[seekingcharlie]

I started meditating daily.

I do it for twenty minutes every morning. It seems small because it is, but the impact has been huge.

I genuinely feel that it's recalibrated my mind, which has resulted in me becoming more and more focused on my health overall. I've started intermittent fasting, keto, and I'm about to start lifting. I was never a "gym-type" so this is quite a transition for me, but I literally imagine my body as a temple now and I can't bear the thought of polluting it.

I attribute it all to meditation as being the catalyst. Something just clicked and everything fell in to place. I'm more aware of my communication with others, which has already proven very helpful at work, and I find that I can now look at emotions as something that are just passing through me at any given time - financially, this is helpful because I can be a bit of an impulse spender, particularly when bored/sad/whatever.

[fuqted]

How do you meditate?

I took a stab at it when I was 18 (24 now) and I'd do it by essentially trying to make myself feel pleasure. You're working out now, so a workout high is an easy start point. Try to expand the feeling and you'll notice it in your gut (un-incidentally, this is where your adrenals, a majority of your serotonin and a good percentage of your dopamine is located).

If you're interested, injecting that into your routine can be a fun experience.