1% BETTER EVERY DAY

1% BETTER EVERY DAY

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More Tiny Things You Should Do to Be Happier, Healthier, and More Productive

Try breath training

Floss

Strike up conversation with at least one stranger

Write down three things you’re grateful for

Make your bed each morning

Do 5 minutes of stretching

Kaizen for Finance

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And apps that can automatically transfer your money

Assess the things you spend the most money on and the areas where you could cut back

Create a detailed budget first

Make lots of small cuts that will add up to a large impact

Kaizen for Fitness

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Most fitness goals are far too ambitious

Incidental training is working out while you go about other things

Microworkouts are small workouts lasting ten minutes or less

Look for convenient ways to slot more activity into your regular days

Tips for Self-Improvement

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Micro habits are small things you can start doing regularly that will help you to form new habits

Don’t only focus on improving, spend time enjoying yourself and relaxing too

Life is about finding balance

Kaizen for Relationships

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Now gradually change the behavior

Take an honest appraisal of your relationship and look for small areas where you could improve

Consider that a small action can create a habit or a pattern that becomes hard to break

Kaizen for Productivity

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Where checklists aren’t appropriate, flow charts can work just as well

Consider using checklists

Assess your workflow

Write down all the areas or sticking points where you slow down

What is Kaizen?

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Popularized by the car manufacturer Toyota

Kaizen comes from manufacturing

Kaizen means “Improvement”

Involves assessing a workflow or process and making small changes