
8 Habits So Far
So far I’ve made
Journaling and
Running a habit. There are 6 other habits that I’m now working on, which once done would push me to 8 habits. I have a few dozen more habits to work on. This is going to be easy, just needs to take some time.
My criteria for them would be:-
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Sleep
Sleep consistently for 7 to 8 hours every night, sleeping and waking up at the same time everyday.
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Drinking Water
Drink 4 litres of water everyday, with some salt added in.
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High-Protein Lifestyle
Eat 10 eggs per day. Will increase overtime and add other sources of protein but this is the requirement for this to be considered a proper habit.
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NoFap
Probably today
. I don’t actually find this difficult, probably because my libido has been low the past few years. This may become more difficult in the future, once my health improves.
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Stretching
Once I get to at least 7 minutes of stretching per day. Will consider doing much longer stretches on my rest days.
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Reading
I would say today? I read consistently every day, even if it’s only a chapter. Aiming to go for a half an hour block every day dedicated just for reading once I get my
Kindle.
Next 10
Habits I plan to work on:-
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Calisthenics
Once I start doing all of the movements(?) every single day, at least once.
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Intermittent Fasting
Aiming for a 20/4, though 16/8 isn’t that bad either.
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TWIM (Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation)
Aiming for 1 hour per day. Starting off, probably 10 minutes.
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SFQ (Spring Forest Qigong)
Aiming for 2 - 4 hours per day until my health condition improves. Starting off, probably half an hour. Will consider reducing it significantly once my illness alleviates.
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4 Hours of Focused Work
People consider hard work to be 8 - 12 hours of work per day. I aim to do deep focus work for 4 hours per day and be just as productive.
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House Cleaning Routine
Pretty self-explanatory. My place is a mess, so this will help clear my living space much better.
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Cold Shower
This is a favourite of a lot of people. Will do cold showers every morning.
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NoSugar
No added sugar. So no more sugary drinks anymore. Just good old water and tea.
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Learn Chinese
Learn Mandarin Chinese to HSK 4 level. With the revisions done to HSK, HSK 4 may mean something different once I start working on it.
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No Social Media
Probably the biggest thing for me would be to almost completely cut off Social Media. Will only allow an hour or two on the weekends.
Dreams of Death
I had another dream about dying when I woke up today, though I find it difficult to remember the details. What I do remember is being killed in this one too. I’m convinced
Daredevil is doing some massive transformations within me that will take some time to witness. This is the only sub I’ve run that has given me these dreams, which must mean something.
Sleep: Day 0
While I did fall asleep last night and woke up late today, I’m feeling quite tired now and I may be able to sleep early tonight to finally fix my sleep schedule. There are a few things I can do to optimize my sleeping:-
- Don’t use any electronics 30 minutes before bed.
- Don’t use any electronics on my bed.
- Get natural sunlight in the morning and turn off the lights at night.
- Practice some form of relaxation exercise to quickly sleep.
- Take supplements like Magnesium and Omega-3 to sleep quicker and more soundly.
- Put my phone far away from me so I put in friction between me and it.
To be frank, I don’t think I can do (1)
. Maybe what I’ll do instead is read on a Kindle with warm light before bed. I can definitely reduce (2) to a great extent. It’s just that I call my girl every night before bed. The rest seem fine and doable.
Drinking Water: Day 1
I drank 1 litre of water today. Added a teaspoon of pink himalayan salt. I think that’s a little too much and I should go for half a teaspoon next time. Something to do with what Andrew Huberman talked about adding some salt to your water every day.
High-Protein Lifestyle: Day 8
Ate 2 hard-boiled eggs for one meal, then another 2 for another meal. Actually, some of them would be considered soft/medium-boiled. It’s a lot more delicious, palatable and easy to eat those instead of the hard-boiled ones. Let’s see how that’ll turn out.
NoFap: Day 8
I plan to put this under “Other Habits” in the future since I don’t think there’s interesting to note about this. If anything interesting happens I’ll put it in the main body of my posts.
Reading: Day 13 (Atomic Habits - 1 Chapter)
Read another chapter. Found the chapter on friction quite interesting. I will need to implement more of the tactics from this book if I want to start accelerating my progress.
Stretching: Day 10 (< 1 minute)
I need to start implementing some tactics from Atomic Habits to lengthen my stretching time. I’m thinking my environment is the key factor in preventing me from extending this further.
Other Habits (1)
Running: Day 33 (Rest)
Taking a 2-day rest period. It’s better to take an extra rest day one in awhile rather than risk an injury that sets me back a few weeks/months.
A’s Journal
She’s starting her next cycle today. I asked her if she feels her work has become easier and she told me it has been quite easy to do her work recently. She was planning on doing overtime today but she managed to complete her work early. This seems to be
Stark in action (though she says it’s because she’s more experienced at her job. Maybe we’re both right
).