PRACTICES FOR A GOOD LIFE

 If you want to improve your life, where should you start?

Years ago, when I started working on myself, I tried lots of different things. Some helped a lot. But a lot didn’t matter. Filtering by trial-and-error works, but it can be slow and discouraging. Knowing what I know now, I’d recommend different practices to my younger self.

if seriously committed, could make enormous improvements in their life in less than a year. But only if they build from the right foundation. If you’re interested in building a better life, but not sure where to start, here are some recommendations:

1.Establish an Airtight Productivity System:Productivity comes first. The mistake is in thinking that a productivity system is just about getting more work done. When in reality it’s about organizing all of your goals and efforts.

There are two problem  people face when it comes to self-improvement

A lack of resources: You don’t feel you have enough time or energy to do all the things you think you should.

A failure of follow-up: You set the intention to exercise every day, but three days later you’ve forgotten about it. productivity system, built correctly, solves both of these problems. It not only helps you keep a watchful eye over your limited resources, but it takes over the responsibility of remembering the stuff you intended to do.

2. Exercise Every Weekday:Regular exercise is the easiest win you can make in your life. Getting exercise regularly has tons of health benefits, it makes your mind sharper and improves your mood. And unlike your relationships and career it’s entirely under your control.While there are many different valid exercise schedules, I recommend starting with one that involves exercising every weekday, at the same time each day. Weekdays tend to be more consistent, so if you always exercise first thing in the morning, or right after work, it quickly becomes a habit.Another problem can be needing 60-90 minutes to exercise. This makes it fall out of your schedule on days when you get too busy. I recommend focusing on 20-30 minutes, but of a high enough intensity that you get an ideal heart rate.

3.Read 30 Minutes, Each Day:The most important thing you can do for any goal is to do the work. The second most important thing you can do is to read books about how to do it better.

Buy lots of books: If you’re tight on budget, go to the library regularly and borrow a bunch of books.

Don’t worry about getting to the end: The key is reading a lot. Trying to finish every book can be counterproductive if it keeps you from reading more.

Always have a book with you: Get the Kindle app for your phone and delete your social media. You can read now instead of endlessly scrolling through crap that won’t improve your life.

4. Journal Weekly: There is a technology that expanded the capacity of your mind. It allowed you to instantly offload items from the top of your head to be memorized perfectly, enabled you to see connections between items that weren’t visible before, and made you much smarter.All you need to take advantage of this tool is to get a notebook and commit to writing in it at least once per week. Write about your current struggles, ambitions or plans. Review your recent days and note what went right (or wrong) with your other foundational practices.

5.One New Experience Each Week:A new activity, event or even walking in a part of town you’ve never been to before.One problem of productivity is that as you get better at managing your time, you choose activities you know are rewarding. The problem is that this “locks in” the range of activities you’ve already uncovered. You tend to avoid trying new things that may be a waste of time, because they tend to feel lazy or unproductive.

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