00:30hello my friends hope you're having a
00:34love a good green tea to start the day
00:36today i would like to talk about habits
00:38i think with the new year fast
00:40approaching it's a good time to reflect
00:42on the past year our accomplishments our
00:44failures the way we've lived and what we
00:47can learn from all of those things in
00:48order to have a better year next year
00:50and all of the following years
00:53there's this quote that says you are the
00:55sum of your actions and therefore your
00:57habits make all the difference and that
00:59resonates a lot with me i really think
01:01that your life today is a direct
01:03reflection of the actions you've taken
01:05every day until today and of course
01:07there are external uncontrollable
01:09factors that come into play but at the
01:12end of the day your actions are the only
01:14controllable thing that mold your life
01:16and move the needle forward so i want to
01:18make sure that i have regular habits in
01:20place that together will add up in a
01:22positive way to a better happier life
01:24and today i specifically want to touch
01:26on five small habits that i believe will
01:29make your life a happier one
01:31the first habit is to dedicate time
01:33regularly to a hobby or passion project
01:36when i was unhappy at my corporate job i
01:38would make it a habit to work on nights
01:40and weekends on creating youtube videos
01:42and eventually that ended up replacing
01:44my day job but even now that i fully
01:46love what i do every day and i feel
01:48fulfilled by what is now my work i still
01:51try to spend 10 to 20 of my time working
01:54on a passion project on the side or a
01:56hobby for example right now i'm starting
01:58to work on a big project that will go
02:00hand in hand with my main work next year
02:02and starting in the new year i want to
02:04invest more time into my favorite hobby
02:06which is dancing because i know it's
02:08something that brings more harmony and
02:10joy into my life i believe that a happy
02:12life is also a balanced harmonious life
02:15where yes you might have that one main
02:17thing you work really hard on but you
02:19can also have those side dishes that you
02:21know bring some spice into your life
02:23that can make your meal more enjoyable
02:25or elevate your main dish to a whole
02:28other level how did i just get into this
02:29food analogy what i mean to say is that
02:32the side stuff you dedicate time to
02:33could simply be just a hobby that makes
02:36your life more enjoyable or it could be
02:37something that actually helps your main
02:39job and works in tandem with it or even
02:41potentially replace your main job one
02:43day but wherever your side projects take
02:45you whether they succeed or fail or
02:47simply just for fun i believe it's
02:49always beneficial to have that balance
02:51between your main thing and your side
03:04the second habit is to practice a
03:06physical activity regularly there's
03:08nothing that will bring you more rapid
03:09benefits and endorphins and just overall
03:12good feelings in your life than being
03:14physically active and it doesn't
03:15necessarily have to be the gym by the
03:17way you can play football tennis run
03:19dance rock climb yoga whatever gets your
03:22heart rate going up and get your body
03:24moving out of its comfort zone and
03:26pushing its limits is great for me
03:28personally i like the gym and
03:30weightlifting as a regular activity the
03:32best because it can hit all of your
03:33different muscle groups it can actually
03:35improve the way your body looks
03:37aesthetically i mean on top of being
03:39healthy for you you can even incorporate
03:41cardio in there and because you're
03:42always able to add more weights or add
03:44more reps in you're able to push
03:46yourself and surpass yourself
03:48consistently but regardless of what your
03:50go-to sport is incorporating some sort
03:52of physical activity into your lifestyle
03:54is a game-changing habit that i would
04:14the third small habit is to have a skin
04:16care routine it really doesn't have to
04:18be complicated or take a long time to do
04:20all you need is a morning routine and an
04:25the first thing i do every time is wash
04:27my face using a cleanser you just apply
04:29it all over rub it in you can get the
04:34then you rinse it off if it's the
04:35morning i then apply more of a
04:37mattifying moisturizer that also
04:39contains spf it's very important for it
04:41to have spf because otherwise the sun
04:43can really wreak havoc on your skin over
04:45the long run if you don't protect it
04:47this one's really nice and matte as you
04:49can see it doesn't make the skin any
04:51oilier it doesn't make it shiny just
04:53perfect because i can have a bit of an
04:55oily skin sometimes so this is great in
04:58the evening you don't really need any
04:59spf though you can go for more of a
05:01nourishing evening moisturizer that will
05:04give your skin all the right ingredients
05:06that it needs to repair and recover
05:08during the night if you're just getting
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05:57easy two-step routine of cleansing and
06:11habit number four is to cook at least
06:12one meal per day which i should do more
06:15of if you've seen my apartment tour you
06:16know everyone knows that when you're
06:18leading a busy life with work friends
06:20hobbies social events it can be hard to
06:23find a time to cook your own meals at
06:24home and it's just so easy and
06:26convenient to grab a quick take out or
06:31hey siri put on a timer for nine minutes
06:37but eating out is really not great for
06:39your health as restaurant foods tend to
06:41have a lot more oil saturated fats and
06:44salt and let's be honest when do you
06:45really have a large portion of
06:46vegetables when you're eating outside i
06:48know i could definitely do with some
06:50more home cooking let's actually whip
06:51something up get some fuel in after this
06:56when you cook at home you have much more
06:58control over the ingredients you use so
07:00no hidden syrups or tons of unnecessary
07:02oil to use you can keep it simple
07:04healthy and tasty like this chicken
07:06teriyaki recipe got some chicken tender
07:09stem broccoli green beans and some
07:12delicious homemade teriyaki sauce
07:14and there you go done in 15-minute tops
07:20this is a habit that i really need to
07:21start incorporating more into my life to
07:23be honest so how about we do this
07:24together from now on one home-cooked
07:26meal per day let's keep each other
07:28accountable benefits
07:39the fifth small habit for a happier life
07:41is to live a life without clutter and
07:43i'm talking about both your physical and
07:45your digital space because a cluttered
07:47space leads to a cluttered mind which
07:49can hinder your productivity sense of
07:51peace and even mental health i think
07:53it's mary kondo who says that you should
07:55always keep one room in your house as
07:57beautiful as possible and for me that's
07:59the living room especially my desk and
08:01table tops so at the end of every day i
08:04make sure to tidy everything up to have
08:06that clean space for my mind to relax
08:08but with fashion being an important part
08:09of my life having an organized
08:11decluttered wardrobe is key for me it's
08:14actually been a while since i've gone
08:15through a review decluttering session
08:17see i love a good black turtleneck but
08:19this one from uniqlo i actually haven't
08:21worn in a very long time this is a
08:23merino wool one but it's actually quite
08:25thin and recently i've upgraded to like
08:28black cashmere one also from uniqlo it's
08:30a bit more expensive but the cashmere
08:32just feels a lot softer to the skin so
08:34this is a really good example of i've
08:36upgraded from this item to this one this
08:38one i don't really wear anymore that
08:40much so i can probably get rid of this
08:42one i can either try to sell it on depop
08:44or donate it to charity so we'll put
08:46this one in the cell slash donate pile
08:48and you can tell whenever it's at the
08:49bottom of the pile you know that you
08:52haven't really worn it in a while
08:53because anything you wear usually you
08:55keep it on top right
08:58okay let's actually go to the mirror
09:00this is actually quite good
09:05i think i'm gonna keep it one important
09:07thing to note is if you haven't worn
09:09something in a long time there is a fair
09:11chance that you're not actually gonna
09:12wear it so my rule is when deciding to
09:15keep an item that i haven't worn if i
09:16don't manage to pull off some outfits
09:18and wear it in this coming two weeks
09:20then i'll get rid of it got a florence
09:22black one over here i love florence
09:24black you already know it okay so here
09:26we go like a cropped oversized it's
09:28actually a vibe not gonna lie i'm not
09:31part ways with it yet so i am going to
09:43but it's also important to be mindful of
09:45your digital life we spend so much time
09:48these days on our phones and laptops
09:50being bombarded by constant
09:52notifications and all these different
09:54apps you can also apply the decluttering
09:56process to your digital space we've all
09:58let our desktop get to a point where
10:00it's complete chaos and you don't even
10:02know why you downloaded half the files
10:04on there and it's good to just clean up
10:06your desktop once in a while reorganize
10:09all of your files into well-structured
10:11folders go through the apps on your
10:13phone and make sure you're only keeping
10:14the ones that you actually use and just
10:16organize everything in a way that's
10:18intuitive and makes sense with the way
10:20that you interact with your digital
10:21tools keeping your physical and digital
10:23space declutter is one of the most
10:25underrated habits that can actually lead
10:27to a massive improvement in your clarity
10:30of mind and just your overall sense of
10:32well-being in my opinion and as albert
10:33einstein once said if a cluttered desk
10:35is the sign of a cluttered mind of what
10:37then is an empty desk to sign of never
10:40underestimate the power of small but
10:42consistent habits we all lead busy lives
10:44and a lot of it is dictated by our daily
10:47actions so implementing small positive
10:49habits every day can actually lead to
10:51massive positive change over time hope
10:54you guys enjoyed the video and if this
10:55motivated you to start implementing some
10:57good habits into your life get started
10:59today i'm holding you accountable all
11:01right guys have a beautiful day and i'll
11:03see you in the next one peace
11:08i just heard a riff voice crack
11:21remember my lines and cook at the same
11:23time this is hard man
