What 10 things have you stopped doing in your life?

Julian Reisinger

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🇦🇹 Former Entrepreneur / Writer / Aspie 2y

What 10 things have you stopped doing in your life?

1. I stopped trying to convince others of joining activities I want to do but they don’t and rather do them by myself. If they want to join, that’s fantastic but I am not using up energy to get others out of their own inertia.
2. I stopped buying snacks because realized that if I don’t have them at home, the inconvenience of having to go out and buy them when I get the cravings often prevents me from eating stuff that isn’t good for me.
3. I stopped badmouthing others because I realized that even though it is a quick emotional relief, it undermines my relationships in the long run.
4. I stopped smoking because I realized I only did it to deal with boredom and so when I fixed boredom I fixed my urge for cigarettes. Now, instead of a pack of cigarettes, I grab my guitar.
5. I stopped trying to hide my flaws because I realized that if there is nothing to hide there is nothing to be insecure about.
6. I stopped worrying about what strangers think of me because I realized that they are busy thinking about themselves and their own problems. Now I just worry about what my friends and family think of me.
7. I stopped eating meals hot and fast because my digestion deals better with lukewarm and slow.
8. I stopped judging others for having different views on how to live life because I realized all our experiences of life are different we are all just trying to get by as best as we can.
9. I stopped watching porn regularly because I realized that it warped my expectations of what healthy and fulfilling sexuality means in real life.
10. I stopped being so sure I’m right in an argument because in the past, it often turned out I was wrong no matter how convinced I was of being right.

And I feel like I’m a much happier and better person because I stopped all that stuff.