Life is full of surprises, both pleasant and not so much. But one interesting feeling is to discover a life-changing new way to do something. The mixture of elations is only brought down by the realization that you had been needlessly suffering for years.
Someone asked “What improved your quality of life so much, you wish you did it sooner?” and netizens shared their experiences. We also got in touch with the user who posed this question to the internet. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to take some notes, upvote your favorites and share your thoughts below.
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Working 4 days per week (a 32 hour work week). Seriously, we should all be doing it. Quality of life is 1000x better.
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Bored Panda got in touch with the netizen who asked this question to the internet and they were kind enough to share a little about it. Firstly, we wanted to know what sparked their curiosity to hear about other’s “quality of life” improvements.
“I was in a very dark time in my life. I truly was lost. I just woke up one day and decided, let’s see what random strangers on the internet have to say. Some of the comments genuinely helped me get out of a slump,” they shared.
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Not my life but my grandfather’s. Literally 2 weeks ago, he began swelling in his legs and feet. He was very tired, out of breath, literally in the worst state I’ve ever seen him in. I begged him to go to the ER. He refused 3 times before he caved in and let me take him. After an echocardiogram and about 10 more tests, it was determined that he was in heart failure with his heart only pumping at 15% and heart rate at 30 bpm. A pacemaker and defibrillator were installed in his chest and he was put on a routine of Lasix. He was discharged last Saturday and it’s like having the grandpa from my childhood back. Besides a sore shoulder from surgery, he is doing so great. He is going for walks again, sitting outside and feeding the squirrels and birds, spending time with my children and going for rides around the farm in his golf cart. I’m so thankful for the technology that will potentially give us a few more years together and seeing his quality of life improve in such a short amount of time. He is 77 years old. Survived Vietnam, 2 gunshot wounds and 3 heart attacks. He said he would never have a pacemaker. Said he wouldn’t live dependent on technology. Now he wishes he would have had the surgery 10 years ago. Big shoutout to Emory for saving my pop.
The thread had thousands and thousands of comments, so we wanted to hear their opinion on what made it so popular. “I think a lot of people in this world want what’s best for everyone so they are willing to give small tips like they did in this thread. It takes no more than a minute or two to just type “oh hey, this improved my quality of life.” I didn’t expect the thread to get so much attention. But I’m glad it did!”
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We also wanted to know if they had any favorites. “I really resonated with this comment from the thread. One of them said, “let people go.” This has helped me more than anything in life. I held onto every friendship, good and bad. The toxic friendships held me down in life. When I removed those people, life magically got better. But my tip to the readers would be to enjoy every moment they can,” they shared with Bored Panda.
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Losing weight. Went from about 225 down to 165 over the course of 2020 (took the opportunity to work on myself) and I feel better than I have in years. It was hard work, but I've managed to keep off for the past year, so I'm hoping I can keep this going!
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“Life truly moves very fast. I remember turning 20, I turned 30 last month. Don’t be afraid to take risks. Don’t have any regrets in life. Just go for it. Whether it be a new job, a new relationship, a new hobby. Just go for it! We get so caught up in helping others, spreading love to others, that we forget ourselves. You matter too!”
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Social media. Around November 2020 I deleted all social media, I did it temporarily at first but liked it so much I just don't even think about it anymore at this point. I have felt much happier and feel like I am living more in the moment since. It's also great not knowing what anyone is up to and I feel that I have to reach out to people more and when catching up things are a total surprise so it feels more genuine.
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Meditation. The hardest thing you will ever do is sit still and have a quiet mind.
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Getting sober from alcohol. I was drinking so much my body hurt 24/7. I never get tired of not feeling like garbage. Edit: thank you for the kind words everyone! /r/StopDrinking is a fantastic resource and community for anyone interested is stopping or cutting back on alcohol. There’s lots of programs as well. I have had success with Sober Faction which is searchable on Facebook but it’s likely not for everyone. SMART is another non theistic program. No matter what your goal, there is support out there for you. IWNDWYT, Heal Thyself, Hail Thyself.
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Therapy. I was always that person that was like "ahh i dont need it, there are people who are way worse than me"... You, yeah you. YES. You DO need therapy, and you deserve to get the help you need.
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Having my own place.
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Started calling people on their b******t a lot more and those who didn't realize their bad behavior changed it and those who didn't wanna hear it faded into the background. It was nice to be surrounded by people who were willing to change toxic behavior and were willing to call me on mine when I was being a sh**bag. I spent so much time letting people walk all over me and treat me like s**t, but the second I started calling them on it, my life improved immensely. No more just stomaching mean comments, no more just accepting blatantly unfair work assignments, no more just picking up where others slacked. It gave me a real sense of agency to be able to just call people out and tell them "no" from time to time.
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