Ten Little Habits to Change Your Life in One Month

Here are ten micro-habits that have the potential to make a macro impact on your life in just one month.

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[noahwan]

Not that it bothered me but just to let you know that the text on tip #6 also reads as "phone-free mornings" 👍🏻

[heymaisarah]

1. Phone free mornings (begin your day in silence, meditate)
2. Drink more water (at least 8 glasses a day)
3. Move more (5 minutes every hour)
4. Tech-free meal time (mindful eating)
5. Daily decluttering (spend 10 minutes daily decluttering your area)
6. Gratitude journaling (before bedtime, 3 things you’re grateful for)
7. Set a sleep schedule (aim to go to bed and wake up at the same everyday, even on weekends)
8. Cut back on sugar (starts with small swap, water instead of sugary drinks)
9. A digital detox for an hour (before bedtime)
10. Connect relationally (at least one genuine conversation daily)

[paddy]

#11: Do one small good deed every day; e.g. buy a meal for a homeless person, share something positive (love, forgiveness, compassion) on social media, pray for other people and for world peace.

[ryan]

book that helped me and changed my perspective is 'Unveiling your hidden potential' by Bruce Thornwood

[kimwestra]

Every night before my husband and I go to bed we always say to each other our 3 Gratitudes for the day.

[inbetweenworlds]

James Clear's Atomic Habits is a MUST-READ! He frames it clearly. Your habits emanate from your identity. Be intentional in the habits.

[goodenoughgirl]

How just purposing to “do the dishes” (often and consistently) changed my whole relationship with my entire home and greatly improved my mental health. Lol. As they say tho. One thing leads to another…which can be a bad thing or a good thing. But it also is true that decluttering played a huge role in that also. But that too wasn’t what most folks would call a “big” thing.

Well you know tho. Thank you Dana K White. Lol.

Another one for me was simply consider myself and my own needs for a change and say NO more often.

[kakylong]

Joshua, Great video. I've been praying daily for the Lord to help me be more friendly to others & to lead people in my way to talk about the Lord. Today, at the doctors office I was chatting with a lady & I was able to give her a tract. I pray she reads it. Thank you for all the tips. 😊

[marianreddy]

I need to move more, declutter every day, and start my gratitude journal, thanks for a wonderful video to keep me on my improvement path!

[cathyphillips]

I'm watching this video first thing in the morning on my phone... oh well

[mscatnipper]

This was just what I needed today, as I am embarking on a renewed effort to de-clutter and improve my mental health in preparation for a new chapter in my life.

[farmgirl]

Love this. I definitely need to make decluttering a regular part of my life. I try to add a new daily habit to my life every 6 months or so until it just becomes part of my daily routine. I commit to doing those things daily. I don’t set a time limit on them, so some days I might only read one page in a book and that’s ok. Some things I do every day now consistently are - guided meditation when I first wake up ( even if it’s only a 3 minute one some days), read a book, learn a language on Duolingo, write in my gratitude journal, walk the dog ( only excuse is if I’m sick). At the moment I’m adding daily drawing or painting but struggling a bit with consistency with this one so far 😄

[wendysing]

Genuine gratitude for the wisdom in these little habits to change our life

[nooie]

A lot I already knew the hardest bit is putting into practise. Thank you

[tikoy]

A good list! Very easy to accomplish.

[ktrudy]

I do all these. Love ur vids and I share them with my family and friends too. ❤❤❤

[suzannederringer]

This is a very practical video - all doable and important.

My biggest Problem is a regular Sleep schedule. As long as I can remember, I've got sleepy in evening - sleep early - wake up sometime after 1 AM and don't get back to sleep until 4 or so

[Dana-mbhd]

Joshua❤️- this video has helped me tremendously- and your book the minimalist home has been guiding me along my journey thank you 🙏

[melindasalinas]

Thank you very much for these! So easy to implement and so helpful in improving our quality of life. I love it! Keep these coming. I love your channel❤😊

[andrewellis]

Thank you Joshua. All straightforward suggestions - I do some of these things already without thinking or knowing about it. BUT the sugar is my struggle. More fruit & veggies!