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What is a habit/thing/technique that most people would benefit from, in your experience/observation? What are some habits that would be best avoided too? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 days ago by Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Thought about it, snce it's near New Year's.

In my opinion, exercising/training/stretching atleast once a week would be a good thing for most people.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@slrpnk.net 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Never start nicotine

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'd also like to chip in that alcoholism is sneaky. Be careful with drinking

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

And honestly take it easy on weed. A little for fun is fine, but chronic heavy use can kick off schizophrenia and depersonalization disorder, and literally lower your IQ.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah alcohol really sucks. It's so embedded into society most people expect you to start drinking regularly as soon as you can. I think it's getting better but still people are nowhere near as cautious about alcohol as they really should be it accounts for 10% of deaths worldwide, that is just mind boggling.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I had to avoid alcohol for a while because of a medication I was on and it drove me mad when people would press me after I said "I'm not drinking". I think it makes people feel weird about their own alcohol use? But if they're that self conscious, maybe they need to do some self reflection about whether their alcohol use is a problem.

A phrase I've been seeing more in recent years that's a small thing that feels impactful is stuff that says "alcohol and other drugs". It is a drug and needs to be treated with respect, and ideally caution

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Does it really matter why you aren't drinking? I tend to avoid asking questions like that especially immediately after I find out that is the case. No matter what reason someone has it won't (or at least it shouldn't) change there choice if I know.