21 Little Changes That Improved Peoples Lives
"The day I realised that I should only care about the opinions of me from the people I love."
"You can say no. You can even say it twice."
"Marrying a man who's hard-working, kind, and puts me first. Dumping the cheater who put me last that I thought I was so in love with."
"Walking, it's great for cortisol levels and the nervous system."
"Having a positive mindset. I was clinically depressed for the entirety of my teenage years and early adulthood. I haven't had a positive mindset for very long but it has changed my life exponentially."
"Reading. More people really need to start reading. World would be a better place."
"Eating more fruits and veggies."
"Getting diagnosed with adult ADHD changed my life. I could not for the life of me get myself together, organise myself, respond to emails or conduct myself in a professional manner. Then I had an answer as to why. Therapy and the proper dose of meds has given me the tools to actually be reasonably successful as a self employed artist."
"Living alone. I've never had so much freedom to confidently do what I want."
"Less alcohol, more water."
"Setting boundaries. For real. Saying no without guilt, protecting my time and energy, it changed everything. I stopped burning out, stopped pleasing everyone, and started feeling more in control of my life. Should've done it way sooner."
"Changing my diet to a Whole Foods based diet with less processed foods. My health and fitness has dramatically improved when I changed to eating healthier foods."
"Getting into kickboxing. I never really enjoyed cardio workouts but enjoyed strength training… I wish I would have found it sooner, probably would have benefited my health even more."
"Working from multiple monitors. Three is better than two, and two is way better than one."
"Cycling. I recently resigned from a job that was making me desperately unhappy and a heavy drinker. Bought a vintage Windsor bike to get me out of the apartment and I'm out now for 1.5 hours a day, and it's become a lifeline. I live in London so very fortunate to have the sights and views that we do. There's been a noticeable change in my mood."
"Choosing to be kind and smile at people."
"Getting a sleep study and receiving my CPAP machine. If you snore constantly and are tired all the time, do not underestimate getting checked out. It's completely changed my life."
"Working from home. It fits perfectly for my job responsibilities, level of expertise and stage of career, without sacrificing productivity. It has improved my physical health, reduced stress dramatically, improved my finances, and given me far more quality time with my wife and adult children."
"Don't take criticism from someone you wouldn't ask for advice."
"Biking, and replacing lunch with only fruits or vegetables. I am as holistically as healthy as I have ever been in 20 plus years. Body, mind and spirit. The weight loss is a nice bonus."
"The answer is always: get a bidet. You can go cheap with a Luxe model via Amazon."
"Getting evaluated for autism. Grew up in a time I would have had to be nonspeaking to be identified. Grew up feeling weird and giving myself so much grief feeling like I should be able to do the things I just can't do well. Just bought myself slip-on shoes because I'm giving myself the permission to suck at tying my shoes. It's been a game changer."
"Not chasing (doing all the work to initiate conversations with family/friends) people or being blindly compliant to everyone else's availability/requests to visit family. Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm!"
H/T to u/Wonderful-Economy762 and r/Productivitycafe for having the discussion!
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Recently, u/Wonderful-Economy762 asked r/Productivitycafe, "What improved your quality of life so much, you wish you did it sooner?" So we thought we'd share some of the most popular responses. "The day I realised that I should only care about the opinions of me from the people I love." "You can say no. You can even say it twice." "Marrying a man who's hard-working, kind, and puts me first. Dumping the cheater who put me last that I thought I was so in love with." "Walking, it's great for cortisol levels and the nervous system." "Having a positive mindset. I was clinically depressed for the entirety of my teenage years and early adulthood. I haven't had a positive mindset for very long but it has changed my life exponentially." "Reading. More people really need to start reading. World would be a better place." "Eating more fruits and veggies." "Getting diagnosed with adult ADHD changed my life. I could not for the life of me get myself together, organise myself, respond to emails or conduct myself in a professional manner. Then I had an answer as to why. Therapy and the proper dose of meds has given me the tools to actually be reasonably successful as a self employed artist." "Living alone. I've never had so much freedom to confidently do what I want." "Less alcohol, more water." "Setting boundaries. For real. Saying no without guilt, protecting my time and energy, it changed everything. I stopped burning out, stopped pleasing everyone, and started feeling more in control of my life. Should've done it way sooner." "Changing my diet to a Whole Foods based diet with less processed foods. My health and fitness has dramatically improved when I changed to eating healthier foods." "Getting into kickboxing. I never really enjoyed cardio workouts but enjoyed strength training… I wish I would have found it sooner, probably would have benefited my health even more." "Working from multiple monitors. Three is better than two, and two is way better than one." "Cycling. I recently resigned from a job that was making me desperately unhappy and a heavy drinker. Bought a vintage Windsor bike to get me out of the apartment and I'm out now for 1.5 hours a day, and it's become a lifeline. I live in London so very fortunate to have the sights and views that we do. There's been a noticeable change in my mood." "Choosing to be kind and smile at people." "Getting a sleep study and receiving my CPAP machine. If you snore constantly and are tired all the time, do not underestimate getting checked out. It's completely changed my life." "Working from home. It fits perfectly for my job responsibilities, level of expertise and stage of career, without sacrificing productivity. It has improved my physical health, reduced stress dramatically, improved my finances, and given me far more quality time with my wife and adult children." "Don't take criticism from someone you wouldn't ask for advice." "Biking, and replacing lunch with only fruits or vegetables. I am as holistically as healthy as I have ever been in 20 plus years. Body, mind and spirit. The weight loss is a nice bonus." "The answer is always: get a bidet. You can go cheap with a Luxe model via Amazon." "Getting evaluated for autism. Grew up in a time I would have had to be nonspeaking to be identified. Grew up feeling weird and giving myself so much grief feeling like I should be able to do the things I just can't do well. Just bought myself slip-on shoes because I'm giving myself the permission to suck at tying my shoes. It's been a game changer." "Not chasing (doing all the work to initiate conversations with family/friends) people or being blindly compliant to everyone else's availability/requests to visit family. Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm!" H/T to u/Wonderful-Economy762 and r/Productivitycafe for having the discussion! Have your own to add? Let us know in the comments below!
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