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Sit for some time (recommended is 5-10 minutes, i do 2-5) picturing your thoughts as clouds passing overhead, observe what they are but don't judge yourself for thinking or feeling that thing.

Gives you more control over your own mind and how you react to things, makes you more focused in the long run. This is supposed to be a habit you can do 1 time each week or each day. It comes up in one of these brilliant videos - probably the first one listed.

• cultivating good habits for personal change
• overcoming outrage and the addiction cycle

Eventually you will start to welcome these moments of calm. I like to do it in the garden or the bath.

Pick up a small exercise you can do with no equipmemt at will, you can do this at home when you need to think or are worried about things. Motion is good for managing thoughts. E.G:

• Squat unweighted as many times as you can, up to 100. Harder than it sounds and better for you than it sounds. (Source: YellowGuy on Youtube)
• Use resistance bands just to make sure you've actually used your arm, back or leg muscles today (great if you work at home)

• Swap inauthentic things for authentic things. E.g replace X and Tiktok with Fediverse equivalents :)))
• try making new foods for yourself. Pickles and fermented things are good and pretty economical for what they would cost otherwise, and providss you with a healthy sugar free thing to snack on

• Never bring a screen to bed with you and always try for 8 hours of sleep.
• Go outdoors for sunlight and maybe a walk as soon as you've finished your wake up routine. [1 source (others exist): Huberman Labs "Optimal Sunlight Routine"