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1. Correct my posture while not outside. For the most parts of my life, I had really bad posture. I would study on bed, code ln bed, and watch movies on bed. Ha
by truth_ 5y ago
1. Correct my posture while not outside. For the most parts of my life, I had really bad posture. I would study on bed, code ln bed, and watch movies on bed. Half lying, fully lying, straining my whole upper body. Since two years, I always sit on chairs. I only sleep on bed, and that's it.
2. I used to brush my teeth once a day. Now I brush my teeth after every meal.
3. Exercising everyday. I now spend anywhere between 10 minutes to 90 every day for exercising.
4. Social media. I was a victim of doomscroll. And I identified that it was more of a symptom than a cause, but it is also a cause in itself. If you want to avoid doing something, if you go for a walk, or read something, sooner or later you'd get back to it. Here's where peer-to-peer media is exceptional. There is no end of content. And procrastination takes up most of your day. I limited social media use to 30 inutes a day. The same time everyday. I don't pull up my phone even wjen standing in queue, or while cooking. Much better time management and concentration.
5. For five hours or so have been drinking water immediately after I wake up.
6. Made myself able to think objectively, see nuance and be empathetic. I was very jidgemental before.
Point 4 credit goes to Cal Newport. He is the only self-help writer I can marginally tolerate. I did not read Atomic Habits or Power of Habits.
I realized that one of the best ways to form new habits ws was to hook new habits to already existing habits. This is nowadays called "habit association".
Make no mistake that I am only partially successful. I have failed in forming a lot of habits. I sm only sharing the good parts.
- spoiler 5y agoI don't understand why this comment was flagged and so heavily downvoted (edit: vouch seems to unflag it). Can someone explain? The advice seems reasonable to me.