Xero C.I don’t know about you, but I strive for self-improvement. If I am getting even a little bit better — regardless if that means I am improving at a particular skill or overall as a person — then I know I am on the right track. But the only way to make sure you are regularly improving is by forming positive habits. When the things you do to better yourself become routine, then your routine becomes self-improvement. Here are some positive habits you can form to help you become better.
Different Pens for Different Days
Journaling is a great habit, as it brings about joy, gives you a vessel to imprint memories and feelings into, and serves as a memento of your lived experience. To keep track of your daily progress, it’s best to use pens with different colored ink for each day you start to write. For instance, on a Monday, you could write with a red ink pen. Then, when you pick it back up on Tuesday, you use a blue ink pen. This way, it will be evident how much you wrote on the previous day, and you can tell from the colors of the words on which days you feel most inspired, and what days you don’t really feel like writing at all. It’s a way to read progress from day to day, and build upon your previous successes — or failures — to come out better at the other end.
Get Your Minutes In
Did you know that, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, adults should be aiming to do 150-300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity (any kind of moderate exercise will do) each week. That means a minimum of around 22 minutes a day, or 30 minutes each weekday, to get to where you need to be. However, they insist that the true goal is to “move more and sit less” each and every day. After all, a fully sedentary lifestyle can have severe negative impacts on your health. People who don’t meet the recommended amount of exercise each week suffer from higher rates of chronic illnesses, like Type 2 Diabetes and chronic heart disease.
Even if you can’t get a solid block of 30 minutes of execise in each workday, taking quick 10-minute breaks throughout the day can help you tackle your goals in a reasonable time frame. The important thing is to move when and where you can, without detracting from your work and personal responsibilities. There is a fine balance to find, but your physical and mental health are both vitally important and should not be neglected when possible.
Get Enough Sleep
According to the National Institute of Health, adults should be getting somewhere in the range of 7-9 hours each night. Too much less, or too much more, and you are probably looking at unnecessary grogginess and fatigue throughout your day. You are going to want to get to bed at a reasonable time, so that you do not have to worry about the time it takes you to actually fall asleep before you start collecting those lovely Zs at the end of a long day. To do this, you are going to want to avoid taking too many naps (and to avoid napping for over an hour total), and to get to bed around the same time each night. By going to sleep at a consistent time, you will help build a healthy sleep habit that will help you tremendously with just about everything going forward.
Aim for the Stars
It’s important to update your calendar each month, or as different events crop up, to make sure you are on top of all of your responsibilities both at work and at home. Whether you find it easier to do so on a physical calendar, or digitally with software, having clear, referencable goals can help you tackle all you need to tackle day-in and day-out. The last thing you want is to fall behind on your duties because you failed to write something down, or block off the necessary time to get it done.
Conclusion
If you incorporate these four helpful habits, you are bound to be more productive and live a better, more fulfilling life. If you would like to read more helpful tips and tricks — whether about fit
