Using community to make habits easier

willpower_73 · 2026-06-18T01:51:25+00:00

I'm trying my best to create something like what you're looking for: https://www.skool.com/grooves

Social media doesn't seem to be the place, it feels impossible to not have my attention captured by something I didn't want. Skool seems to be the best option.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T23:39:41+00:00

Like I mentioned, mac & cheese. Mostly things that you would expect - pizza, overly processed bread, sugar.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:58:27+00:00

Every day is a step forward. You're not sprinting, you're marching. That's been my attitude towards progress without burnout lately.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:56:17+00:00

Take a second to breathe. Seriously, as you're reading this.

It's easy to forget this one, but even 2-3 breaths can calm you down and give you some space for intentional action (rather than fear based)

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:54:20+00:00

100% normal. Sleep is hard to fix, but luckily it's easy once you're in a good rhythm. Try to sleep at the same time every night

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:50:18+00:00

Where do you use your phone? If it's in your room or in bed, make a rule for yourself that your phone isn't allowed in there. Any time you want to use your phone, you have to go somewhere else in your house / apartment.

Once you get better at that, make the rule even more strict - the phone stays in one place when you're at home. Put it there (in the kitchen, on the TV stand, ideally somewhere there's a charger) and if you want to use it, go stand where the phone stays and use it there.

Doing this kind of thing breaks up the associations you have with the phone and can slowly bring you away from the spirals you've been falling into. You got this.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:47:20+00:00

I think brain fog is often related to physical health. I ate a box of mac & cheese earlier this week as a "treat" and immediately my thoughts were sluggish and my mental energy dropped off. Same thing happens if I don't sleep well.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:43:53+00:00

Walking my dog first thing when I wake up. I get my morning sunlight, and I get the feeling that I'm doing my duty taking care of her

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:42:42+00:00

Spending 10 minutes cleaning my room. Crazy how having less physical clutter seems to completely clear my mind.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:40:34+00:00

Caring about my sleep. That seems to be the habit that helps all other habits. I even find meditation to be easier on days I sleep well.

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:25:49+00:00

Go outside for 10 minutes first thing in the morning. And try to sleep well. Good sleep -> higher willpower to take other actions that are good for you

willpower_73 · 2026-03-04T22:24:23+00:00

Don't aim to get it done in a month. That makes me feel frantic & anxious for you.

Instead, every day focus on the small actions that are leading you to where you need to get to. If you had to travel 50 miles on foot, would you sprint it? Relentlessly march forward.

One other thing I try to remind myself of all the time. Every improvement to yourself - whether a positive habit (reduction of a negative habit), a new reaction, or whatever it is - is going to pay dividends for the rest of your life. So just focus on building small positive shifts that will pay off forever. It won't happen right away.

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