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4 Basic Habits to Help You Get Out of a Slump
Whenever you feel unhappy, do the basics first
Every activity in life has certain underlying basics.
We’re experiencing the neuroscience behind it daily. Consider the fact that you’re reading this article. It shows that you have mastered the basics of the Latin alphabet and English vocabulary. Reading this is easy for you because you’re applying the underlying basics every single day.
When developing skills in life, we are thereby not surprised to hear things like “let’s start with the basics” or “let’s get back to the basics.” Internalizing the most crucial elements of an activity lays the foundation for mastering it.
But why are we not applying this mindset in the bigger picture —habits, projects, or even life itself?
Periods of long-lasting discontentment or sluggishness are inevitable in life. That especially applies during a pandemic. Yet, following four of the most basic habits has helped me to escape that downwards spiral many times. As a consequence, everything else required much less effort and strain. Like in smaller tasks, having basics we can return to provides us with security and strength.
How to Set a Foundation for a Happy Life
There is not much sense in building a sophisticated morning routine if you haven’t even gotten a good night’s rest. Instead, we first need to focus on our most basic human needs — sleep, nutrition, as well as physical and mental health.
So, here are four basic habits worth mastering. I added scientific research and personal guidelines to keep following these as simple as possible.
1. Sleep
- Check your recommended sleep time duration.
- Avoid digital devices at least one hour before sleep.
- Stop your caffeine intake at least six hours before bedtime.
2. Nutrition
- Focus on unprocessed food (real food).
- Make your diet plant-based.
- Don’t forget to enjoy your meal! One mug of ice cream won’t impose a serious risk to your health just like a single workout won’t make you…
