Shortform #143 Taking small actionable steps to improve my life
Starts Monday Oct 10. I am coasting now on my past commitments because they have become habits (for the most part). Time for new commitments! Note: I find that small continuous actions of improvement, (see also Kaizen), more sustainable & actually doable than big innovations, so those are my guidelines with most of my new commitments.
Health:
Eat one or less egg per day instead of the two I’ve been averaging
Eat meat no more than once every other day instead of the once a day I’ve been averaging
Increase stairs climbed per day from an average of 7 flights per day to 12+ flights per day (note that this is a full weekly average, not just during workdays where it’s easy to climb 10 flights a day given my current duties).
Continue walking as much as possible to reduce car utilization, plus, commit at least one 2 mile minimum walk per week that’s separate from my walking commutes.
Mind:
Continue the habit of going to bed by 9:30 and falling asleep by 10 except for occasional (no more than once a week) staying up slightly later. Waking up at 5:45am every morning for the last few weeks has been great for me, I want to continue that and possibly move the wakeup time earlier.
Set a five minute kitchen timer once per day and write in a designated notebook about thoughts that crossed my mind that day.
Set a five minute kitchen timer once per day and read a designated nonfiction book or textbook about biology (this will be one recommended by commentators from my Have you considered getting rid of death? post that was also posted on LessWrong).
This feels like quite a few new commitments already, yet I’m feeling like writing several more paragraphs worth. Let’s start with the above, I’ll add more as I go.
Shortform #143 Taking small actionable steps to improve my life
Starts Monday Oct 10. I am coasting now on my past commitments because they have become habits (for the most part). Time for new commitments! Note: I find that small continuous actions of improvement, (see also Kaizen), more sustainable & actually doable than big innovations, so those are my guidelines with most of my new commitments.
Health:
Eat one or less egg per day instead of the two I’ve been averaging
Eat meat no more than once every other day instead of the once a day I’ve been averaging
Increase stairs climbed per day from an average of 7 flights per day to 12+ flights per day (note that this is a full weekly average, not just during workdays where it’s easy to climb 10 flights a day given my current duties).
Continue walking as much as possible to reduce car utilization, plus, commit at least one 2 mile minimum walk per week that’s separate from my walking commutes.
Mind:
Continue the habit of going to bed by 9:30 and falling asleep by 10 except for occasional (no more than once a week) staying up slightly later. Waking up at 5:45am every morning for the last few weeks has been great for me, I want to continue that and possibly move the wakeup time earlier.
Set a five minute kitchen timer once per day and write in a designated notebook about thoughts that crossed my mind that day.
Set a five minute kitchen timer once per day and read a designated nonfiction book or textbook about biology (this will be one recommended by commentators from my Have you considered getting rid of death? post that was also posted on LessWrong).
This feels like quite a few new commitments already, yet I’m feeling like writing several more paragraphs worth. Let’s start with the above, I’ll add more as I go.