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Investing in fitness (weight lifting, running, eating well) probably has the most impact, but that is fairly obvious. Likewise never reading anything in bed oth
by veidr 4y ago
Investing in fitness (weight lifting, running, eating well) probably has the most impact, but that is fairly obvious. Likewise never reading anything in bed other than long-form books.
The one habit the was very surprising to me was daily meditation. I didn't expect to enjoy it, or derive any benefits, but I did.
I think any beginner app[1] (or maybe book) and 10-15 minutes a day for a 2-3 months is enough to get the n00b benefits I got, namely:
- less reactive to pretty much any kind of negative external whatever, from random assholes to force majeure
- almost complete elimination of the feeling of boredom from my life, regardless of circumstance
The above two things, in turn, led to improvements in just about all my meaningful relationships.
[1]: Specifically, in my case, I read the book Waking Up, by Sam Harris, which caused me to then read Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan, and then I ended up getting the Waking Up app to guide me through the daily practice (but I also tried Ten Percent Happier and Headspace and believe any of them would work).
- arvinsim 4y agoI find it hard to do 10 minutes. I think even something as short as 5 minutes is still beneficial.