Good Habits to Cultivate

 As we pursue our goals in our daily lives or even just coasting through life, living without any sense of purpose, we should still focus on some habits that we can cultivate to better ourselves. While cultivating these habits, we may be in a better state in the future while we ponder about our life, goals and purposes. I have written down some habits that I intend to follow and is by no means a health advice. Please do your own research.

Health Goal

Sleep

Getting 7-8h of sleep as an adult will help us recover both mentally and physically. Many of us are sleep deprived possibly due to stress or doom scrolling before sleeping. With a good night rest, it helps that we will be more energised with all the other benefits that comes with it, such as lower risk of heart disease and healthier blood sugar levels.

Nutrition

Getting sufficient and balanced nutrition is also key to having a healthier body. Follow the Quarter Quarter Half rule, where 1/4 of the plate is grains, 1/4 of the plate is proteins and half of the plate is fruits and vegetables.

Hydration

Keep yourself hydrated throughout the day. The usual guideline is 8 glasses of water per day or to check if urine colour is clear colourless. Being hydrated will help to reduce the stress on the kidneys to filter out toxins from the body and also lower the chances of kidney stones.

Mental Wellbeing

Journal

Writing down your thoughts and what has happened throughout the day can help to organise your thoughts. It also helps you to process what you have gone through and have a closure for the day. It can even be a note taking session where you write down what you have to do the next day so that the workload is offloaded from your brain and reduces the stress that your brain experiences.

Connecting with Nature

Nature has the ability to reduce stress in our body and improves our mood. Furthermore, it helps to reduce anxiety and sadness. With these benefits, it is good to take a hike or walk around parks to get some fresh air and relax. This may be difficult to achieve daily but it should at least be a weekly habit

Knowledge

Reading

Gaining new knowledge will be a good habit to have as it is part of self improvement. It can be fiction or non fiction as both genres develop us in different ways. The important point is to ensure that the habit of reading is kept, and that the absorption of knowledge takes place.

Learn Something New

It can be anything. For me, it will be some new language that will be basic. I believe with a habit of learning, I will less likely drop it off when it gets tough.