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taking vitamins, drinking green tea, daily 30 minuet walk and trying to learn something new each day even if its something small.
Eating oranges
Don’t compare yourself to others, compare yourself to your past self.
If more of us were doing that, the world would most certainly be a much, much less shittier place than it is!
I’m still fat by these rules … damn
Oddly, that works in negatively for me.
If you dream of a past high point and wish to return to it, it’s better to use it as inspiration and look to create new high points that belong to your current self.
Taking walks
Using a calendar religiously.
To remind you when it’s Sunday?
I have ADHD, and relying on calendar and reminders applications have been the single biggest improvement for me other than medication.
Walking. Long daily walks.
It changed (& helped save) my life.
This is solid advice and a well-written post. Thank you!
Thank you :)
Agreed so much. There is a good mental component to walking outside. It helps me de-compress the day. I also make a point to walk 6/7 days even if it’s raining or cold or just miserable outside.
It doesn’t need to be much, a 20 minute walk each day is way better than none at all.
It doesn’t need to be much, a 20 minute walk each day is way better than none at all.
Exactly, I could see the effect on me (body and mind…soul?) very quickly, and back then I walked not much at all :)
I deamericanized my social media on the wake of the Trump electoral win. Desubbed from US Youtube channels, blocked magazines here that mostly deal with US politics while keeping world politics, unfollowed Masto and Bluesky accounts using similar rules.
I thought it may be an empty gesture, but… no, no it wasn’t. My social media is healthier, I’m more keyed out to domestic news. Apparently somebody shot an American CEO and I’m not sure when it happened or what’s up with that because all my feeds are about France and South Korea, which are objectively way more important.
If you’re not American, consider it. Walk away from the cultural imperialism. It’ll only become a better choice over time now.
I’d even say to consider it if you are American. There is so much great stuff out there that you only find outside the bubble.
Thanks for this, I might have to try it this new year. I’m not conservative, so the coming Trump administration will emotionally affect me.
Embrace stoicism.
You adopted stoicism? I’m neather pleased not displeased by this.
Your opinion is not mine to change, so it would be useless to try. I’ll let it pass through me and when it has passed only I remain.
“Perfect is the enemy of good enough” This changed my view about so many things: Exercise, it’s fine if I don’t go 100% everyday. Work, it’s perfectly fine to negotiate agreements. Etc.
If I choose to do something later, put it physically in the way.
Trash needs taking out, but I’ll do it in the morning? Put it in front of the door.
It is both a reminder and an obstacle to overcome.
I call this “physical memory”. If you struggle with remembering things, you can organize your space to augment your memory. It’s VERY effective and is often simpler/easier than writing things down.
Also, if you are living with someone who does this, for the love of god, do not move their stuff without asking. You are basically erasing part of their memory and setting them up for failure.
Are you my wife?
Loosing weight starts at the supermarket.
If you decide to buy sugary delicacies, you’ll have to resist the temptation at home, which you’ll inevitably fail. Just skip that boss fight entirely by not buying tempting things in the first place. Ok, maybe once a week, but certainly not every other day. You just need to resist the temptation for a few minutes at the store. Once you’re at home, you have no option but to eat normal food, because unhealthy food simply isn’t available.
Flossing is great. Don’t gamble with your long-term oral health, which can have devastating consequences on your overall quality of life.
Adding on to this, the easiest way of implementing this habit is to keep a bag of floss picks at your desk. Seriously, I don’t even think about flossing anymore, I just do it when I’m bored or have an idle moment. My gums have never been healthier!
Also, there’s studies recently saying not flossing can lead to a higher chance of dementia, as the rotting tooth can go to the brain
Even better, check out a Waterpik. Basically power wash everything out. Feels so much nicer than floss.
Waterpik is great, but it’s not as good as flossing. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of done though!
Using those small “circular toothbrushes” is even better, flossing forces the teeth to move a little when you force it in.
Source: my dentist.
Which one is that?
Every week I write my weight on the giant whiteboard in the kitchen. I don’t erase it, just keep the log running all year long, for anyone to see. It’s an amazing motivator.
Taking walks. It made me more aware of how isolation changed my perception of the world.
Things are uglier now that I’m no longer used to it. The garbage, the decay, the lack of maintenance everywhere, things feel unclean. I feel unclean.
So I try to be cleaner and look after my own garbage. But man do I hate random people sneezing around me!
“Achievement unlocked! You now have Mysophobia! Your prize is a pack of tissues.”
- Meditating (not very good at it, but getting better and it’s seriously helping)
- Blocking Reddit on my router, blocking political communities in Lemmy
- A consistent, normal sleeping schedule (a bedtime routine is more important than a morning routine, imo)
- Yoga every morning to help my body work with me throughout the day
- Reading more books
- Getting outside more often
- Paying closer to the thoughts that cross through my mind and stopping them when they’re not helpful - this also helped me realize the underlying anxiety that’s been with me for who knows how many years
- Drinking more water
Oh at the first two words of point 8., I thought there is finally something not like what every adult would tell youngsters again and again, but no. Water. You said water. What a missed opportunity!
But in all seriousness, very good tips, all of them. I’m implementing all of them (though I’m struggling with 4 and 6), I would add just one and a half:
- No phones in bedroom. This is the absolute prerequisite for number 3 (sleep schedule) and can be an enabler for reading books.
- You may or may not get enough excercise from yoga and getting outside. If needed, add more.
