20 Daily Habits/Life Hacks That Have Improved My Life

The older I get, the more I realize that “success” has a lot less to do with heroic efforts than with what you do consistently and persistently. Show me the patterns you repeat over and over, and I will show you WHO YOU ARE.

All of us have good patterns and bad patterns. The bad patterns? We need to work on. But those good patterns, even small ones, carried on year after year, can make a big positive difference in our lives.

These are some of those patterns, habits, and life hacks I use. Some of them you may find useful, and others may not be applicable to your life. Maybe you’ll think, “He can only do that because he’s single/has a fenced-in yard/a car/a certain amount of money, etc., etc., etc. That’s okay. If you see something that can make your life better, try adding it in. Start with small and easily done things, and once it’s locked in as a habit? Add MORE to it.

1) Every day when I wake up, the very first thing I do is some very basic stretches in bed before I get up. While it i…