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Re: Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

bluedino wrote: post #222
JoeAltmaier wrote: post #165

Lots of folks mention: taking their lunch, or anyway not going out to eat. I did the opposite: I go out to lunch every day. Gets me out of the office, out of the rut, meeting other people (never eat alone!) and working out relationships (business or otherwise). Then back to work, energized and with a fresh outlook. But of course I'm at a different place in my career, where the cost is something I gladly afford for th…

You can always take a packed lunch to the lunchroom, or to a park, etc.

Solves the alone part, sure. But not the relationship part. I have lunch with business partners, relatives, my kids etc. I like to pay, so somebody is always willing.

As I said, its nice if you can afford it.

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Post by Ftuuky »

I stopped drinking sodas and eating candy. Almost no carbs as well. I want to work out more but I lack the discipline to leave the house once I come back from work, either too lazy or too tired and I start inventing excuses to miss the workout ("better clean this, fix that, send one more email..."). I also stopped watching TV and porn, both were huge time sinks with almost no RoI. edit: typos

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Post by brootstrap »

chasely wrote: post #186
justjash wrote: post #146

Got back into fly fishing. I started when I was in college but kind of just ran out of time to practice and never really had many friends who did outdoorsy things. My new job has me on-call a few months out of the year and it allows me to sneak away and get outside at a local park while being able to easily make it back home if needed (something that I can't easily do on long bike rides). I also recently started tyin…

I hope to move someday close to a river or stream so I can pick the hobby back up. Used to tie my own as well, I highly recommend Trout Flies: The Tier's Reference [1]. Full color, step-by-step instructions, so enjoyable to flip through I still pick it up sometimes even though I don't fish anymore. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Trout-Flies-Reference-Dave-Hughes/dp/...

yeah gettin out on the pond/lake/ocean whatever and dropping a line is AWESOME for outdoors people. I am in central illinois, been rainy & cloudy for about 8 days now waiting for some sun so i can go hit the pond after work and get a couple hours of peace & quiet. hopefully a couple nice largies or crappie too :p

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Post by arethuza »

dormento wrote: post #182
tom_ wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't pay for somebody else to make your tea! A cup of ordinary tea should cost, like, 15p. That includes teabag, electricity, water, milk, and amortized cost of kettle and mug. Even if you buy something unnecessarily expensive, like fancy matcha tea powder, you're looking at less than 50p.

What kind of monster puts milk on their tea? :) You're right though.

Quite right - tea first is an abomination - it's milk first then tea:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/oct/...

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Post by mikkelam »

I've started fasting lately. I don't eat until about 4pm sometimes later. Gone from about 80 kgs to 76 in a little less than a month. I've struggled for too long removing that extra ugly fat layer and i've finally found something that works for me.

I do it about 3 times a week.

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Post by DoofusOfDeath »

glastra wrote: post #78

Switched to a ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting 5 months ago. My sleep quality, mental clarity, ability to focus for long periods of time and mood swings have all improved dramatically. I am also shredding fat at a pretty good pace and apparently also gaining muscle (I lift every single day if I can).

I'm about 2 weeks into an experiment with time-limited eating on a daily basis. I try to only consume anything with calories in a 7-8 hour window starting at lunchtime.

I decided to try this because my weight was creeping up despite my controlled diet and daily exercise.

So far the jury is out regarding weight loss, because I also upped my exercise regimen at the same time.

But I've been pleasantly surprised to find that I'm getting much better sleep, and for the first time in years I'm waking up on my own, usually a little before my alarm is set to go off.

The one downside is that starting a few days ago, I've found myself extra hungry in my non-eating hours. I hope this is temporary. It's not a risk to me keeping the regimen, but it's unpleasant and distracting.

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