20 Micro Life-Changing Habits You Can Start Today That Require Only a Few Minutes

Separate your weekly to-do list from your daily to-do list to keep things in perspective

Thomas Oppong
4 min readNov 1, 2022

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Artwork: Avond (Evening): The Red Tree/1908–1910/Piet Mondrian/Public domain

“Habit is stronger than reason, George Santayana said. Most people will go through life and never deliberately change or question their habits. They do the same things and generally keep things as they are.

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are going,” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr once said.

At some point in our lives, however, we must ask ourselves a question: What kind of life do I want to lead? Are my habits still serving me or bringing out the best in me? What can I do differently to get the results or outcome I’ve always wanted?

“By developing and practising good habits each day, you affirm that you do have control over the very core of your life in the midst of the chaos,” argues Stephen Guise.

Habits have a direct effect on your personal and professional life. Changing your life doesn’t have to be difficult, especially if you start small, build up and repeat the behaviours that deliver what you want.

“All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single…

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Thomas Oppong

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