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Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
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Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#2Just eating less carbs has made me feel a lot better. I'm not too intense about it, but just being mindful of it makes me a lot less tired after meals.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#3For me, that would be keeping a diary.
I don't have any hard data, but I feel better and seem to have a better grip on life since I started. I'm using a relaxed version of Bullet Journal and I kept at it for much longer than I expected.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#4Not giving a fuck.
https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitiv...
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#5Just eating less carbs has made me feel a lot better. I'm not too intense about it, but just being mindful of it makes me a lot less tired after meals.
Same here. I was pretty hardcore for several months and take a more relaxed stance now. It also helped me lose a few kilograms.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#6I set a goal of using my feet to walk around and engage team members in 5 work conversations (unscheduled) each day. The change in culture and the identification of problems, road blocks, oppertunities has been eye opening. As a natural introvert who’d rather be heads down it has made me much more effective in the team.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#7For me, that would be keeping a diary. I don't have any hard data, but I feel better and seem to have a better grip on life since I started. I'm using a relaxed version of Bullet Journal and I kept at it for much longer than I expected.
I started using my planner to also write notes on what I did that day and any thoughts I had. I now feel more like I know myself and my organisational skills have improved.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#8Recently I read the book - Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy.
One of point was to keep a pocket diary where you list all the TODO tasks and keep striking them off as they complete. Helped me in many ways:
1. It is very easy to forget many tasks but by writing them and checking the diary even once in a while, it is possible to be reminded regularly.
2. Its better than mobile TODO apps as I don't need to check mobile phone regularly and don't get distracted.
3. When you strike some things off, you see the progress that you are achieving something. Just deleting everything shows you long list of tasks yet to be done and can be demotivating.
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/d...
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#9For me, that would be keeping a diary. I don't have any hard data, but I feel better and seem to have a better grip on life since I started. I'm using a relaxed version of Bullet Journal and I kept at it for much longer than I expected.
Seconded. I put a recurring event called "Articulation" into my calendar, 30 mins each evening.
Sticking to jotting down my thoughts for the day, having to explicitly organize and summarize them (work, personal, whatever), has been an unexpected boost to clarity.
And this despite being in a managerial position, where you could say my days are filled with talking, organizing, resolution and strive for clarity anyway. The "self-articulation diary" still pays off.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
#10Working out. Just body weight workouts. No gym. It improved my golf game.
Another is: not buying sodas with my meal. Self-explanatory.
Another: Spending brief interludes of time where a compile or unit test is happening to write down what I'm going to do next. It keeps me on task.
Another: Incrementally cleaning/organizing my condo.
Another: Walking around hardware, furniture, craft stores, Walmart, Target, etc, to see what consumer goods are available. There's often something useful that I didn't know I needed or wanted.