10 Daily Habits That Will Change Your Life
Do You Have Daily Habits That Can Change Your Life? Today, I want to talk with you about 10 Daily Habits That Will Change Your Life.
Daily habits are actions you repeatedly perform in your daily life, and these actions gradually become stable behaviors through repeated practice. Simply put, they are actions you carry out every day.
Why can these repetitive behaviors, which might even be subconscious, change our lives? The real impact doesn’t come from the habits themselves but from the accumulation these habits bring.
For example, as I mentioned, what brings about change is accumulation. Suppose you have a habit of reading; if you read every day, what do you accumulate? That’s right—it’s your knowledge level and thinking ability. Because you read every day, your brain’s thinking improves, and the knowledge you possess increases significantly. This is what accumulation is all about. It’s like the meaning conveyed by the word itself—events require accumulation. If you only read for one day, you can’t accumulate much.
Of course, this is just one example. Every habit has its different forms of accumulation. Some habits have a smaller impact, while others may have a greater one.
The 10 daily habits I’m about to share with you may seem insignificant among many habits, but they can have an extraordinary impact on your life.
1. Waking Up Early
Waking up early—everyone knows about it, right? But do you know why you should wake up early?
Waking up early is like having your phone fully charged; you feel full of energy. Sleeping is like charging your phone, allowing your physical and mental energy to recover. The moment you wake up is when you have the most energy and mental clarity.
I understand how you feel—there's no energy to do anything, working or studying late every day, feeling exhausted, and having no time to change anything!
But now, you can try to develop the habit of waking up early to change yourself. As I mentioned, after waking up early, your brain has recovered from a full night’s sleep, making it the best time for important tasks or learning new skills. Moreover, the morning is the most peaceful time of day when no one can disturb you, allowing you to use this time of high energy and tranquility to improve yourself.
As you start waking up early, you'll gradually notice that you have much more time in your day than before. It's not just about gaining extra minutes or hours; you'll start to feel a shift in your perception of time. You’ll feel like the day passes more slowly, and you get much more done than before. Eventually, you’ll come to enjoy this feeling because waking up early triggers a chain reaction. You'll start handling tasks that you previously couldn’t manage, find your thinking becoming clearer, and feel an unprecedented sense of control because you can manage your wake-up time.
This sense of control gradually builds motivation. At this point, you can place tasks you want to accomplish in the morning when you’re full of energy, such as learning new skills to improve yourself, planning your day or the next, working out, and so on.
After incorporating some tasks, you’ll find over time that your quality of life improves. You’ll learn new skills, have time to complete tasks that were previously impossible, and do things you couldn’t do after returning home exhausted.
Of course, all of this requires accumulation—it’s not something that can be achieved in a day, whether it's waking up early or adding and completing tasks. Since you didn’t have this habit before, it also requires a gradual process when adopting a new habit.
In the beginning, I also found it hard to wake up early—perhaps only managing four days a week. But after gradually accumulating the habit, I can now get up as soon as the alarm goes off every day. After waking up, I start my daily workout, have breakfast, and then begin writing new articles for you.
Mini Summary: The moment you wake up early in the morning is when you have the most energy. You’ll feel like you have much more time in your day, which can be used to do things you previously couldn’t be due to work or study. You can also handle important decisions or tasks in the early morning because your mind is the clearest and least fatigued at that time, leading to the best decisions. As you continue to wake up early, you’ll gradually develop a sense of control, feeling like you can manage your entire day. This sense of control will slowly turn into motivation, helping you accomplish tasks that were difficult before, such as improving yourself, planning your day or the next, working out, etc.
Completing the habit of waking up early and the tasks you add requires accumulation; it’s not something that can be achieved in just a day or two.
Here are some of my methods, which I hope can help you:
You can start by waking up 15 minutes earlier every day. Once you’re used to it and feel that you can manage waking up 15 minutes earlier, you can add another 15 minutes, making it 30 minutes earlier. Gradually, you can progress this way until you can wake up two hours earlier, at which point you can stop. From then on, you can consistently wake up two hours earlier every day.
Of course, during this gradual process, you can try adding some tasks, based on your time. It’s unrealistic to wake up 15 minutes earlier and then add a 1-2 hour workout session, right?
You can follow this method gradually—this is your life, and there’s no need to feel pressured because someone else added 30 minutes by the third or fourth day. If you try to keep up, waking up early will be hard to sustain. Everyone’s body is different, so just follow your own pace.
2. Staying Active
I believe staying active is the most essential habit, regardless of the reason—exercise is indispensable!
Exercise is not just about health; I think the most important thing is that it keeps your brain and body alert. In simple terms, people are less likely to feel tired during the day because after exercising, it’s as if your brain and body have been upgraded. Not only does it energize you, but it also significantly enhances your cognitive abilities.
Additionally, the endorphins released during exercise can boost your mood, giving you more energy to face life's challenges. It's also worth mentioning that exercise is an activity that reduces stress and improves your mood. While exercising, you need to focus on the activity itself, allowing you to temporarily forget about the stresses and worries of life. As a result, your stress levels decrease, and your mood becomes more stable due to both the release of emotions and the enhancement of cognitive abilities.
Finally, I must mention that with the advancement of technology, people are using electronic devices more frequently, often leading to poor sitting and standing postures. Over time, this can cause subtle shifts in bones and muscles, ultimately resulting in imperfect posture. Exercise, however, offers a free solution to improve posture. Typically, correcting posture requires external help, such as paying for a chiropractor.
Speaking from personal experience, exercise is not just for losing weight but for two important reasons. I used to exercise constantly to lose weight, and I was successful—I went from 68 kg to 53 kg, losing a total of 15 kg. Allow me to boast a bit here; it was a moment of great effort!
However, after losing weight and easing up on exercise, I thought I could continue with the same routine, but I was wrong. I began to show signs of giving up, so I changed my goal to continue exercising and eventually developed the habit of staying active. I shifted my goal from initially losing weight to maintaining a fit physique and a healthy body. Yes, my exercise routine is focused on fitness. Although my physique isn’t quite competition-ready, I can see muscle definition throughout my body.
What I really want to convey is that, of course, you can exercise to lose weight, but that’s not a long-term solution. Very few people continue to exercise after successfully losing weight. So, after achieving your weight loss goal, you can set new targets to maintain the habit of exercising, which can be considered intentional maintenance.
A Method for Those Without a Habit of Exercising:
Choose a form of exercise you enjoy—I personally recommend fitness training. Enjoying the activity helps you stick with it longer since no one chooses to do something they dislike. Next, set a fitness goal based on your interests and lifestyle. Initially, you can start by exercising for 30 minutes a day and one day a week. Then, gradually increase the frequency and duration. You can choose to either increase the number of exercise days per week or the duration of each session. Eventually, aim to exercise four times a week. If you have more time, you can work out every day, but I personally exercise 4 times a week for an hour and a half each session.
Remember, the maximum duration should not exceed 2 hours unless you’re a professional athlete. Exceeding 2 hours can lead to overtraining, making you more exhausted as your body struggles to recover from the exertion.
Mini Summary: Exercise can improve your quality of life, aligning perfectly with today’s theme. The changes it brings are far more than just health benefits. Exercise keeps your brain and body in an alert state and upgrades them, so you’re less likely to feel tired and have more energy to handle daily activities. Additionally, endorphins released during exercise stabilize your mood throughout the day, reducing the likelihood of emotional outbursts. Another reason for this stability is that exercise reduces stress and enhances your brain's ability to control emotions, making you less prone to anxiety at work.
Moreover, exercise can correct posture issues caused by excessive use of electronic devices without proper attention to sitting and standing postures. In simple terms, it’s a cost-effective way to perfect your posture, boosting your confidence.
Start with 30 minutes a day and one day a week, gradually increasing over time. During this gradual increase, decide whether to extend the duration of each session or the number of exercise days per week. Adjust according to your daily routine, recovery ability, and energy levels. Don’t let impulsiveness lead to counterproductive outcomes, where your body deteriorates due to insufficient recovery, indirectly affecting your life and work.
I personally believe that for those who work, exercising 4 times a week is sufficient. Exercise requires time, but no matter how busy you are, you need to make time for it. Otherwise, when it comes time to enjoy life, you’ll be doing so with a weak body, which is no way to enjoy life at all.
A final reminder: keep your workout duration within 2 hours. This way, you won’t experience overtraining, which can negatively impact your energy levels, recovery, and muscle repair.
3. Healthy Eating
Next is healthy eating. Eating the right foods is very important as diet can indirectly affect a person’s mental state.
For example, if someone eats fast food or sweets at least four days a week, their body will absorb excessive amounts of salt and sugar from these foods. These substances accumulate in the body over time, and consuming high-fat and high-sugar foods regularly will ultimately affect not just your physical appearance but also your internal health.
A diet high in sugar can trigger chronic inflammation, impair cognitive function, and disrupt mood regulation in the brain. It can also alter the dopamine system, increasing the risk of depression and anxiety. Excessive salt intake can lead to sodium buildup in the body, increasing blood volume and causing elevated blood pressure. This is a major risk factor for hypertension and can lead to cardiovascular diseases, strokes, and kidney disease. Overconsumption of both sugar and salt can slow down your body's functions.
However, this doesn’t mean you should completely eliminate sugar and salt from your diet. A lack of these nutrients can also cause health issues, such as hypoglycemia.
In addition to avoiding excessive sugar and salt, it’s important to eat healthy foods—like the vegetables, meats, and other foods we often hear about. Even though these foods are healthy, it’s essential to maintain a balanced diet. No matter how healthy a particular food may be, eating only that one food won’t make you healthy; you need to eat a variety of foods. Simply put, for your three meals each day, follow a consistent approach. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, the portions should be the same, and each meal should include equal amounts of protein, dietary fiber, and carbohydrates. Protein = meat, carbohydrates = rice or noodles, and dietary fiber = vegetables.
Having these three components in your bowl, all in equal portions, is enough. One thing to note: if you like to eat rice, try not to overdo it or switch to other carbohydrate sources, as rice contains a significant amount of sugar, which can affect your energy levels throughout the day. When we consume high-sugar foods, our blood sugar levels spike quickly. The body releases insulin to help blood sugar enter cells and provide energy. However, this rapid increase in blood sugar is followed by a sharp drop, leaving us feeling tired and sluggish.
Whether it’s overconsumption, underconsumption, or balanced intake, it takes time and consistent effort to see noticeable effects. It’s not something that can be achieved in just a day or two. If you want to understand your current health status and adjust your diet accordingly, getting a full-body check-up at the hospital is a good option.
Mini Summary: Overconsumption of sugar and salt, or an unbalanced diet, can easily affect a person’s overall state, significantly reducing the energy needed to complete tasks. By consuming all types of food in moderation, you can maintain your mental and physical well-being, enhance your body's functions, and improve your energy levels, making you less prone to fatigue. Lastly, consider getting a health check-up to understand your body’s condition and adjust your daily diet accordingly.
4. Keeping Up with Reading
In our minds, apart from the knowledge we’re born with for survival, most of the knowledge we gain comes from external input, and reading is one way to acquire that knowledge.
For me, reading serves two major purposes: first, it keeps the brain active and continuously thinking; second, it allows one’s thinking to expand infinitely.
So why does reading help keep the brain active and continuously thinking? Imagine you’re reading a suspenseful comic book, and every twist and turn in the story leaves you puzzled. You find yourself trying to guess what will happen next in the plot.
Exactly! Because you’re trying to predict the next steps in the story, you need to use your brain to think. When you think, it’s like exercising your brain, keeping it active and engaged.
Thinking is something everyone does, but whether or not you can come up with solutions depends on how sharp your brain is—something like the mind of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, of course, that’s just a metaphor, and it’s unlikely that everyone can be as smart as that great detective.
What I’m trying to say is, in life, if you want to solve problems, you need to think constantly, so your brain must always remain active. If your mind goes blank, how can you come up with answers on your own?
Mini Summary: Reading keeps your brain thinking and maintains its level of activity. These two benefits are like training your brain so that when you face challenges, you can think continuously without going blank.
Now, let’s talk about thinking. To improve your thinking abilities, you need to constantly input new knowledge into your brain. It’s like how you need continuous experience to level up your character in a game—only then will your character grow stronger. This is similar to how inputting knowledge into your brain improves your cognitive abilities.
When you keep up with reading, the books you read will input knowledge into your brain, and your brain, like a vast database, will receive and store this new information. Later, when you encounter difficulties or problems, your brain will retrieve information from this database and find solutions. Once you have a solution, your brain can even come up with better ways to handle the current problem.
Based on these two points, what I mean is that in your daily life, you will undoubtedly encounter many troubling and stressful problems. But if you have read about solutions to these problems beforehand, you’ll unconsciously remember them. Then, when you face these issues again, you’ll realize that what once stressed you out and troubled you are actually minor matters.
The same goes for your psychological state. You might find that after reading a book that relates to your current stress, you come across a sentence that resonates with you. This sentence might just be the long-sought answer you needed, offering a solution to your stress.
Mini Summary: Only by improving your thinking abilities will you find that the problems you face in life are just ordinary matters, and you’ll feel that these are issues you can handle on your own. The stress and worry were due to not knowing how to deal with these problems before. In short, you need to expand your thinking, so that you not only have solutions for everything but also see things in a broader perspective.
5. Time Management
Why do we need time management?
At first, I didn’t understand why time management was necessary, but when I actually started implementing it, I realized that we really can accomplish a lot in 24 hours. The problem is that the duration of each task throughout the day and some fragmented bits of time are not properly managed, which results in a feeling of insufficient time.
In most cases, it’s not that we genuinely don’t have enough time, but rather that we haven’t made good use of it. If you tell me that you manage your time well every day and don’t waste a single second, then I would agree that you truly don’t have enough time each day.
Let’s first look at what fragmented time is. When you start managing your time and allocate each task to the corresponding time slots, you’ll notice that there are gaps between each task—10 to 20 minutes, 20 to 30 minutes, 30 to 40 minutes, and so on—that aren’t being utilized. When you add up all this fragmented time, you’ll realize that you actually have a lot of time left in your day. Although these gaps may seem short and useless on their own, when combined, they can allow you to accomplish many things.
Once you’re aware of the fragmented time, next, you can examine the duration of each task. Sometimes, tasks or planned activities don’t actually require as much time as you allocate, but we don’t control the time well, allowing ourselves to spend more time on them than needed.
For instance, when you shower, it might only take 15 to 20 minutes, but you extend it to 30 minutes. Maybe you’re doing something else during that time—whatever it is, I don’t want to know or guess! Back to the point, this is just a simple example to show you that it’s best not to extend the time required to complete certain tasks. Once you control the time spent on each task, you’ll find that you actually have extra time to handle other things.
Based on this, you can try to complete your tasks and activities as quickly as possible without procrastination, and record the time taken for each task. Eventually, you’ll create a time schedule unique to you. You’ll see that you have a lot of extra time at the end of the day, and what you choose to do with that time is up to you. Personally, I would use it to rest or do something to improve myself. Just a small reminder: resting isn’t wasting time, and rest doesn’t require a lot of time either. I experimented with different rest durations to find what works best for me, and I discovered that 30 minutes is the optimal rest time for me.
Once you have more time, you’ll find that you no longer feel rushed when doing things, and you even have time to rest. Your life will feel much more balanced, which is exactly the change we’re aiming for. Additionally, you can use this time to improve yourself, and as a result, your value will increase as well.
I’ve also written articles on time management before, where you can learn how to plan and manage your time. After all, with more time, your quality of life will also improve↴
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Mini Summary: Make time management a habit and use it to identify more unused time in your daily life. This extra time is often overlooked because it is too fragmented or because tasks take longer than necessary. As a result, we often feel like we don't have enough time each day. Only by mastering time management can we change our lives.
6. Regular Reflection
Have you ever experienced this feeling?
You’ve learned a piece of knowledge or a skill so well that you can recite it backward, but when you need to use that knowledge or skill at a critical moment, you suddenly can’t recall it.
Or perhaps you’ve made a mistake and promised yourself that you wouldn’t repeat it, but when the next time comes, you find yourself making the same mistake again.
I believe many of you have had such experiences, right? This issue is actually easy to solve. As I mentioned earlier, habits are cumulative behaviors, and only through a certain degree of accumulation can you achieve real results.
To ensure that you can remember and apply what you’ve learned and reflected upon at any time, you must develop the habit of regular reflection. Regular reflection means setting multiple time slots and repeatedly recalling and confirming things.
Our brains tend to forget things that happen only once very quickly, except for extremely shocking or highly stimulating events. When the brain remembers something, it relies on impressions; only by deepening these impressions repeatedly can the brain firmly remember things.
Reflection is an excellent method for this. The act of reflection involves recalling and reviewing things in your mind. It is through this act of review that you can retain memories. Each time you review something, you deepen the impression, and as these impressions deepen over time, the things you reflect on—whether it’s skills, knowledge, or self-reflection—will truly be ingrained in your memory and become permanent.
When you want to change yourself, the act of reflection is extremely important. If you say you want to change but forget about it the next day, how can you achieve change?
Even if we set aside personal change, if you want to improve your life, you need to remember what you do in your daily life. Reflect on mistakes to avoid repeating them and remember your successes to affirm your strengths. Store the things you’ve learned in your mind so you can use them again in the future. Whatever it may be, if your brain doesn’t retain it, you won’t be able to change anything.
My Recommended Methods and Suggestions:
No matter what the situation, to avoid forgetting things the next morning or in the future, you need to write them down. Relying solely on your memory will inevitably lead to forgetting. Only by recording these things can they be truly preserved. When you write down what you want to remember in a book, use your own understanding to note it down. This is because conclusions derived from your thinking process are easier for you to grasp. Even if you forget later, you can still understand what you meant and wanted to express when you revisit your notes.
That’s right—the final step is to regularly review your notebook. If you want to remember a specific piece of knowledge within a week, take out your notebook and read it several times. Each time you review it, you deepen your impression, and eventually, you’ll remember that piece of knowledge. This is the function of regular reflection.
Of course, the notebook is there to deepen your impressions, so if you truly want to change or accomplish something, be sure to review it frequently. Don’t just toss it aside. If you neglect it, those things you wanted to remember won’t magically enter your brain, right?
I believe you can do it—keep going!
Mini Summary: To remember something, you must cultivate the habit of regular reflection. The purpose of this habit is to deepen your impression of something through repeated reviews, ultimately allowing you to truly remember it.
7. Maintaining a Positive and Optimistic Attitude
Maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude is one of the most useful habits I’ve learned in recent years. I used to complain about everything—about unfairness, about everything in my life, and about my own weaknesses.
I always felt useless, thinking that each day ahead would be a struggle, constantly sighing about how I wasn’t good enough.
Yes, I was once a negative person, and as a result, I was anxious every day, feeling constantly stressed.
However, after learning to be positive and optimistic, although my inner anxiety hasn’t completely disappeared, it has significantly diminished, and I don’t feel as stressed anymore. In the past, I would get irritated if I accidentally spilled a glass of water, but now, I just think it’s fine to clean it up. You might think this is just a small matter, but for me, it represents a significant change.
I’m now more hopeful about the future, eager to see how far I can go, and excited about being able to do more for my family. Because of this anticipation, I’m willing to work hard. Along the way, I keep telling myself, "It’s okay, I can do this, I can achieve this." Through this positive and optimistic mindset, I’ve discovered many things that I never noticed before. I used to think expressing my feelings was pointless, but now I believe that expressing my emotions provides an outlet for my inner thoughts.
You might find what I’m saying a bit odd, wondering why I’m talking about such small things.
But what I want to say is that these are my personal experiences, and only through personal experience can you truly see the impact of maintaining a positive and optimistic habit. I don’t believe that simply talking about it will make you understand, nor do I think that sharing my experiences will immediately teach you how to do it.
I still want everyone to maintain a positive and optimistic attitude and try to live life with this mindset. Your future still has a long way to go before you leave this world, and you surely don’t want to leave with resentment, unhappiness, and anxiety, right? You probably want to live this life in a state of happiness and peace, so try to stay optimistic. No matter when, keep an optimistic attitude. Even if someone is trying to harm you, by staying optimistic, you might see their actions as foolish.
Additionally, no matter what bad things happen, always keep yourself optimistic. Only by staying optimistic can you remain calm. Even when facing situations far beyond your ability to solve, you won’t be paralyzed by fear. Instead, you’ll calm down and start thinking things through.
These are all from my personal experience, and I hope they can help you.
My Recommended Methods:
When something unpleasant happens, remind yourself that it’s okay, it’s just a small matter—this is to comfort yourself and stabilize your emotions. When facing difficulties, motivate yourself, telling yourself that you can do it and you can solve the problem. Then, set some small goals to achieve. Small goals are easier to accomplish compared to bigger challenges, giving you a sense of accomplishment and boosting your confidence.
Remember, maintaining a positive mindset over the long term will make you more confident, disciplined, and more likely to achieve your dreams and goals.
Mini Summary: I have just one piece of advice—"Please stay optimistic."
8. Learning to Prioritize
In life, we often face many tasks that need to be completed, each varying in difficulty. Some are simple, while others are more challenging. But the most important thing is not the difficulty itself, but how you choose to solve them.
The burden of numerous tasks often becomes an excuse for procrastination. Because the tasks seem overwhelming, we tend to think, "I'll take a break first," or "I'll get them done later." The result, as you can imagine, is that the tasks remain unfinished.
This is a common phenomenon. When faced with multiple difficult tasks, our instinctive reaction is to constantly avoid them to gain a sense of security. However, this avoidance also leads to intense anxiety due to the lack of progress.
Only by learning to prioritize tasks can you increase your efficiency and reduce feelings of anxiety.
Furthermore, by cultivating the habit of prioritizing tasks, you will feel more satisfied with yourself and find a sense of balance. After prioritizing, you'll realize that you can handle these overwhelming tasks, and you'll feel more confident in your abilities. Having an orderly approach to completing tasks prevents you from being indecisive. Indecisiveness leads to feeling overwhelmed, as you constantly shift between thinking you should complete one task first, then believing another task would be quicker to finish, leaving you feeling confused and unbalanced, unsure of how to proceed.
Method:
You can prioritize tasks based on their importance and urgency. Once listed, start by addressing the urgent tasks first, then move on to the important ones. Urgent tasks are typically those that need to be done by tomorrow or the day after, while important tasks, although crucial, do not require immediate completion within a short time frame.
Whether it's tasks or self-improvement, this method can be applied.
By increasing your task efficiency, you’ll be less likely to feel anxious, and your emotional fluctuations will be minimized, making you less prone to fatigue in your daily life.
Mini Summary: Never be indecisive when it comes to tasks. Once you've prioritized them, follow the order to complete them one by one. Indecisiveness only leads to tasks being half-done or not done at all. The prioritization process should follow the sequence of urgent tasks first, followed by important ones. Urgent tasks typically require immediate action as they need to be completed in the short term, while important tasks, although significant, can be addressed after the urgent ones are completed.
9. Social Interaction
One of the ways to change your life is to engage in social interactions with others.
Although today’s society often promotes the idea of enjoying solitude, I believe enjoying solitude is about silently growing and becoming stronger when no one is there to help or accompany you. During this period of growth, you may be lonely, but there’s no need to fear, because in the future, you will meet people who share your values. This doesn’t mean you should completely reject interacting with others; even if you are enjoying solitude, you should still maintain social interactions.
To put it simply, imagine your friends isolate you, and you decide to leave them after realizing this. Or perhaps your current friends have different values and ideas, while you seek growth and unprecedented self-improvement, and they prefer to stay where they are. So, you choose to leave and grow on your own, with the hope of meeting like-minded people after your growth. During this time before meeting them, you may feel lonely, but there’s no need to be afraid—embrace it because you are growing, and this is a necessary process.
Through these examples, I want to express that social interaction is essential in everyone’s life. You shouldn’t reject all communication with others because of someone’s comment. You might choose temporary solitude for your own sake, but once you meet people like yourself, that solitude will no longer exist.
Returning to the topic, interacting with others can also help you improve yourself. You’ll discover many skills in others that you don’t possess, skills that you might lack. Once you identify these gaps, you can work on improving yourself. Additionally, we sometimes struggle to see ourselves clearly; only an outsider, observing from a distance, can see us objectively. These people can easily spot our flaws, and through conversations with them, you can learn about your shortcomings. In other words, you can gain valuable insights from interacting with others.
When you meet people who share your ideals, you will feel happiness and confidence because they understand what you need and why you do what you do. They will encourage you, and this encouragement will boost your confidence, making you less likely to feel down while pursuing your goals. Of course, this applies to positive social relationships.
In truth, there’s nothing wrong with social interaction; you just need to find or attract like-minded individuals. Once you find them, it’s important to maintain a positive relationship. Having such a companion will motivate you to work even harder in life.
Mini Summary: Solitude doesn’t mean you should isolate yourself from everyone and reject communication. Instead, it’s about learning to enjoy solitude during your journey of self-improvement. You chose to work hard because you didn’t want to be like those around you—you wanted to be better. This is why you might feel lonely, but this loneliness is only temporary. It will last until you’ve worked hard and found your true companions.
Social interaction can enhance your confidence and happiness but remember that this happiness is based on having positive social relationships. If you encounter people who only belittle you, it won’t work. Therefore, you need to find true companions who will comfort and support you.
10. Maintaining a Regular Sleep Schedule
Let’s be honest—are you staying up late every day?
It's okay, even if you say you’re not staying up late, I’d still assume that you probably are!
Before diving into the content, I want to ask everyone to try to stay up late less often. Unless you need to stay up late for work or study, I hope you’ll minimize it as much as possible.
Back to the topic, maintaining a regular sleep schedule is truly important. So, what is a regular sleep schedule?
First, I want you to understand a key concept—the biological clock. The biological clock refers to the natural timing mechanism within living organisms that controls the cyclical changes in various physiological activities. This mechanism allows organisms to adapt to and synchronize with the cyclical changes in the external environment, such as the alternation of day and night, seasonal changes, etc.
Simply put, when the biological clock is disrupted, our hormone production and overall mental state are affected.
Method:
This is a new concept I’ve learned recently: to avoid disrupting your biological clock, you must ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent. For example, your daily sleep duration should be the same. If you sleep for 8 hours, then you must maintain those 8 hours of sleep every day. Additionally, the time you go to bed should also be consistent. If you usually go to sleep at 10 p.m., then you should aim to fall asleep at 10 p.m. every night.
In summary, both your sleep duration and sleep timing must be stable. If either is inconsistent, your body’s hormone production will become unstable, and this instability will indirectly affect your physical appearance, such as causing breakouts.
Additionally, it’s important to avoid electronic devices, like phones and computers, 30 minutes before bedtime. The blue light emitted from these screens can affect your sleep quality. Poor sleep quality will disrupt your biological clock, as it prevents you from falling asleep at your usual time.
Mini Summary: An irregular sleep schedule can lead to a disrupted biological clock. The biological clock is a natural timing mechanism within living organisms that controls the cyclical changes in various physiological activities. This mechanism helps organisms adapt to and synchronize with the cyclical changes in the external environment, such as the alternation of day and night, seasonal changes, etc. Therefore, when your biological clock is disrupted, your body’s regulatory functions become chaotic, making hormone production more difficult.
To maintain a stable biological clock, your daily sleep duration and timing must remain consistent. For example, if you sleep for 8 hours and go to bed at 10 p.m., you must maintain the same duration and timing every day, regardless of the day of the week.
Lastly, avoid exposure to blue light from electronic devices 30 minutes before bedtime. The blue light from screens can negatively impact your sleep quality, which in turn affects your biological clock.
Last Thoughts
These are some habits that I find particularly useful. Developing these habits will take some time, so it's important to be patient and not rush the process. I hope you can cultivate these habits and change your life, allowing yourself to experience an unprecedented sense of happiness in your daily life.