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Habits
Over the last year, I have been able to create some pretty strong Habits including abstinence from erotic indulgences on the Internet. I had gotten down the spiral several times in my life over this bad habit since my school days. But it prevailed throughout my life even in the phase where I was otherwise astute. It affected my behavior and conduct around the opposite sex. It brought anxiety and frustration whenever I relapsed after a concrete resolve.
I always had this feeling that one day I would be able to ditch it and lead a life where there was no need to go through it. However, I failed year after year. I had started growing skeptical of my ability to ever be able to work around it. This time, the trick to observe and track my progress played the trick.
This particular aspect of the Habits app
has changed my life in the last year. It has created a chain reaction where
I could stack one good habit over the other, be it abstinence from a bad habit
or a positive act to do every day. Although I could not take up everything for
which I relied on the app I have been fairly successful in stopping some of
the bad habits. It is the positive reinforcement of ticking the box every day and feeling happy for the distance covered thus far that makes it exciting for the next
day to go on.
The table below is my assessment of today's task list:
|
Habit |
Description |
Y/N |
Remarks for today |
|
Meditate |
5 minutes of practice
to start with |
No |
Never picked up meditation
after making it a part of daily activities. I should rather treat it as
mindfulness for 5 minutes and delink it from a particular time and place. That
would help me do it anywhere and anytime. Will come back tomorrow |
|
Influence Book |
Book by Robert Cialdini.
Want to go slow to internalize the concepts |
No |
Tough to do it daily
along with 3 other books that I generally read every day. But let’s finish it
on priority. |
|
Homework for life |
A daily practice to
capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form
a story. |
No |
No since 16 days. I
should give this habit a try. As per the book Storyworthy, it is a great
habit to form to remember worthwhile moments of the day and also document
them to have stories for the future. |
|
Zone 2-3 Training |
The range of
Heartrate between 110-145 bpm which is good for cardiovascular health. I note
it down through my Garmin watch analysis of the workouts. (180 minutes per
week target) |
12 mins |
Monday and 12 mins. Challenge
to live up to 180 mins. Progress daily to reach the Goal. Tomorrow I should do
5 minutes extra cardio. |
|
Weight |
Daily monitoring to track
my eating habits and goals. |
No |
I will do it tomorrow
empty stomach |
|
Pushup |
Just to have an everyday
pump |
No |
Worked out chest in
Gym. So exemption can be claimed. Tomorrow go for it again. |
|
Kegel |
For a strong pelvic muscle
floor. |
Yes |
Did just 2
repetitions. Try doing on Red lights on way to office. |
|
Calves |
To grow these
minions |
No |
Did yesterday. Rationalizing
to try doing it every other day. |
|
Write |
To take forward a
passion not realized |
Yes |
Happy that I wrote
today. Have picked up this momentum in the past few days. I read a great thing
in one of the recent books that miss 1 day then you miss 2nd and
then a week. That is how you get derailed from your habits. This project might
help me stay regular in this pursuit. Let’s hope for the best. |
|
Mewing |
Just a fad maybe. To
breathe better; for a visible jawline |
Yes |
Just doing this while I
type this. A bro-science maybe. But doesn’t hurt. So let’s see |
|
One Podcast |
Podcasts to learn
and grow. Utilize Travel time |
Yes |
I usually listen to
Andrew Huberman on my way to and back from Office. Amazing science-based
insights into a healthier life based on protocols that are functional and
doable for common people. learned a lot from Huberman. I owe my no-alcohol
resolve to his podcast. Today’s podcast was
on exercise with Guest Andy Galpin. Key takeaways that I remember are: 1.
Muscle memory exists and thus it takes lesser time for the muscles to
get back in shape after you stop working out as compared to the first time
you grow muscles 2. Non-negotiables for muscle growth are adherence and progressive overload. Rest to be covered tomorrow. |
|
Flossing |
Remove Plaque,
prevent cavities |
Yes |
Did in the morning.
Have stopped using Water flossing due to space issues in the bathroom. Till I
start that again I should try using it |
|
Brush at Night |
Needs no description |
Yes |
Consistent but need to visit Dentist for half-yearly checkup. |
|
Exercise |
My Religion |
Yes |
Working out well
around back injury. Happy to hit the Gym on Monday, Great start for the week. |
|
Skin Care |
To look at least my
age and age gracefully |
Yes |
Removing tan from
Goa trip through dedicated skin care routine 2 times a day. |
|
Clean |
No Intoxications for
a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life |
Yes |
Solid 95th
day of staying clean. Feeling alive, young, energetic, healthy, spiritual
and centered after a long time. Enjoying my sobriety. Want to take this forward
forever. Sky is the limit |
|
No Po |
Abstinence from a
vice |
Yes |
Happy to be rewired.
Still scared at times to relapse. Strong 346 days. Goal till eternity. |
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