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Four Self-Improvement Habits which Had the Biggest Impact on My Life
Small activities that provided great benefits
It’s hard to say which of my self-improvement habits has had the biggest impact on my life. I have too many of them and introduced them into my life in a very rapid fashion. So, it is really hard to measure and recognize which habits have been the most impactful.
Maybe gratitude journaling?
Quite possible this habit won this small contest.
For years, I hadn’t even considered it very impactful. But in hindsight, it was powerful. And when I described this discovery in my Quora answer, it became my most popular answer ever (over 400k views and 3.5 upvotes):
https://www.quora.com/What-habit-makes-the-biggest-difference-in-your-life-with-the-least-effort
Or maybe it was journaling?
Six days a week, I journal for 10–20 minutes. I’ve been doing it for eight years.
You see, when you write things down, you need to process them through the prefrontal cortex — the part of your brain…
