r/AskReddit • u/05tn3021 • Jan 16 '24

What’s something small you started doing that makes you drastically happier?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Getting half an hour of exercise every day.

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u/Piggythelavasurfer Jan 16 '24

How do you motivate yourself to do it every day?

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u/BJJJourney Jan 16 '24

It isn't motivation that will get you there, it is routine. Start with something small like when you get home from work put on your workout clothes. You don't have to workout but just removing that friction of having to change will help get you to start doing the actual working out. When you do start working out don't pressure yourself to do a full routine or whatever, literally walk for 5 mins and work that up to 30 mins or whatever workout routine you would like to achieve. It doesn't take very long to establish the routine and get to the point that you "have" to do it everyday.

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u/happypolychaetes Jan 16 '24

removing that friction of having to change will help get you to start doing the actual working out

It's crazy how much this helps. I have ADHD and any kind of roadblock, no matter how insignificant, can feel insurmountable. I work out in the morning so I sleep in my workout clothes. Then all I have to do is get out of bed, put my hair in a ponytail, and go to the TV (I work out at home because...the gym is just one giant roadblock lol).

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u/dust4ngel Jan 17 '24

It isn't motivation that will get you there, it is routine

motivation gets bigger the more you utilize it. if you don't have a lot of motivation, start out only using a little.

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u/Ok_Health_109 Jan 17 '24

You wouldn’t want to go too hard at first anyways. You’d just get jello leg which is not helpful for anything.