Thread by @hwbhatti

At 27, I was overweight, stressed, and burnt out.

At 29, I am:

• An exited founder.
• In my best physical shape.
• More productive than ever before.

The catalyst? I transformed my health habits.

I used to think I was invincible.

Everyone in their 20's feels the same way.

Your natural instinct is to push through and ignore burnout.

Then shit hits the fan and you’re forced to change.

The same happened with me.

I had to redesign my life.

The health habits that helped me:

• Sleeping 7+ hours a day

• Working out

• Eating well

• Long walks

• Spending time in healthy relationships

Basic stuff, but most people struggle with them.

Let’s dive in.

Whenever you try something new.

Human tendency is to give up.

The key is to develop a sustainable system to harden habits.

h/t
@JamesClear

The system that worked for me:

• Establish social accountability via finding peers on similar journey.

• Set small goals to grow confidence and establish a strong feedback loop.

• Setup a home gym to remove any excuses.

• Block time in the calendar for walking and cooking

• Set boundaries at work to avoid late nights.

• Not be afraid to ask for help.

• Most importantly develop a sustainable routine, not short term fixes.

If you are unhealthy and imbalanced, your life will be too.

I learned this the hard way.

Take care of yourself and build a sustainable equilibrium

This doesn’t mean don't work hard.

Instead design a system that helps you do your best work.

You've got this.

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