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What habit changed your life?

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Complete one action every day for your significant other.

Not to get a thank you, not to store up favors for the future, nor to get an action in reciprocal; do it for them. It becomes incredibly easy over time and can be big, small, by surprise, physical, kind words, ask how to help.. an endless list. Also a solution for excess physical energy? :)
 

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My goodness. You make your bed before rolling over and going back to sleep?

Haha I tried to the other day once I realized that four hours of sleep probably wasn't the best choice but it didn't work. If I'm up, I'm up.
 

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- Cutting all sugars, carbs and grains. Eating lots of high quality animal foods.
- Cutting out porn and masturbation.
 
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The mindset that everything you do for the first time is awkward/uncomfortable, and it's completely normal. Accept the fact you'll look/perform like an idiot, and feel great knowing it's ok, even expected.
 

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I have a few, pretty much all of them mentioned in other replies.

There is one more that I do, which I'm not sure has been mentioned, or if a term exist for it at all. But it feels like it helps, and it's so fun to do :)

I call it grounding.

It's the first thing I do after getting out of bed.

I guess it's something between meditation and visualization, though not quite like any of them. Takes anywhere from 10 seconds to half a minute. It's strangely personal in fact, not sure I've told anyone I do this, so this feels kinda funny.

Basically, I get out of bed, stand up straight, and try to feel the emotions that I would feel on the day that all of my goals are accomplished, trying to envision everything around me, how my environment would look, how would I think, how would the people around me feel, in as much detail as I can. I usually get the chills on my spine. Then I bark as a wolf, two times, loudly, and then I do a long wolf howl (don't ask). God knows what the neighbours are thinking. Recently, I noticed that after all of this, I always think of Genghis Khan hahaha. Yeah I know, he was a murderous psychopath, but when you think about it, no other human in history has had stronger willpower and ability to execute. So I kinda wonder what would Genghis Khan do today if he was in my body and lived in this day and age. And was not that bloodthirsty.

Anyway, that's how my day starts. It feels like it helps.
 
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It seems whatever strict habits I make I usually break or drop off a little on.

One thing though that maybe is a habit is “daily action”. Just doing my best everyday to push things forwards one way or another. No matter how terrible I feel or how small it is I try to always do one little thing everyday towards my goals.

Usually those little things add up in a big way and over time there is real progress.
 

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So I started this in December (didn’t want it to be a New Years resolution lol)
1. Exercise first thing in the morning 50 minutes a day 6 days a week.
2. Intermittent fasting (16/8)
3. Eat 2 meals a day and one of them is a salad. (Normally lunch)
These 3 habits combined have caused me to lose 25lbs in a month. I still have more to go but my energy is way up and I feel better about my day as well as knowing that I’m working towards a better future.

Seriously if you don’t eat healthy and exercise you are missing a huge chance to make your life better.
 

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Waking up at 4 AM

WOW... I have tried the wake up early thing... What I have realized that since I am not beholden to some sort of authority figure that needs me somewhere, I can't bring myself to care.

I am usually up by 7 with no alarm. It just happens now. Sun comes up, I wake up.
 

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WOW... I have tried the wake up early thing... What I have realized that since I am not beholden to some sort of authority figure that needs me somewhere, I can't bring myself to care.

I am usually up by 7 with no alarm. It just happens now. Sun comes up, I wake up.
Me too. Waking up at 7 a.m. is fine. In the weekend 8 a.m.

I need about 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. If I want to wake up at 4 a.m. it means to go to sleep at 8 p.m. I don't think I'll fall to sleep that early in the evening.

It's not about waking up early it's more about getting enough sleep where you gain profit.
 

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I'm normally very cynical of all the 'cold showers' type stuff but one habit that has seemed to up my productivity is making my bed straight away.

Usually I would drink a coffee and lounge around for 30-60 mins before starting work. The last few weeks I've been straight out of bed and working with a coffee at the PC.

I guess that why you see it all the time - it works.
 
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Eating right. Once I started eating for fuel instead of fun and found out what type of foods work best for me, my energy increased significantly. I owe my business success to food, when your brain is fed right you have more energy and a clearer mind, it's easier to focus and GSD.

This, by far.

I can't understate how important it was to change my diet, to be able to focus on a single task for extended periods of time.
Before, my diet was OK, and OK by any standard, not eating junk food, healthy stuff mixed with sweets here and there.
Since I cut out sugar, diary and decided to really be strict on food, it has allowed me to spend much more energy and time on my tasks.

Also working out hard.
 

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WOW... I have tried the wake up early thing... What I have realized that since I am not beholden to some sort of authority figure that needs me somewhere, I can't bring myself to care.

I am usually up by 7 with no alarm. It just happens now. Sun comes up, I wake up.

That's actually the reason I do. I still work a job where I leave at 7, and I hate the feeling of having to jump up and rush out the door to meet somebody elses expectations. Waking up at 4, I at least get to own my morning.
 

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A lot of what is being said here resonates with me.Especially taking full responsibility for yourself and your actions, and listening (primarily to understand, not respond).

Recently a new habit of mine is touching everything once. The gist is once there is a task at hand cut out procrastination and do what needs to be done until you finish it. Combining this with To-Do lists, reminders and discipline, is the best thing I've done thus far.


I applied this to myself at the start of 2019, and compared to all other Januarys ever, this one has been my most productive by far.

This doesn't just apply to business. This goes for exercise, chores, reading, etc.
 
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That's actually the reason I do. I still work a job where I leave at 7, and I hate the feeling of having to jump up and rush out the door to meet somebody elses expectations. Waking up at 4, I at least get to own my morning.

What time do you go to bed?
 

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I got a good one for this.

I am naturally lazy and really struggle to focus. I used to get nothing done.

If you are the kind of person who struggles with productivity, and you'd like to become super productive...

Take a sheet of paper (or build it out in a word processor and print it).
Create a table. Each row is an hour. Each column is 15 minutes in that hour.

Basically you have something like this:
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Track what you do by the 15 minutes.

Use this to identify your time wasting.

When do you get distracted and drift off?
 

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Building AWARENESS.

Being able to level up on your awareness is essential not just to excelling financially in the business world, but more importantly in your personal life.

Reading books, listening to podcasts, practicing meditation, slowing down, reflecting on your life's experiences, sitting with yourself and simply observing your thoughts and feelings and emotions, being proud of the small victories, giving back to those in need, listening to others, all of these lead to growing your awareness, which in turn can help you improve your relationships, achieve happiness and become infinitely grateful for what truly matters in life!!!

Lets go!
 
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What time do you go to bed?

It depends, generally between 8 and 11. I don't always get up at 4, either. I generally aim for between 6 to 8 hours but if I do a few nights in a row of 5 hours or so, I'll sleep in till 6 if I need to.
 

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My complete change this year!
Things I stop or cut down on
-Since I was 13 years old I heavily smoke and got drunk at least once a week (I'll be 33 years this August)
- I have quit smoking (hardest thing I ever did) not a single cigarette this year and any kind of nicotine
-I used to smoke marijuana heavily about 7 years but quit that in September 2018
-I had only got drunk once this year (record in 19 almost 20 years) I want to avoid alcohol now at least until summer and make it a rare thing in my life
-I quit porn :D
-I stop taking sugar and any kind of stupid unnatural drinks more water
-I stop eating bread and cut down on carbs as much as possible (keto diet 2 weeks less then 25g of carbs/day) now just natural carbs and some pasta from time to time

Things I started to do
-Hit the gym at least 3 times a week and Dry sauna after
-Read more and listen to an audiobook per week
-Learn something towards a business every day at least 2 hours minimum
-Spend more time with my Family

I have an intense labour job manipulating more than 1000kg sometimes 3000kg and a regular daily basis (work hours 5/day maybe 6 when busy ) I`ve got so much energie now I don`t remember having when I was 20
This is just the begining want to work on my self to become a better me and recover all the years I had neglected doing stupid things
 

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One BIG thing I've done a few times, that I learned from this forum, was going out of bed and straight to the shower - turning to the absolute coldest possible and stand there for at least a minute. It's torture.

But you're starting your day with being uncomfortable, which is good in many cases. And doing this, will most likely be the most hard thing you'll do that day.
 
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Tomorrow I'll set my 14th day checkmark for a handful of new habits I'm building (reading, writing, meditation, no alcohol, healthier eating etc). Going really good so far.

That got me thinking.

Any new habit/habits that changed your life for the better or had a positive major impact?

10 pushups immediately after I shower. No matter what. It's silly - but it works for me.
 

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Introspection . Questioning myself on my every thought, action as 'why I am doing what I am doing.. and is it productive or not'. Please don't misunderstand it with self doubt. This simple thing stopped me from wasting time on games and social media and pushed me towards books.

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My complete change this year!
Things I stop or cut down on
-Since I was 13 years old I heavily smoke and got drunk at least once a week (I'll be 33 years this August)
- I have quit smoking (hardest thing I ever did) not a single cigarette this year and any kind of nicotine
-I used to smoke marijuana heavily about 7 years but quit that in September 2018
-I had only got drunk once this year (record in 19 almost 20 years) I want to avoid alcohol now at least until summer and make it a rare thing in my life


WOW, and you're still alive?

No just kidding. Keep holding on to this changes .
Respect!
 
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For me it would be :
- Reading
- Gyming 5 days a week .
- Keeping peace of mind no matter what (sometimes I do get irritated but mostly I try to remain calm) . My father says our mind is the most precious machine of our system and keeping it calm and composed is very important. So I dont waste my time worrying , getting angry over petty issue,feeling hurt because someone said something. Just keep calm and work .
- Spending sometime on this forum and learn skills,motivation from the forum members.
- Eating right
- Never giving up even if I am not succeeding or things are not going my way. I may fail multiple of times but I am not going to quit .
 

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WOW, and you're still alive?

No just kidding. Keep holding on to this changes .
Respect!
:) Tell me about it, I think I`m lucky because of good gene `s, My father is 65 and is on the same road since he vas 14, heavy smoker and drinker
 

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