Ask Lemmy

I use org-mode to maintain a todo list. A very important detail. All todo must have a schedule or deadline.

Every time I open my editor it shows the agenda view that present me the list of tasks to do today and the ones I haven’t completed in the past.

Mainly, if you can have a similar habit it will work as a meta habit that will improve and grow other time.

Plus org-mode can do so much more, this becomes really useful. Like help with creating new habits, write dynamic documents, etc… I wrote an article about my workflow here https://yannesposito.com/posts/0015-how-i-use-org-mode/index.html

If I ever remove the spare tire from my car, I put air in it.

Probably not super helpful since most people don't ever remove their spares or work on cars AND many new cars don't even come with spares. But it helps me.

org mode

Each day, I have a reminder shoot off on all my devices to think of three things for which I'm grateful. Today's list:

-1. I get to wfh today (we're hybrid)

-2. I don't look like Andrew Tate (pic of him in last post where I commented; what a toad)

-3. The vase didn't shatter when a kitty knocked it off the table eating flowers

(Lemmy wanted to be stupid about how it formatted my numbered list, that's why the hyphens to stop it from mangling the list.)

I do squats when I craft video game items. One squat per item. Thousands of squats at this point but still playing just as much so win win in my book. My ass is getting bigger!

I now do 30-45 strength training at home 3 times a week, and 2 short 15m sessions of HIIT. I spread it throughout the day as an addition to my lifestyle (between meetings, when showering the kiddo, etc) with a tiny investment in equipment and no real impact on leisure time.

It's part of a change to deal with a very unexpected type 2 diabetes diagnosis and it's had an outsized impact on my health for the effort.

Coupled with weight loss - Blood pressure, cholesterol, heart rate and blood sugar have all dropped significantly within 3 months. Would recommend, exercise for health doesn't mean grueling classes, stupid long workouts, or 20 hours of cardio a week. Downside, an utterly ridiculous amount of misinformation online.

learn from the mistakes of others

Taking a full breath of air before chugging liquids. I accidentally exhaled before choking on some water once, body naturally tried to pull in air and got more water. Very much felt like drowning.

It was not easy to train, nor to keep, but meditation upon waking is vital to me now. I find whatever my biggest struggles are, money, relationships, work stress, family… those anxiety demons are waiting to pounce upon waking. If not, my phone will deliver fresh demons. So I claim my mind as my own before allowing any other influences to set a tone for the day. Start with a 10 minute guided practice from a voice you trust easily. Go from there.

Drink a glass of water upon waking up.

Twenty years ago someone mentioned this to me, how the body tends to be dehydrated upon waking and that’s part of why waking up sucks.

Since then I’ve been drinking a glass of water almost immediately after waking up.

I started washing up straight after eating. So much better.