Whats a small habit or change you could make to improve your life only 1% today or soon?
Whats a small habit or change you could make to improve your life only 1% today or soon?
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quitting soda and replacing it with a healthier, slighlty pricier beverage
less addicting and doesn't harm my health, in fact it will save me money long term in dental problems and costs. Its at least >= 1%
Feel free to be a little loose with the quantifying ;)
Going on daily walks or short trips to a gym a couple days per week. I feel so much better after I started consistently exercising, both mentally and physically.
I recently found a single 20-lb dumbell on clearance and it makes a huge difference to be able to do some quick arm exercises while watching TV or whatever.
You cant learn anything from someone if you are talking.
All my smart home appliances have broken when I fiddled with the internet a few months ago. Reconnecting them and setting everything up to work again would be such a huge improvement
What might the steps to get there look like in numbered bullets if you were to imagine doing this?
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Whenever you get a new router or move somewhere, change the WiFi access point name and password. Set it to the same line you used previously. That way all your devices will connect to it without changing anything.
Use a new unique name and password. Never keep the one that is printed on the back of the router. You can make the password easier to share by making it a few words and numbers. Still very strong, but much easier to say aloud to someone.
I'm I'm the middle of a 30 day challenge to eat a fermented food every day. Doing pretty good so far.
Good for you on the soda! It's really one of the worst things you can consume, even the sugar free. I was blessed with a distaste for carbonation from birth, but I have plenty of other vices.
Oh man, ironically I love kombucha and I'll probably preserve that as a cheat. It "only" has like 10g so its acceptable as an occasional treat and probiotic
I forget if it was here or back when I was on that other site where I read it, but at least a year ago someone suggested "don't put it down, put it away" as a mantra to mentally recite whenever I'm holding something at home to prevent clutter build-up in common spits to sit. I don't always follow it, but it's been a huge help in managing my own item organization and management.
As a way to combat the difficulty I have with noticing messiness in visually busy environments like a household room, I also try to pick up a piece of refuse or dirty dish l that may have been forgotten whenever I know I'm going near or to the kitchen; I've developed that into a reliable habit, which is extra helpful when I forget why I went to the kitchen in the first place- only to go back to the kitchen for a second time, with yet another item in hand.
The individual actions are very easy, simple things I can remember to do in the moment when I think of them as I'm doing something else.
Edit: I'm aware the ask was about things we could implement, not have implemented, but I felt I hit the general idea; very simple changes that may improve QoL.
If I put it away I might never know it exists again. On the other hand the clutter means I can’t find what’s right in front of me. It’s hell in here.
I live by "don't put it down, put it away" but an important part is where, if you have a fork in your hand, you should think "if I need this next year where would I look?" obv's in a cutlery drawer, but replace fork with car keys or documents..
Making you bed in the morning. Takes literally 5 seconds, makes the room look more neat and can be used as a place to put all the unfolded laundry from your chair.
I've been having my morning coffee outside every morning, and that's been helpful. I take it as it telling my body it's day time.
Waking up at the same time everyday even if i go to sleep late.
I set an alarm for 1 hr before I wake up to take my meds. When I wake up, I'm ready to go rather than drag butt around the entire house until I feel awake.
If you can find an avenue, check in with someone every morning to tell them how you feel. It can be as simple as a word or longer. This makes you notice so you can adjust as necessary. It also may help you feel bonded or at least less alone.
Daily walks at night when the world has stopped, no one is outside, it's quiet and dark. I put on headphones and take my dog. I can walk and look as ridiculous as I want and be free from everyone's opinions and judgments.
Make sure you do at least 1 productive thing towards a long-term goal per day, even if it's super simple. I have a few long-term goals broken down into lists, so I go through them and pick at least one thing to check off. I usually go with ones I feel like doing that day.
Edit: Do something artistic/creative at least once/week. No boundaries, no goals, no intent. Just go with how you feel and see what comes out.