Small Habits, Big Change: How 1% Shifts Are Saving My Sanity (And Can Save Yours, Too)



When you’re drowning in deadlines and barely keeping up with life, the idea of self-care feels like a luxury. But what if 5 minutes a day could actually change everything?

Let me start by saying… I am not the girl who wakes up at 5 a.m., downs a green smoothie, journals for gratitude, runs five miles, and still has time to do her skincare routine.

Nope. I’m the girl who wakes up to 37 notifications, stumbles to make coffee before brushing my teeth, and mentally writes a to-do list that feels more like a guilt trip than a plan. 

I’m a ‘90s kid. I’m working. I’m tired. And for a long time, I had zero habits that actually helped me. I had routines, sure—but they were just survival mode loops: emails, meetings, stress-eating, doomscrolling, and promising myself I’d “start fresh next Monday.” Monday always came. The fresh start? Not so much.

But something changed—quietly, almost invisibly. And it started with five minutes.

The Day I Sat Down and Breathe (Literally)

It was a Tuesday. Nothing special. I was sitting in front of my laptop, unread emails multiplying like rabbits, Slack pinging like a microwave, and my brain? Fuzzy. Not fried—fuzzy. Like I was awake but not fully alive. That kind of tired.

Read More: https://peonymagazine.com/wellness/small-habits-big-change-daily-1-percent/

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