{"id":2206,"date":"2025-01-20T23:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2025-01-20T23:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:20:53","slug":"3-new-habits-that-made-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/3-new-habits-that-made-a-difference","title":{"rendered":"3 New Habits That Made a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m not a New Years Resolution guy. I <em>do however<\/em> choose a <a href=\"https:\/\/corp.oup.com\/word-of-the-year\/\">new word<\/a> to focus on each year. Two years ago I chose <strong>focus<\/strong>. I found myself getting sidetracked <em>while getting sidetracked<\/em>. Brutal business to be in. Last year I chose <strong>no<\/strong>. Probably better in the future to stick to more positive connotations, but last year I found myself saying &#8220;no&#8221; to people and things more than ever before. Very liberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year I chose the word <strong>priority<\/strong>. Like two years ago, I found myself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/mind-and-mood\/doomscrolling-dangers\">doomscrolling<\/a> the Reddit app for maybe the twelfth time before dinner. No bueno. So I started a new habit, and that habit then spurred on a second new habit, and before I knew it, my daily routine was much, much more simple. I can do simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a shot at just 1 of these 3 habits, and I hope you see the returns I do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\r\n<div class=\"fve-video-wrapper fve-image-embed fve-thumbnail-image youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\">\r\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfhBM_Yay6w?wmode=transparent&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>If news is breaking I won&#8217;t need to learn about it from my phone. I&#8217;m sure someone will work it into conversation while faking surprise.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habit #1: No more checking news or social media <\/strong>when my children are awake. I don&#8217;t want my children competing with my personal phone for attention &#8211; that&#8217;s hard enough with my work phone during regular working hours or not. I deleted my Reddit app and my Google News app. Less emotional drag and honestly I wish I did this years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjcn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"667\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjcn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjcn.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjcn-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habit #2: Make a cup of tea <\/strong>when you get home from work. I&#8217;m an avid coffee drinker (32 oz per day at least), and I drink coffee until 2-3 in the afternoon. Instead of a pour of whiskey, or a beer, I make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TAZO-Regenerative-Chamomile-Caffeine-Free-69591050\/dp\/B0CJKJCZD7\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NCMKDD76FNVC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sbpqjatJ_2wqpMjEFhItydwDPNmv9mFNXEbge_y0doLPLEvWo32_ys4pLUD5T0x3qVYwi7asXFIMpFcEOvZYGufbKnaFM_dJfsoiq54-1e0cEYFBZhKzoFy_Wd8kuvJYrpi6QMqooqLyCFtF0x36s_pOW4k1K-LT1Uwp2MA1SPnvXCHWsJZMUjwcHM092tAhYMyD6j7bwd38cYal1FSsQF4sRdYPtk8_14t6kank35bIrxbbjACvpK3z0nPAfgSNvWdaALv1iNbRmPLtzyhxTueTobiR77E4iKH-xn0nqcXDoJQbPkHuGsy5mFLwdKIUoIoJB40s6AePz82p0_MNlfLtgVlmzD6I7La1gKQmdO_EcTDVwq-fMsdnwMIMZ2WIlKT4f3ppzO3-bURmsTFR6sm8ovlENZY08DRRhxtQFuVB7vv8Ivrjw8OsdA-iPEmZ.H4TbbmRm-0MyCl5puY_2MMZoU-F9BNTupnm8wJ7sK0w&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=tazo+chamomile+tea&amp;qid=1737415183&amp;sprefix=tazo+chamomile+te%2Caps%2C119&amp;sr=8-1\">tea<\/a>. It calms me down and it doesn&#8217;t make me want to really put back a beer later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjm3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjm3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2209\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjm3.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.lfgdating.com\/gamer-dating-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9hdjm3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habit #3: All bets are off on Thursday nights<\/strong>. Seriously. I go-go-go-go Monday through Thursday, and while Friday&#8217;s still a work day, if I don&#8217;t give myself a breath to play some <em>No Man&#8217;s Sky, <\/em>work on a puzzle (big dork energy), or binge watch something streaming, then I&#8217;m a robot on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not someone who believes that everyone can benefit from a tiny life lesson I learned. I do believe, however, that when I&#8217;m stuck in my ways and I can&#8217;t get out of a rut, no routine change is off the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So cheers to you while I raise my cup of chamomile tea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not a New Years Resolution guy. I do however choose a new word to focus on each year. Two years ago I chose focus. I found myself getting sidetracked while getting sidetracked. Brutal business to be in. Last year I chose no. 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