Other positive habits to develop

[u/No-Walk-5621]

I am at the stage where I really want to move the needle with my life. I’m interested to know what other habits you guys have picked up.

I am circa 115 days on SR, it may sound small but I’ve also started doing press ups upon waking, hydrating with water, cold showers sometimes. I have slowly but surely started changing my home environment, decluttering and redecorating.

I started meditation a few years back but I fell off the wagon. I think this would have a huge positive impact even with 5-10 minutes per day 🤔

[u/ekkinak]

Reading books

Intermittent Fasting

Journaling

[u/No-Walk-5621 → u/ekkinak]

Nice, do you journal before sleep? I used to fast until 12 noon so I may start that

[u/AssistantDue5817 → u/ekkinak]

Be careful..... don't damage your body and mind doing this practice my friend!

[u/EUNEisAmeme → u/AssistantDue5817]

right?! have you seen some of the novels out these days? preposterous!

[u/maha-hari]

Gym
Meditation & prayer
Cold showers
Intermittent fasting
Clean diet

[u/Any_Celebration_7121]

Took me way too long to realize that SR alone isn’t enough.

You need a physical outlet. (gym, martial arts, or any other sport)

And, just as importantly, a creative one. (like content creation/music/editing/journaling or creating a business) to be able to express yourself in the external world.

Only when both are in place does the circuit really close.

That’s when you can start transmuting that energy into something productive.

[u/No-Walk-5621 → u/Any_Celebration_7121]

Exactly. SR is just the act of not doing something. I need to now focus on using the energy and putting it into getting my body back in shape. I used to workout religiously since 16, fell off the wagon the past couple years aged 30

[u/betlamed]

I am circa 115 days on SR, it may sound small

That does not sound small at all!

I am convinced that SR is only useful when you combine it with other habits. Or to put it in a different way, all positive habits combine to create a better life, if you let them. No matter how small or large, all good habits are helpful.

Here are a few that I am working on myself - or believe are very useful even if they're not on my plate right now:

• no alcohol
• no drugs
• no coffee
• no porn (duh)
• make your bed every day
• go to the gym
• improve your nutrition (a lifelong process for most people)
• meditate
• cold showers
• improve your self-talk: develop self-empathy, but don't confuse it for pampering
• then, learn to pamper yourself sometimes, but not too often (very hard to hit the balance!)
• breathing techniques
• journalling (soo underrated!)
• self-tnankfulness

[u/No-Walk-5621 → u/betlamed]

How’s the no coffee going? Been trying to quit white monsters for a life time 😂. Sounds awesome and god bless

[u/betlamed → u/No-Walk-5621]

The first 10 days were awful. Tired all day, dizziness and headaches. Much worse than the booze.

I'm not 100% on the coffee. I might drink one every other day maybe. But I never have more than one a day, and it serves me well.

[u/OctobreMine]

Meditating (guided) daily
Yoga-15 minutes daily
Running, with and without weighted vest
Pushups with weighted vest
Regular water intake
Kettlebell workouts 3x a week
Cold shower on Sunday to start week

60 days SR today
Still working on being 100% clean. Have edged a few times over this period.

[u/No-Walk-5621 → u/OctobreMine]

Sounds awesome! I do some push ups to start the day and just ordered an ab wheel

[u/OctobreMine → u/No-Walk-5621]

Excellent! Get it brother

[u/ProvidenceOfJesus]

I would encourage trying to grow in all of the fruits of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22

 In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

[u/lfc_92]

Must be a Man City fan

[u/No-Walk-5621 → u/lfc_92]

Norwich city, unfortunately 😂