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Habits
531 entries pulled from 54 stacks. Default order is consensus: the number of tracked people who have publicly backed each one.
96 entries
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Daily reading
A fixed daily reading block, usually books rather than feeds
Backed by 24 of 54 stacks: 22 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Daily meditation
10-20 minutes of formal practice, most days
Backed by 20 of 54 stacks: 16 do it, 1 recommend it, 3 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Daily walking
A long walk most days, often without headphones
Backed by 17 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 5 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Cutting out alcohol
Drinking nothing, or close to it: the most common upgrade in these stacks
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 5 do it, 2 recommend it, 6 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Gratitude practice
Writing down a few specific things you are grateful for, daily
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 11 do it, 1 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Journaling
Writing to unload the mind, usually first thing or last thing
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 12 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost07
Deliberate solitude
Regular time with your own thoughts and no other inputs
Backed by 12 of 54 stacks: 9 do it, 3 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Early rising
A fixed, early wake time, often before anyone else is awake
Backed by 11 of 54 stacks: 10 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost09
Daily writing
Write something every day, published or not
Backed by 8 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost10
Daily minimum workout
A floor you never drop below: 20 minutes of movement and recovery on your worst day
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost11
Dim the lights at night
Low, warm, low-placed light for the last few hours of the day
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost12
Napping
Short early-afternoon naps: useful, but easy to get wrong
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 1 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost13
Phone out of the bedroom
Charge it in another room and buy an actual alarm clock
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost14
Phone-free first hour
No email, news or social media until you have done something of your own
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost15
Weekly review
One scheduled hour a week to close loops and plan the next one
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 6 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost16
Pre-workout music
Headphones on, a set playlist, and a fixed cue to switch into training mode
Backed by 5 of 54 stacks: 5 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost17
Afternoon caffeine cutoff
A cutoff in early afternoon; caffeine's half-life runs longer than most expect
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost18
Calorie and macro tracking
Logging food against a calorie and protein target, loosely or to the gram
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost19
Daily prayer
A fixed time for prayer each morning, before the phone and before the day starts
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost20
Personal mantra
A quote kept where you will see it before you perform, taped up or written on your gear
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost21
Thinking retreats
Blocks of time cleared of the schedule to sit with one hard problem
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost22
Daily step target
Hold a fixed daily step count so everyday movement does not quietly shrink on a diet
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost23
Deliberate discomfort
Choosing the thing you do not want to do, daily, as its own training
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost24
Habit tracking
Mark the calendar every day you do it, then protect the chain
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost25
Margin notes
Writing in the margins while reading, especially where you disagree with the author
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost26
Regular check-ins with friends
A standing group chat or text that asks how you actually are
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost27
Regular weigh-ins
Weighing in a few times a week and reading the trend, not the daily number
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost28
Time with family and friends
Protected off-hours with the people who knew you before the job did
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost29
Warm bath or shower before bed
Warm water an hour or two before sleep drops core temperature after
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost30
Written goal sheet
Goals written down, in numbers, and kept where you see them every morning
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost31
Daily hydration target
Drinking to a set daily volume, often half your body weight in ounces
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost32
Hot water with lemon
A mug of hot water with a slice of lemon, to start the day or wind it down
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost33
No eating close to bedtime
Finishing the last meal a few hours before sleep so digestion is done by lights out
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost34
Open calendar
An appointment book kept almost empty so most days are free for reading and thinking
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost35
Quitting social media
Deleting the accounts rather than trying to use them less
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost36
Scheduled rest days
Fixed days off training each week so recovery is planned rather than forced by injury
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost37
Screens off an hour before bed
Phone, laptop and TV closed for the last hour, replaced by a book or nothing at all
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost38
Training first thing
The workout goes before the workday; a session planned for later tends not to happen
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost39
A high savings rate
Bank a large share of income by spending well below what the income allows
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost40
Accountability mirror
Telling yourself the blunt truth in the mirror every day, then fixing it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost41
Act on the thing causing stress
Make the first call or send the first email on whatever is nagging at you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost42
Asking for criticism
Book regular time with your manager and ask what you should be doing better
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost43
Asking for help
Four words, can you help me, used on purpose rather than as a last resort
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost44
Batch processing email
Sit down once and clear thirty or a hundred messages in a run
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost45
Breaking one bad habit at a time
Dropping a single habit every six months and leaving everything else alone
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost46
Celebrating your flaws
Point at the thing you would rather hide instead of trying to cover it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost47
Chess
Short games used as a mental reset between blocks of demanding work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost48
Daily design
Writing the day ahead in the past tense, then scoring it out of ten at night
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost49
Documenting the journey
Filming and publishing the work in progress, failures included, before it succeeds
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost50
Evening reset
Clear today's mess and stage tomorrow before you go to bed
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost51
Falling asleep to podcasts
Narrative audio at lights out in place of a book or the television
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost52
High five in the mirror
A silent high five to your own reflection after brushing your teeth
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost53
Inbox zero
Empty the inbox by deciding once where every message goes
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost54
Jotting ideas the night before
Rough notes at bedtime, organized writing the next morning
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost55
Keeping a streak
One thing every day, with an unbroken count of days as the rule
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost56
Learning something new daily
A short block each day on a skill you have never had before
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost57
Lenten fasting
Forty days of giving something up, plus fast and meat-free days, in the Christian calendar
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost58
Lion's breath
One deep breath in, then a big loud exhale, used to break a spiral of frustration
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost59
Living without debt
No mortgage, no loans, no balances, chosen for the flexibility not the interest
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost60
Making the bed
The first completed task of the day, done before anything else
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost61
Mastery hobbies
Recovering through a demanding hobby rather than through rest
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost62
Memento mori reminder
A daily, deliberate reminder that you are going to die
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost63
Menstrual cycle tracking
Logging cycle days and symptoms, then reading training and fueling against them
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost64
Morning puttering
A slow, unscheduled first hour or two: coffee, the paper, breakfast, no meetings
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost65
Naming your inner critic
Give the voice in your head a name so you can hear it as separate from you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost66
Nasal breathing
Breathe through the nose by default, including during easy exercise
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost67
No alarm clock
Waking without an alarm, kept only for early flights
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost68
No fried food or artificial sugar
Dropping fried food, artificial sweeteners and artificial drinks, at least while competing
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost69
No meetings
Declining meetings and answering in writing instead
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost70
No meetings with strangers
A standing no to anyone with no existing reason to be meeting you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost71
No phone calls after 10 p.m.
A hard stop on calls and conversations late in the evening so the brain can wind down
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost72
No sugary soft drinks
Water as the default drink, with sugar-sweetened sodas cut out entirely
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost73
No television
Cutting TV out of solo hours, keeping it as something done with other people
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost74
No-phone zones
Named rooms, hours and events where the phone is not allowed at all
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost75
Notifications turned off
No alerts, no badges and no social apps, so the phone only interrupts when you let it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost76
Phone away in conversation
Put the phone out of sight when someone starts talking to you
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost77
Phone calls after a workout
Spend the flat half hour after training on calls, not on hard work
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost78
Quitting the news
Dropping the daily news cycle rather than trying to follow it more carefully
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost79
Reading books out of order
Many books open at once, opened at whatever section fits your mood that day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost80
Reading history
Put the reading hours into what already happened rather than into forecasts
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost81
Reading philosophy before bed
Ending the day on a page or two of philosophy, then thinking it over before sleep
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost82
Rereading a small set of books
Going back through the best hundred books repeatedly rather than chasing new ones
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost83
Rewriting notes by hand
Copying the same material out longhand, daily, until it sticks
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost84
Saved answers to common requests
Write the reply properly once, then send it every time it repeats
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost85
Saying I don't know
Admit uncertainty out loud instead of producing a plausible answer
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost86
Saying I get to instead of I have to
Swap one verb in your self-talk and the daily grind reads as a privilege
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost87
Saying I love you to friends
End calls with close friends the way family would, and mean it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost88
Staying put
Not switching jobs, fields or cities, so skills and trust keep compounding
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost89
Taking the stairs
Stairs over elevators, and carrying your own bags, as movement built into the day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost90
The brain check question
Asking whether a choice is good or bad for your brain before you make it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost91
Time in nature
Deliberate time outdoors among trees, water or open sky, most days
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost92
Training as practice
Treating a session as skill rehearsal rather than a workout to be survived
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost93
Uncomfortable conversations
Say out loud that the conversation will be hard before you start it
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost94
Washing the dishes
Doing the dishes by hand after dinner as a fixed, screen-free end to the day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost95
Water before coffee
A full glass of water on waking, before the first cup of coffee
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost96
Work-life harmony
Treat work and home as feeding each other rather than as a strict trade-off
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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