If you’ve ever tried to cut a tomato, you know a dull knife just won’t do the job. You’ve got to keep the tool in shape to get the job done properly. The same goes for your work and life. The food you eat, the exercise you get, and the rest you take are all part of your bigger energy picture. Start being a better person through living a healthier life.
This post is part of a 14 part series on How to Be a Better Person. I’ve also super-duper fancied this group of posts up into an Amazon Kindle book. Check it out: Forget Perfect, Just Be Better: 101 Simple Ways to Grow in Relationships, at Work, in Life, and Through God.
1) Micro-No
I have to admit, running through a drive-through restaurant on those super-busy days is a real time-saver. But it is a huge hit to my health and “man I don’t want to do anything” factor for the rest of the evening. You might say the convenience makes the rest of my day inconvenient.
You might be surprised to find out the same goes for your home meals, too. Do you typically avoid bigger, fancier, or better meals because they can’t be done in the microwave? When is the last time you had to plan out a meal 2-3 hours in advance? It’s a huge shift in thinking and really gets you to appreciate the input, process, and output.
Do not use your microwave at all for 2 full weeks. Not to boil water, not to heat up your oatmeal, not to reheat your coffee, not to destroy your CD’s – nothing. Unplug it and move it to the garage. Seriously. Avoid the temptation and figure out ways to make it work.
Start caring more about what goes into your meals and start getting more out of them.