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quitting soda and replacing it with a healthier, slighlty pricier beverage

less addicting and doesn't harm my health, in fact it will save me money long term in dental problems and costs. Its at least >= 1%

Feel free to be a little loose with the quantifying ;)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I forget if it was here or back when I was on that other site where I read it, but at least a year ago someone suggested "don't put it down, put it away" as a mantra to mentally recite whenever I'm holding something at home to prevent clutter build-up in common spits to sit. I don't always follow it, but it's been a huge help in managing my own item organization and management.

As a way to combat the difficulty I have with noticing messiness in visually busy environments like a household room, I also try to pick up a piece of refuse or dirty dish l that may have been forgotten whenever I know I'm going near or to the kitchen; I've developed that into a reliable habit, which is extra helpful when I forget why I went to the kitchen in the first place- only to go back to the kitchen for a second time, with yet another item in hand.

The individual actions are very easy, simple things I can remember to do in the moment when I think of them as I'm doing something else.

Edit: I'm aware the ask was about things we could implement, not have implemented, but I felt I hit the general idea; very simple changes that may improve QoL.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I put it away I might never know it exists again. On the other hand the clutter means I can’t find what’s right in front of me. It’s hell in here.

[–] TerraRoot 3 points 1 month ago

I live by "don't put it down, put it away" but an important part is where, if you have a fork in your hand, you should think "if I need this next year where would I look?" obv's in a cutlery drawer, but replace fork with car keys or documents..