152: Our Top 9 Life Hacks
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There are several ways in which we can make our lives easier, more productive, and all around better. We call these things life hacks. They can be something simple that affects our health, or could be deep and profound that affects our emotional wellbeing.
The first Life hack is meant to affect your meals and health planning. Take some time on your day off to plan and prep your meals for the entire week. Get some Tupperware-enough for all three meals for every day of your work week. It will be easier to plan healthier meals, you wont have an excuse to go to fast food when your time is limited, and you might even save some money in the long run.
The next life hack is in keeping a food journal. After a meal, take stock of how you feel. This will help you in understanding how food affect your body, and your mood. If you are able to keep that in mind, you will find yourself making healthier food decisions, and will think about the after effects of the stuff you put in your body.
A quick tip to make your day more efficient is the 60 second rule. Think about the tasks in your day-to-day life. If a task will only take 60 seconds, do it now. Don’t put it off. You will get more done, and you will be less likely to get overwhelmed at the end of the day. Sort your mail on your way back from the mail box. Set out your clothes for the next day if you are traveling. If it is a simple task that won’t take long, just get it over with and out of the way.
One great hack is prioritizing your day. Make a list of all your important tasks. Compare each item on the list to the others, ranking them by importance and urgency. It will help you set your priorities where they should be.
If you want to start your day off on a positive note, start your day with positive music and positive messaging. Write yourself some positive uplifting messages that your read first thing. Post them on the door or on the bathroom mirror. Just post them somewhere that you will see them right away. When you get your shower and get your day started, turn on positive uplifting music. Put away angry negative music. It sets your mind in a negative position. Prep your day the night before so you don’t throw your day off with a negative feeling of being rushed.
If you want to find ways to help others feel happier, take notes about what brings them joy. For me it is simple, video games, burgers, and Chicago deep dish pizza. For Rohit, it is anything Mariner’s baseball. For Kyle it is shots on air. Keep notes of what makes your friends and family happy. You can then go back to that list for gift ideas, and things that will help you get them into a better mood if they are feeling down.
If you really want to enjoy something new. Immerse yourself in the ‘thing.’ Rohit loves everything flying. He goes to flight museums, finds free flight lessons where you can sit in and learn about how to fly. Being an open person, he also talks to pilots while waiting to take off so he can talk shop with them. Get passionate about something and then immerse yourself by learning all you can about that thing.
To stay organized with your events, we recommend having a shared calendar with your loved ones. You can put in all sorts of events and plans. If you have parties you want to go to, birthdays to remember, meals to cook, bills to pay….put it in your shared calendar so you and your loved one can also plan their schedules accordingly. You will both then be able to see when you need to make more time for each other and how to avoid having to let someone down because you forgot an event.
There is one great life hack that will help you manage your emotional state. Keep an emotion journal when something causes your emotions to change. Write down the things that affect you in a negative way. This will help you gain perspective on the things affecting you in a negative way. It forces you to look at the emotion and the event causing it and analyze it. Why am I letting this affect me in a negative way? You will find yourself less affected by negative situations.
