Daily habits

Do you have many daily habits?
I think my only regular habits are my morning coffee and a regular quiet time.
Quiet time isn't really as much of a habit as it is a way of life. Being retired and living in a semi-rural setting kind of makes it a natural daily happening.

Before retiring and for the early years of my retirement daily walking was a habit. It's funny how walking a mile in town goes by much quicker than walking a mile of rural streets. I really haven't had a daily walking habit since we've moved to our country home. I need to make some type of daily exercise a habit. Walking would probably be the easiest. 

I suppose I could say that reading is a daily habit, since I do read nearly every day. I don't have a time set aside for reading; I just have a lot of time. 
I could say the same thing for social media. The one social media habit is to check my Facebook memories daily. I have reduced my social media time quite a bit recently and will likely continue to do so in 2025. I only have Facebook and Instagram now. I have dropped my X (Twitter account). I did set up a BlueSky account, but rarely check it and will probably drop it, too.

I have no interest in going backwards to the days of no cell phones, no internet, and less technology. However, I think that I will lean into making more of an effort toward personal contacts (at least locally) in the coming year. We'll see how well that goes.

I should make an effort to make writing a daily habit -- even if it is never published here nor seen by anyone else. Writing helps me to think things through and often brings an understanding in the same way that talking through things helps people that actually have someone to talk to. It's cathartic. 

I play some puzzle type games pretty regularly. I enjoy the mental challenge. I typically do those on my phone, but I haven't been able to work out a process for Sudoku on digital platforms. That's a puzzle that I need to do on paper.

So maybe I have more daily habits than coffee and quiet time.
What about you?

John