Hi, I'm Gregory Brown.
My goal is to help software developers get better at what they do, whether they've been at it for five weeks or fifty years.
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I agree, if you're trying to hit three different goals at once (improve sleep, workout, and diet) you will end up overwhelmed.
Instead my approach would be to pick one of those things, like "improve sleep" and then design a bunch of changes around that.
Buy blackout curtains
Improve bedding / bed if possible
Stay off the screen an hour before bed
Brew a cup of chamomile tea shortly before bed
Sit by a window and get some sunlight first thing in the morning
Eat breakfast as soon as I wake up because this helps reset your internal clock.
These are just examples, but the idea is I go into a change knowing I won't stick to all of these, but if even a handful succeed, I will have made progress towards my goal.
Those who can be patient enough to focus on just one microhabitat at a time definitely can and should take that route. But since that never quite worked for me personally, this is my workaround. 😀
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This is such a perfect breakdown! It means so much to me that you are invested in the topic and share your experience as well in the discussion.
I do think your approach is very helpful, I have done it in this way, however, I do have to say I have subconsciously doing this rather than planning it out from the get-go.
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I agree, if you're trying to hit three different goals at once (improve sleep, workout, and diet) you will end up overwhelmed.
Instead my approach would be to pick one of those things, like "improve sleep" and then design a bunch of changes around that.
These are just examples, but the idea is I go into a change knowing I won't stick to all of these, but if even a handful succeed, I will have made progress towards my goal.
Those who can be patient enough to focus on just one microhabitat at a time definitely can and should take that route. But since that never quite worked for me personally, this is my workaround. 😀
This is such a perfect breakdown! It means so much to me that you are invested in the topic and share your experience as well in the discussion.
I do think your approach is very helpful, I have done it in this way, however, I do have to say I have subconsciously doing this rather than planning it out from the get-go.