Stay home is a lifestyle change

[simplymoto]

Due to all the stay home, it is totally changing my lifestyle, for the worse, and now for the better.

When the quarantine started, I struggled. I especially disliked going back to fapping due to staying home.

The first change I made was to start learning to sleep early. I set my sleep reminder to 11:30, then 11, now 10:30. Granted I still end up sleeping at 11 or 12 it is much better than my previous which is randomly between 12 to 2. I also wake up at 6:30, sometimes to bird chirps. I know this isn't much but for someone that was think waking up at 8 is early, it is a big change. And the weekly 2 or 3am nights are gone. I get lots of emails done between 7am and 9am. Unfortunately I still can't get my daily 15 minutes of meditation going well, this is much works in progress since a year ago.

I also sulked that gym is closed. Now I really enjoy getting out to exercise at early evening when I am done with all my work. Hitting the tracks at 6pm and getting home at 7 to prepare dinner. The feeling is great! I am actually really worried how I can keep this lifestyle when normalcy resumes, I can't really get off work at 5pm, not everyday! And all the socializing and drinking after work, how do I mix all these with the sleep early and exercise in evening regime. How do you guys do it, for those that have a disciplined life.

Thank you for listening.

 

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[S.Y.]

I also sulked that gym is closed. Now I really enjoy getting out to exercise at early evening when I am done with all my work. Hitting the tracks at 6pm and getting home at 7 to prepare dinner. The feeling is great! I am actually really worried how I can keep this lifestyle when normalcy resumes, I can't really get off work at 5pm, not everyday! And all the socializing and drinking after work, how do I mix all these with the sleep early and exercise in evening regime. How do you guys do it, for those that have a disciplined life.

Thank you for listening.

For me it's come down to priorities and identity.

I value my health and my actions are in line with that value. I schedule my workouts on my calendar and treat it like I treat any meeting I have.

I don't drink and socialize - for fun - everyday. I do it once or twice a week after 5pm. I like to eat lunch with someone, that take care of it.

I approach sleep the same way. It is up there as a priority for me. And so I make sure I get a good amount everyday. Some times life gets in the way and I don't. But those are exceptions.

It goes down to just doing it. If it is truly important for you, you will make time for them and it will be your normalcy.

 

[gryfny]

Unfortunately I still can't get my daily 15 minutes of meditation going well, this is much works in progress since a year ago.

How come? It's the easiest thing in the world, almost.
1. You sit your a$$ down.
2. You wait for 15 minutes.
3. And then you get back up.

 

[simplymoto]

It's > 30 days of "sleep early wake up early".

I don't need an alarm clock to wake myself up, I pull the blinds open at night and when the sun starts coming up at 6ish I wake up naturally. It feels really good!

 

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