Asklemmy

Never start nicotine

Just use a password manager, FFS it makes all of your online interactions safer.

Once setup, it is easier than not using one.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future....

sunscreen...

would be..

it.

The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists.

~ Baz

Absolutely lifting weights has been my all time favorite self improvement thing, would highly recommend it

Read books.

Really anything, philosophy is great but some don't have the patience for it.

If it's graphic novels or "kids" books, it's all good. Spend a bit of time every day reading.

Getting an electric toothbrush, and flossing daily. My dental hygienists love me.

Just go for a walk. Calling it exercise scares people into thinking about running, cycling or the gym but for the last month or two i just make it my mission to go for a long-ish walk once a day. Nothing strenuous, some days I walk a couple of kilometres to the nearest big supermarket to pick up some stuff, or i'll get something delivered to a post locker thing or I'll just go for a nice walk around the nearby park and bring my neglected camera with me to take pics of some birdies.

You would be surprised how many calories it adds up to and how much better your well-being can get from some sunlight and fresh air.

Learning how to say no, how to do it politely and how to do it firmly. I'm better at the latter but being able to do either is a goddamn superpower, it's incredible how many Americans cannot regardless of their situation, title, age, wealth, etc.

So many people don't care about how their behaviors affect others. They are loud on the public transport, interrupt others when they talk, act like they are better because they got good looks, and a bunch of other things.

I really think people would get along better if all of us were more down to earth and listening and relaxing.

Be the opposite of what you see in reality shows.

I spent all of 2024 tracking my spending and saving. I didn’t “budget”, just had a spreadsheet and wrote everything down week over week.

I would recommend it as a habit people may benefit from just to understand where their money goes.

Using a password manager and moving around every hour or so

Learn to eat healthy, in good portions, not too much, not too little and fast once in a while.

It's a pain when you're younger but gets easier with age because you start losing or degrading your sense of taste (like all your other senses) anyway.

If you get that habit early in life, you'll keep it forever. And if you take care of your system early in life, your older self will thank you for it. Otherwise if you abuse yourself, and you do end up living a long life, you'll be miserable for the last decade or two of your life and probably won't know your name or where you're from.

Reading books on daily basis. It's a qualitatively different experience from reading websites or consuming other form of media. If you have trouble getting into reading, I recommend picking a particular time and place, then reading at least a few pages every day. Eventually, it will turn into a habit and you'll be reading for longer periods. Another thing I recommend is finding books on topics you're interested in, be it fiction or non fiction, and don't feel bad about abandoning books if you find you're not enjoying it.

Floss daily. Brush your teeth twice daily.

Use a tongue scraper.

Checking up on your friends and asking how they are. It never hurts to be there for your friends when they're having a bad day! ❤️

Learn stuff, don't eat processed foods and get exercise - gardening and foraging are good places to start for most people. Stay far away from negative, manipulative and lying people.

Not waiting for a day like new years to make a change that helps you.

The best time to do it was probably years ago.

The second best time is today.

Because if you make it about “new years” or some event, then it isn’t about YOU.

Do it for YOU, because you know that you’re worth the same amount of effort and affection as the others in your life.

Would you want this change for your friend? Turn don’t you think you skills care enough about you to give it to yourself?

Keep a journal. Every day just jot down how you're feeling and what's on your mind, what you plan to do/did. Its amazing how helpful this has been for me.

Don't drink alcohol. It's not good for you in any amount.

Waking up at the same time every day, no matter if it's a weekend or a weekday and no matter if you stayed up too late and won't be getting full 8 hours of sleep.

As obvious as this might sound, this has really helped me to regulate my sleep schedule, something I've really been struggling with for pretty much my entire life.

Set a timer for when you're sitting at a desk and working. Every hour, I get up and do something or go get some water. It helps

Get in the habit of developing habits.

Biased take but you can’t remove meditation and mindfulness from its traditions specific goals. I get they have side benefits but therapy acting like they invested god through spreading it is just watering down what could help so many people

Make a list of all the tasks you want to do for the day, every day. This is so important for me if I don't do this I just never get anything done.

Also always plan to do something productive every day even if you just feel like relaxing. You will feel so much better relaxing if you know you've done something your proud of.

For me, it's reading or watching philosophies. Philosophy can change how we view things around us.

Play Dumb, even if you’re the smartest person in the room.