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I decided to go monk mode for a year. No friends, no family, no social media, no distractions. I focused on learning cooking, yoga etc. Spent most of my time ei
by jbirer 4y ago
I decided to go monk mode for a year. No friends, no family, no social media, no distractions. I focused on learning cooking, yoga etc. Spent most of my time either in my studio apartment or solo travelling. The results were huge, I went from an anxious depressed mess to someone who enjoys waking up, which is a very basic thing, but when you are depressed you hate that you have to wake up and go through life. I recommend this to anyone to try.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoI don't think isolating yourself from the world and getting rid of all your friends and family is a good suggestion for most people.
- MikeLumos 4y agoDepends on what kind of family and friends you have.
- miketery 4y agoThis sounds extreme, but none the less I agree people should try to change something. Most recommend to start exercising. Easiest way to do this is to simply say I'm the kind of person that runs / bikes / works out (don't give yourself the option to decide). Simply say on Saturday's I do a run (rain or shine), then say Tuesday's and Saturdays, etc. In no time you're doing it 3+ times a week. From one good habit others will follow, since you'll have learned how to stay consistent.
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoFor me, what worked was making a commitment to literally go to the gym everyday after work. Whether I actually exercised or not could falter on a day-to-day basis, but without fail I walk into the building. As predicted, it means I get a workout in at least 4 days a week, because if you're there, the barrier to "might as well run" or "guess I'll put in a quick weight set" is much lower.
- TurkishPoptart 4y agoit's good advice to tell yourself that "I'm the kind of person who does X." We can shift/expand our identities about ourselves to build better habits. It's like, to quit smoking, we must remind ourselves that "I'm not a smoker/ a person who smokes anymore."
- guerrilla 4y agoHave you written more about this anywhere? What was your daily routine like? And how exactly did you avoid distractions? Didn't all that take a lot of self-discipline?
- hxugufjfjf 4y agoYeah just chuck my one year old in the bin and focus on my yoga. Jesus christ some of the recommendations on this forum is infuriating.
- bulkprotocol 4y agoOP is more on the extreme side but doesn't sound too crazy depending on where someone is at in their life. Obviously if you have a kid you can't do this so it's irrelevant.
- alar44 4y agoMy favorite is take a year off to travel the world.
- shepherdjerred 4y agoThere's not going to be a panacea. This advice could very well work for those without children or similar obligations. Other advice might work for you, but that's not a reason to get upset.