Vegetable gardening
Growing food you then cook, on a plot, a raised bed or a balcony
Planting, watering, weeding and picking, at whatever scale the space allows. Light physical work, time outdoors and a feedback loop measured in weeks rather than notifications. For most people who stick with it the food is the smaller part of the appeal; the appeal is a standing appointment with something alive. Setup costs little, the running cost is time, and the season decides the schedule instead of you.
Who backs it
Sorted by strength of stance
- Oprah WinfreyDoes it
Talk show host and producer · The Oprah Winfrey Show
Lunch on the day she wrote her happiness list was tomato soup made from tomatoes she had picked that morning. Food out of the garden is one of the specific things she names when the question is what happiness actually looks like.
Source: Oprah.com: What Oprah Knows for Sure About Happiness
Aimed at the same thing
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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 cost
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 cost
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 cost
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 cost
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 - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Deliberate cold exposure
Cold showers or ice baths used deliberately, usually a few minutes at a time
Backed by 25 of 54 stacks: 19 do it, 0 recommend it, 6 have discussed it
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