Positive Habits That Changed Your Life.

[Lynnel]

I'm looking for habits, that once done regularly, changed your life in a really significant way. I won't include reading because it's part of my soul as intellegentsia ( Ego, seriously ? laugh with me on this one) and brushing my teeth as it's really basic.

The ones that had a DRASTIC change :

Meditation
Going out and socializing
Nofap
Energy cleanse

 

[Evilwave Heddy]

Waking up at 6am every morning.

Reading Self Help books...watching self help videos.

Quitting smoking cold turkey. (2 months off them now)

Meditating every day....my friends call me weird because of this one. (I guess I couldn't really call them friends then)

 

[adrian284]

For me, cardio is a big one. Running everyday for at least 15 minutes makes me feel alive. I always heard about it being very effective but until I tried it consistently for a while I didn't believe it would make such a huge positive difference in my perspective about life. 

[ayokolomo]

Just like@adrian2 and @Evilwave Heddy  said. I would journaling and developing a martial art.

There is nothing that can bring you to the now like another grown man trying to strangle you.

[Psychonaut]

• Meditation
• Sport like swimming
• going vegetarian and loosing weight doing nothing
• Nofapperino

[Anna]

9 hours ago, Evilwave Heddy said:

Meditating every day....my friends call me weird because of this one. (I guess I couldn't really call them friends then)

 

They call you weird, because they'll never know how powerful this is.

I meditate regularly, too.

[Franz]

- quitting TV 

- quitting Video Games (that was a hard one. Loved that shit)

- quitting porn and masturbation

- working out + having my diet in check (thats a huge one)

- stopped beeing overly focused on how people (incl. myself) look

- staying kinda obsessed with my dental health (people kept telling me its "too much". nope!)

 

[carrotqueen]

The things I have found have changed my life the most are:

- Changing my eating habits so I only eat real whole organic foods 
- Daily Yoga Practice & focusing on fitness every day
 

[ULFBERHT]

I know this thread is about good habits and I don't want to distract too much from that, but I'd like to caution the men here on the NoFap phenomenon. I'm not necessarily condemning its practice, because I think it could be good as a discipline test, but 1) a lot of the evidence surrounding its benefits are anecdotal (speaking strictly of the NoFap Reddit page)
2) To some degree, "if you don't use it, you lose it" is true. It's important to get erections regularly because its been suggested that infrequent erections can harm sexual potency. http://www.medicaldaily.com/use-it-or-lose-it-how-age-hormones-and-masturbation-predict-sexual-health-329366 Granted this is probably more relevant to older men, but why risk it? 3) Some evidence shows that regular ejaculation can help ward off prostate cancer. http://www.harvardprostateknowledge.org/does-frequent-ejaculation-help-ward-off-prostate-cancer

4) (anecdotal) I pound my clown all the time and I'm still a beast in the gym, I'm productive at work, my test levels are fine, and I'm able to lay down the law with my wife for as long as she wants because I have many opportunities to practice. Giggity, giggity, aaaalll right. Take care of your dick, gents.

[ULFBERHT]

As for my habits:

Getting in the gym, reading, working on my emotional imperturbability, visualization and affirmation, getting my macros in, continuity of mindfulness practice (if I can't sit down and do it formally).

[Gokul Kumar]

As for my Habits..

 journaling for 10min a day before bed is an cool one.. Especially if you are a Newbie!

 

[didirci]

 - Avoid ALL negative people in your circle of friends (try to make them understand how negative they are first), it took a lot of negativity out of my life and opened loads of doors. It also brought new positive people ! (like a magic want pretty much).

-Meditate (but still working out how to stay regular though!)

-Eating more healthy (Less red meat and sugars for example that definitely works!)

-Exercise as often as you can (gives you more energy and at the same time relaxes you!)

-Having a great relationship (and that will solve the NoFap dilemma  , having sex is one of the most healthy things in the world)

 

Edited March 2, 2016 by didirci

[Stef]

• NoFap (the most radical change)
• Daily exercise
• Cold showers
• Yoga and meditation
• Quitting soft drinks, eating healthier
• Journaling
• Read everyday

[abrakamowse]

Mindful meditation changed me a lot and it made me feel much more positive

Reading much more books and more meaningful ones

Eating healthier

I need to add exercise to the list. I am beginning to exercise but not daily, I want to make it daily.

[Truth]

- Meditation

- Mindfulness+journaling

- Pushing my comfort zone in social interactions every time.

- becoming the Ultimate Mental Masturbater and stuck in a state of analysis paralysis. (Not the best thing to do but it changed my whole perspective on life.)

 

Edited March 3, 2016 by Truth

[Magnifico]

@Neuroticon I haven't spend my time to inform me about the negative effects of these bad habits, but how do you regard these effects personally.

On 2.3.2016 at 3:44 PM, Neuroticon said:

NoFap (the most radical change)

In which way did this changed you? I've heard about it it, but what are the real positive effects ?:)

 

On 2.3.2016 at 3:44 PM, Neuroticon said:

Cold showers

And how did this changed your life?

I know many questions, but would be interesting for me

With kind regards,
Tim

[Stef]

1 minute ago, KeepPounding said:

@Neuroticon I haven't spend my time to inform me about the negative effects of these bad habits, but how do you regard these effects personally.

In which way did this changed you? I've heard about it it, but what are the real positive effects ?:)

 

And how did this changed your life?

I know many questions, but would be interesting for me

With kind regards,
Tim

Hey Tim.

I've put up a thread on NoFap in the relationships and sexuality subforum where I listed all the benefits. You should check that out.
See this for further information.

 

 

 

[Paul Simon]

• The big one, meditation
• Becoming more introvert than extrovert (how I was for most of life). Has aided me in personal development, self growth, and understanding the higher self
• Less drinking, less smoking pot
• Eating healthy, switching over to a complete vegan/pescatarian diet within the next few months
• Realizing my true nature, spreading more love around
• So much more I could list

[Magnifico]

"Anti-Habits":

• Quit eating candies/ soft drinks (real hard in the beginning, because I loooved it )
• Quit playing computer
   

Habits:

• Meditation
• Jogging
• Muscletraining
• learning guitar
• intermitted fasting
• Optimizing Worldview
• Give a fuck on other people's opinion ( best one )

[abrakamowse]

I think I will try the cold showers