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structure and a deliberately designed environment works much better than will power and inspiration

here are some of the things I've added over the years:

- phone not allowed in bedroom: forces me to get out of bed asap to check phone, helps me fall asleep faster.

- removed TV from living room: forces me to read more, and take more naps instead of mindless binge watching TV. I want to binge watch but I simply can't now

- meal prep: stick to my diet even when i'm too lazy to cook, saves me money on ubereats and controls weight. Related: keep fruits on the counter so you're always staring at them instead of reaching for chips and cookies or whatever. going from one extreme (and retarded) diet every year is ngmi

- remove time wasting apps from phone: checking price of bitcoin and stocks, amethyst (sorry vitor it's too addictive), chatgpt, email. Disable all notifications.

- coding/lifting as one task: I write a massive prompt, then I go do a few sets, then when i'm resting i check where claude is at. My home gym is next to my computer.

- set goals one season at a time: if I can't see the finish line from the start, it's hard for me to stick to the goal. Instead of settings a goal like "get jacked in 2026" I'll do "add 10lbs to my bench by March 31st"

- deliberately manipulating my algo: use the subscribe and like buttons on YouTube, and actively block/mute channels that waste time or upset you.

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Jeroen Ubbink 3d ago

Nice, very inspirational. I have slowly clicked with small atomic habits and it took me 35-40 years before i somehow finally clicked with it and even though it is a slow improving process i have alread achieved things i could not imagine achieving.

I've decided pretty much to try organise my life about mostly tiny habits. So far i have only been adding. I also gave up a few build-up habits because i did get demotivated with them and saw no longer a use for. My next step would most likely be to find a way to keep track of it better and pick a moment like once every 3 months to evaluate and see if i still have results or if i need to adapt.

It's funny to see where these tiny things can go. It works me better for me to just do these things for a long period and find out if they do me any good.

I learned that smallest possible step on repetition to s vague goal with a set point in time works best for me.

Settebello 3d ago

Really good piece of advice!

freecritter 3d ago

Great design having gym next to computer. Setting up my grapheneOS phone was a good exercise to think through what apps I want on it.

Vanessa 3d ago

Nice work! Might implement a few!

Sims 3d ago

Thanks! Glad you liked it! 💯 What ideas you think would vibe best with your style? 🤔✨

Julien Dambron 3d ago

Remove the bad options.

No TV in the living room means more reading. No phone in the bedroom means better sleep. Design your space.

Place fruit where you can see it. You grab what is in front of you.

Delete addictive apps. Notifications are distractions.

Stack your habits. Lift while the code runs.

Set short goals. You need a visible finish line.

Control your feed. Block the junk.

DecBytes 3d ago

A TV or Phone in the bedroom is a big no.

Cincy 3d ago

thank you for sharing

Send2Normies 3d ago

To sum up, you shifted from fiat to Bitcoin.

FREEDOM 2d ago

People chase hacks. You built an environment. That’s the real meta.

Vincent Eastwood 2d ago

coding/lifting as one task is actually terrible idea, at least for me. I've tried it and I can't focus on my workout neither on my work.

utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 2d ago

Think of it as coding is the primary task, but you gotta do something better than just watch the LLM type away, so just get in some "junk" volume, it will still add up over the week!