I’m of the belief that doing just about anything every single day for a year will change your life! A key for me has been to “lower the bar” so that I can keep the promise to myself and maintain momentum through days of low energy or enthusiasm, e.g. playing the guitar for 1 minute, or writing 1 sentence.

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toxik 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Similarly, just showing up at the gym/hobby/sport is huge. Even if you do next to nothing.

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tom1337 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

a stranger i once talked to at the gym told me "every workout is better than the workout you are not doing" and that kinda changed my perspective on that topic.

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Insanity 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah I go bouldering even on off days to “stay in the rhythm”. And I do have honestly terrible days where I feel I’m struggling climbs of even a grade below my comfort level, but at least I went lol.

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renjimen 3 hours ago | parent [-]

How do you stay injury free climbing every day? I feel like at even twice week I am entering the danger zone with ligamentisis.

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HalfCrimp an hour ago | parent [-]

I suspect they mean "days that I deal off" rather than "every day". Even elite climbers struggle with ligament issues climbing every single day

	▲	renjimen 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Name checks out! Your clarification makes sense on a second read. Thanks

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pavel_lishin 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The best form of exercise is the one you can consistently stick with.

For me, that got shot down in flames over the winter because I kept getting sick. :/

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irishcoffee 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Someone said it, I forget who: 90% of life is just showing up

	▲	tonyedgecombe an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I think it was Woody Allen.
	▲	idontwantthis 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Especially true for friendship. If you want friends, all you have to do is be in the same place with the same people regularly.

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bonestamp2 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Atomic Habits is a great book for little things like this that make a big difference when compounded with time.

	▲	Nevermark 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I imagine reading a book about habits every day for a year would be life changing. :)

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simonw 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah, doing a small thing daily can add up so fast.

When I started my niche-musueums.com website I bootstrapped it by posting a new museum I had been to every day for a month. It took 15-30 minutes a day and within a few weeks I had a site I was really proud of.

I think the key is to give yourself permission to stop without feeling guilty about it. Any time I start a new streak like this I deliberately tell myself that it's not going to be forever and I can stop any time for any reason.

	▲	srik 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I love your website! Your url has a typo, here's it fixed in the meantime https://www.niche-museums.com

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gloryjulio 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's basically a form of meditation. It's a great way to get your life back on track