Category: Habits
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Todoist Karma Enlightenment
Almost three years ago, I moved to Todoist to manage my todos and projects. Today I am thrilled to receive the following email from Todoist. I only vaguely know about the Todoist Karma feature. I haven’t taken time to explore the Karma feature as it is related to stats and is tangential to how I use Todoist, but I am… Read more
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Atomic Habits
My favorite habits author James Clear’s book Atomic Habits is releasing today. I benefited from his work over the last many years. The concept of Identity-Based Habits which I first learned from his blog has helped me in many ways especially with building and keeping my exercising habit. I like his style of writing and explaining ideas. So… Read more
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Flossing
I started a tiny habit: flossing my teeth. I have been trying to start flossing for many months now. I brush my teeth every night but I know brushing twice a day is not enough to keep a really good dental hygiene. I knew I needed to start flossing at some point because it is good to floss. While I was learning about tiny habits… Read more
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First 5k of 2017
I finally ran the first 5k of this season! I intend to run a 5k every weekend for rest of the spring and summer. I ran about twenty-five 5ks in 2015. But I did not run much in 2016. This year I try to do better again. My running goal is modest: I just try to run a 5k each weekend. I start… Read more
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James Clear’s “1% Better Every Day” video
I learned a LOT about habits by reading James Clear’s blog. He has heaps of great posts on his site, but if I were to pick one, it is this: Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals This Year. The gist is that: Building good habits and changing ourselves for better is all about our identity… Read more
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The important thing we forget in the rush to achieve
I should remember the following gems in the article I found in the following tweet. But if I could offer one piece of advice to incoming freshman, it would be to learn to take care of themselves — because they are about to be surrounded by people who often have the misconception that racking up achievements and accolades is… Read more
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1000 days of Elevate
Today is my 1000 th day playing Elevate. I broke the streak once in June 2016, not because I slacked but because I was stuck on the dated iPhone 4 running on dated iOS 7 on which the Elevate app was slow and crashed repeatedly. I was also traveling and didn’t have reliable internet. I couldn’t let all this break my… Read more
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800 days of Elevate
Hit the 800 day streak on Elevate today. Between moving the phones and traveling, I lost the streak in June. So I used the cheat to restore the streak and never missed a day ever since. Here’s to 1000 days. Read more
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600 days of Elevate
Today I played Elevate for 600th day in a row. This is the only live and longest streak I currently have. Read more
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Round The Bays 2016
Yesterday I ran at a running event called Round the Bays. According to their website, it is one of the world’s largest fun runs and New Zealand’s largest mass participation sporting event. It is a 8.4km walk / jog / run from the city along the waterfront to St Heliers Bay, one of the rich suburbs. My employer paid… Read more