and long-term) are similar to those of meditation. In addition, you may be able to access your spiritual dimension, which increases quality of life even further (it is less immediate with meditation). It however requires one to literally read/understand/know everything about the substance before applying it (minimum literature: "The psychedelic explorer's guide" by Fadiman). Also, order a test kit and test before you ingest. Certain "edge cases"/people should not try it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn [1] https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4180277/Mindful_Way_Through_Depression_-_Guided_Meditation_Practices https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4180277/Mindful_Way_Through... [2] http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/ http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to... [3] http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9214697/meditation-brain-neuroscience http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9214697/meditation-brain-neuros...
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  • Fnoord 10y ago
    > In addition, you may be able to access your spiritual dimension Spiritual dimension is just vague new age rhetoric. I don't want to be fear mongering but you may end up with a psychosis as well. Recommending random strangers to use recreational psychedelic drugs under the guise of getting "similar mid- and long-term effects to those of meditation" is flat out irresponsible. For those who are interested in using psychedelic drugs. First of all, never use a full dose the first time you use it. Second, get a sitter aka babysitter. That means someone who does not use any drugs (that means nothing in the sense that the sitter(s) need to stay awake during your drugs usage, and worst case the sitter(s) should still be able to drive you to the hospital if its needed). Consider to inform your doctor and discuss with them the alternatives. Instead of LSD and other psychedelic drugs I want to offer an alternative. If you want something akin to mindful meditation: do it more, or follow a 10 day Vipassana course. > Certain "edge cases"/people should not try it. This disclaimer is too vague. Some people don't know they are, or are young and will do it anyway because young people's brains (age < 25) are not yet fully grown up. If you're into mindful meditation and want to take it much further, follow a 10 day Vipassana course instead. You will get guidance from the people there, and if you really get over the edge during your 10 day course (you're likely to experience difficult times regardless), you'll at least not be under the influence of drugs and will be surrounded by specialists who are sober. Also, a mindfulness instructor (such a course might be worth paying for) has followed a 10 day Vipassana course as its part of the requirement to become one. Finally, I can highly recommend yoga together with meditation. (Without any spiritual BS, as that is unnecessary/distracting and excludes those with different religions including atheism. A good yoga or mindfulness instructor will include everyone, and avoid using such rhetoric.) TL;DR do mindfulness, yoga, Vipassana don't do psychedelic drugs.
• Opteron67 10y ago
  being more social and going back to gym
  • Opteron67 10y ago
    also eating vegetables a lot and reading HN :)
• markovbling 10y ago
  My back and shoulders have been hurting more and more (I'm only 27!) and it took me way too long to accept that slouching over my laptop was causing it. Putting my laptop on a pile of books and using an external keyboard and mouse made a HUGE difference and my posture has improved significantly after just a couple of months. I recently bought a Roost laptop stand which is great for travel and looks like spy gear but it is a bit pricey and a stack of books does the job too.
  • napsterbr 10y ago
    +1 on this. Plus you can use a real keyboard instead of chiclet ones. Regarding keyboards, I can't recommend daskeyboard or IBM model m enough.
  • yjlim5 10y ago
    Try making that pile of books higher plus an extra pile of books for your keyboard, for a standing desk like experience! This will help your back pain go away for good.
  • hundredwatt 10y ago
    I had the same problem. In addition to regular exercise, try doing these stretches for once or twice a day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNS95hpL-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNS95hpL-o (they are fun too! Perhaps get a group together at your office to stretch together once a day) These exercises work to move your body back toward perfect posture, undoing the damage caused by sitting, typing, etc. I stopped using these in November due to travel. My back and shoulder pain returned. It took about 7 days of consistent stretching for the pain to go away again.
• tomkha 10y ago
  I quit drinking coffee and start drinking liquid guarana instead (Scitec Nutrition brand specifically). It's like legal cocaine. I'm using it for morning and early evening boost.
  • napsterbr 10y ago
    I replaced coffee and energy drinks with caffeine pills. Same (or better) results, no sugar. Question: do you think this guarana drink is more powerful than coffee? It's quite common to see guarana drinks (mostly soda) here in Brazil, but I don't see them as energy drinks.. To be honest, I feel as I'm lacking energy for everyday activities.. Do you or anyone know whether any of these scitec nutrition products (or whey protein, etc) could help regarding energy? Or it's just for building muscles?
    • antisthenes 10y ago
      > I replaced coffee and energy drinks with caffeine pills. Same (or better) results, no sugar. Or you could just stop putting sugar in coffee.
    • tomkha 10y ago
      Guarana energy drinks and (for example Scitec) pure liquid Guarana are two different things, that's the reason I mentioned some brand. You need to try pure guarana. For me it's like 5-coffees at one 40ml shot, few hours lasting effect and no shaking. But be careful, you can overdose pretty quickly (start with recommended dosage on package and gradually add few milliliters each day to find your optimal/maximal dosage).
• Fnoord 10y ago
  So without mentioning running, exercise, and yoga and discrediting the change of 2015 (using small brushes to clean between the teeth so I don't have to see the dental hygienist every year) my next step (after very recently having my last wisdom tooth finally extracted, and an infection under a molar cleaned) made in 2016 is to brush my teeth 2 times a day. Including in the morning, when I'm a stressed zombie. I've been bloody stubborn/lazy on this throughout my youth and it is finally time to treat my dental hygiene like an adult should.
• buzzybee 10y ago
  Paying more attention to various natural cycles of mine. Started using a calendar more regularly. Started using mindmapping more regularly. Gradually shifted towards an 8-day cycle for the gym as I found a lot of success with longer rest time in weight training. Experimented with removing coffee for a two week period(somewhat useful). Made attempts to develop habits around cleaning and practice in the first half of the year and am going to reassert those in the coming year as more of a "everyday ritual" that I use to warm up to project work instead of turning on news or social media. Started using fl.ux again after a long break caused by an OS change and laziness, to the benefit of my eyes and ability to be sleepy. I'm most excited about controlling my time and information better. That gets my stress down, which in turn does so much for my health.
• jehna1 10y ago
  Started counting daily calorie intake. I use an app called "Lose it!" To track my daily calorie intake and have paired it with Google Fit where I track my weight every day. It has been way harder to eat excessively, as I'm constantly aware that I'm accounting all I eat. So mostly it just makes me aware about what I'm eating. Results: Constant 0.5kg weight loss in every week. A bit aside from the subject, but I also have changed to use paper money instead of cards. I have a weekly budget that I get from the ATM every Monday. This raises awareness of the money I spend, since I can see my current budget every time I open my wallet. It has helped me to save significant amount of money.
• DrNuke 10y ago
  It sounds a given but walking one hour a day, every day, really makes wonder.
• tudorw 10y ago
  Standing to work, walking to think, meditation just because...
• Jyaif 10y ago
  Measuring my weight everyday on an IoT weight scale. Really helped me lose close to 7kg over 7 month (by eating slightly less, and better food), something I never managed until now.
• BjoernKW 10y ago
  (Guided) meditation (using https://www.headspace.com https://www.headspace.com )
• epalmer 10y ago
  Been LCHF Diet for 18 months. Last 2 to 3 months used guided meditation/self hypnosis to control hunger and eating. Lost about 47 lbs in those 18 months. Last 3 lost 15. Exercise some and that makes me feel better as well. This past year I have taken to napping 3 of 5 days at work 5 to 20 minutes. I have my own office and I nap during lunch break. Most naps are about 11 minutes long. I always time them. Napping helps my productivity immensely in the afternoon. I can be coding, architecting etc. within 10 minutes after the nap. Oh, I usually drink one coffee or white tea before I nap.
  • sharmi 10y ago
    Is it possible to provide the link to the guided meditation? It sounds intriguing
• dvcrn 10y ago
  Adapting BulletJournaling. I noticed that everything digital is starting to distract me if I'm not careful. Even if I just go to my mac go check OmniFocus, my brain automatically wanted me to do other things on my Mac at the same time, while I'm already using it. Same for my phone. I discovered the BulletJournal as a fantastic planning tool. Instead of having note apps, calendar apps, todo list apps and so on, I just have my nice Leuchtturm1917 notebook and a pen with me. It's destressing me, allowing me to be more analog and man, I completely forgot how nice good paper can feel. It also helps me a lot fighting perfection and OCD. Every pen stroke is permanent which makes me appreciate mistakes more. Instead of an error, every wrong line gives the notebook more personality. Lastly I was so surprised what a engineer brain can do with simple dotted paper. It's so easy to create new modules and layouts to expand the system further to solve another specific problem. It made me became creative with inventing new spreads for planning my months, tracking my daily habits or just scribbling down all movies I still want to watch. It's a perfect non-digital companion for a digital guy like me and I love it. Just sitting in a cafe without my Mac or phone and reviewing my paper based system started to become a regular ritual that works like therapy. I'm very excited to start 2017 with this little guy in my bag :)
• hakanderyal 10y ago
  I've changed my eating habits and started following ketogenic diet(keto)[0] 18 days ago, and I already had great results so far. I wasn't terribly overweight, but always on the thin line between obesity and overweight. At the beginning: 184cm/6" height, 104 kg/229 lbs weight, 30.7 BMI Now: 95 kg/209 lbs, 28,1 BMI. Although I only lost 9 kg/20 lbs, I started wearing my XL t-shirts again down from XXL, and all my jeans are too loose already. The best part of keto is it's not just a diet for weight loss, but a balanced lifestyle diet that I can follow for the rest of my life, that I never feel hungry while doing so. [0]: https://reddit.com/r/keto https://reddit.com/r/keto
• imartin2k 10y ago
  I stopped eating refined sugar (as far as possible) and I quit Twitter. Both made me feel better and less dependent on external stimulation. Positive side-effect: Increased self-confidence about being in control of things that before seemed to be in control of me. In regards to sugar, I know limiting my sugar intake will remain a healthy habit forever. In terms of Twitter, I see it more as a temporary experiment. At least for the moment.
• andthat 10y ago
  Started doing Ashtanga Yoga. Opened up my shoulders and chest which got rid of my constant tension headache after about 5 years.
• drakonka 10y ago
  I got one of those kneeling chairs (technically borrowed from a coworker who wasn't using it) and it has been excellent. We got these new fancy chairs in our new office and mine was hurting my back even more than our old fancy chairs. Switching to this kneeling chair helped so much - no more back pain. It also has quite a few different seating positions you can adopt if you adjust frequently or are a "seat fidgeter". Upon writing this up I realize this is not actually a habit but a different piece of equipment, it just came to mind in relation to the standing desk mentions.
• smashd 10y ago
  Potato hacking. I normally follow the "potatoes by day" variant. The process is simple: steam/boil at least a couple pounds of potatoes, then let them cool in the fridge overnight. The next day, you can only eat potatoes (no condiments whatsoever!) until dinnertime, at which point you can eat a normal dinner. Coffee, tea and water are fine during the day as long as they don't have added sugar/cream/etc. Don't forget to cook more potatoes if you're running low! They keep for at least a few days in the fridge. In my experience the hack is a great way to liberate yourself from false hunger signals and feeling like you "must" eat certain foods. If you're hungry, the potatoes taste good. If you're not, they don't. Resetting all these habits helped me shift the remainder of my diet towards better food choices, to the point where I actively seek out fresh veggies & fruit and dislike packaged or meat-heavy meals. The hack is not for people that have issues with nightshades or starches of course. potatohack.com has the most comprehensive info on the subject, but it is discussed on other blogs as well.
  • tracker1 10y ago
    Interesting... I tend not to eat just potatoes (I'm diabetic), but wonder if it would work with my typical "mash" (cauliflower, celeriac, parsnip, potato, butter, cream, salt, pepper) it isn't just potato, but may be able to get a similar effect if I cut the butter, cream, salt and pepper down. Will definitely look into it.
    • smashd 10y ago
      Yes, there are cautions for people that are diabetic or pre-diabetic. I suspect that you can't do the strict "hack" but there could be useful ideas in there, e.g., related discussions on resistant starch.
  • sh87 10y ago
    That does not sound healthy. Good diet needs variety. How about adding other veggies in with the potatoes ?
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• jefozabuss 10y ago
  I stopped drinking sugary drinks (mostly coca cola) everyday and lately I just reward myself with a small can on special occasions/hitting milestones, etc. I had huge cravings on the first 1-2 weeks but nowadays I don't feel the need to drink them at all. Since then I lost quite some weight and my blood pressure got a lot better as well.
• tracker1 10y ago
  Not for me, but for a lot of friends, Pokemon Go made a huge health impact, just from the increased walking around... One friend in particular started going to more parks, etc just to walk their trails and get more game play. Kind of wild. For me, It wasn't really a year I pushed myself as much as I could/should. This coming year, planning on going lower carbs again, but also limiting my calories a bit more than the last time. A few years ago, I lost 80# by going low carb, but wound up in the hospital for ketoacidosis. Will have to keep a closer watch on my blood sugar and insulin levels. I've been within 15# of that weight since, but it's been hard. One funny thing (kind of in response to the potato hack post), is that since that year, I really don't care for potatoes by themselves as much (straight mash, or fries), I'll have a little, but a year without added starchy foods of any kind (bread, rice, potato, corn) really changes what you like. I do seem to do better on red meat (even leaner varieties like bison) than I do with poultry. So, ready for round 2.
• mckn3 10y ago
  Decided to refrain from caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. I've had an increase in energy, clearer thinking, more restful sleep, and feel better with more positive thoughts than before.
• tedmiston 10y ago
  Counting the ounces of water I drank every day reduced dehydration headaches significantly. There are a slew of apps that offer water logging, but I like Fitbit's implementation.
• emrex 10y ago
  I started doing Hijama (cups with complete toxic blood extraction idk if I described it well) every 3 months. They say it has allot of health benefits. The most amazing thing I experienced is sleep like a deer which I was not able to do and wake up with a clear head.
• ZeroFries 10y ago
  Practicing self-enquiry. The practice is essentially trying to rest in the sense "I am", or simply being aware of awareness itself, rather than the object of awareness. It has drastically reduced mind chatter and anxiety.
• pramit 10y ago
  Started taking in as little sugar as possible.
• AznHisoka 10y ago
  1. not using my cellphone while in the bathroom and not actually sitting in the toilet unless i was almost ready to 'do business'. 2. not eating anything past 8pm.
• miguelrochefort 10y ago
  Ketogenic diet + Intermittent fasting (23:1) - Energy levels are stable - Never hungry - Need to sleep 1h less - Feel better (less inflammation) - Fewer migraines - Weight loss
• msach22 10y ago
  Diet. When I ate unhealthy food and or fast food a lot, I saw a loss in willpower to do things. I think proper diet has a lot to do with how my day goes. It defines my daily discipline.
• rurban 10y ago
  I had to stop surfing, so I started playing table tennis. Five times a week. This and playing Pokemon Go, i.e. walking a lot the extra mile.