The older I get, the more i don’t really care about other people’s opinions, or remarks, and it’s refreshing to say the least!
Good habit indeed, I feel the same ha ha
Squat slightly to pick things up, rather than bend at the waist. Four years of developing the habit.
I’m with you on that, i have a very manual job, im pretty much on my feet all day, and so i know the importance of looking after your back, it’s not fun to put your back out while stooping over picking up an empty box!
Good idea. I’m not even at bending by the waist yet, I curl from the neck down like one of them slap bracelets.
Progress, not perfection, amiright?
Not buying a car so I have to walk everywhere. Not only is it great for the environment but also for my health.
Not disagreeing with the principle of walking is better than driving.
But was buying a car a bad habit? Like “I cant stop buying cars! help me!”
Yeah I think a lot of people have it as a bad habit that they just without really thinking about it and weighing the alternatives buy a car and drive very short distances with it because you already have it, then why walk if you quickly can just drive the kids to the Kindergarten or getting cigarettes in the convenience shop, etc.
The habit is that you don’t stop and think about alternatives to buying a car. For me it kind of was a bit like that, there was a good opportunity to buy a car, I had the money, and even though I didn’t need the car I got it and did all the short trips by car. Now even if my partner asks if we should get a second car for me (she is taking it to work every day) so I can bring the kids to school and Kindergarten by car I am conscious about my decision and say that this is not necessary, specifically because otherwise I would need to spent time walking without a goal to get my 10k steps every day. It’s much more fun if you do it to meet your kids ;)
In the U.S. it is. The last car I bought there the guy said ‘yeah, it’s fine, gets good mileage, I want something newer’.
After I had it a few years a couple friends said ‘why don’t you buy a new car? You can afford it’.
But that’s the same for a lot of things. If something works I keep it, I don’t care about having a ‘new’ one because it’s new. Many people do though.
I think having a car enables bad habits.
I can walk/bus to work in 35 minutes, but I can drive there in 10.
Do I really need to take the car? No.
Do I still do it almost half of the time? Yes.
Why? Because it’s just slightly more convenient, and some days that’s enough.
When I’m looking for something, and find it after searching, then I put it back in the first place I looked. Because that is apparently the most logical place where I expect it to be, and that is also where I would likely look for it next time.
To go along with this, while you’re still looking for the item, imagine you’ve found it, used it, and don’t need it anymore. Ok, so go put it away. Now look wherever you’re putting away the imaginary one for the real one.
Damn it, now I’ve double-lost the thing!
Drinking water about 95% of the time. Cleared up my skin.
It’s surprising just how good water is for you, i literally just used to drink coffee everyday, now im fast approaching the big five-oh and I’ve cut right down with the coffee intake and started drinking water more frequently.
I started drinking less alcohol a couple of weeks ago. Not because of addictions or whatever but I was just drinking too often and at times, too much.
Daily walks.
Nowadays, I take long walks (I will walk at least 6 or 8 km) but I started with really short ones, as back then I was barely able to walk at all — because of my bad physical health. How short were those first walks? Well, I celebrated the first time I managed to walk down our street and back without being exhausted for the entire day ;)
Trying to only drink water at work. It helps in a lot of ways and I’m usually really good at it too! Though I do occasionally need some caffeine as I have some unresolved sleep issues.
It’s ultimately cheaper, healthier, and less empty calories!
Meal planning. I eat better, save money, and minimize food waste. It’s nice to look at my weekly chart and know exactly what I’m eating for dinner, no thought required beyond my planning sessions on Sundays.
I’ve gotten back into recreational reading. Started by reading very easy material at a designated time (young adult literature and manga before dinner). Also got into the book review side of YouTube for inspiration of what to read next. The former practice built up the habit and the latter gave motivation to read some of the great works out there. Just finished War and Peace and I’m now going tearing through my science fiction backlog.
I highly recommend The Expanse series.
Drinking water and tea instead of coke zero.
Yea!! This is better than anything! 🫖
For each hour or so using the computer, I stand up and stretch a bit. Legs and feet; shoulders, arms, hands; back, neck; eye exercises (rolling eyes, focusing far and near). It’s a great way to combat drowsiness, and it improves my articulations.
Nice one
I was always a night owl but when the time changed to be dark early I just went to bed early and have stuck with it since.
Walking places instead of driving.
Cycling everywhere. Too broke for a car. Had excellent credit until last year and depression and alcoholism and ptsd consumed most of me. Public transport exists here but ain’t nearly enough.
Today I went to do laundry. On the return trip, I let the ADHD navigate and I followed some trails in the woods along the river and noted some cool points worthy of further exploration. Including some sort of abandoned, partially demolished plant with a still standing huge brick tower. I normally hate that bike ride to the laundromat, but I’m looking forward to the next trip in a week or two.
