Things that changed my life (not figuratively)
Book reviews, product reviews, and comment sections of songs are filled with the phrase “this xyz thing changed my life.” But I doubt that a trolley bag or a romantic novel featuring wolverines can change anyone’s life.
The less you speak, the more people listen. The less you use loaded words, the more weight they carry. So, I refrain from using terms like ‘life-changing’ or ‘paradigm-shift.’
However, there are rare occasions when something new enters my life and it changes everything. Then I feel the urge to shout out to the world, “this xyz thing changed my life; please try it.”
But how do I decide which things deserve to be called life-changing and which do not?
If something new enters my life and it ends up affecting almost all areas of my life, it’s life-changing. But if it touches many areas but not almost-all, I will call it impactful but not life-changing.
Here is a list of a few things that truly changed my life. I will add to this list as I find more.
Minimizing sugar intake
I remember many occasions when I ate 500 g – 1 kg of sweets in a day. One day, I heard how harmful sugar is from two of my heroes. A few days later, I visited a close friend who had minimized his sugar intake and was looking handsomer. I followed.
Now I feel better, more energetic, and agile. I lost some extra fat and look younger.
Sleeping during the night, working during the day
I used to be a night owl for more than a decade. But for some reason, in late 2023, I had to sleep early for about a month. And suddenly, I realized that I was feeling better and better every day. Since then I’ve changed my sleeping habits.
Compared to my night owl days, I now feel more energetic and agile. There was this mental fog I used to feel throughout the day and night. Now, the fog is gone, my head feels lighter, and I can think with more clarity.