Someone once asked online: How can I change my luck?
The highly upvoted answer was: Luck isn't random; it's hidden within a
person's mindset and lifestyle. To change luck, you must first change your way
of life.
Indeed, that's the case. Good fortune doesn't just happen; everything
around us is attracted by our own energy and qualities.
Everyone hopes for good luck and meeting influential people, but they
overlook the fact that good luck is often self-sought:
Being passive and idle will only let opportunities slip by, while being
proactive will lead to a better life.
In 2025, it might be beneficial to adopt these five lifestyle habits to
boost your energy, upgrade your thinking, and truly "enhance"
yourself.
01 Rise Early,
Recharge Your Energy
Have you ever experienced this:
Staying up late at night to meet deadlines, only to feel lethargic and
drowsy the next day; or hitting the snooze button for an extra 10 minutes of
sleep, only to rush and feel anxious afterwards?
But when you occasionally wake up early, calmly go through your morning
routine, and head out, you feel energized for the entire day.
As the saying goes, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy and wise."
Waking up early allows us to have more time to organize work and life,
leading to a better state of being.
People who habitually wake up early often have better health and a
better state of mind.
Waking up early acts like the butterfly effect, gradually improving your
life.
If you also want to develop the habit of waking up early:
a.Take gradual steps
Every week, set your wake-up time 10 minutes earlier until you find a
schedule that suits you.
b.Practice the "3-second rule"
When you hear the alarm, imagine a rocket launch, count down three
seconds, and immediately get up. Repeat until it becomes reflexive.
c.Make mornings enjoyable
If you prefer to be alone, use this undisturbed time to read or
meditate; if you're active, take a walk or exercise in the morning light.
When you can gracefully handle each morning, you can handle life's
challenges with ease.
02 Exercise, Energize
Your Body
Many youths are sharing their experiences on social platforms:
"Stretching and twisted my neck," "Went to the bathroom, then
couldn't stand up," etc.
These bizarre injury experiences are both amusing and concerning.
In reality, how many people around us are becoming increasingly fragile
due to prolonged lack of exercise and overexertion.
"In the short term, life depends on intelligence, in the medium
term, on willpower, and in the long term, on physical strength."
To confront life's challenges, it's essential to exercise and keep our
bodies healthy.
If you want to develop good exercise habits:
a.Establish the right "exercise perspective"
Exercise is not just for weight loss but for a healthy body. When you
prioritize your health, you'll make time to exercise.
b.Commit to exercising for at least 20 minutes each time
This significantly increases dopamine and serotonin levels, making you
enjoy exercise while maintaining a cheerful mood.
c.Find an exercise you enjoy
Skipping, running, frisbee... Whatever form of exercise, as long as you
persevere, it will bring positive changes to your body.
By sticking to exercise, you'll discover that you're stronger than you
ever imagined.
03 Reading, Nourish
Your Emotions
There's a saying: "Reading can't solve all problems, but it can
help you see problems more comprehensively."
Books nourish our spirits, making us resilient and enriched.
When you've experienced countless lives through books, setbacks won't
seem like dead ends.
After my friend gave birth, she went through a difficult time.
During that period, her child woke up frequently at night and cried
incessantly, leaving her feeling helpless. She always felt she wasn't a good
mother.
When her child was three months old, she developed mastitis, adding to
her physical and mental stress, almost leading to depression.
To ease her mood, she began studying psychology books. In these books,
she realized that her low spirits were influenced by postpartum hormones and
were only temporary.
She tried using the methods from the books to guide herself and
gradually emerged from her depression.
Often, we are swayed by emotions because we only look at problems from
one perspective. Books, however, can help us break free from this confinement
and find different answers.
In today's fast-paced and stressful world, if you want to have good
emotional health, try these two things:
a.Read more history books
When you see the hardships and dilemmas of generations in history,
you'll understand life's impermanence. You'll realize that the ups and downs of
life are just experiences and practices.
b.Read more classic books
Classics that transcend time often contain the thoughts and wisdom of
the past. They will offer you unique perspectives and help you break out of
mental constraints.
04 Meditation,
Lighten Your Mind's Burden
There's a story:
One Christmas Eve, Andy and his friends left a party. Suddenly, a car out
of control came towards them.
Andy watched in horror as his friend was hit by the car and thrown away.
This accident left him sleepless and plunged him into depression.
Every night, lying in bed, scenes of the past would constantly flash
through his mind, causing him unbearable pain.
It wasn't until later when he discovered meditation that he realized:
Much of our suffering doesn't come from past experiences but from our
brains. Those fears and anxieties are actually created by the brain.
To rid oneself of this suffering, one must train the brain through
meditation to live in the present moment.
So, he persisted in meditation for 10 years, completely changing his
life.
Each of us may experience the darkest moments in life. If we keep worrying
about the past and fearing the future, we'll only find ourselves trapped in an
emotional whirlpool, sinking deeper and deeper.
By mastering our consciousness, living mindfully, and with a positive
attitude, we can achieve true mental and physical freedom.
If you want to try meditation:
a.Practice "stability."
Close your eyes, stabilize your emotions, focus on your breath, feel the
rise and fall of your body, and live in the moment.
b.Practice "tranquility."
Listen to the sounds around you, observe your thoughts, but don't let
them affect your mood. Be an observer, letting thoughts come and go.
When you learn to live in the present moment without judgment, you'll
have a healthier and more relaxed state of mind.
05 Writing, Upgrade
Your Thinking
Have you ever felt this:
You've read many books, but in the blink of an eye, you've forgotten
everything, not remembering what you read;
You've consumed a lot of practical knowledge, but you've only learned
surface-level concepts, without any substantial improvement...
This is because no matter how many books you read or notes you take,
you're just accumulating other people's viewpoints.
Only when you learn to express what you've learned in your own words can
you gain true knowledge. And the best way to do that is through writing.
Writing forces us to think, organize, and summarize what we've learned,
making our thinking clearer.
To enhance your thinking through writing, you can try these:
a.Record constantly
When you encounter a new idea in life, don't just stop at reading it.
Try to write it down in your own words and interpret it.
b.Write
Find interesting points, interpret them from different perspectives, and
add your own thoughts.
Organize them into a complete article and gradually build your own knowledge
system.
By learning to use writing to improve yourself, continuously upgrading
your cognition and thinking, you'll be better equipped to handle the
unpredictable future.
There are three ways for a person to obtain good luck:
Firstly, leave it to fate and wait for good luck to come unexpectedly;
Secondly, continuously accumulate and upgrade your thinking to discover
opportunities that others can't see;
Thirdly, improve your own strength, allowing opportunities to find you
automatically and making good luck inevitable.
To obtain good luck, it's better to learn to improve yourself from the
inside out:
Stick to exercise to have a healthy body; stick to meditation to have
good emotions; stick to reading to have a broad vision.
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