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Want to pick up some good habits? The best approach is to start small.
In the Quora thread What are some good ‘mini habits’ to practice each day? readers shared the simple habits you should follow every day to become a happier, healthier or more productive person. The best part is, each one only takes about five minutes to complete.
Here are some of our favorites:
Brushing and flossing your teeth not only prevents gingivitis and tooth decay, but it can also save your life.
Dental associations recommend you brush twice a day for two minutes and floss once a day. If you don’t, you could be putting yourself at greater risk for developing dementia, diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer, among other things. —Pinkish Bamotra
Just after you brush your teeth, look at yourself in the mirror and smile, holding the smile for 10 seconds. Dr. Robert Zajonc, a famous psychologist, believed facial action leads to changes in mood, and in a 1989 study he found that participants who watched themselves smile in a mirror experienced a greater boost in mood than those who simply smiled. —Nistha Tripathi
Starting your day by finishing something and doing it well provides a small self-esteem boost early on. And when you come home tired from a long day at work, there will be nothing between you and a good night’s sleep. —Rizwan Aseem
Also known as ‘eating the frog’, decide on the one task you must perform that day to be successful and do it first thing when you get to work. —Patrick Mathieson
Meditation only takes a few minutes every day, but it can bring many benefits like a decreased risk of mental illness and brain degeneration, increased serotonin production, lower blood pressure, decreased anxiety and much more. —Joshua Raichur
If you have no clue how to meditate, try simply sitting in a quiet place and counting your breaths. Your focus should be on your breath and not your thoughts. Restart counting as soon as your mind distracts you and you find yourself thinking of something else. —Nistha Tripathi
“My days go so much smoother when I remind myself: ‘dude, you could just as easily have been born in a Sudanese refugee camp. You’re one lucky mo-fo’.” —Patrick Mathieson
There are plenty of five-minute podcasts out there, and if you can’t sit and read a book, they can be a great way to learn while doing brainless work. —Saranya Krishnamurthy
If everyone at work wears casual clothes, wear casual clothes with a nice jacket — it’s easy to do, you’ll stand out from the herd in a positive way, and important people will take notice. —Rizwan Aseem
Summon the courage to do something that makes you anxious, like speaking up during a work conference call or saying ‘hi’ to someone new. As self-improvement coach George Addair once said, “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” —Patrick Mathieson
Be it taking a different route to work, talking to a new person or experimenting with something you haven’t before, don’t let your curiosity and awe die in the daily grind. —Nistha Tripathi
As soon as you’re done using something, put it back where it belongs. This will help you drastically cut back on the clutter in your life and save you the time you would otherwise waste looking for something.
Before you go to bed, pick up the clutter left around one space at a time. This could help you have a cleaner mind, have clearer thinking and focus on things that you really want to achieve. —Rizwan Aseem
Writing every day can help you keep track of your progress, feel good and stay motivated to make even more progress. —Saranya Krishnamurthy
Walk to work if you can, take the stairs, walk around the office when you’re stuck on a problem, get outside and walk during lunch and walk home again. The exercise isn’t just good for your body, it can also boost your energy levels, creativity and mood. —Aggregated from multiple Quora users
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They went full Islamist so it’s not a surprise.
@Alex: By having a Muslim leader you mean?
@Alex: have you ever been to scoland lad ,laddie or anything thing else you want to be know as , sectarian poverty, enormous wealth and religions that done everything to each other and still slaughtered our Islam friends ,
Very strange headline from PA / The Journal. Scottish independence movement is not at an end and won’t be until Scotland gains its independence again.
SNP can now all fit in sturgeon’s dodgy camper van….
@David Cotter: interesting that all that has gone very quiet. No court dates.
Constant moaning while they are funded by Westminster. And to say that he still in his heart and soul believes in Scottish Independence just shows how out of touch he is. At least his constituents seem to know which side their bread is buttered on. In comparison it seems he wants it buttered on both sides
@Fintan Neelan: very narrow view
U use the resources given to you ..
Would you rather they abstained like SF ?
NEVER happy
And SF is the 5th largest party in the UK! You can’t control borders if you don’t own your own borders. A United Ireland is inevitable
@D. Peadar:
If Shin Fein are serious about a United Ireland they need to start trying to convince the nationalists/catholics /wolf tone cd owners it’s a good idea.
The Scottish Independence movement has NOT collapsed. Independence led by 2% in the last poll a fortnight ago. It is simply much more than the SNP, which got a huge vote, just not as huge as Labour and the first past the post system flipped them out. Other parties and voters also support independence.
The first past the post system is very odd.
@Washpenrebel: How is winning by getting the most votes odd?
@Vincent Wallace: do you not think winning nearly two-thirds of the seats with a little more than one-third of the vote is odd? Do you not think the Liberal Democrats getting fewer votes than Reform but more than ten times as many seats is odd?
Just a few years ago, the UK appeared to be falling apart over Brexit and under Johnson and Truss. That moment is gone now but it would be very foolish to think it couldn’t come back again. Anything is possible.
@N M: the UK is falling apart,why do you think the tory party just got crushed
The Nicola Sturgeon debacle coupled with wanting to get the tories out of power right now lead to their poor showing. I doubt it’s changed one persons mind on independence. It’s just on the back burner until they can regroup.
The Scots never really wanted independence, only the romantic right to want it. I mean come on! They had their chance once, and said no. Put the independence question to bed and move on.
@Keth Tgi:
Watching Braveheart and painting their face blue seemed to work for a while.
All the SNP need is a new leader to continue the legacy of the past, perhaps Shane Codd or Rob Herring.
That’s what happen when you let Islamists in command. They made a mess of it. Frankly, that was laughable
Themselves and the fianna failers would make the mafia look like choirboys
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