• JakJak98@lemmy.world
    10·
    4 days ago

    Brushing my teeth.

    Recently had a root canal and a massive wakeup call of fragile teeth.

    It’s been a hard habit to stick with but the wife keeps me accountable.

    • Schal330@lemmy.world
      3·
      4 days ago

      You probably already have one, but if you don’t; get an electric toothbrush.

      Also get a water flosser for when you CBA to manually floss! Imo something is better than nothing.

  • Cameri@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    I’ve become better at talking to people. Overcoming my past trauma and social anxiety has made me so much happier and at peace. Now I’m on the path to fostering meaningful connections with people who help me grow as a person, and hopefully the other way around as well.

  • TehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    4 days ago

    I’ve become more accepting as to where I am in my life.

    More often, I’ve been recalling the quote from Christine Mason Miller. “At any given moment, you have the power to say: this is not how the story is going to end.”

    • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      4 days ago

      I believe that ethos is along the lines of the meaning behind a semi-colon tattoo. As far as ‘trend tattoos’ go, I do like the idea of it.

  • UltraHamster64@lemmy.world
    12·
    4 days ago

    I’m learning to drive. After a big pause I felt like I forgot everything completely, but since I started doing lessons regularly again I can see steady improvements

  • Stern@lemmy.world
    5·
    4 days ago

    Making American omelettes. Helped a bit that I got new non-stick pans. The ones I was using were all tore up.

      • Stern@lemmy.world
        1·
        4 days ago

        Nice meme.

        American omelettes are thicker, fluffier, have more fillings, and often have some browning on the outside of them. After those in difficulty you have French omelettes which are thinner, cheese and butter at most, and no browning. Then there’s the Japanese omelette which is a whole other thing.

        There’s also others beyond those like the spanish omelette (which is extra thick.) and tamagoyaki (which is a rolled omelette that takes a special pan) but personally I’m not especially interested in either.

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
    6·
    4 days ago

    The first time i start cycling long-ish distance(35-38km) for errands is in early august. Even though using ebike, my leg is still sore for 2 days or so after the trip.

    I just did 43km yesterday, my legs are still fine despite feeling tired yesterday. So that’s an improvement. Am i fitter? Absolutely…not feeling it lol.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 days ago

    Cooking. I’ve been trying new recipes lately and realised I have enough experience under my belt to sorta predict the result I’m going to get based on the ingredients and method.

  • Noodle07@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 days ago

    Picked dwarf fortress back up again, learning all the new things and changes feels really good. Getting decent at it!

    • JSeldon@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 days ago

      Could you please provide any links or book recommendations for an absolute beginner? I’ve tried to approach it in different ways (apps mostly), but never actually manage to make it work and would love to learn what worked for you. Thanks!!

      • NineMileTower@lemmy.world
        11·
        4 days ago

        Being Peace by Thich Naht Hahn. That man is a master of meditation and his books changed my life. There really isn’t anything to it and if you are trying then you are trying too hard. It’s not about what you think when you meditate. It’s about letting what you think flow through you

        Keep in mind though that your brain works like a muscle in meditation and, like exercise, it’s hard at first. But the more you do it the better you get.

        One day all of a sudden you come across a situation where in the past you wouldn’t have been able to control your emotions, but something like a bell rings and brings you back to that calm Meditative State where you are in control.

        It’s about finding peace with yourself and the world around you.

    • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      4 days ago

      Same, I’m getting there. I’ve been using the steam room at my gym, since the steam forces me to regulate my breathing. It’s a crutch but it has worked wonders for my mind.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
    6·
    4 days ago

    Playing chess.

    I learned it in my youth and was fairly good at it back then. Recently I started to play regularly with some friends, and it went quite rusty at first, but I’m catching up now :)

  • TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 days ago

    I’ve gotten better about taking book notes.

    I was thinking of ways to eliminate as much friction as possible, so I made an iOS shortcut that takes a URL from a share link in The Storygraph (the app I use for tracking my books) and sends it to an API endpoint I made that returns a deep link for Obsidian (the app I use for notes) which automatically creates a note for me with Title - Author format in my preferred subdirectory for book notes.

    It seems like a silly thing to go through so much trouble to automate, but it was a tedious barrier to get a new note going when a thought came to me as I was reading, and I actually have gotten much better at taking book notes since I made it.

      • BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
        6·
        4 days ago

        Thank you!

        I really started progressing this year when I began drawing daily. Getting a phone with a good stylus helped remove barriers as I can draw anywhere. The second one was drawn on the phone.

        I’ve been on and off drawing since I was little but never really met much progress. After meeting Jim Lee at a comic con where he talked about needing to draw daily to get better I decided to get this phone so I could do that. Not a huge fan of Samsung but love being able to draw anywhere.