09/08/2023
30 short habits with massive return on life:
1. Create a system for capturing thoughts—your brain is for having ideas, not holding them.
2. Swap your phone for a Kindle at bedtime (this fixed 90% of my sleep problems)
3. Read something every day. Even just 1 page.
4. Write something every day. Even just 1 paragraph.
5. Automate small decisions/tasks. Save your brain power for bigger things.
6. Write a 5 item to-do list each morning. Prioritize it by importance.
7. Learn to use body scan meditation to fall asleep quickly.
8. Go to bed 30 minutes earlier.
9. If you want something—ask for it. Closed mouths don't get fed.
10. Keep a swipe file of things that resonate with you.
11. Break down problems into the smallest possible action steps.
12. Write down 1 story-worthy moment each day. In a month, you'll have 30 stories to tell.
13. Double down on creative activities that make you lose track of time.
14. Put your phone out of reach while you're working.
15. Track every minute of your day for a week. See where your time is actually going.
16. Be bored more often. Give your brain space to be creative.
17. Listen more than you speak.
18. Create more than you consume.
19. Compliment more than you complain.
20. Delete apps you don’t need.
21. Donate clothes you don’t wear.
22. Make a habit of reaching out to old friends.
23. Never say “yes” out of obligation.
24. Take care of your information diet—Junk info hurts our brains like junk food hurts our bodies.
25. Never do an activity just so you can tell others about it.
26. Revisit things that have brought you joy in the past. They'll do it again.
27. Stop comparing your behind-the-scenes to every one else’s highlight reel.
28. "Read what you love, until you love to read" - Naval Ravikant
29. Take care of your body, you only get one.
30. Leave it better than you found it.
