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Oct 18, 2021

I want to take better care of myself but typically when I act on this I take on too much too fast & don't gain a lot of ground overall SO if you had to choose ONE healthy habit to commit to FIRST, which = highest priority/most helpful in meeting other future goals

staying hydrated
19.7%
cutting out junk food
20.3%
daily physical activity
55.6%
other (please comment)
4.4%

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

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@maybegray

i haven't had much success committing to healthy habits. i think there's a lower-level thing where i'm just constantly dissociating from my body's very basic needs (like rn i need to pee and am not peeing) so i've been focusing on just not doing that

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

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like the more structural issue is this disconnect between my body's basic needs and what i'm doing at any given moment and i figure if i work on that disconnect everything else will happen at the appropriate time, water or exercise or w/e

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Oct 18, 2021

i've had some success with just noting, like saying "i'm thirsty" or "i need to pee" out loud or in my inner monologue. sometimes i focus on the location of the bathroom or the cup of water or w/e

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