Not talking life changing overhauls or morning ice baths just the small stuff. Let’s say, I was putting my phone in another room before bed. I used to scroll endlessly at night and wake up groggy. Now I sleep better, feel more clear-headed, and weirdly… don’t hate mornings as much. What’s something simple that’s quietly improved your life since turning 30? Daily walk? Flossing? Drinking more water?
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Drinking more of water. Hydration is a must haha.
After 35 i started to drink light beers. Really improved my life.
Def daily walk. Sitting too much hurts my back haha
Yearly blood pressure and cholesterol checks. I’m 42, I have lost 3 mates in 5 years from strokes.
Not giving a damn about the small stuff
Walk every day. 30-40 mins. Outside of medical outsiders it’s something we’re built for. Bouldering:clambering is up there too, for the same reasons. and has tremendous benefits. You usually need an indoor gym for the latter, but the good news there is that they’re generally very friendly communities.
Sleep 7-8 hours no matter what — don’t build your day around your ideal schedule, build it around when you need to get that window.
The sleep window is more important than the social window (outside of special circumstances). So if you want to hang until 2, don’t plan to wake until 9/10. Do what’s necessary to make that work. It pays off in the long run. IMO.
I googled a lot of sleep stuff and made a morning and night routine, and I hate that it works.
Meditation. Learning to establish a peaceful baseline through developing a daily meditation habit (306 daily streak so far!) has been huge – I’m able to get out of depressive or anxious thoughts and feelings a lot faster, I relate more compassionately to others (through loving-kindness meditations) and get less angry/defensive, and I just don’t find myself wanting to do things that I used to do to occupy my brain in unhealthy ways.
I get up earlier now, as early as possible. I would much rather feel a little tired at night than to be rushing around in the morning because I am stressed and late. Now I get to where I need to go early and have a few minutes to collect myself. Ten minutes makes the world of difference.
Being more compassionate to myself.
Don’t forget the GYM TOO haha
Being on time.
Went from light drinking (1-3 per week) to basically zero drinking. My sleep is vastly improved.
Linking habits together so the various components of my day flow efficiently, leaving me with more free time.
I changed but one thing: 16/8 intermittent fasting. I got to keep all other unhealthy habits and still stay fit
a short and easy 10-15min workout. consistently. its easy enough to do it everyday and the compounding builds muscle. on days i feel tired i do less reps on motivated days more. for those interested:
3 rounds:
pushups (raised if im motivated) 8
dumbell row x 8
squats x 10
bicep curls w dumbell or anything if on vacation i.e. chair x 5
on lazy days i will drop reps to say 5. also gives a sense of achievement
Cleaning the dishes every day
Stretch.
Start the day with morning coffe and look out the window and let the brain wake up without any other stimulus. It is easier to get a clear head and prepair mentally and emotionally for the day.
I spend about an hour on Sundays making 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches for the week.
Saves me time every morning, and I make the coffee the night before so it’s brewed when I wake up.
Wake, shower, out the door in about 25 minutes with food and coffee/water for the day.
I get 30 minutes for a lunch, so packing lunch is best for time, convenience, and cost.