20 little habits that will help you live a better life

As Aristotle famously said, we are what we do repeatedly. Success and happiness are largely the result of practicing good habits.

The most important habits are keystone habits; habits which have positive cascading effects throughout your life. Here are twenty of the most effective, life-changing keystone habits I’ve found:

1. Do a few minutes of bodyweight exercises as soon as you wake up every morning. Just a few minutes of pushups, planks and air squats every morning can help you wake up for the day while warding off creeping fat gain. Plus, if you have a busy day ahead of you and want to skip the gym, you can extend this workout to 20–30 minutes.

2. Every evening, make your to-do list for the next day- then forget about it. It’s hard to enjoy your evening when you’re thinking about the next day. It’s also hard to be productive when you don’t have your day planned out. Solve both of those problems by putting together a to-do list, then setting it aside until the next day and allowing yourself to enjoy your evening.