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1. Intermittent fasting which led to an awareness that my "mood" most days is essentially a function of my body behaving differently to various foods. Strangely, controlling when I eat led to controlling what I eat, too. 2. Breathing exercise (~5 minutes) before going to bed. Generally keeps me really light and energetic the next day. 3. Spending dedicated time with my son. Can't describe this but generally makes me…
The most impactful change in my life ("life hack" if you will) was when I stopped reading/watching/listening to news entirely, and I soon after deactivated my Facebook account. Significantly reduced my stress almost immediately. The truly important news still reach me through friends and colleagues or random chance. The rest, all the useless or depressing stuff is filtered out.
The most impactful change in my life ("life hack" if you will) was when I stopped reading/watching/listening to news entirely, and I soon after deactivated my Facebook account. Significantly reduced my stress almost immediately. The truly important news still reach me through friends and colleagues or random chance. The rest, all the useless or depressing stuff is filtered out.
Ah yes, the "ignorance is bliss" approach.
The SelfControl app on MacOS completely and irrevocably blocks domains for a defined period. It lets me use my computer as a tool but makes it incredibly boring to use once my task is complete. For a while it reduced my screen time by a few hours a day. Not having any way to kill time forces me to sit there and actually think about what I want to do. It might get me to leave the house and do exercise, or to work on m…
Just downloaded. I like how once the block has started, there's nothing you can do to remove it until the time it up!
On my phone, I use uBlock to block roughly the same sites (plus many distracting elements on other sites). It's trivial to turn off, but it gives me some time to reconsider.
What changed my life? - Question authority, always ; when in doubt, don't work for client/boss - Steal from the rich: take all you can from the supermarkets, and redistribute it - Cook good stuff ; it's good for motivation - Take time away from computers to be human with other humans (i swear i'm not AI), but not just 24h, more like a few weeks - Acknowledge we're all fallible and deserve some slack: prepare for fail…
- Block most social media, including Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube (!). I can always unblock them if I need to, but having them be "default blocked" means I'm more intentional about when and how I use them. - Do one hour of exercise a day, preferably in the morning. Even if it's a light morning walk. I find it sets a healthy tone for the rest of the day. - Actively reach out to friends and family. Even if it's small u…
- Block most social media, including Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube (!). I can always unblock them if I need to, but having them be "default blocked" means I'm more intentional about when and how I use them. - Do one hour of exercise a day, preferably in the morning. Even if it's a light morning walk. I find it sets a healthy tone for the rest of the day. - Actively reach out to friends and family. Even if it's small u…
I bookmarked your blog so I can read it in free time (I am going to start by reading how SSH works!). Keep up the good work.
1. Intermittent fasting which led to an awareness that my "mood" most days is essentially a function of my body behaving differently to various foods. Strangely, controlling when I eat led to controlling what I eat, too. 2. Breathing exercise (~5 minutes) before going to bed. Generally keeps me really light and energetic the next day. 3. Spending dedicated time with my son. Can't describe this but generally makes me…
What type of breathing exercise are you doing?
Brazilian JiuJitsu. After trying and failing for many years to exercise, this sport keeps me coming back. I feel the difference from before: better posture, strength, and flexibility. I also feel happier.
(I regret being nerdy and avoiding soccer because its the easiest "physical play time" that grown ass man have around here)