BuzzFeed Community shared an article about the small life changes or habits that have helped them — in some way — live a healthier, happier day-to-day. ✨
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What are those 24 habits?
First of all lets see what those recommended habits are:
1. Unfollow any IG accounts that make you feel bad.
2. Drink a tall glass of water first thing in the morning, before you do anything else.
3. Adopt the one-minute rule — and make your bed.
4. And speaking of your bed: don’t work from it.
5. Make a point to notice the good in people, instead of the bad.
6. Listen to your favourite songs on the way to school or work.
7. On Sunday, spend some time meal prepping for the week ahead.
8. Make eye contact more often.
9. Solve snacking by having a grab-and-go bin ready.
10. Ditch alcohol for a little bit.
11. Find a way to get moving.
12. And remember that exercise doesn’t even require you to leave the house.
13. Try a guided meditation app — like Calm or Headspace.
14. Or download a free gratitude journal app — like Grateful or Jour.
15. Spend at least 10 minutes with the sun every day.
16. Count macros instead of calories.
17. When grocery shopping, stick to the perimeter of the store.
18. If life’s timing is right, think about getting a pet.
19. Keep your space clean — in a way that won’t stress you out.
20. If you’re having trouble sleeping, try CBD oil.
21. And ditch your phone at night, too.
22. Eat more plants and less sugar.
23. If you have a long to-do list, remember that it’s OK to go slowly.
24. And don’t dwell on the bad stuff.
Habits that I picked
I picked the following habits to try on for a week:
1. Unfollow any IG accounts that make you feel bad.
I am that crazy person who follows all the Instagram accounts, anyone you know I have already stalked them on Instagram. It stops being funny after sometime, so I went and unfollowed people that I really don’t have much to do with and followed couple mental health accounts, one such inspirational account is of Angel Bedi. She is an illustrator and her work is really calming and soothing to my mind.
2. Drink a tall glass of water first thing in the morning, before you do anything else.
I did this routine for sometime a while ago so this was not that difficult. Instead of water I have apple cider vinegar, aloe vera juice and one lime in a glass of water.
3. Adopt the one-minute rule — and make your bed.
This really helped me wake up, and it gives me a fresh mind and a clean slate every morning.
4. And speaking of your bed: don’t work from it.
I usually work from my bed so this was the most difficult one of the habits for me.
5. Ditch alcohol for a little bit.
I am only a very social drinker, this one did not take much effort from me and was probably the smoothest one.
6. Try a guided meditation app — like Calm or Headspace.
I have used Calm before but only as a trial. I downloaded Headspace as I had heard a lot about it, and tbh it has been the best app i have used.
7. Keep your space clean — in a way that won’t stress you out.
I love cleaning, so much that I usually leave all my important work and start cleaning until I am satisfied with it. This gives me anxiety when I have so much work to do after I am tired from cleaning. So organising myself with cleaning one thing at a time really helped.
8. And ditch your phone at night, too.
I started keeping my phone in the drawer of my night stand and waking up has never felt so fresh.
9. If you have a long to-do list, remember that it’s OK to go slowly.
This one was a major step help in doing my daily chores and my work. It helped me organise my day and follow it too.
My take aways
All of these habits really helped me be content with my day. It was definitely small decisions that I had to take everyday in order to follow these habits and daily activities, but thinking about the result that it would give me kept me going. Meditating with Headspace has really helped me be focused on my work and be present in every situation. I would definitely vouch for these habits and would try more such habits in future.
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